Unit Name: | 152nd Indiana Infantry Regiment |
Dates: | March 16 – August 30, 1865 |
Country: | United States |
Allegiance: | Union |
Branch: | Infantry |
Size: | Regiment[1] |
Battles: | American Civil War |
Disbanded: | August 30, 1865 |
Commander1: | Whedon W. Griswold[2] |
Commander1 Label: | Colonel |
Commander2: | Joseph W. Whitaker[3] |
Commander2 Label: | Lt. Colonel |
Commander3: | Julius Walschmidt[4] |
Commander3 Label: | Major |
The 152nd Indiana Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment from Indiana that served in the Union Army between March 16 and August 30, 1865, during the American Civil War.
The regiment was recruited from the 9th, 10th, and 11th districts and organized at Indianapolis, Indiana, with a strength of 988 men.[5] It was mustered in on March 16, 1865,[6] [7] and left Indiana for Harper's Ferry, West Virginia on March 18. At Harper's Ferry, it was assigned to duty with one of the provisional divisions of the Army of Shenandoah.[8] The regiment saw duty at Charleston, Stevenson's Station, Summit Point and Clarksburg, West Virginia, until late August, 1865. The regiment was mustered out on August 30, 1865.[9] [7] During its service the regiment incurred forty-eight fatalities, and another twenty-two men deserted.[10]