144th Indiana Infantry Regiment
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| dates = March 6 – August 5, 1865
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| disbanded = August 5, 1865
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| commander1 = George Washington RiddleHolloway (2004), pp. 148–149.
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| commander2 = Henry C. FergusonHolloway (2004), pp. 148–149.
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| commander3 = Thomas ClarkHolloway (2004), pp. 148–149.
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The 144th Indiana Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment from Indiana that served in the Union Army between March 6 and August 5, 1865, during the American Civil War.
Service
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The regiment was organized at Indianapolis, Indiana, with a strength of 1,036 menHolloway (2004), pp. 148–149. and mustered in on March 6, 1865.Holloway (2004), pp. 148–149.Dyer (1959), Volume 3. p. 1,157. The 144th was composed of companies raised in the 2nd district and it left Indiana for Harper's Ferry, West Virginia, on March 9.Holloway (2004), pp. 148–149. The regiment was attached to the 1st Brigade, 1st Provisional Division, Army of the Shenandoah.Holloway (2004), pp. 148–149. Duty was performed at Halltown and Charleston, West Virginia, prior to serving in Winchester, Stevenson's Depot and Opequon Creek, Virginia until early August. The regiment was mustered out on August 5, 1865.Holloway (2004), pp. 148–149. During its service the regiment incurred forty-six fatalities, another nineteen deserted and one unaccounted for.Holloway (2004), pp. 148–149.
See also
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Bibliography
- Dyer, Frederick H. (1959). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. New York and London. Thomas Yoseloff, Publisher. {{LCCN|5912963}}.
- Holloway, William R. (2004). Civil War Regiments From Indiana. eBookOnDisk.com Pensacola, Florida. {{ISBN|1-9321-5731-X}}.
- Terrell, W.H.H. (1867). [https://archive.org/details/reportofadjutant07indi 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.
Category:Units and formations of the Union army from Indiana
Category:1865 establishments in Indiana
Category:Military units and formations established in 1865
Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1865