103rd Indiana Infantry Regiment

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103rd Indiana Infantry Regiment
Active July 10–16, 1863
Disbanded July 16, 1863
CountryFlag of the United States (1863-1865).svg  United States
Allegiance Union
Branch Infantry
Size Regiment
Engagements

American Civil War

The 103rd Indiana Infantry Regiment served in the Union Army between July 10 and 16, 1863, during the American Civil War.

Union Army Land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War

During the American Civil War, the Union Army referred to the United States Army, the land force that fought to preserve the Union of the collective states. Also known as the Federal Army, it proved essential to the preservation of the United States of America as a working, viable republic.

American Civil War Civil war in the United States from 1861 to 1865

The American Civil War was a war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865, between the North and the South. The Civil War is the most studied and written about episode in U.S. history. Primarily as a result of the long-standing controversy over the enslavement of black people, war broke out in April 1861 when secessionist forces attacked Fort Sumter in South Carolina shortly after Abraham Lincoln had been inaugurated as the President of the United States. The loyalists of the Union in the North proclaimed support for the Constitution. They faced secessionists of the Confederate States in the South, who advocated for states' rights to uphold slavery.

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Service

The regiment was organized in Indianapolis, Indiana on July 10, 1863, to repel Morgan's Raid. On July 11, it was ordered to Vernon, Indiana in pursuit of General John Hunt Morgan and his troops driving them from Vernon to Harrison and Batavia, Ohio between July 12–15. On July 15, the regiment marched to Sauman's Station and back to Indianapolis, Indiana, where they were mustered out on July 16, 1863. [1]

Morgans Raid military campaign in the American Civil War

Morgan's Raid was a diversionary incursion by Confederate cavalry into the northern U.S. states of Indiana and Ohio during the American Civil War. The raid took place from June 11–July 26, 1863, and is named for the commander of the Confederates, Brig. Gen. John Hunt Morgan. Although it caused temporary alarm in the North, the raid was ultimately classed as a failure.

Vernon, Indiana Town in Indiana, United States

Vernon is a town in Vernon Township, Jennings County, Indiana, United States. It is the county seat of Jennings County. With a population of 318 in the 2010 census, it is the smallest town with that designation in the state of Indiana, lying just south of the much larger North Vernon. It is nearly surrounded by the Muscatatuck River. Vernon has the only elected mayor of a town in the state of Indiana and the only elected town marshal. As of 2010, Dan Wright is Mayor and Britt Burgmeier is the Marshal.

John Hunt Morgan Confederate Army general

John Hunt Morgan was a Confederate general in the American Civil War.

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References

  1. Dyer (1959), Volume 3. p. 1,154.

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