United States Regiments & Batteries > Indiana
The 63rd Indiana Infantry Regiment lost 3 officers and 53 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded during the Civil War. Two officers and 130 enlisted men were lost to disease.
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1862
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| February 21 | The 63rd Indiana Infantry Regiment was organized at Lafayette, Ind., as a Battalion of 4 Companies: A, B, C, D |
| March – April | Duty as prison guard at Lafayette, Indiana and at Camp Morton, Indianapolis, Indiana. |
| May 27 | Left the state for Washington, D.C. Attached to Sturgis’ Command, Defenses of Washington for duty in the defenses of Washington, D. C. |
| August | Attached to Piatt’s Brigade, Army of the Potomac |
| August 16-September 2 |
Pope’s Campaign in Northern Virginia |
| October 3 | Ordered to Indianapolis, Indiana. |
| October-December | Completed organization of regiment while serving as prison guards at Camp Morton and Indianapolis |
| December 25 | Ordered to Shepherdsville, Kentucky for guard duty along Louisville & Nashville Railroad. Attached to Railroad Guard, District of Western Kentucky, Dept. of Ohio |
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1863
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| January 16 | At Camp Nelson, Ky. |
| July 2 | Operations against Morgan attached to 2nd Division, 23rd Army Corps, Dept. of the Ohio |
| July 8 | Cummings Ferry |
| August | New Haven, Ky., atatched to 1st Division, 23rd Army Corps |
| October | Attached to District South Central Kentucky, 1st Division, 23rd Army Corps |
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1864
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| February 25- March 15 |
March over mountains to Knoxville, Tenn. Attached to District Southwest Kentucky, 1st Division, 23rd Army Corps |
| April 1 | Moved to Mossy Creek and to Bull’s Gap |
| April 23-28 | Expedition toward Jonesboro and destruction of Tennessee & Virginia Railroad attached to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 23rd Army Corps |
| May 1 to September 8 |
Atlanta Campaign |
| May 8-13 | Demonstrations on Rocky Faced Ridge and Dalton |
| May 14-15 |
Battle of Resaca |
| May 20 | Cartersville |
| May 25-June 5 | Operations on line of Pumpkin Vine Creek and battles about Dallas, New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills |
| June 10-July 2 | Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain |
| June 15-17 | Lost Mountain |
| June 17 | Muddy Creek |
| June 19 | Noyes Creek |
| June 22 | Cheyney’s Farm |
| June 26-27 | Olley’s Farm |
| June 27 |
Assault on Kenesaw |
| July 2-5 | Nickajack Creek |
| July 3-4 | Ruff’s Mills |
| July 5-17 |
Chattahoochie River |
| July 8 | Isham’s Ford |
| July 22-August 25 |
Siege of Atlanta |
| August 5-7 | Utoy Creek |
| August | Attached to 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 23rd Army Corps, Army of the Ohio |
| August 25-30 | Flank movement on Jonesboro |
| August 31-September 1 |
Battle of Jonesboro |
| September 2-6 | Lovejoy Station |
| October 3-26 | Pursuit of Hood into Alabama |
| November-December |
Nashville Campaign |
| November 24-27 | Columbia, Duck River |
| November 29 | Columbia Ford |
| November 30 |
Battle of Franklin |
| December 15-16 |
Battle of Nashville |
| December 17-28 | Pursuit of Hood to the Tennessee River |
| January | At Clifton, Tenn. |
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1865
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| January 16 – February 9 | Movement to Washington, D.C., then to Fort Fisher, N. C. |
| February 12-14 | Operations against Hoke. Attached to Dept. of North Carolina |
| February 18-19 | Fort Anderson |
| February 19-20 | Town Creek |
| February 22 | Capture of Wilmington |
| March 1-April 26 |
Campaign of the Carolinas |
| March 6-21 | Advance on Goldsboro |
| March 24 | Occupation of Goldsboro |
| March 31 | Gulley’s |
| April 10-14 | Advance on Raleigh |
| April 14 | Occupation of Raleigh |
| April 26 |
Bennett’s HouseSurrender of Johnston and his army. |
| April 27 | At Raleigh |
| May 3 | Companies A, B, C and D mustered out |
| May 5 | At Greensboro |
| June 21 | The 63rd Indiana Infantry Regiment mustered out |