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- U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles Name: James W Roberson Residence: Floyd County, Indiana Enlistment Date: 29 Jul 1861 Rank at enlistment: Private State Served: Indiana Survived the War?: No Service Record: Enlisted in Company D, Indiana 23rd Infantry Regiment on 29 Jul 1861. Sources: Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana Research by Mark Davis
Regimental History Twenty-third Infantry INDIANA (3 years) Twenty-third Infantry.Cols., William L. Sanderson, George S. Babbitt; Lieut.-Cols. DeWitt C. Anthony, William P. Davis, George S. Babbitt; Majs., William P. Davis, Henry C. Ferguson.
This regiment was organized at New Albany and was mustered in July 29, 1861. It left the state a few days later, for St. Louis and was ordered thence to Paducah, Ky. In the attack on Fort Henry the regiment was placed on gunboats and several of Co. B were killed by an exploding boiler on the Essex. The regiment was engaged on the second day of the battle of Shiloh, losing 52, killed, wounded and missing, and during the siege of Corinth it formed part of the reserve at Pea Ridge.
Battles Fought Fought on 6 Feb 1862 at Fort Henry, TN. Fought on 7 Apr 1862 at Shiloh, TN. ROBERSON, JAMES M PVT D 23 IND VI DATE OF DEATH: 05/22/1862 BURIED AT: SITE 2461 SHILOH NATIONAL MILITARY PARK MILITARY PARK SHILOH, TN 38376
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