Overview
The 112th Indiana Infantry (Minute Men) was a Union infantry regiment organized for emergency service during the summer of 1863 in response to Confederate cavalry raids led by General John Hunt Morgan. Raised in Indiana, the regiment was part of a rapid mobilization of state forces to defend against Morgan’s incursion. The 112th served for a brief period in July 1863, primarily within Indiana, and did not leave the state during its term of service.
Organization & Service
The 112th Indiana Infantry (Minute Men) was organized at Indianapolis on July 10, 1863, following the urgent call for volunteers after Morgan’s cavalry crossed the Ohio River near Mauckport. The regiment comprised nine companies of minute men and one company from the Indiana Legion. Lawrence County provided six companies, Monroe and Washington counties each supplied one, and the remaining two companies were drawn from various southern Indiana counties. The regiment mustered a total of 703 officers and men.
Assigned to General Hughes’ brigade, the 112th Indiana Infantry moved from Mitchell to Seymour and then to North Vernon, where it played a role in defending the town against Morgan’s advancing forces. After holding North Vernon, the regiment proceeded to Sunman’s Station. The regiment’s service was brief, and it was mustered out at Indianapolis on July 17, 1863, after the immediate threat had passed.
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Engagements & Campaigns
- Defense against Morgan’s Raid in Indiana (July 1863)
- Movement to and defense of North Vernon
Casualties
No casualties from battle are recorded for the 112th Indiana Infantry (Minute Men) during its brief service. Some details are incomplete in surviving primary sources.
Field Officers & Commanders
- Colonel Hiram F. Braxton
- Lieutenant Colonel William Charles
- Major Isaac S. Buskirk
Regimental Roster
The full roster of the 112th Indiana Infantry (Minute Men), including officers and enlisted men, is available for genealogical and historical research. For a complete listing of soldiers who served in this regiment, please visit the 112th Indiana Infantry (Minute Men) Roster page.
Sources & References
- Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, relevant volumes
- Indiana Adjutant General’s Report
- Dyer, Frederick H., A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion
- The Union Army, Vol. 3 (Federal Publishing Company, 1908)