The 145th Indiana Infantry Regiment was an

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from

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that served in the

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between February 16, 1865, and January 21, 1866, during the

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. The unit was organized very late in the war, and its service consisted of a few skirmishes and guard duty.

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The 145th Indiana Regiment was raised in the 3rd district and organized at

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, with a strength of 1,023 menHolloway (2004), p. 149. and mustered in on February 16, 1865.Holloway (2004), p. 149.Dyer (1959), Volume 3. p. 1,157. It was ordered to

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between February 18 and 21. On February 22, the regiment was moved to

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and then proceeded to Dalton, Georgia. The regiment was engaged in skirmishes at Spring Place (now

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), on both February 27 and April 20. Skirmishes were fought, by a detachment, near Tunnel Hill, Georgia, on March 3. After the skirmishes at Tunnel Hill, the regiment performed railroad guard duty at Dalton,

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and

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until late January 1866. The regiment was mustered out on January 21, 1866.Holloway (2004), p. 149. During its service, the regiment incurred sixty-eight fatalities, another fifty-five deserted.Holloway (2004), p. 149.

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* Dyer, Frederick H. (1959). ''A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion''. New York and London. Thomas Yoseloff, Publisher. . * Holloway, William R. (2004). ''Civil War Regiments From Indiana''. eBookOnDisk.com Pensacola, Florida. {{ISBN, 1-9321-5731-X. * Terrell, W.H.H. (1867).
The Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana. Containing Rosters for the Years 1861–1865, Volume 7
'.

. Samuel M. Douglass, State Printer. Units and formations of the Union Army from Indiana 1865 establishments in Indiana Military units and formations established in 1865 Military units and formations disestablished in 1866 1866 disestablishments in Indiana

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