29th Indiana Infantry in the American Civil War

Overview

The 29th Indiana Infantry (Three Years’ Service) was an infantry regiment from Indiana that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Organized at LaPorte, Indiana, the regiment was mustered into Federal service on August 27, 1861. It served primarily in the Western Theater, participating in major campaigns and battles in Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia. The regiment was noted for its heavy engagement at Shiloh, Stone’s River, and Chickamauga, and for reenlisting as a veteran organization in 1864.

Organization & Service

The 29th Indiana Infantry (Three Years’ Service) was organized at LaPorte, Indiana, and mustered in on August 27, 1861. The regiment left Indiana on October 9, 1861, joining General Rousseau’s command at Camp Nevin, Kentucky. It moved with the Union Army to the vicinity of Munfordville and participated in the advance on Bowling Green in February 1862. The regiment was attached to McCook’s division and took part in the second day of the Battle of Shiloh, suffering significant casualties after being under fire for five hours.

Following Shiloh, the 29th Indiana participated in the siege of Corinth, Mississippi, and then marched with Buell’s army through northern Alabama and Tennessee, pursuing Confederate forces under Bragg into Kentucky. The regiment was engaged in the Battle of Stone’s River, where it again sustained severe losses. It remained at Murfreesboro until May 1863, then moved to Tullahoma and later to Chattanooga, seeing action at Triune and Liberty Gap in June. At the Battle of Chickamauga in September 1863, the regiment lost approximately half its number engaged.

After Chickamauga, the regiment was stationed at Bridgeport, Alabama, where it reenlisted as a veteran organization on January 1, 1864, and subsequently went home on furlough. Upon returning, it was stationed at Chattanooga until December 1864, then moved to Decatur, Alabama, where it was engaged in a skirmish on December 27. The regiment returned to Chattanooga and remained there until May 1865, after which it moved to Dalton, Georgia, and was involved in a skirmish there. It was later stationed at Marietta, Georgia. The 29th Indiana Infantry was mustered out of service on December 2, 1865.

Research This Regiment Further

If you’d like to explore this unit’s history in more depth, regimental histories and Civil War reference works offer valuable detail.

Engagements & Campaigns

  • Movement to Camp Nevin, Kentucky (October 1861)
  • Advance on Bowling Green, Kentucky (February 1862)
  • Battle of Shiloh (April 7, 1862)
  • Siege of Corinth (April–May 1862)
  • Campaigns in northern Alabama and Tennessee (Summer–Fall 1862)
  • Pursuit of Bragg into Kentucky (Fall 1862)
  • Battle of Stone’s River (December 31, 1862 – January 2, 1863)
  • Operations at Triune and Liberty Gap (June 1863)
  • Battle of Chickamauga (September 19–20, 1863)
  • Stationed at Bridgeport, Alabama (Late 1863–Early 1864)
  • Skirmish at Decatur, Alabama (December 27, 1864)
  • Skirmish at Dalton, Georgia (May 1865)
  • Stationed at Marietta, Georgia (Summer–Fall 1865)

Casualties

  • Original strength: 936
  • Gained by recruits: 990
  • Reenlistments: 204
  • Total served: 2,130
  • Loss by death: 293
  • Desertions: 63
  • Unaccounted for: 49

Some details are incomplete in surviving primary sources regarding specific breakdowns of killed, wounded, and died of disease.

Field Officers & Commanders

  • Colonel John F. Miller (commissioned Brigadier-General January 5, 1864)
  • Colonel David M. Dunn
  • Colonel Samuel O. Gregory
  • Lieutenant Colonel David M. Dunn
  • Lieutenant Colonel Joseph P. Collins
  • Lieutenant Colonel Samuel O. Gregory
  • Lieutenant Colonel Charles Ream
  • Major Henry J. Blowney
  • Major Joseph P. Collins
  • Major James H. M. Jenkins
  • Major Henry G. Davis
  • Major C. Perry Butler

Regimental Roster

The complete roster of the 29th Indiana Infantry (Three Years’ Service), including officers and enlisted men, is available on the regiment’s roster page. This resource provides names, ranks, and additional service details valuable for genealogical research.

To view the full roster, visit the 29th Indiana Infantry (Three Years’ Service) Roster page.

Sources & References

  • Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volumes 7, 10, 16, 23, 30, 38
  • Indiana Adjutant General’s Report
  • Dyer, Frederick H. “A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion”
  • Fox, William F. “Regimental Losses in the American Civil War”
  • The Union Army, Vol. 3, Federal Publishing Company, 1908
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