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October
1864 80th Indiana Volunteer Infantry An American Civil War Regiment |
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Also included below are quotes from primary and secondary sources that are intended to give insights into what the times, and the soldiers' lives, were like. These quotes have been entered on the date they were written or published (unless otherwise noted) and without changing the original grammar or spelling. Abbreviations used on this page include: Capt.=Captain; Chap.=Chaplain; Co.=Company; C.S.A.=Confederate States of America; Gen.=General; Gov.=Governor;Ind.=Indiana; Lieut.=Lieutenant; and, U.S.=United States. The 80th Indiana was formed in response to President Lincoln's call for 300,000 more volunteers for the Federal Army. The 80th left Indiana in September, 1862, and did not return until July, 1865. During that time it marched over 3,700 miles on foot and fought in the states of Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, and North Carolina. Of the roughly 1,000 men who served in it, only 320 were still with the 80th when it came home. Sources: 80th Indiana Regimental and Company Order Books; Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana, Volumes III and IV, 1861-1865 (Indianapolis, Indiana, 1866); and other items as noted.
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| Dates | Synopsis | Quotes |
Oct. 1 Saturday |
Decatur. Camped at Decatur, Ga. Mustered into the Army. Recruit William H. Hackney into Co. C |
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Oct. 2 Sunday |
Decatur. Camped at Decatur, Ga. |
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Oct. 3 Monday |
Decatur. Camped at Decatur, Ga. |
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Oct. 4 Tuesday |
Discharged from the Army due to disability. Cpl. Hiram Chandler Co. D "arm amputation" |
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Oct. 5 Wednesday |
"Overcast and cloudy." Died in hospital at Evansville, Ind. Pvt. Jesse Buzan Co. D Discharged due to wounds received in action. Pvt. Isaac Vancamp Co. I |
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Oct. 6 Thursday |
"Rain in Morning. Clear in afternoon." |
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Oct. 7 Friday |
"Pleasant weather." |
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Oct. 8 Saturday |
"Cold and windy." |
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Oct. 9 Sunday |
"Very cold weather." |
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Oct. 10 Monday |
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Oct. 11 Tuesday |
"Weather fine." |
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Oct. 12 Wednesday |
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Oct. 13 Thursday |
"Very hot." |
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Oct. 14 Friday |
"Weather cool." |
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Oct. 15 Saturday |
"Weather pleasant." |
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Oct. 16 Sunday |
"Weather pleasant." |
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Oct. 17 Monday |
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Oct. 18 Tuesday |
"Weather pleasant." |
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Oct. 19 Wednesday |
"Weather pleasant." |
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Oct. 20 Thursday |
"Weather pleasant." |
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Oct. 21 Friday |
"Weather pleasant." |
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Oct. 22 Saturday |
"Weather cool all day." Dishonorably discharged from the Army. 1st Lieut. Alexander Montgomery Co. E |
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Oct. 23 Sunday |
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Oct. 24 Monday |
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Oct. 26 Wednesday |
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Oct. 27 Thursday |
Discharged from Army due to disability. Capt. Jacob Ragle Co. K |
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Oct. 28 Friday |
Commissioned as Co. K officer. 1st Lieut. Bailey McConnell, as Capt. Resigned from the Army. Chap. Marmaduke M. C. Hobbs F&S |
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Oct. 29 Saturday |
Died in hospital at Chattanooga, Tenn. Pvt. John Welton Co. I |
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Oct. 30 Sunday |
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Oct. 31 Monday |
Marched Through Rome. "Organization of troops in the Department of the Ohio, commanded by Maj. Gen. John M. Schofield, U. S. Army, October 31, 1864. TWENTY-THIRD ARMY CORPS. Maj. Gen. JOHN M. SCHOFIELD SECOND DIVISION. Brig. Gen. JOSEPH A. COOPER. Second Brigade. Col. JOHN C. McQUISTON. 107th Illinois, Lieut. Col. Francis H. Lowry. 80th Indiana, Lieut. Col. Alfred D. Owen. 129th Indiana, Col. Charles A. Zollinger. 23d Michigan, Capt. Benjamin W. Huston. 111th Ohio, Lieut. Col. Isaac R. Sherwood. 118th Ohio, Maj. Edgar Sowers." |
"marched early, crossed Etawah river passing through Rome [Georgia] without stopping. [Recruits] Johnathon Hembree jr, Gilbert Gibson, Miles Dillon, Aron Dillon joined the company, also Wm Cochran [Pvt. George W. Cochran] came from the hospital, camped about 6 miles from Calhoun." --1st Lieut. Isum Gwin Co. D, from his leather-bound pocket diary. |
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