Indiana 29th Infantry (Union)
1861-08-27
Organized - Indiana 29th Infantry - Indiana
1862-04-06
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Edward N. Kirk
ColonelEdward N. Kirk
1862-04-06
Battle - Shiloh - Hardin County, Tennessee
1862-04-29
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel John F. Miller
ColonelJohn F. Miller
1862-04-29
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Frederick S. Stumbaugh
ColonelFrederick S. Stumbaugh
1862-04-29
Battle - Siege of Corinth - Corinth, Mississippi
Union forces had captured the railroad junction and important transportation center at Corinth, Mississippi in the spring of 1862 after their victory at Shiloh. After the Battle of Iuka in September, Maj. Gen. Sterling Price's Confederate Army of the West marched to Ripley, Mississippi where it joined Maj. Gen. Earl Van Dorn's Army of West Tennessee. Van Dorn took command of the combined force numbering about 22,000 men. The Rebels marched southeast toward Corinth, hoping to recapture it and then sweep int…READ MORE
1862-12-31
Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel David M. Dunn, and Major Joseph P. Collins
Lieutenant ColonelDavid M. Dunn
MajorJoseph P. Collins
1862-12-31
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Edward N. Kirk, and Colonel Joseph B. Dodge
Brigadier GeneralEdward N. Kirk
ColonelJoseph B. Dodge
1862-12-31
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Richard W. Johnson
Brigadier GeneralRichard W. Johnson
1862-12-31
Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel David M. Dunn
Lieutenant ColonelDavid M. Dunn
1862-12-31
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Edward N. Kirk
Brigadier GeneralEdward N. Kirk
1862-12-31
Battle - Stones River - Murfreesboro, Tennessee
After his October 1862 defeat at Perryville in Kentucky, Gen. Braxton Bragg withdrew his army into middle Tennessee and resupplied his men near Murfreesboro.READ MORE
1863-07-01
Battle - Gettysburg - Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
In the summer of 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee launched his second invasion of the Northern states. Lee sought to capitalize on recent Confederate victories and defeat the Union army on Northern soil, which he hoped would force the Lincoln administration to negotiate for peace. Lee also sought to take the war out of the ravaged Virginia farmland and gather supplies for his Army of Northern Virginia. Using the Shenandoah Valley as cover for his army, Lee was pursued first by Union Maj. Gen. Joseph Ho…READ MORE
1863-07-24
Battle - Liberty Gap - Bedford County, Tennessee
In a Union Victory, the Union troops under Alexander M McCook fought men under Confederate leader St. John R Liddlell in Bedford County, Tennessee.READ MORE
1863-09-19
Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel David M. Dunn
Lieutenant ColonelDavid M. Dunn
1863-09-19
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Joseph B. Dodge
ColonelJoseph B. Dodge
1863-09-19
Battle - Chickamauga - Catoosa County, Georgia; Walker County, Georgia
After the successful Tullahoma Campaign, Maj. Gen. William Rosecrans continued the Union offensive, aiming to force Gen. Braxton Bragg's Confederate army out of Chattanooga. Through a series of skillful marches towards the Confederate-held city, Rosecrans forced Bragg out of Chattanooga and into Georgia. Determined to reoccupy the city, Bragg followed the Federals north, brushing with Rosecrans' army at Davis' Cross Roads. While they marched on September 18th, his cavalry and infantry skirmished with Un…READ MORE
1865-12-02
Mustered Out - Indiana 29th Infantry - Indiana
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