93rd REGIMENT INFANTRY
Dyer's Regimental History

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

Note: HTML format added to aid digestion.--if you remove the format you have Dyer's original text [He didn't use complete sentences].

Transcribed and submitted by J. R. Carr.

93rd REGIMENT INFANTRY.

• Organized at Chicago, Ill., and
• mustered in October 13, 1862.
• Moved to Memphis, Tenn., November 9 - 14, 1862.

• Attached to 5th Brigade, 5th Division, District of Memphis, Tenn., 13th Army Corps (Old), Dept. of the Tennessee, November, 1862.
• 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, District of Memphis, 13th Army Corps, to December, 1862.
• 3rd Brigade, 7th Division, 16th Army Corps, to January, 1863.
• 3rd Brigade, 7th Division, 17th Army Corps, to September, 1863.
• 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 17th Army Corps, to December, 1863.
• 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 15th Army Corps, to August, 1864.
• 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 15th Army Corps, to April, 1865.
• 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 15th Army Corps, to June, 1865.

• Grant's Central Mississippi Campaign November, 1862, to January, 1863.
  • Tallahatchie March November 26 - December 12, 1862.
• At Ridgway, Tenn., January to March, 1863.
• Moved to Lake Providence, La., March 3,
• thence to Helena, Ark., March 10.
• Expedition to Yazoo Pass by Moon Lake, Yazoo Pass and Coldwater and Tallahatchie Rivers March 13 - April 5.
• Operations against Fort Pemberton and Greenwood March 13 - April 5.
• Moved to Millikens Bend, La., April 13.
• Movement on Bruinsburg and turning Grand Gulf April 25 - 30.
• Battle of Port Gibson, Miss., May 1 (Reserve).
• Battles of Raymond May 12;
• near Raymond May 13;
• Jackson May 14;
• Champion's Hill May 16;
• Big Black River May 17.
• Siege of Vicksburg May 18 - July 4.
  • Assaults on Vicksburg May 19 and 22.
  • Surrender of Vicksburg July 4.
• Moved to Jackson, Miss., July 13 - 15.
• Siege of Jackson July 15 - 17.
• At Vicksburg till September 12.
• Moved to Helena, Ark., September 12,
• thence to Memphis, Tenn., September 30.
• March to Chattanooga, Tenn., October 3 - November 19.
  • Operations on the Memphis and Charleston R. R. in Alabama October 20 - 29.
• Chattanooga - Ringgold Campaign November 23 - 27.
  • Tunnel Hill November 23 - 24.
  • Mission Ridge November 25.
  • Pursuit to Graysville November 26 - 27.
• Moved to Bridgeport, Ala., December 3.
• To Larkinsville, Ala., December 22, and
• to Huntsville, Ala., January 17, 1864.
• Duty there till June.
• Demonstration on Dalton, Ga., February 22 - 27.
  • Tunnel Hill, Buzzards Roost Gap and Rocky Faced Ridge February 23 - 25.
• Moved to Decatur, Ala., June 12,
• thence march to Stevenson, Ala., June 14 - 25.
• To Kingston, Ga., June 27 - 28,
• thence to Etowah and guard bridge and crossing till July 11.
• At Kingston till August 2.
• March to Allatoona August 2 - 3.
• Pursuit of Wheeler to Spring Place August 15 - 18.
• At Resaca and Allatoona till November.
  • Battle of Allatoona October 5.
• March to the sea November 15 - December 10.
• Seige of Savannah December 10 - 21.
• Campaign of the Carolinas January to April 1865.
  • Salkehatchie Swamps, S.C., February 2 - 5.
  • South Edisto River February 9.
  • North Edisto River February 12 - 13.
  • Columbia February 15 - 17.
  • West's Cross Roads February 25 (Detachment).
  • Battle of Bentonville, N.C., March 20 - 21.
  • 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 29 - May 19.
• Grand Review May 24.
• Mustered out June 23 and
• discharged at Chicago, Ill., July 7, 1865.

Regiment lost during service

• 4 Officers and 147 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and
• 1 Officer and 142 Enlisted men by disease.
• Total 294.

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