148th Indiana Infantry Regiment

The 148th Indiana Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment from Indiana that served in the Union Army between February 25 and September 5, 1865, during the American Civil War.

148th Indiana Infantry Regiment
ActiveFebruary 25 – September 5, 1865
DisbandedSeptember 5, 1865
Country United States
AllegianceUnion
BranchInfantry
SizeRegiment[note 1]
Garrison/HQMiddle Tennessee
EngagementsAmerican Civil War
Insignia
ColonelNicholas R. Ruckle[1]
Lt. ColonelWilliam J. Manker[1]
MajorHenry A. White[1]

Service

Recruited from the 6th district, the regiment was organized at Indianapolis, Indiana, with a strength of 1,027 men[1] and mustered in on February 25, 1865.[1][2] It left Indiana for Nashville, Tennessee, on February 28. The regiment performed guard and garrison duty in the District of Middle Tennessee, Department of the Cumberland, to early September.[2] The regiment was mustered out on September 5, 1865.[1][2] During its service the regiment incurred thirty-six fatalities, and another seventy-five deserted.[1]

See also

Notes
  1. According to W.H.H. Terrell (1867), The Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana. Containing Rosters for the Years 1861–1865, Volume 7, the 148th Indiana Infantry Regiment was composed of ten companies. Companies "A" to "I" and "K".

References
  1. Holloway (2004), p. 150.
  2. Dyer (1959), Volume 3. p. 1,157.

Bibliography
  • Dyer, Frederick H. (1959). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. New York and London. Thomas Yoseloff, Publisher. LCCN 59-12963.
  • Holloway, William R. (2004). Civil War Regiments From Indiana. eBookOnDisk.com Pensacola, Florida. ISBN 1-9321-5731-X.
  • Terrell, W.H.H. (1867). The Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana. Containing Rosters for the Years 1861–1865, Volume 7. Indianapolis, Indiana. Samuel M. Douglass, State Printer.
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