The regiment mustered out of service on July 23, 1865.
Total strength and casualtiesEdit
The regiment suffered 4 officers and 68 enlisted men killed in action or died of wounds and 2 officers and 143 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 217 fatalities.[1][2]
Second Lieutenant Henry C. Foster, Company B, nicknamed "Coonskin" by comrades in the XVII Corps. Foster is best known for constructing a crude marksman's tower out of salvaged railroad ties upon the Union siege works during the Siege of Vicksburg, opposite the 3rd Louisiana Redan. Wearing his signature coonskin cap, Foster was acclaimed by his Union comrades as being the best shot in the Army of the Tennessee and consequently, Foster was permitted by Union commanders to sharpshoot on his own accord during the duration of the siege.[citation needed]
Lucy Higgs Nichols, affectionately nicknamed "Aunt Lucy" by the men of the 23rd, was an escaped slave who, along with her daughter Mona, informally joined the regiment at Bolivar, Tennessee, in June 1862. Nichols was soon working in the unit as a forager, seamstress, washerwoman, cook, and nurse. She and her daughter quickly became a part of the unit, as the men and Nichols shared a familial devotion to one another. This bond is best exemplified by the actions of the regiment in the days following Mona's death during the siege of Vicksburg, when the regiment conducted a funeral, complete with arranged flowers, in the midst of the ongoing siege. Aunt Lucy would remain alongside the rest of the 23rd for the remainder of the war and was even present for the Grand Review of the Armies in 1865. She returned with the unit to New Albany, Indiana after the war, was the first and only African-American woman to be awarded an honorary membership in a unit's Grand Army of the Republic post, and was invited to and attended every reunion of the XVII Corps. She gained and fame and recognition later in life in 1898, when with the help of her comrades in the 23rd, Lucy was awarded a veteran pension.
23rd, indiana, infantry, regiment, 23rd, indiana, volunteer, infantry, regiment, infantry, regiment, that, served, union, army, during, american, civil, 23rd, regiment, indiana, volunteer, infantryflag, united, states, 1865, 1867activejuly, 1861, july, 1865cou. The 23rd Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War 23rd Regiment Indiana Volunteer InfantryFlag of the United States 1865 1867ActiveJuly 29 1861 to July 23 1865CountryUnited StatesAllegianceUnionBranchInfantryEngagementsBattle of ShilohBattle of Port GibsonBattle of RaymondBattle of Champion HillSiege of VicksburgBattle of Kennesaw MountainSiege of AtlantaBattle of JonesboroSherman s March to the SeaBattle of Bentonville Contents 1 Service 2 Total strength and casualties 3 Commanders 4 Notable Members 5 See also 6 Notes 7 ReferencesService EditThe 23rd Indiana Volunteer Infantry was organized at New Albany Indiana on July 29 1861 Battle of Shiloh Battle of Port Gibson Battle of Raymond Battle of Champion Hill Siege of Vicksburg Battle of Kennesaw Mountain Siege of Atlanta Battle of Jonesboro Sherman s March to the Sea Battle of Bentonville The regiment mustered out of service on July 23 1865 Total strength and casualties EditThe regiment suffered 4 officers and 68 enlisted men killed in action or died of wounds and 2 officers and 143 enlisted men who died of disease for a total of 217 fatalities 1 2 Commanders EditColonel William L SandersonNotable Members EditSecond Lieutenant Henry C Foster Company B nicknamed Coonskin by comrades in the XVII Corps Foster is best known for constructing a crude marksman s tower out of salvaged railroad ties upon the Union siege works during the Siege of Vicksburg opposite the 3rd Louisiana Redan Wearing his signature coonskin cap Foster was acclaimed by his Union comrades as being the best shot in the Army of the Tennessee and consequently Foster was permitted by Union commanders to sharpshoot on his own accord during the duration of the siege citation needed Lucy Higgs Nichols affectionately nicknamed Aunt Lucy by the men of the 23rd was an escaped slave who along with her daughter Mona informally joined the regiment at Bolivar Tennessee in June 1862 Nichols was soon working in the unit as a forager seamstress washerwoman cook and nurse She and her daughter quickly became a part of the unit as the men and Nichols shared a familial devotion to one another This bond is best exemplified by the actions of the regiment in the days following Mona s death during the siege of Vicksburg when the regiment conducted a funeral complete with arranged flowers in the midst of the ongoing siege Aunt Lucy would remain alongside the rest of the 23rd for the remainder of the war and was even present for the Grand Review of the Armies in 1865 She returned with the unit to New Albany Indiana after the war was the first and only African American woman to be awarded an honorary membership in a unit s Grand Army of the Republic post and was invited to and attended every reunion of the XVII Corps She gained and fame and recognition later in life in 1898 when with the help of her comrades in the 23rd Lucy was awarded a veteran pension See also Edit nbsp American Civil War portal nbsp Indiana portalList of Indiana Civil War regiments Indiana in the Civil WarNotes Edit Union Regimental Histories Indiana The Civil War Archive 2009 Retrieved July 16 2015 Dyer Frederick Henry 1959 A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion New York Thomas Yoseloff References EditThe Civil War Archive Indiana Units Civil War Indiana nbsp nbsp This article about a specific military unit of the American Civil War is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Louisville metro area related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 23rd Indiana Infantry Regiment amp oldid 1027747284, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
