103rd 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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103rd REGIMENT INFANTRY.

• Organized at Peoria, Ill. and
• mustered in October 2, 1862.
• Moved to Cairo, Ill., thence to Bolivar, Tenn., October 30-November 2, 1862.

• Attached to 1st Brigade, 4th Division, Right Wing 13th Army Corps (Old), Department of the Tennessee; to December, 1862.
• 2nd Brigade, District of Jackson, 16th Army Corps, to March, 1863.
• 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 16th Army Corps, to July, 1863.
• 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, 15th Army Corps, to September, 1864.
• 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 15th Army Corps, to June, 1865.

SERVICE.-

• Grant's Central Mississippi Campaign November 2-December 31, 1862.
  • Moved to LaGrange, Tenn., November 3, and duty there till November 28.
  • Reconnaissance from LaGrange to Lamar, Miss., November 5.
  • Wirsham Creek November 6.
  • Garrison at Waterford, Miss., December 1-31.
• Moved to Jackson, Tenn., December 31, and duty there till March 10, 1863.
• Moved to LaGrange, Tenn., March 10, 1863, and duty there till June 5.
  • Expedition to Holly Springs and Waterford, Miss., and Colliersville, Tenn., April 17-26.
• Moved to Memphis, Tenn., June 5-6;
• thence to Vicksburg, Miss., June 8-13.
• Siege of Vicksburg, Miss., June 14-July 4.
• Advance on Jackson, Miss., July 4-10.
  • Birdsong Ferry, Big Black River, July 4-6.
• Siege of Jackson July 10-17.
• At Big Black River till September 28.
• Moved to Memphis, Tenn., thence march to Chattanooga, Tenn., September 28-November 23.
  • 0perations on Memphis & Charleston R. R. in Alabama October 20-29.
• Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign November 23-27.
  • Tunnel Hill November 24-25.
  • Mission Ridge November 26.
  • Pursuit to Graysville November 26-27.
• March to relief of Knoxville and return to Bridgeport, Ala., November 28-December 19.
• Moved to Stevenson, Ala., December 24,
• thence to Scottsboro, Ala. December 26-28, and duty there till February 8, 1864.
• Moved to Cleveland, Tenn., February 8-14.
• Demonstration on Dalton, Ga., February 22-27.
  • Tunnel Hill, Buzzard s Roost Gap and Rocky Faced Ridge February 23-26.
• At Cleveland till May.
• Atlanta (Ga.) Campaign May to September.
  • Demonstrations on Resaca May 8-13.
    • Near Resaca May 13.
  • Battle of Resaca May 14-15.
  • Advance on Dallas May 18-25.
  • Operations on line of Pumpkin Vine Creek and battles about Dallas, New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills May 26-June 5.
  • Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2.
    • Brush Mountain June 15.
    • Assault on Kenesaw June 27.
  • Nickajack Creek July 2-5.
  • Ruff's Mills July 4.
  • Chattahoochie River July 6-17.
  • Battle of Atlanta July 22.
  • Siege of Atlanta July 22-August 25.
  • Ezra Chapel, Hood's second sortie, July 28.
  • Flank movement on Jonesboro August 26-30.
  • Battle of Jonesboro August 31-September 1.
  • Lovejoy Station September 2-6.
• Operations against Hood in North Georgia and North Alabama September 29-November 3.
• March to the sea November 16-December 10.
  • Griswoldsville November 22.
  • Ogeechee River December 7-9.
• Siege of Savannah December 10-21.
• Campaign of the Carolinas January to April, 1865.
  • Reconnoissance to Salkehatchie River, S. C., January 25.
  • Combahee River January 28.
  • Salkehatchie Swamps February 2-6.
  • South Edisto River February 9.
  • North Edisto River February 12-13.
  • Conger Creek February 15.
  • Columbia February 16-17.
  • Battle of Bentonville N. C., March 20-21.
  • Mill Creek March 22.
  • Occupation of Goldsboro March 24.
  • Advance on Raleigh April 9-13.
  • 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 29-May 19.
• Grand Review May 24.
• Moved to Louisville, Ky., June 2-4.
• Mustered out June 14 and discharged at Chicago, Ill., July 9,1865.

Regiment lost during service

• 8 Officers and 87 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and
• 1 Officer and 163 Enlisted men by disease.
• Total 249.

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