This roster includes the known officers and enlisted men of the 23rd Indiana Infantry Regiment, organized by Field & Staff and Companies A through K. Information is drawn from 19th-century state adjutant general reports, the Official Records, and verified regimental histories.
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For an overview of this regiment’s organization, service, engagements, and casualties, see the regiment summary page.
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Field & Staff
- Colonel William L. Sanderson – Original commanding officer; service notes available in adjutant general reports.
- Colonel George S. Babbitt – Later commanding officer; also served as lieutenant colonel.
- Lieutenant Colonel DeWitt C. Anthony – Service details in state records.
- Lieutenant Colonel William P. Davis – Also served as major; see regimental returns for dates of promotion.
- Major Henry C. Ferguson – Service notes in adjutant general reports.
Company A
Records for this company are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Company B
Records for this company are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Company C
Records for this company are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Company D
Records for this company are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Company E
Records for this company are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Company F
Records for this company are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Company G
Records for this company are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Company H
Records for this company are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Company I
Records for this company are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Company K
Records for this company are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Non-Commissioned Staff
Some details are incomplete in surviving primary sources.
Unassigned Recruits
The regiment reported 36 unassigned recruits during its service. Individual names and assignments are not fully detailed in available records.
Consolidations or Transfers
There is no record of the 23rd Indiana Infantry Regiment being consolidated with another unit during its service. Transfers of individual soldiers may be noted in state records where available.
Sources & Notes
- Official Records of the War of the Rebellion, Series I, relevant volumes and parts covering Western Theater operations and Indiana regimental reports.
- State Adjutant General Report for Indiana (consult 1865 edition, relevant volumes and pages for the 23rd Infantry).
- Dyer’s Compendium.
- Fox, “Regimental Losses in the American Civil War.”
- The Union Army, Federal Publishing Company, 1908, Volume 3.