Country United States Branch Infantry Engagements American Civil War | Allegiance Union Size Regiment | |
Active March 1 – September 4, 1865 | ||
The 153rd Indiana Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment from Indiana that served in the Union Army between March 1 and September 4, 1865, during the American Civil War.
Service
The regiment was organized at Indianapolis, with a strength of 1,033 men and mustered in on March 1, 1865. It left Indiana for Nashville, Tennessee on March 5. While en route the regiment was stopped at Louisville, Kentucky, and ordered to proceed to Russellville, Kentucky, while a detachment went to Lyon County on April 29. Companies "D", "G", and "H", were involved in numerous operations against guerrilla fighters in the vicinity of Russellville until June. The regiment returned to Louisville, Ky., on June 16, where it saw duty at Taylor Barracks until early September. The regiment was mustered out on September 4, 1865. During its service the regiment suffered forty-seven fatalities, another seventy-nine men deserted and unaccounted for, two men.