102nd REGIMENT INFANTRY
Dyer's Regimental History

from A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, vol. III, Regimental Histories
by Frederick H. Dyer [1908]

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102nd REGIMENT INFANTRY.

• Organized at Knoxville, Ill., and
• mustered in September 1, 1862.
• Moved to Peoria, Ill., September 22,
• thence to Louisville, Ky., October 1.

• Attached to Ward's Brigade, Dumont's 12th Division, Army of the Ohio, to November, 1862.
• Ward's Brigade, Post of Gallatin, Tenn., Dept. of the Cumberland, to June, 1863.
• 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, Reserve Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to August, 1863.
• Ward's Brigade, Post of Nashville, Tenn., Dept. of the Cumberland, to January, 1864.
• 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 11th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to April, 1864.
• 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 20th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, and Army of Georgia to June, 1865.

SERVICE.-

• March in pursuit of Bragg through Kentucky October 1-16 1862.
• March to Gallatin, Tenn., via Frankfort, Bowling Green and Scottsville October 16-November 26.
• Duty at Gallatin till June 6, 1863.
• Action at Woodbury April 27, 1863.
• Moved to Lavergne, Tenn., and on railroad guard duty at Lavergne and Stewart's Creek till February, 1864.
• (5 Companies mounted August, 1863.)
• Moved to Wauhatchle Valley, Tenn., February 25, 1864.
• Scout from Lookout Valley to Deer Head Cove, Ga., March 29-31.
• Atlanta (Ga.) Campaign May 1-September 8.
  • Movement on Dalton May 5-8.
  • Demonstration on Rocky Faced Ridge May 8-11.
  • Battle of Resaca May 14-15.
  • Near Cassville May 19.
  • Advance on Dallas May 22-25.
  • New Hope Church May 25.
  • Operations on line of Pumpkin Vine Creek and battles about Dallas, New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills May 26-June 5.
  • Big Shanty June 1.
  • Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2.
  • Pine Hill June 11-14.
  • Lost Mountain June 15-17.
  • Gilgal or Golgotha Church June 16.
  • Muddy Creek June 17.
  • Noyes Creek June 19.
  • Kolb's Farm June 22.
  • Assault on Kenesaw June 27.
  • Ruff's Station, Smyrna Camp Ground, July 4.
  • Chattahoochie River July 5-17.
  • Peach Tree Creek July 19-20.
  • Siege of Atlanta July 22-August 26.
  • Operations at Chattahoochie River Bridge August 26-September 2.
• Occupation of Atlanta September 2-November 15.
• March to the sea November 15-December 10.
• Occupation of Milledgeville November 22.
• Ogeechee River November 29.
• Siege of Savannah December 10-21.
• Campaign of the Carolinas January to April, 1865.
  • Occupation of Hardeeville January 3, 1865.
  • Occupation of Lawtonville, S.C., February 2.
  • Rockingham, N.C., March 7.
  • Fayetteville, N. C., March 11.
  • Averysboro, Taylor's Hole Creek, March 16.
  • Battle of Bentonville March 19-21.
  • Moccasin Creek March 24.
  • Occupation of Goldsboro March 24.
  • Advance on Raleigh April 10-14.
  • Occupation of Raleigh April 14.
  • Bennett's House April 26.
  • Surrender of Johnston and his army.
• March to Washington, D.C., via Richmond, Va., April 30-May 19.
• Grand Review May 24.
• Mustered out June 6 and discharged at Chicago, Ill., June 14, 1865.

Regiment lost during service

• 51 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and
• 68 Enlisted men by disease.
• Total 119.

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