35th Regiment Indiana Infantry | |
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Monument commemorating the 35th Indiana
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Active | 1861 - 1865 |
Country | United States of America |
Allegiance | Union |
Branch | Infantry |
Type | Regiment |
Role | Infantry |
Part of |
Army of the Ohio, 1862; Army of the Cumberland, 1863-1865 XIV Army Corps, XXI Army Corps, IV Army Corps |
Nickname(s) | "First Irish" |
Motto(s) | Be just and fear not. (Vaness, Indianapolis Journal December 1861) |
Colors | Emerald green (with scarlet and gold letters), large eagle with shamrock and harp suspended on a green ribbon from its beak (Vaness, Indianapolis Journal December 1861) |
Anniversaries | December 11, 1861 (mustering in) October 23, 1865 (discharge) |
Engagements |
Battle of Stones River Tullahoma Campaign Battle of Hoover's Gap Battle of Chickamauga First Battle of Chattanooga Third Battle of Chattanooga Battle of Ringgold Gap Atlanta Campaign Battle of Rocky Face Ridge Battle of Resaca Battle of New Hope Church Battle of Dallas Battle of Marietta Battle of Kennesaw Mountain Battle of Atlanta Battle of Jonesboro Franklin-Nashville Campaign Battle of Columbia Battle of Franklin Battle of Nashville |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders |
Colonel John C. Walker Colonel Bernard F. Mullen Colonel Augustus Gabriel de Vivier Tassin Major John P. Dufficy |
The 35th Regiment Indiana Infantry was organized on December 11, 1861, during the American Civil War, and mustered out October 23, 1865. It was known as the First Irish as it was mainly made up Irish Americans.
Dyer, F.H. 1908. A compendium of the war of the rebellion compiled and arranged from official records of the federal and Confederate armies... The Dyer Publishing Company. Des Moines, Iowa, USA.