Regimental History
Vol. II, Pages 166 - 167
EIGHTEENTH REGIMENT --- THREE YEARS SERVICE
The eighteenth Regiment was organized and mustered into service at Indianapolis, on the 16th of August, 1861, with Thomas Pattison as Colonel, and left the State for St. Louis on the 17th of August from that place, it proceeded into the interior of Missouri, and participated in Fremont's march to Springfield, and in the return march to Otterville, under General Hunter, after which it moved with Pope's army to the Black Water, and there took part in the capture of a large number of prisoners. In February, 1862, the regiment marched with General Curtis's forces to Cross Hollows, and thence to the battle-field of Pea Ridge, where, in the engagement near Leestown on the 6th of March, the brigade to which it was attached saved from capture another brigade, and the Eightheenth Regiment recaptured the of the Peoria Artillery. On the next day, the battle near Elkhorn Tavern, the regiment participated in the advance, which resulted in turning the enemy's left, compelling him to abandon the field. On the 6th of April it marched for Helena, Arkansas, reaching that place on the 13th of July, taking part in the engagement at Cotton Plant, while on the march. Embarking from Helena on transports, on the 11th of October, the regiment reached Sulphur Springs, Missouri, a few days after, and remained on duty in Southeast Missouri during the winter. In the spring of 1863 the Eighteenth was transferred to Grant's Army, and, as part of the division commanded by General Carr, participated in the flanking of the enemy's position at Grand Gulf, and in the battle at Fort Gibson on the 1st of May, (capturing a stand of colors and some artillery,) and in the engagements at Champion Hills, on the 15th, and the Black River Bridge on the 17th of May. From the 19th of May until the capitulation, it was engaged in our works in the rear of Vicksburg. During the assault it was the first regiment to plant its colors on the enemy's works, where they were kept for eight hours. Leaving Vicksburg, the regiment moved to New Orleans, and during the fall participated in a campaign up the Teche River, and in the operations in that part of Louisiana. On the 12th of November it embarked for Texas, where on the 17th, it was engaged in the capture of a fort on Mustang Island, and also in the successful attack on Fort Esparanza on the 27th of November. On the 1st of January, 1864, the regiment re-enlisted at Indianapolis and started home on veteran furlough; It was stopped at Baton Rouge, and formed part of a column that defeated a rebel force organizing for an attack on the garrison of that place. Reaching Indianapolis on the 4th of June, it remained in the State until the 16th of July, when it proceeded to Virginia, joining General Butler's forces at Bermuda Hundred, where it had several severe skirmishes with the enemy near Deep Bottom. On the 5th of August it was transferred to Washington D. C., and assigned to the Second Division of the Nineteenth Army Corps, and marching to Berryville, Virginia, via Snecker's Gap, joined Sheridan's army in the Valley on the 19th of August. In the campaign that followed, the regiment participated in the battle of Opequan on the 19th of September, losing 54 killed and wounded, and 35 prisoners. On the 6th of January, 1865, it left for Savannah, Georgia, reaching there, on transports, on the 16th, where it was occupied for three months in building fortifications. On the 3rd of May it was detached from General Grover's division and sent to Augusta, Georgia, and was the first to raise the stars and stripes on the U. S. Arsenal, and over the city. Returning to Savannah on the 7th of June, it was subsequently transported to the southern portion of the State, where it remained until ordered to be mustered out. On the 28th of August, 1865, it was mustered out and left for Indianapolis, arriving there on the 17th of September, and on the day following was publicly welcomed by the citizens in the Capitol Grounds, where addresses were made by Governor Morton, Gen. H. D. Washburn, (its former Colonel) and others. In a few days after it was finally discharged from service.
