20th Indiana Infantry

After the Battle of the Corn only 125 Union Soldiers were left from the 19th. so they were added to the Indiana 20th. Inf. Issac Died in Indiana and is buried in the Walnut Grove Cemetery near Bloomfield . He is buried besides his brother Alex my Great Grandfather. Who served in the Indiana 27th.

David Robbins was wounded in 1861, during fighting on Hatteras Island, NC. He returned to Warsaw, IN, where he died of his wounds the next year. He was one of four brothers - sons of Stillman Robbins - who were killed fighting for the Union in the Civil War. A fifth brother survived the war, but was captured and spent 18 months as a prisoner in Libby Prison and Andersonville.

No family notes have been added.

Last name could be listed as Collins as his birth name and widowed mother married Larkin Myer in Indiana.

Sgt Ezra Robbins was killed at Gettysburg on 2 July 1863. He was one of four brothers - sons of Stillman Robbins - who were killed fighting for the Union in the Civil War.

Samuel was the son of John E Stickley.

An ancestor of mine is shown in some of the Ancestry.com records as having been taken prisoner 1 Oct. 1861 at the Battle at Chicamacomico North Carolina and indicates imprisonment there - I have so far been unable to find any records about this - until a "Muster Out" date of 22 May 1862 which sounds like one of the early prisoner exchanges. I have no idea what happened after that but he did survive the war. If anyone can shed any light on this, please email me. Thanks !!!

Hiram was discharged from the 7th Indiana Infantry at Culpepper, Va. on December 22, 1863. He joined the 20th on December 22, 1863 at Kelly's Ford by Captain Luke. He suffered a flesh wound in the chest on October 24, 1864 at Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher's Run. At Watkin's House on March 25, 1865 he was wounded twice in the left leg - one shell exited through the bottom of his foot. Was transferred to City Point Depot Hospital 2nd Army, then to Armory Square General Hospital. He was there from March 31 thry June 3, 1865. He heard the shots that killed President Lincoln.

From Lafayette, Indiana, aged 23. Shot in the left leg at the Battle of Oak Grove, Virginia June 25th, 1862, died at Columbian Hospital, D.C. July 28th 1862. Buried in Soldiers Home Cemetery, D.C. Was brother in law to William Relph 72nd Indiana Infantry.

*Updated 21 Dec 17* Wounded on the Weds prior to 7 July, 1862, Malvern Hill first day of the Seven Days Before Richmond, from article published in Indianapolis newspaper regarding casualties. Reportedly in Regimental Hospital, Harrison's Landing, Virginia. Died of fever 31 August, 1862. No currently known disposition of remains or death record (as of 18 July 2015). Trying to find records of his final disposition. Found pension records for his two children.

George Henry McBride served with Co. D, 20th Indiana Regiment, also served with Co.C, 14th Indiana Regiment. Was at Battle of Gettysburg 1-3 July 1863. Saw many old friends at 50th reunion of this battle in 1913. Not known for sure but think he was in or near the 'Peach Orchard'. (See other info in Co. C, 14th Indiana Infantry, Indiana Volunteers.)

No family notes have been added.

Great-great grandson of Hiram

No family notes have been added.

My GG Grandfather was killed May 12,1864 at the Battle of Spotsylvania. His two sons were also in the war, Edmond L.was in the same unit as his father and Sumner T. was in Company A 7 Indiana Cavalry.John and his sons lived in Porter County Indiana.

Michael Robinson is the son of William Harrison Robinson and Mary Hanley, pioneers of Gillam township. Michael was one of three brothers who fought in the Civil War. He served as a private in Companies I and D of the 20th Regiment, Indiana Infantry. He enlisted at the age of 18 years and participated in many battles, including Fredericksburg, the Second Battle of Bull Run, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg, where his brother William was wounded. At the First Battle of the Wilderness, Michael was wounded and lay on the field all night. After that he was placed on detached duty in a Soldier's Home until his discharge. He returned to a life of farming after the war and married Sarah, daughter of Samuel McCullough. To this union were born six children: Millie (married Charles H. Guild), Florence C., Clarence A., Nora L., Alfred O., and Essie. Michael and Sarah were lifelong members of the Methodist church and Michael was a Charter member of C.L. Gui1d Post, Grand Army of the Republic, in Medaryville.

The son of William Harrison Robinson and Mary Hanley, William Harrison Robinson, Jr. was a Civil War veteran who enlisted in Company I, 20th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, on 22 July 1861. He was badly wounded at Gettysburg on July 2, 1863. A local legend in Jasper County says that his father retrieved him from the Army hospital where he was being treated and took him to a private physician. In spite of his wounds he served until 12 July 1865 and mustered out as a sergeant. According to family history, William was shot in the face at Gettysburg and retrieved from the battlefield by his two brothers, Michael and Thomas. They contacted their father, who came from Indiana to the Army hospital where William was being treated and used his influence as a Mason to move William into the care of civilian doctors.

Isaac Branson previously served as Sergeant with the 19th Indiana which consolidated with the 20th Indiana on 18 October 1864. Isaac served as 1st Lt. The 20th Indiana was at Appomattox Court House on 09 April 1865, surrender of Lee and his army and marched to Washington, DC for the Grand Review on 23 May 1865. Refer to 19th Indiana listing for Lt. Isaac Branson and further info.

Van Buren Hinds, K Company, 20th Indiana Infantry was one of the soldiers captured aboard the ship 'Fanny' at Chicamacomico (Pamlico Sound) on 1 October 1861. He subsequently went to Libbey Prison, was exchanged in May 1862. After a short stint with the home guard, he joined the 54th Indiana Infantry and was at the Siege of Vicksburg. His enlistment ended 30 June 1863 and he went home to Indiana. In the spring of 1864, he joined the 48th Indiana and served until the end of the war.