United States Regiments & Batteries > Indiana
The 21st Indiana Infantry Regiment lost 7 officers and 60 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 3 officers and 320 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.
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1861
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| July 24 | The 21st Indiana Infantry Regiment was organized at Indianapolis, Ind. |
| July 31 | Left State for Baltimore, Maryland and duty in the Defenses of that city |
| November 14-22 | Expedition to Eastern Shore of Maryland |
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1862
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| February 19 | Moved to Newport News, Va. and attached to Dix’s Division, Baltimore, Md. |
| March 4-13 | Sailed on Steamer Constitution for Ship Island, Miss. attached to Butler’s New Orleans Expedition |
| March | Duty at Ship Island attached to 2nd Brigade, Dept. of the Gulf |
| April 14-28 | Operations against Forts St. Phillip and Jackson |
| May 1 | Occupation of New Orleans. The 21st Indiana was the first Regiment to land |
| May | Camp at Algiers |
| May 9-10 | Expedition to New Orleans and Jackson R.. R. |
| May 30 | Moved to Baton Rouge |
| August 5 |
Battle of Baton Rouge, La. |
| August 20 | Evacuation of Baton Rouge |
| September | Camp at Carrollton |
| September 4-5 | Action at Bayou Des Allemands |
| September 7-8 | Expedition from Carrollton to St. Charles Court House |
| September 8 | Skirmish near St. Charles Court House |
| October 21-25 | Expedition from Carrollton to Donaldsonville and skirmish. Attached to Independent Command, Dept. of the Gulf |
| November | Duty at Berwick Bay |
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1863
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| January | Attached to1st Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf |
| February | The designation of the 21st Indiana Infantry Regiment was changed to 1st Indiana Regiment Heavy Artillery, which continued to serve in the Western Theater |