| Name and Rank | Date of Commission | Date of Muster | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Captain | |||
| Rinaldo R. Ruter | July 15, 1861 | Resigned, April 1, 1862 | |
| William F. Davis | April 1, 1862 | Aug 16, 1861 | Resigned, June 5, 1863 |
| Joseph Hutchinson | June 6, 1863 | April 1, 1862 | Resigned, March 1, 1864 |
| John J. Dibble | Mar. 2, 1864 | June 6, 1863 | Resigned, Aug 24, 1864 |
| Julius J. Vanhouten | Aug 22, 1864 | Aug 21, 1864 | Mustered out Dec. 13, 1864, as 1st Lieutenant |
| William Killen | July 20, 1865 | Mustered out as sergeant, with regiment | |
| First Lieutenant | |||
| William W. Shepherd | July 15, 1861 | Resigned April 7, 1862 | |
| Joseph Hutchinson | April 20, 1862 | Aug. 16, 1861 | Promoted Captain |
| Francis A. Lakin | June 6, 1863 | April 20, 1862 | Revoked |
| John J. Dibble | Nov. 1, 1863 | Promoted Captain | |
| Julius J. Vanhouten | Mar 2, 1864 | Dec 12, 1863 | Promoted Captain |
| Henry Lawrence | Aug. 22, 1864 | Aug. 21, 1864 | Not mustered; mustered as 1st Lieutenant Co. "I" |
| Joseph H. Connell | July 20, 1865 | Mar. 1, 1865 | Mustered out as Sergeant with Regiment |
| Second Lieutenant | |||
| William F. Davis | July 15, 1861 | Promoted Captain | |
| Joseph Hutchineson | April 1, 1861 | Aug. 16, 1861 | Promoted 1st Lieutenant |
| Francis A. Lakin | April 15, 1862 | April 1, 1861 | Promoted 1st Lieutenant |
| Henry Sutton | July 20, 1865 | June 6, 1863 | Mustered out as Sergeant with Regiment |
| Name and Rank | Residence | Date of Muster 1861 | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Sergeant | |||
| Hutchinson, Joseph | Rising Sun | Aug. 16 | Appointed Serg't Maj.; promoted 2d Lieut. |
| Sergeants | |||
| Ford, William H. | Patriot | Aug. 16 | Mustered out Aug. 18 '64, as 1st. Serg't |
| Van Houten, Julius J. | Switzerland Co. | Aug. 16 | Veteran; app'd 1st Serg't; promoted 1st Lieut. |
| Dibble, John J. | Switzerland Co. | Aug. 16 | Appointed 1st Serg't; promoted 2d Lieut. |
| Lalken, Francis | Switzerland Co. | Aug. 16 | Appointed 1st Serg't; promoted 2d Lieut. |
| Corporals | |||
| Ladd, james H. | Patriot | Aug. 16 | Mustered out Aug. 18, '64, as private |
| Taylor, Aaron Z. | Switzerland Co. | Aug. 16 | Mustered out Aug. 18, '64 |
| Richmond, Silas P. | Switzerland Co. | Aug. 16 | Discharged Sept. 20, '62, disability |
| Butler, Thomas | Switzerland Co. | Aug. 16 | Killed at Pea Ridge, Ark., March 7, '62 |
| Ferguson, John T. | Switzerland Co. | Aug. 16 | Died at St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 24, '63 |
| Hovey, Samuel B. | Yorktown | Aug. 16 | Veteran, mustered out Aug. 28, '65 |
| Simington, Isaac | Patriot | Aug. 16 | Discharged Sept. _____, '62, disability |
| Sutton, James | Switzerland Co. | Aug. 16 | Discharged Oct. _____, '62, disability |
| Musicians | |||
| Baxter, Harmon B. | Patriot | Aug. 16 | Mustered out Aug. 18, '64 |
| Johnson, William H. | Switzerland Co. | Aug. 16 | Veteran, mustered out Aug. 28, '65 |
| Wagoner | |||
| Ross, Lemmon | Patriot | Aug. 16 | Veteran, mustered out Aug. 28, '65, as musician |
| Privates | |||
| Baker, Frederick | Warsaw | Aug. 16 | Veteran, mustered out Aug. 28, '65 |
| Baker, Samuel W. | Aurora | Aug. 16 | Mustered out Aug. 18, '64 |
| Baker, Allen | Switzerland Co. | Aug. 16 | Mustered out Aug. 18, '64, as Sergeant |
| Ballard, Milton | Cincinnatti, O | Aug. 16 | Mustered out Aug. 18, '64 |
| Bennett, John | Florence | Aug. 16 | Died July _____ '62 |
| Bennett, Frank | Switzerland Co. | Aug. 16 | Wounded at Magnolia Hills; must'd out Aug. 18, '64 |
| Bird, John B. | Olean | Aug. 16 | Veteran, mustered out Aug. 28, '65 |
| Bumgarner Henry | Elrod | Aug. 16 | Killed at Vicksburg, May 21, '63 |
| Brown, Isaac | Patriot | Aug. 16 | Veteran, mustered out Aug. 28, '65 |
| Campbell, John T. | Warsaw | Aug. 16 | Discharged Aug. 29, '62, disability |
| Campbell, Julius D. | Patriot | Aug. 16 | Veteran, mustered out Aug. 28, '65 |
| Calvin, William V. | Switzerland Co. | Aug. 16 | Veteran, mustered out Aug. 28, '65 |
| Campbell, James | Warsaw | Aug. 16 | Discharged April _____ '62, disability |
| Connell, Thomas | Patriot | Aug. 16 | Mustered Aug. 16, '64 |
| Connell, Joseph H. | Versailled | Aug. 16 | Veteran, mustered out Aug. 28, '65, as Sergeant |
| Compton, James | Warsaw | Aug. 16 | Discharged Dec. _____ '62, disability |
| Conklin, Cyrus E. | Switzerland Co. | Aug. 16 | Mustered out Aug. 18, '64, as Corporal |
| Conner, Michael | Cincinnatti, O | Aug. 16 | Veteran, mustered out Aug. 28, '65 |
| Chase, George W. | Patriot | Aug. 16 | Veteran, mustered out Aug. 28, '65 |
| Clener, Henry | Aurora | Aug. 16 | Deserted Henena Ark., Aug. 20, '62 |
| Clevenger, William H. | Decatur | Aug. 16 | Veteran, mustered out Aug. 28, '65, as Corporal |
| Clenwood, Charles | Patriot | Aug. 16 | Mustered out Aug. 18, '64 |
| Craig, John | Warsaw | Aug. 16 | Discharged April _____'62, disability |
| Cross, Felix | Aurora | Aug. 16 | Mustered out Aug. 18, '64 |
| Daniels, John M. | Warsaw | Aug. 16 | Discharged Dec. _____ '62, disability |
| DeHart, John | Patriot | Aug. 16 | Discharged Dec. 29 '62, disability |
| Deets, John | Switzerland Co. | Aug. 16 | Veteran, mustered out Aug. 28, '65 |
| Dibble, Harvey | Switzerland Co. | Aug. 16 | Mustered out Aug. 18, '64 |
| Dome, Calvin | Warsaw | Aug. 16 | Mustered out Aug. 18, '64, as Corporal |
| Elder, Abram | Switzerland Co. | Aug. 16 | Wounded at Pea Ridge, mustered out Aug. 18, '64 |
| Flousch, Casper | Florence | Aug. 16 | Veteran, mustered out Aug. 28, '65 |
| Funk, William H. | Warsaw | Aug. 16 | Mustered out Aug. 18, '64, as Sergeant |
| Gangloff, George | Cincinnatti, O | Aug. 16 | Mustered out Aug. 16, '64 |
| Goodwin, Andrew J. | Aurora | Aug. 16 | Died, wounds rec'd Magnolia Hills, May 1, '63 |
| Hatfield, Lemuel E. | Warsaw | Aug. 16 | Vet.; wounded; mustered out Aug. 28, '65 |
| Hawkins, Richard A. | Switzerland Co. | Aug. 16 | Died, Aug. 3, '63 |
| Hickman, George | Patriot | Aug. 16 | Veteran; must'd out Aug. 28, '65, as Corporal |
| Hobbs, Alva L. | Sunmans | Aug. 16 | Discharge Jan. _____, '62, disability |
| Hunt, John | Patriot | Aug. 16 | Wounded; Pea Ridge; disch'd Oct. 15, '62; disa'y |
| Ivins, George | Sunmans | Aug. 16 | Vet.; wounded; mustered out Aug. 30, '65 |
| Ivins, John | Switzerland Co. | Aug. 16 | Veteran; mustered out Aug. 28, '65 |
| Keith, John | Warsaw | Aug. 16 | Mustered out Aug. 18, '64 |
| Kerns, Theodore S. | Sunmnans | Aug. 16 | Vet.; capt'd; must'd out June 12, '65, as Corporal |
| Kelso, Robert | Patriot | Aug. 16 | Discharged, Jan. _____ '62, disability |
| Killen, William | Fort Wayne | Aug. 16 | Vet.' app'd Corps., Serg.' promoted Captain |
| Kibbler, Godfrey W. | Warsaw | Aug. 16 | Died July 11, '62 |
| Knight, Perry C. | New York, N. y. | Aug. 16 | Vet.; wounded at Pea Ridge; mustered out Aug. 28, '65 |
| Kyle, George | Patriot | Aug. 16 | Vet.; capt'd Cedar Creek, Must'd out July 26, '65 as Corp. |
| Lakeman Thomas J. | Switzerland Co. | Aug. 16 | Vet.; mustered out Aug. 28, '65 |
| Larner, Lawrence | Sunmans | Aug. 16 | Ver.; mustered out Aug. 28, '65 as Corporal |
| Livingston, James W. | Versailles | Aug. 16 | Died Jan. 27, '62 |
| Livingston, William | Versailles | Aug. 16 | Discharged March _____, '63, disability |
| Love, David T. | Patriot | Aug. 16 | Mustered out Aug. 18, '64, as Corporal |
| Lutton, Henry | Switzerland Co. | Aug. 16 | Veteran; mustered out Aug. 28, '65, as Corporal |
| Lucas, Calvin | Warsaw | Aug. 16 | Discharged, Jan. _____, '62, disability |
| Mahoney, Cornielus J. | Aurora | Aug. 16 | Died, June 25, '63 |
| Mathews, Lafayette | Sunmans | Aug. 16 | Died, Oct. _____ '61 |
| Mead, Henrico | Patriot | Aug. 16 | Discharged Dec. 9, '63, disability |
| Mishler, Noah | Warsaw | Aug. 16 | Discharged Dec. 9, '63, disability |
| Moulton William A. | Patriot | Aug. 16 | Vet.; mustered out June 12, '65 |
| Montanye, Lemuel H. | Switzerland Co. | Aug. 16 | Mustered out Aug. 18, '64, as Sergeant |
| McPherson, Joseph | Warsaw | Aug. 16 | Mustered out Aug. 18, '64 |
| McPherson, Solomon | Switzerland Co. | Aug. 16 | Discharged, Nov. 28, '62, disability |
| McCabe, John | Switzerland Co. | Aug. 16 | Vet.; mustered out Aug. 28, '65, as waggoner |
| Parker, Henry | Switzerland Co. | Aug. 16 | Discharged, Jan. _____, '62, disability |
| Pomoroy, Uriah | New York N. Y. | Aug. 16 | Died Nov. '62 |
| Richmond, Edwin R. | Patriot | Aug. 16 | Died at St. Louis, Mo. Nov. '62 |
| Richards, James A. | Switzerland Co. | Aug. 16 | Veteran; deserted Aug. 8, '64 |
| Risley, Lineus W. | Rising Sun | Aug. 16 | Discharged disability (of unsound mind) |
| Roberts, Asbury | Patriot | Aug. 16 | Deserted; Middlebrook Mo., March 63; ret'd |
| Rony Peter | Osgood | Aug. 16 | Mustered out Aug. 18, '64 |
| Ross, Daniel | Patriot | Aug. 16 | Transferred to Marine Brigg; Dec. 1, '62 |
| Seamen, Samuel C. | Warsaw | Aug. 16 | Veteran, wounded; mustered out Aug. 28, '65 |
| Shackleford, John H. | Versailles | Aug. 16 | Vet.; wou'd; must. out Sept. 23, '65 as 1st. Serg. |
| Sisk, John | Warsaw | Aug. 16 | Deserted; Sept. '62 |
| Swaker, Henry | Patriot | Aug. 16 | Mustered out Aug. 18, '64 |
| Tait, William L. | Switzerland Co. | Aug. 16 | Mustered out Aug. 18, '64; as Corporal |
| Tennyson, Thomas | Olean | Aug. 16 | Vet.; mustered out Aug. 28, '65 |
| Ward, Charles | Greensburg | Aug. 16 | Vet.; mustered out Aug. 28, '65, as Corporal |
| Winscott, Thomas | Patriot | Aug. 16 | Died August 8, '64 |
| Wiley, Allen | Switzerland Co. | Aug. 16 | Deserted, Middlebrook Mo., March 12, '63 |
| Zinn, William | Aurora | Aug. 16 | Discharged, Dec. _____ '62, disability |
| Recruits | |||
| Evans, George | Wounded | ||
| Gillen, Hugh | Transferred to V.R.C.; mustered out Nov. 15, '65 | ||
| Gatlock, Green | Died, Nov. 24, '63 | ||
| Landruff, George | Wounded | ||
| Maker, Jacob | Transferred to V.R.C.; mustered out Nov. 15, '65 | ||
| Shepherd, Henry | Died, Jan. 17, '63 | ||
| White, John P. | Florence | Sept. 16 | Wounded, Magnolia Hills and Opequan; must'd out Aug. 11, '65, as Corporal |