Indiana 93rd Infantry (Union)
1/09/62
Organized - Indiana 93rd Infantry - Indiana
18/05/63
Battle - Vicksburg - Vicksburg, Mississippi
In mid-May, 1863, after six months of unsuccessful attempts, Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Army of the Tennessee finally converged on Vicksburg, defended by a Confederate army under Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton. Capture of the Mississippi River town was critical to Union control of the strategic river. Vicksburg was located on a high river bluff defended with artillery, and Pemberton's men had constructed a series of fortifications in an 8-mile arc surrounding the city on the landward side. After crossing the…READ MORE
15/12/64
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel DeWitt C. Thomas, and Captain Charles A. Hubbard
ColonelDeWitt C. Thomas
CaptainCharles A. Hubbard
15/12/64
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel William L. McMillen
ColonelWilliam L. McMillen
15/12/64
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General John McArthur
Brigadier GeneralJohn McArthur
15/12/64
Battle - Nashville - Nashville, Tennessee
Despite a series of defeats in the closing days of November, 1864, Confederate Lieut. Gen. John Bell Hood continued to drag his bloodied Army of Tennessee, approximately 30,000 strong, north towards Nashville. The city was protected by 55,000 Union soldiers, which should have precluded further offensive operations, but Hood was determined and his situation was dire. Hood reached Nashville on December 2nd and staked out a position south of the city, hoping to draw the Union forces into a costly attack. Ulys…READ MORE
10/08/65
Mustered Out - Indiana 93rd Infantry - Indiana
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