During the Civil War the state of Indiana provided 208, 367 soldiers and 2,130 sailors to the Union cause--of whom 24, 416 were killed and 48, 568 wounded in service. On the army side, the state contributed 129 Infantry units, 13 cavalry, 1 cavalry company, 1 regiment of Heavy Artillery and 26 light artillery batteries. Nearly all of these were posted to the western theatre, though some surfaced in east, with a half dozen present at the Battle of Gettysburg— [3rd Indiana Cavalry, 7th-14th-19th - 20th- and 27th Infantry].

The Horse Soldier takes pleasure in honoring the Hoosier state by offering a selection of Indiana regimental histories, of which this is one; some of the volumes are quite scarce.

By Reverend David Bittle Floyd. Published by Lutheran Publication Society, 1893. 457pp., illus. map, rosters. Brown cloth, 9 x 6.5”, w/gilt cover & spine lettering. Exhibits moderate wear at the extremities. Else VG attractive, w/tight spine.

The 75^th Indiana Infantry was organized and mustered at Wabash, IN, August 19, 1862. Initially assigned to the western Army of the Ohio, the unit later transferred to the Army of the Cumberland, with whom it served the through the end of the war. Battle and Campaign activities: 1862—Pursuit of Hood, Battle of Perryville, Pursuit of Morgan. 1863—Tullahoma Campaign, Hoover’s Gap, Battle of Chickamauga, Chattanooga Campaign, Missionary Ridge. 1864/65—Sherman’s Atlanta Campaign, March to the Sea and through the Carolinas, Battle of Bentonville, Johnston’s Surrender at Bennett House, Washington DC Grand Review, mustered out there, June 8, 1865. During service the 7^th Indiana lost 44 men killed and mortally wounded and 188 by disease for a total of 232.

Solid western theater regimental. Scarce. Excellent Indiana collectible.  [jp]

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