The 155th Indiana Infantry Regiment was an

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from

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that served in the

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between April 18 and August 4, 1865, during the

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Composed of companies from the 9th, 10th and 11th districts, the regiment was organized at

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, with a strength of 1,013 menHolloway (2004), p. 152. and mustered in on April 18, 1865.Holloway (2004), p. 152.Dyer (1959), Volume 3. p. 1,158. It left Indiana for

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, on April 26, from where it was sent to

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, and assigned to the Provisional Brigade, of the 3rd Division, 9th Army Corps.Holloway (2004), p. 152. They were then moved to Dover, Delaware, on May 3, where companies were detached and proceeded to Centerville and

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, and

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. The regiment was reunited at Dover and was mustered out on August 4, 1865.Holloway (2004), p. 152. During its service the regiment incurred fifteen fatalities, another sixty-eight men deserted and unaccounted for, seven men.Holloway (2004), p. 152.

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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
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. 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 1865

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