Union service · Indiana

1st Indiana Heavy Artillery

Discover the people remembered in this unit and the family stories shared by our community.

Regiment archive

Names remembered

11 entries

Company Unknown

Lieutenant

No family notes have been added.
Contributor David McAfeeDate added 2/20/2005

Company A

Private

[3 x great granduncle] Enlisted 27 Feb 1864; mustered in 26 Mar 1864 at Indianapolis; mustered out w/regiment 10 Jan 1866 at Baton Rouge LA; kicked in the back by one of the mules attached to the artillery at Morganza Bend LA in July 1864.
Contributor Tad D. CampbellHomepage http://home.earthlink.net/~tadcampDate added 8/25/2005

Company B

Private

Mustered in on 24 July 1861, mustered out 31 July 1864 in Baton Rouge, LA.
Contributor Don ReidDate added 10/13/2006

Company E

Private

Enlisted as a Private on 10 October 1864 Enlisted in Company E, 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment Indiana on 10 October 1864. Mustered out Company E, 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment Indiana on 10 October 1865
Contributor Fred RoseDate added 10/31/2005

Company F

Private

My great grandfather enlisted at LaPorte, IN on 9/21/1864 as a substitute for Isaac R. Alkine. Served with Co. F at Fort Barrancas, FL and was discharged on 10/4/1865.
Contributor Wayne OwensDate added 9/20/2006

Company H

Corporal

Enlisted as a private in Co. H 1st Indiana Heavy Artillery, War of the Rebellion, on 6 July 1861. He re-enlisted as a veteran volunteer on 1 January 1864 in Co. H 21st Reg. Indiana Volunteers. He held the rank of private and corporal and survived the war, and was honorably discharged at Baton Rouge Louisiana on 10 January 1866 as a corporal.
Contributor Douglas J. LibeyDate added 5/30/2008

Company H

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Jon BareDate added 11/17/2009

Company H

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Jon BareDate added 11/17/2009

Company I

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Shelly ColbertDate added 7/11/2006

Company K

Private

My Gr-Grand Uncle. Served from 1861-1864. Addie was born 13 Oct 1840 Martin Co. IN, died 24 Jan 1919 Syracus, Cooper Co. MO. Son of John Mosier and Hester Ann (Burris) Mosier. Married Margaret Jane Bradley 6 Mar 1864. Had 9 children: Adda, Lawrence L, Margaret, John Adam, Charles F, William, Hester, Emil and Everett. Died of Uremic Poisoning, aged 78 yrs, 3 mos, 11 dys. Buried with wife in Odd Fellows Cemetery (aka IOOF), Tipton, Moniteau Co. MO.
Contributor Linda BoardDate added 5/17/2011

Company L

Private

[2 x great granduncle] Enlisted 3 Oct 1864 at Indianapolis, IN and mustered into Battery L, 1st Indiana Heavy Artillery (also known as the 21st Indiana Infantry). Joined his unit in the field on 22 Oct 1864. Severely injured while hauling a load of wood when the mule upon which he was riding slipped and fell upon him, thereby breaking his leg. Sent to St. Louis General Hospital at New Orleans, where he remained from Feb to Apr 1865. Furloughed for 60 days on 20 Apr 1865 and returned to Indiana to convalesce. He remained absent with leave in Indiana until he was mustered out on 12 Aug 1865, due to the end of his term of service.
Contributor Tad D. CampbellHomepage http://home.earthlink.net/~tadcampDate added 8/25/2005

Rejoining the server...

Rejoin failed... trying again in seconds.

Failed to rejoin.
Please retry or reload the page.

The session has been paused by the server.

Failed to resume the session.
Please reload the page.