In a message dated 3/19/02 10:01:46 AM Pacific Standard Time,
INRANDOL-D-request(a)rootsweb.com writes:
Hello,
Does anyone have a list of Civil War units raised in Randolph County? I
have
a Randolph County ancestor who served in Company K, 69th Indiana Infantry
Regiment and was wondering if this company was raised in the county.
---Mark
Hi Mark - this is the history of the 69th Inf INDIANA, as per Union Army, vol
3 p. 154 and my OCR converter program.
Also you might check the following web page by Jerry Mounts
http://165.138.44.13/civilwar/
Have a nice day.
Mark Williams - Tacoma, WA
Surnames - CARY/CAREY, GOFF/GOUGH,
GIPSON, HOLLOWAY, KING, RECTOR,
PARSONS, SANDERS/SAUNDERS, SCOTT,
TIMMONS & WILLIAMS.
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Sixty-ninth Infantry INDIANA
(3-YEARS)
Sixty-ninth Infantry. -- Cols., William A. Bickle, Thomas W. Bennett;
Lieut.-Cols., Job Stout, Oran Perry; Majs., Thomas S. Walterhouse, John H.
Finley, George H. Bonebrake. This regiment was organized at Richmond and was
mustered in Aug. 19, 1862. It left the state the next day for Richmond,
Ky., and was engaged in the battle near that place on the 30th where Kirby
Smith's forces captured it almost to a man, after it had lost 218 in killed
and wounded. The regiment was paroled and in November was exchanged,
leaving Nov. 27 for Memphis. It was with Sheldon's brigade of Morgan's
division on the Vicksburg expedition in December, and participated in the
assault at Chickasaw Bluffs. It was engaged at Arkansas Post, and after the
capture of that place proceeded to Young's point, where over 100 men died of
disease. It moved to Milliken's Bend in the latter part of February and on
March 30, was the advance regiment in the movement of Grant's army against
Vickshurg. It dislodged a force at Roundaway bayou, and aided in building
hridges at Richmond, La., 2,000 feet being constructed in three days, thus
completing a military road across the Peninsula from the river shove
Vicksburg to the river 40 miles below. It was engaged at Port Cihson, losing
71 in killed and wounded, at Champion's Hill, and in the assault at Black
River bridge. It moved to the rear of Vicksburg, was engaged in the siege
and in the assault of May 22, and was stationed at the Black river bridge,
holding Johnston's forces in check until Vicksburg's fall. The regiment was
in Osterhaus' division which opened all the engagements prior to the
investment of Vicksburg. The 08th was in constant skirmish in the advance on
Jackson and was actively engaged during the six days' siege. It was sent
to Port Hudson in August; was in the Teche expedition with Gen. Franklin;
moved to Texas in November, landing at Matagorda Bay; sailed for Indianola
Feb. 13, 1864, and returned to Matagorda Island on Mar. 13. It returned to
Louisiana in April; joined Banks' retreating army near Alexandria,
participated in the fight near that place, and in the retreat supported
Lucas cavalry in covering the rear of the army. It was in camp at Morganza
until December and engaged in several minor expeditions. It moved for
Dauphin Island, Mobile Bay, on Dec. 7, and on the 14th joined the Pd5O5~OO15
expedition. The regiment was consolidated into a battalion of four
companies Jan. 23, 1865, with Lieut.-Col. Perry in command, and embarked a
few days later for Barrancas, Fla., whence it moved to Pensacola on Mar.
14, and on the 20th accompanied Steele through Florida and southern Alabama.
It engaged in the assault at Fort Blakely, and guarded prisoners to Ship
Island. It then moved to Ala., where it remained until May 3, when it
returned to Mobile and was mustered out July 5, 1865. The original strength
was 1,002; gain by recruits, 98; total, 1,100. Source: Union Army, vol 3,
p. 154