Civil War Units - Union Army

Frederick H. Dyer, "A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion - Compiled and Arranged from Official Records of the Federal and Confederate Armies, Reports of the Adjutant Generals of the Several States, the Army Registers and Other Reliable Documents and Sources, Part III - Regimental Histories" (Reprint, Dayton, OH: The National Historical Society in cooperation with The Press of Morningside Bookshop, 1979, orig. pub. 1908), is a prime source of regimental history for Union forces. If your local library doesn't have it, nag, nag, nag.

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Skip to Regiments of Union Volunteers from the states: Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, North Carolina, Tennessee.

U.S. Coastal Artillery Batteries

42, 53, and 57 Cos. - Charlie C. Arrowood.
46 Co. - Alfred Arrowood.
47 and 144 Cos. - Daniel Arrowood.

U.S. Infantry Regiments

10th U.S. Infantry, Co. B - Sigel Arrowood (also served in 11th U.S. Infantry, Co. B).

11th U.S. Infantry, Co. B - Sigel Arrowood (also served in 10th U.S. Infantry, Co. B).

13th U.S. Infantry.

Co. E - John Arrowood (also served in 31st U.S. Infantry, Co. E).

31st U.S. Infantry, Co. E - John Arrowood (also served in 13th U.S. Infantry, Co. E). Dyer's Compendium only lists 19 regiments of U.S. Infantry. There was a 31st Regiment of U.S. Colored Volunteers.

Indiana

6th Indiana Cavalry.

Cos. A and F - Pvt George W Arrowood, Pvt James Whitehead

Co. G - Pvt. Christopher O'Neal.

Co. F - I don't have a relative in this unit, but I own a copy of "The Civil War Journal of Billy Davis - From Hopewell, Indiana to Port Republic, Virginia," ed. by Richard S. Skidmore (Greencastle, IN: The Nugget Publishers, 1989), ISBN: 0-9623292-0-7. The journal is extensive, there are photographs, and there's a roster of Company F with a few lines of information about each soldier.

Co. B - Pvt. Andrew Helton.

13th Indiana Infantry. Regimental roster on LDS film #1,703,856.

The regiment was mustered in at Indianapolis June 19, 1861, under the command of Col. Sullivan, and sent to West Virginia July 4, where it joined the brigade of Brig. Gen. W. S. Rosecrans. On the morning of July 11 Gen. Rosecrans led his brigade of about 1900 men through a trackless forest around to the rear of the Confederate position of perhaps 800 to 1200 men astride the Buckhannon-Beverly Road atop Rich Mountain, in Randolph County, Virginia. Reaching the road around 2 PM, they advanced along it over the crest of the hill. The 13th was supposed to send three companies to skirmish down the hill and three more companies to cover a small valley on the left, but Col. Sullivan misunderstood the order and took the whole regiment up the hill. After 40 minutes it was repositioned, Major Foster of the 13th later being complimented for his coolness in forming a portion of his men while under fire from two enemy cannons. Col. Sullivan with four companies was to charge around the road on the left. When the four regiments were set for the attack, the 19th Ohio formed into line and poured two volleys into the enemy force, which broke and retreated. The 8th and 10th Indiana charged along the road. Gen. Rosecrans himself encouraged the 13th's charge as the rebels were dispersing, capturing several prisoners. The battle was soon over, with many Confederate casualties, and 21 prisoners, two cannons, and all of the supply train captured. Rosecrans' brigade lost 12 men killed and 49 wounded.⁽¹⁾

* Note here a three year gap in the story *

In June, 1864, the 13th Indiana was assigned to the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division (Brig. Gen. Adelbert Ames), of the 10th Army Corps, engaged as part of the Army of the Potomac in the siege of Petersburg. The were the only midwestern regiment in a division of New Englanders. Non-veterans left the front June 19, and were mustered out June 24.⁽²⁾ The regiment was involved in an unspecified way in the mine explosion of July 30. They were engaged in the Battle of Strawberry Plains Augus 14-18, at Chaffin's Farm, New Market Heights, September 28-30, and at the Battle of Fair Oaks October 27-28. The regiment (and perhaps the brigade) were detached for duty in New York City during the election of 1864 November 4-17.

