115th Indiana Infantry Regiment

115th Regiment Indiana Infantry August 13, 1863 – February 25, 1864 United States Union Infantry Battle of Blue SpringsBattle of Walker's Ford The 115th Regiment Indiana Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 115th Indiana Infantry was organized at Indianapolis, Indiana for a six-month enlistment and mustered in on August 13, 1863, under the command of Colonel John R. Mahan. The regiment was attached to Mahan's 1st Brigade, Wilcox's Left Wing Forces, Department of the Ohio, to February 1864. The 115th Indiana Infantry mustered out of service on February 25, 1864. Detailed service Moved to Nicholasville, Kentucky, September 16. Marched from Nicholasville, to Cumberland Gap September 24 – October 3, 1863, and to Morristown October 6–8. Action at Blue Springs October 10. Duty at Greenville until November 6. Moved to Bull's Gap November 6, and duty there until December. Marched across Clinch Mountain to the Clinch River. Action at Walker's Ford December 2. Guard and patrol duty in eastern Tennessee until February 1864. Casualties The regiment lost a total of 70 men during service; 1 enlisted men killed, 69 enlisted men died of disease. Commanders Colonel John R. Mahan See also American Civil War Indiana List of Indiana Civil War regiments Indiana in the Civil War References Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion (Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co.), 1908. Attribution Category:Military units and formations established in 1863 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1864 Category:1864 disestablishments in Indiana Category:Units and formations of the Union army from Indiana Category:1863 establishments in Indiana