148th Indiana Infantry Regiment explained

Unit Name:148th Indiana Infantry Regiment
Dates:February 25 – September 5, 1865
Country: United States
Allegiance:Union
Branch:Infantry
Size:Regiment[1]
Garrison:Middle Tennessee
Battles:American Civil War
Disbanded:September 5, 1865
Identification Symbol:Nicholas R. Ruckle[2]
Identification Symbol Label:Colonel
Identification Symbol 2:William J. Manker[3]
Identification Symbol 2 Label:Lt. Colonel
Identification Symbol 3:Henry A. White[4]
Identification Symbol 3 Label:Major

The 148th Indiana Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment from Indiana that served in the Union Army between February 25 and September 5, 1865, during the American Civil War.

Service

Recruited from the 6th district, the regiment was organized at Indianapolis, Indiana, with a strength of 1,027 men[5] and mustered in on February 25, 1865.[6] [7] It left Indiana for Nashville, Tennessee, on February 28. The regiment performed guard and garrison duty in the District of Middle Tennessee, Department of the Cumberland, to early September.[7] The regiment was mustered out on September 5, 1865.[8] [7] During its service the regiment incurred thirty-six fatalities, and another seventy-five deserted.[9]

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Notes and References

  1. According to W.H.H. Terrell (1867), The Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana. Containing Rosters for the Years 1861–1865, Volume 7, the 148th Indiana Infantry Regiment was composed of ten companies. Companies "A" to "I" and "K".
  2. Holloway (2004), p. 150.
  3. Holloway (2004), p. 150.
  4. Holloway (2004), p. 150.
  5. Holloway (2004), p. 150.
  6. Holloway (2004), p. 150.
  7. Dyer (1959), Volume 3. p. 1,157.
  8. Holloway (2004), p. 150.
  9. Holloway (2004), p. 150.