83rd Indiana Infantry Regiment | |
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Active | September 4, 1862 – June 3, 1865 |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | Union |
Branch | Infantry |
Engagements | Yazoo Pass Expedition Battle of Chickasaw Bayou Battle of Arkansas Post Battle of Champion Hill Siege of Vicksburg, May 19 & May 22 assaults Chattanooga Campaign Battle of Missionary Ridge Atlanta Campaign Battle of Resaca Battle of Dallas Battle of New Hope Church Battle of Allatoona Battle of Kennesaw Mountain Battle of Atlanta Siege of Atlanta Battle of Jonesborough Battle of Lovejoy's Station Sherman's March to the Sea Carolinas Campaign Battle of Bentonville |
The 83rd Indiana Infantry Regiment, sometimes called 83rd Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment, was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
The 83rd Indiana Infantry was organized at Lawrenceburg, Indiana September 4 - November 5, 1862, and mustered in for a three-year enlistment under the command of Colonel Benjamin J. Spooner.
The regiment was attached to 4th Brigade, 5th Division, District of Memphis, Tennessee, XIII Corps, Department of the Tennessee, November 1862. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, District of Memphis, XIII Corps, to December 1862. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Sherman's Yazoo Expedition, to January 1863. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, XV Corps, Army of the Tennessee, to June 1865.
The 83rd Indiana Infantry mustered out of service on June 3, 1865.
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The regiment lost a total of 284 men during service; 5 officers and 56 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 3 officers and 220 enlisted men died of disease. [2]