Historical and Biographical Sketch
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by
Chris Harter
2 October 1997
Updated 2 November 2004
Manuscript and Visual Collections Department
William Henry Smith Memorial Library
Indiana Historical Society
450 West Ohio Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202-3269
VOLUME OF COLLECTION: 1 item
COLLECTION DATES: ca. 1864
PROVENANCE: Alice L. DeMoss, Speedway, IN, 24 September 1997
RESTRICTIONS: None
REPRODUCTION RIGHTS: Permission to reproduce or publish material in this collection must be obtained in writing from the Indiana Historical Society.
ALTERNATE FORMATS: None
OTHER FINDING AIDS: None
RELATED HOLDINGS: For the 120th Indiana Regiment: SC 1898, Civil War Letter of Isaiah Hutchinson; M 0487, Kidd Family Papers
ACCESSION NUMBERS: 1997.0714
NOTES: This item was owned by Thomas McCormick, the great-great grandfather of the donor. Cataloged as: United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 120th (1864-1866). Company G Muster Roll, ca. 1864.
Thomas McCormick (d. 1864) was a resident of Newburg, Warrick County, Indiana. He served with the 120th Indiana Regiment, Company G, and died at camp in Knoxville, Tennessee, during an outbreak of measles in July, 1864.
The 120th Indiana Regiment (1863-1865) was organized during the winter of 1863-1864, and was mustered into service in March, 1864. In April, the regiment was sent to Nashville, then Charleston, TN, where it joined the 23rd Army Corps and Sherman's campaign against Atlanta. In October, 1864, the 120th Indiana (as part of the 23rd Army Corps) was detached from Sherman's army and sent to Nashville. It fought at Franklin, TN, (Nov. 30) and Nashville (Dec. 15-16). The regiment was transported to Washington, D.C., then to Newbern, North Carolina. It rejoined Sherman's army in March, 1865. The 120th Indiana served throughout North Carolina at Charlotte, Raleigh, and Greensboro until it was mustered out in January 1866.
Sources: Terrell, W.H.H. Report of the Adjutant General of the State of
Indiana. Vol. 3. p. 223-225; Vol. 7. p. 142.
SC 1898, Civil War Letters of Isaiah Hutchinson.
This collection consists of a muster roll (22 x 18 in.) for the 120th Indiana Regiment, Company G. It lists officers and soldiers who served with the company. The roll belonged to Thomas McCormick, a soldier in company G.
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