On their return to the front, they joined the first expedition against Fort Fisher as part of Maj. Gen. Alfred H. Terry's Provisional Corps. The regiment, now commanded by Lt. Col. Samuel M. Zent, with the same brigade, now commanded by Col. Louis Bell, and division returned with the second expedition January 3, 1865, with Maj. Gen. Terry's Tenth Corps.⁽³⁾

During the final campaign in the Carolinas, the 13th Indiana, commanded by Lt. Col. Samuel M. Zent, was assigned to the 3rd Brigade (Col. G. F. Granger), 2nd Division (Brig. Gen. Adelbert Ames), Tenth Corps (Maj. Gen. Alfred H. Terry), of the Army of the Ohio (Maj. Gen. John M. Schofield), which was the Center force of the three advancing armies commanded by Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman.⁽⁴⁾

Per the report of the itinerary of the Tenth Corps, April 10, 1865, "The Second and Third Divisions broke camp at Faison's Station on the 10th and marched to Raleigh without opposition."⁽⁵⁾

Per the itinerary of 2nd Division, 3rd Brigade, April 9, 1865 Col. Granger's brigade broke camp at Magnolia, N. C, and marched by way of Faison's and Bentonville to Raleigh, arriving in the evening of the 18th. April 20 the brigade was assigned to duty as garrison for the city of Raleigh, and continued as such through May.⁽⁶⁾

Co. A - Pvt. Andrew Helton.

Co. D - Pvt. Christopher O'Neal.

140th Indiana Infantry.

Co. A - Pvt. Milton Richardson d.1865 of disease.

148th Indiana Infantry. Regimental roster on LDS film #1,703,855.

The 148th was organized at Indianapolis and mustered in Feb 25, 1865. They left for Nashville Feb. 28, where they had duty there, and as guard and garrison in the District of Middle Tennessee, Dept. of the Cumberland, until September. They were mustered out Sept 5, 1865.

The regiment lost 2 enlisted men killed and 34 enlisted men by disease.

Co. K - Pvt. Noah Helton, died of disease three weeks after discharge.

Iowa

Co. D - Pvt. John Marcum.

Kentucky

Co. K - Pvts. Nathan Arrowood and his son William J. Arrowood. They enrolled Dec. 3, 1862, were mustered in for one year at Irvine, KY, Feb 14, 1863, and were discharged at Camp Nelson, KY, Mar 24, 1864.

Pvts. Robert Hensley & Thomas Hensley both died of disease contracted inthe service.

Co. E. - There is a roster of Company E online.

Co. A - Lt. Lacary Waddle, Pvt. Peter Waddle
Co. I - Pvt. Arthur Marcum. There is a roster of Company I online.

Co. K - Capt. Thomas D. Marcum.

Co. H - Pvts. John & William Barrett 1861-2, Evan Combs.

Maine

7th Maine Infantry.

Co. C - Pvts Adrian and Luther Turner.

I recently bought "Red Diamond Regiment : The 17th Maine Infantry, 1862-1865" by William B. Jordan, Jr. (White Mane Pub. Co. Inc., 1996), 438pp, ISBN 0-942597-72-9. It's currently available at some of the major bookstore chains.

North Carolina

Co. A - Pvt James Arrowood (1890 veteran census in Cocke County, Tennessee).

Co. B - Pvt David B Arrowood (probably the last soldier killed east of the Mississippi), Pvt Edmond Arrowood (invalid pension 1868, widow Nancy 1880), Pvt James P. Arrowood (1891 invalid pension, Michigan), Pvt John H Arrowood (invalid pension 1912 NC), Pvt William Arrowood.

Co. C - 3 Cpl/Sgt Hughey Arrowood, Joseph (alias A. S.) Arrowood (invalid pension 1891).

Co. H & I - Sgt Hughey Arrowood, Pvt Robert D Arrowood (1880 widow pension).

Tennessee

2. Frederick H. Dyer, A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, Vol. 2: Alabama - Massachusetts (Dayton, OH: The National Historical Society, 1979), p.1123

3. Rod Gragg, Confederate Goliath - The Battle of Fort Fisher (LSU Press, 1991), p.276

4. Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, "The Opposing Forces in the Campaign of the Carolinas", in Battles and Leaders of the Civil War, four volumes (1887; reprinted, Seacaucus, NJ: Castle, 1993), ISBN 0-89009-569-8, Vol. 4, p.698.

5. "Itinerary of the Union Forces, January 1-June 30, 1865," Official Records of the War of the Rebellion, Series I, Vol. 98, p. 152.

6. Ibid., Vol. 98, p. 154.