104th 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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104th REGIMENT INFANTRY.
- Organized at Ottawa, Ill., and
- mustered in August 27, 1862 and ordered to Louisville, Ky.
- Attached to 39th Brigade, 12th Division, Army of the Ohio, to November, 1862.
- District of Western Kentucky, Dept. of the Ohio. to December, 1862.
- Prisoners of war to April, 1863.
- 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 14th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to October, 1863. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 14th Army Corps, to June, 1865.
SERVICE.-
- Moved from Louisville to Frankfort Ky., September, 1862, and duty there till October 25. Moved to Hartsville, Tenn., October 26-December 1.
- Action at Hartsville December 7.
- Regiment captured and paroled.
- Sent to Camp Douglas, Chicago, Ill., and duty there as paroled prisoners of war till April, 1863 when declared exchanged.
- Ordered to Brentwood Tenn.; thence to Murfreesboro, Tenn., and duty there till June.
- Middle Tennessee (or Tullahoma) Campaign June 24-July 7.
- Occupation of Middle Tennessee till August 16.
- Passage of the Cumberland Mountains and Tennessee River and Chickamauga (Ga.) Campaign August 16-September 22.
- Davis Cross Roads, near Dug Gap September 11.
- Battle of Chickamauga September 19-21.
- Rossville Gap September 21.
- Siege of Chattanooga, Tenn., September 24-November 23.
- Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign November 23-27.
- Lookout Mountain November 24.
- Mission Ridge November 25.
- Pea Vine Valley and Graysville November 26.
- Taylor's Ridge, Ringgold Gap, November 27.
- At Chattanooga till February, 1864.
- Moved to Nashville, Tenn., February 10, and duty there till March 16.
- Moved to Chattanooga March 16-19.
- Atlanta (Ga.) Campaign May l-September 8.
- Demonstration of Rocky Faced Ridge May 8-11.
- Buzzard's Roost Gap May 8-9.
- Near Resaca May 13.
- Battle of Resaca May 14-16.
- Advance on Dallas May 18-26.
- Operations on line of Pumpkin Vine Creek and battles about Dallas, New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills May 26-June 6.
- Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2.
- Pine Mountain June 11-14.
- Lost Mountain June 15-17.
- Assault on Kenesaw June 27.
- Ruff's Station, Smyrna Camp Ground, July 4.
- Chattahoochie River July 6-18.
- Peach Tree Creek June 19-20.
- Siege of Atlanta July 22-August 26.
- Flank movement on Jonesboro August 26-30.
- Battle of Jonesboro August 31-September 1.
- Operations against Hood In North Georgia and North Alabama September 29-November 3.
- March to the sea November 16-December 10.
- Siege of Savannah December 10-21.
- Campaign of the Carolinas January to April, 1865.
- Near Stroud's Mills S. C., February 26.
- Cloud's House February 26.
- Near Rocky Mount February 28.
- Averysboro, Taylor's Hole Creek, N. C., March 16.
- Battle of Bentonville March 19-21.
- Occupation of Goldsboro March 24.
- Advance on Raleigh April 10-14.
- Occupation of Raleigh April l4.
- 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.
- Mustered out June 6 and discharged at Chicago, Ill. July 11, 1866.
Regiment lost during service
- 6 Officers and 110 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and
- 2 Officers and 76 Enlisted men by disease.
- Total 194.
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