121st Indiana Infantry Regiment

"Military unit", "Indiana", "Cavalry", "American Civil War", "Eli Lilly" 9th Indiana Cavalry Regiment121st Indiana Infantry Regiment Colonel eli lilly in 1885-full.JPG Eli Lilly served as the Major of the 9th Indiana Cavalry from 1864-1865 before being promoted to Colonel. December 7, 1863 - August 28, 1865 United States Union Army Infantry & Cavalry American Civil War Battle of Sulphur Creek Trestle Franklin-Nashville Campaign Battle of Nashville Battle of West Harpeth Battle of Hollow Tree Gap Battle of Anthony's Hill Skirmish at Lynnville Battle of Sugar Creek Wilson's Raid George W. Jackson Colonel Eli Lilly Colonel The 121st Indiana Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment which fought for the Union Army during the American Civil War. Although the regiment was originally designated as infantry, the regiment was later converted to Cavalry and redesignated as the 9th Indiana Cavalry Regiment. Service The 121st Indiana Regiment, later the 9th Indiana Cavalry, was organized in Indianapolis on December 7, 1863, to March 29, 1864. The regiment left Indiana and traveled to Pulaski, Tennessee on May 3, 1864, and was attached to the District of North Alabama as part of the Army of the Cumberland. The regiment was posted at Pulaski until November 23, 1864. While at Pulaski the regiment skirmished with Confederate troops at Florence, Alabama on September 1 and 12, 1864 at Elk River on September 2, 1864, and at Lynnville, Tennessee on September 4, 1864. The regiment was heavily involved in the Battle of Sulphur Creek Trestle, the regiment's first battle during the Franklin–Nashville campaign.Battle Unit Details - The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service) https://www.nps.gov/subjects/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm 2025-08-29 www.nps.gov enhttps://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcmassbookdig.ninthcavalryoneh00comst/ Ninth Cavalry: One Hundred and Twenty-First Regiment, Indiana Volunteers 1890 J.M. Coe Comstock Daniel Webster Richmond, Ind english The regiment did not fight again until the Battle of Nashville from December 15–16, 1864 and later took part in the pursuit of John Bell Hood's army across the West Harpeth River where it engaged Confederate troops at the Battle of Harpeth and the Battle of Hollow Tree Gap. The regiment later took part in the Battle of Anthony's Hill, a skirmish at Lynnville, Tennessee and the Battle of Sugar Creek near the county line of Giles County and Lawrence County, Tennessee. The regiment's final engagement was Wilson's Raid into Alabama and Georgia. From February 6 to March 10, 1864, the regiment was moved to Vicksburg, Mississippi and New Orleans for provost duty. The regiment return to Vicksburg where it was garrisoned from March 25 until May 3. Expedition from Rodney to Port Gibson May 3–6. Garrison duty at various points in Mississippi May 3 to August 22. Mustered out August 28, 1865. +Original Organization of Regiment2022-06-14 9th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/9th_Regiment,_Indiana_Cavalry https://web.archive.org/web/20221004134025/https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/9th_Regiment,_Indiana_Cavalry 2022-10-04 2025-08-29 FamilySearch Wiki en live Indiana. Adjutant General's Office http://archive.org/details/reportindiana07dougrich Report of the adjutant general of the state of Indiana Terrell William H. H. 1865–1869 Indianapolis, A. H. Conner [etc] State printer University of California LibrariesIndiana. Adjutant General's Office. cn http://archive.org/details/reportofadjutant03indi Report of the Adjutant General of the state of Indiana .. Terrell William H. H. 1865 Indianapolis, A.H. Connor [etc.] State Printer Allen County Public Library Genealogy CenterCompanyPrimary Place of RecruitmentEarliest CaptainAMarion CountyJames C. HerveyBHancock County,William R. WallsCWayne County and Fayette CountyBenjamin F. BrownDUnion CountyPatrick CarlandEHenry County and Rush CountyVolney HobsonFMarion, Johnson, Rush and Boone CountiesNathaniel J. OwingsGDelaware CountyJames Rariden NationHShelby, Marion, and Johnson CountiesWilliam H. HydenIHendricks and Marion CountiesVirgil H. LyonKDearborn CountyGeorge R. BrumblayLRandolph, Marion, Johnson and Delaware CountiesAlbert MorehousMRush CountyJames H. Frazee Casualties The 121st Indiana Infantry (9th Indiana Cavalry) lost a total of 236 men: 4 Officers and 28 Enlisted men killed in action and mortally wounded and 204 Enlisted men by disease. Commanders William S. McClure: Declined command. George W. Jackson: April 14, 1864 - June 3, 1865 after his resignation. Eli Lilly: June 1865 - August 25, 1865. Notable people Daniel Webster Comstock: Served as a Regimental Sergeant Major, First Lieutenant, Captain, and acting assistant Adjutant General in the military division of Mississippi. Eli Lilly: Before joining the 121st Indiana Infantry Regiment (9th Indiana Cavalry) Lilly had previously served with the 21st Indiana Infantry Regiment (1st Heavy Artillery) before resigning his officer's commission in order to raise the 18th Independent Battery Indiana Light Artillery or "Lilly's Battery" which fought with distinction at the Battle of Chickamauga and was part of John T. Wilder's Lightning Brigade. In the postwar era Lilly founded the Eli Lilly and Company. William V. Wheeler: Served as a private in Company D of the 9th Indiana Cavalry. Wheeler was later promoted to the rank of Corporal. Wheeler went on to found the Wheeler Mission Ministries of Indianapolis, Indiana. James Wolverton: A naturalist who came to prominence naming the General Sherman Tree in the Sequoia National Park. Wolverton had previously served as a Lieutenant in the 9th Indiana.Tweed William A famous name and a mystery https://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/story/sports/outdoors/pathstopeaks/2014/09/27/famous-name-mystery/16319207/ 2025-08-29 Visalia Times-Delta en-US Nathaniel J. Owings: Owings enlisted as a captain and commanded Company F until being promoted to the rank of Major. Owings son, Nathaniel A. Owings became a famous architect and one of the founding members of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, also known as SOM. References Category:Infantry regiments of the United States Army Category:Units and formations of the Union army from Indiana Category:1863 establishments in Indiana Category:Military units and formations established in 1863 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1865 Category:1865 disestablishments in Indiana