156th Indiana Infantry Regiment

156th Indiana Infantry Battalion
Active	April 12 – August 4, 1865
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Infantry
Size	Battalion[note 1]
Garrison/HQ	Shenandoah Valley Area
Engagements	American Civil War
Disbanded	August 4, 1865
Commanders
Lt. Colonel	Charles M. Smith[1]
Adjutant	Charles O. Wilson[2]

The 156th Indiana Infantry Battalion^[1] was an infantry battalion from Indiana that served in the Union Army between April 12 and August 4, 1865, during the American Civil War.

Service

The battalion was organized at Indianapolis, Indiana, with a strength of 531 men^[1] and mustered in on April 12, 1865.^[1][3] The battalion consisted of five companies, two companies from the 4th and 5th district and another three from the 6th district.^[1] It left Indiana for Harper's Ferry, West Virginia on April 27. It was then placed on guard duty at various points in the Shenandoah Valley until early August, and was mustered out on August 4, 1865.^[1][3] During its service the battalion incurred seventeen fatalities and another fifty-four men deserted.^[1][3]

Notes

1. According to W.H.H. Terrell (1866), The Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana. Containing Rosters for the Years 1861–1865, Volume 3, the 156th Indiana Infantry Battalion was composed of five companies. Companies "A" to "E".

References

1. Holloway (2004), p. 152.
2. Terrell (1866), p. 372.
3. Dyer (1959), Volume 3. p. 1,158.

Bibliography

• Dyer, Frederick H. (1959). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. New York and London. Thomas Yoseloff, Publisher. LCCN 59-12963.
• Holloway, William R. (2004). Civil War Regiments From Indiana. eBookOnDisk.com Pensacola, Florida. ISBN 1-9321-5731-X.
• Terrell, W.H.H. (1866). The Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana. Containing Rosters for the Years 1861–1865, Volume 3. Indianapolis, Indiana. Samuel M. Douglass, State Printer.