Indiana 44th Infantry (Union)
11/1/61
Organized - Indiana 44th Infantry - Indiana
2/11/62
Battle - Fort Donelson - Fort Donelson, Tennessee
Early in the war, Union commanders realized control of the major rivers would be the key to success in the Western Theater.READ MORE
4/6/62
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Jacob G. Lauman
Brigadier GeneralJacob G. Lauman
4/6/62
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Stephen A. Hurlbut
Brigadier GeneralStephen A. Hurlbut
4/6/62
Battle - Shiloh - Hardin County, Tennessee
4/29/62
Battle - Siege of Corinth - Corinth, Mississippi
Union forces had captured the railroad junction and important transportation center at Corinth, Mississippi in the spring of 1862 after their victory at Shiloh. After the Battle of Iuka in September, Maj. Gen. Sterling Price's Confederate Army of the West marched to Ripley, Mississippi where it joined Maj. Gen. Earl Van Dorn's Army of West Tennessee. Van Dorn took command of the combined force numbering about 22,000 men. The Rebels marched southeast toward Corinth, hoping to recapture it and then sweep int…READ MORE
10/8/62
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Pierce Butler Hawkins
ColonelPierce Butler Hawkins
10/8/62
Leadership Change - Division - undefined 18 guns k-0 w-0 m-0 = 0, and Brigadier General Horatio Phillips Van Cleve
Brigadier GeneralHoratio Phillips Van Cleve
10/8/62
Battle - Perryville - Perryville, Kentucky
On October 7, 1862, Maj. Gen. Don Carlos Buell's Army of the Ohio, in pursuit of Gen Braxton Bragg's Army of Mississippi, approached the crossroads town of Perryville, Kentucky. Union forces skirmished with Confederates on the Springfield Pike before heavy fighting began on Peters Hill. The next day, fighting continued as a Union division advanced up the pike. After noon, a Confederate division struck the Union left flank and forced it to fall back. When more Confederates joined the fray, the Union line ma…READ MORE
12/31/62
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel William C. Williams, and Lieutenant Colonel Simeon C. Aldrich
ColonelWilliam C. Williams
Lieutenant ColonelSimeon C. Aldrich
12/31/62
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel James P. Fyffe
ColonelJames P. Fyffe
12/31/62
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Horatio P. Van Cleve, and Colonel Samuel Beatty
Brigadier GeneralHoratio P. Van Cleve
ColonelSamuel Beatty
12/31/62
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel William C. Williams
ColonelWilliam C. Williams
12/31/62
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Horatio P. Van Cleve
Brigadier GeneralHoratio P. Van Cleve
12/31/62
Battle - Stones River - Murfreesboro, Tennessee
After his October 1862 defeat at Perryville in Kentucky, Gen. Braxton Bragg withdrew his army into middle Tennessee and resupplied his men near Murfreesboro.READ MORE
9/19/63
Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel Simeon C. Aldrich
Lieutenant ColonelSimeon C. Aldrich
9/19/63
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel George F. Dick
ColonelGeorge F. Dick
9/19/63
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Horatio P. Van Cleve
Brigadier GeneralHoratio P. Van Cleve
9/19/63
Battle - Chickamauga - Catoosa County, Georgia; Walker County, Georgia
After the successful Tullahoma Campaign, Maj. Gen. William Rosecrans continued the Union offensive, aiming to force Gen. Braxton Bragg's Confederate army out of Chattanooga. Through a series of skillful marches towards the Confederate-held city, Rosecrans forced Bragg out of Chattanooga and into Georgia. Determined to reoccupy the city, Bragg followed the Federals north, brushing with Rosecrans' army at Davis' Cross Roads. While they marched on September 18th, his cavalry and infantry skirmished with Un…READ MORE
11/25/63
Battle - Missionary Ridge - Chattanooga, Tennessee
From the last days of September through October 1863, Gen. Braxton Bragg's army laid siege to the Union army under Maj. Gen. William Rosecrans at Chattanooga, cutting off its supplies. On October 17, Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant received command of the Western armies; he moved to reinforce Chattanooga and replaced Rosecrans with Maj. Gen. George Thomas. A new supply line was soon established. Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman arrived with his four divisions in mid-November, and the Federals began offensive operat…READ MORE
8/31/64
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Emerson Opdyke
ColonelEmerson Opdyke
8/31/64
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General John Newton
Brigadier GeneralJohn Newton
8/31/64
Battle - Jonesborough - Clayton County, Georgia
By late August 1865, the city of Atlanta was not yet subdued by Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's armies. A few supply lines remained open to the city supporting the army of Lieut. Gen. John B. Hood encircled there. Union cavalry raids inflicted only superficial damage, quickly repaired by the Confederates. Sherman determined that if he could destroy the Macon & Western and Atlanta & West Point Railroads to the south the Rebel army would be forced to evacuate the city. On August 25, Union infantry beg…READ MORE
9/14/65
Mustered Out - Indiana 44th Infantry - Indiana
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