Indiana 55th Infantry (Union)
6/16/62
Organized - Indiana 55th Infantry - Indiana
8/30/62
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Mahlon Dickerson Manson
Brigadier GeneralMahlon Dickerson Manson
8/30/62
Battle - Richmond, Kentucky - Madison County, Kentucky
In Maj. Gen. Kirby Smith's 1862 Confederate offensive into Kentucky, Brig. Gen. Patrick R. Cleburne led the advance with Col. John S. Scott's cavalry out in front. The Rebel cavalry, while moving north from Big Hill on the road to Richmond, Kentucky, encountered Union troopers on August 29th and began skirmishing. After noon, Union artillery and infantry joined the fray, forcing the Confederate cavalry to retreat to Big Hill. At that time, Brig. Gen. Mahlon D. Manson, who commanded Union forces in the area…READ MORE
10/23/62
Mustered Out - Indiana 55th Infantry - Indiana
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