Overview
The 64th Indiana Regiment was an attempted Union regiment from Indiana during the American Civil War. Initially conceived as an artillery regiment, it was intended to be composed of twelve light batteries. The unit was organized in Indiana for Federal service, but its formation was ultimately not completed due to War Department policy.
This regiment was never fully mustered into service as a consolidated regiment. The War Department declined to accept consolidated artillery regiments, which prevented the completion of the 64th Indiana Regiment’s organization.
Organization & Service
The 64th Indiana Regiment began organizing in Indiana with the intention of forming a full artillery regiment consisting of twelve light batteries. Recruitment and initial organization took place in 1862. However, the War Department’s refusal to accept consolidated artillery regiments meant that the unit could not complete its organization as planned. As a result, the 64th Indiana Regiment was never mustered into Federal service as a regiment, and its batteries were not accepted as a single unit. Some men who had enlisted for this regiment may have been transferred to other Indiana artillery batteries or units.
No further service record exists for the 64th Indiana Regiment as a consolidated regiment, and it did not participate in any campaigns or battles as a unit.
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Engagements & Campaigns
The 64th Indiana Regiment did not participate in any engagements or campaigns as a consolidated regiment, as it was never mustered into Federal service.
Casualties
No casualty figures are available for the 64th Indiana Regiment, as the regiment was never completed or mustered into service.
Field Officers & Commanders
Some details are incomplete in surviving primary sources.
Regimental Roster
The full roster for the 64th Indiana Regiment is not available, as the regiment was never fully organized or mustered into service. If any partial rosters or lists of men who attempted to join this regiment exist, they may be found on the regiment’s roster page.
To view available information about individuals associated with this regiment, visit the 64th Indiana Regiment Roster page.
Sources & References
- The Union Army, Vol. 3 (Federal Publishing Company, 1908), “Sixty-fourth Indiana Regiment”
- Indiana Adjutant General’s Report
- Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies