23rd Indiana Infantry Regiment

The 23rd Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Service

 * The 23rd Indiana Volunteer Infantry was organized at New Albany, Indiana on July 29, 1861.
 * Battle of Shiloh
 * Battle of Port Gibson
 * Battle of Raymond
 * Battle of Champion Hill
 * Siege of Vicksburg
 * Battle of Kennesaw Mountain
 * Siege of Atlanta
 * Battle of Jonesboro
 * Sherman's March to the Sea
 * Battle of Bentonville
 * The regiment mustered out of service on July 23, 1865.

Total strength and casualties
The regiment suffered 4 officers and 68 enlisted men killed in action or died of wounds and 2 officers and 143 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 217 fatalities.

Colonels

 * Colonel William L. Sanderson