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SERVICE.--March
to Lexington, thence to Nicholsville, Ky., October 17-November 2, and Louisville,
Ky., November 11-17. Moved to Memphis, Tenn., November 20-27, and duty there
till December 20. Sherman's Yazoo Expedition December 20, 1862-January 2,
1863. Chickasaw Bayou December 26-28, 1862. Chickasaw Bluff December 29.
Expedition to Arkansas Post, Ark., January 3-10, 1863. Assault and capture
of Fort Hindman, Arkansas Post, January 10-11. Moved to Young's Point, La.,
January 14-22, thence to Milliken's Bend, La., March 9. Movement on Bruinsburg
and turning Grand Gulf April 25-30. Battles of Port Gibson may 1; Champion's
Hill May 16; Big Black River May 17. Siege of Vicksburg, Miss., May 18-July
4. Assaults on Vicksburg May 19 and 22. Surrender of Vicksburg July 4. Advance
on Jackson, Miss., July 5-10. Siege of Jackson July 10-17. Reconnoissance
to Pearl River July 11. At Vicksburg till August 25. Moved to New Orleans,
La., August 25 and duty there till October. Western Louisiana Campaign October
3-November 1. Ordered to New Orleans, La., and provost duty there till May,
1864. Moved to Morganza, La., and duty there till September. Atchafalaya
Bayou September 16-17 and 19, and October 5. Moved to Pascagoula and duty
there till February 1, 1865. Moved to Barrancas, Fla., February 1, and duty
there till March 20. Steele's Expedition to Mobile, Ala., March 20-31. Occupation
of Pollard March 26 and Canoe Station March 27. Siege of Fort Blakely April
1-8. Assault and capture of Fort Blakely April 9. Occupation of Mobile April
12. Expedition to Selma April 22-28, and to Cahawba May 1-2. Moved to Mobile
May 11, thence to Galveston, Texas, and duty there till July. Mustered out
July 29, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 2 Officers and 28 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and Officers and 200 Enlisted men by disease. Total 233.
Extract
from Dyer's Compendium Regimental Histories

