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The 18th Missouri Infantry was a United States Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...

 unit organized during the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...

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History

Organized at Laclede, Missouri
Laclede, Missouri
Laclede is a city in Linn County, Missouri, United States. The population was 415 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Laclede is located at ....

, July to November, 1861. Attached to:
  • District of St. Louis, Department of Missouri, to March, 1862.
  • 2nd Brigade, 6th Division, Army of the Tennessee, to July, 1862.
  • 2nd Brigade, 6th Division, District of Corinth, Miss., to November, 1862.
  • 2nd Brigade, 6th Division, District of Corinth, 13th Army Corps (Old), Dept. of the Tennessee, November, 1862.
  • 3rd Brigade, District of Corinth, 13th Army Corps, to December, 1862.
  • 3rd Brigade, District of Corinth, 17th Army Corps, to January, 1863.
  • 3rd Brigade, District of Corinth, 16th Army Corps, to March, 1863.
  • 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 16th Army Corps, to November, 1863.
  • Fuller's Brigade, 2nd Division, 16th Army Corps, to January, 1864.
  • 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 16th Army Corps, to March, 1864.
  • 1st Brigade, 4th Division, 16th Army Corps, to September, 1864.
  • 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 17th Army Corps, to July, 1865.

1861

  • Duty on Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad
    Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad
    The Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad was the first railroad to cross Missouri starting in Hannibal in the northeast and going to St. Joseph, Missouri, in the northwest...

     during summer and fall of 1861.
  • At Weston, Missouri
    Weston, Missouri
    Weston is a city in Platte County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,631 at the 2000 census.-History:Lewis and Clark Expedition camped out near the location of today's city hall...

    , until December, 1861.
  • Ordered from St. Louis, Missouri
    St. Louis, Missouri
    St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...

     to Cairo, Illinois
    Cairo, Illinois
    Cairo is the southernmost city in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is the county seat of Alexander County. Cairo is located at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers. The rivers converge at Fort Defiance State Park, an American Civil War fort that was commanded by General Ulysses S. Grant...

    , December 22, 1861.

1862

  • At Bird's Point, Missouri
    Bird's Point, Missouri
    Bird's Point is an unincorporated community in Mississippi County, Missouri. It lies on an island or former island in the Mississippi River, near the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers and is situated directly across from Cairo, Illinois. This is the point where the U.S...

    , until March, 1862.
  • Ordered to Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee
    Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee
    Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee is a historic river landing on the west bank of the Tennessee River in Hardin County, Tennessee. It was named for "Pitts" Tucker who operated a tavern at the site in the years preceding the American Civil War...

    .
  • Battle of Shiloh
    Battle of Shiloh
    The Battle of Shiloh, also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, was a major battle in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, fought April 6–7, 1862, in southwestern Tennessee. A Union army under Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant had moved via the Tennessee River deep into Tennessee and...

    , Shiloh, Tennessee, April 6-7 , 1862.
  • Advance on and Siege of Corinth
    Siege of Corinth
    The Siege of Corinth was an American Civil War battle fought from April 29 to May 30, 1862, in Corinth, Mississippi.-Background:...

    , Corinth, Mississippi
    Corinth, Mississippi
    Corinth is a city in Alcorn County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 14,054 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Alcorn County. Its ZIP codes are 38834 and 38835.- History :...

    , April 29-May 30, 1862.
  • At Corinth and Bolivar until December, 1862.
  • Battle of Corinth
    Second Battle of Corinth
    The Second Battle of Corinth was fought October 3–4, 1862, in Corinth, Mississippi. For the second time in the Iuka-Corinth Campaign, Union Maj. Gen. William S...

     October 3-4 , 1862 (Cos. "A," "B," "C" and "E").
  • Pursuit to Ripley October 5-12 , 1862 (Cos. "A," "B," "C" and "E").
  • On duty in District of Corinth guarding Railroad toward Bethel until June, 1863.

1863

  • Affairs at Camp Sheldon February 8 and 10 , 1863.
  • Operations in Northeast Mississippi June 13-22 , 1863.
  • Skirmishes at New Albany June 19. Mud Creek June 20, 1863.
  • At Corinth until November, 1863.
  • March to Pulaski, Tennessee
    Pulaski, Tennessee
    Pulaski is a city in Giles County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 7,870 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Giles County. It was named to honor the Polish-born American Revolutionary War hero Kazimierz Pułaski...

    , November 2-12 , 1863.

1864

  • Duty there and guard duty on Railroad until April, 1864.
  • Veterans on furlough January and February, 1864.
  • Atlanta (Ga.)
    Atlanta, Georgia
    Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...

     Campaign May 1-September 8, 1864.
  • Demonstrations on Resaca May 8-13 , 1864.
  • Sugar Valley May 9, 1864.
  • Near Resaca May 13, 1864.
  • Battle of Resaca
    Battle of Resaca
    The Battle of Resaca was part of the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War. The battle was waged in both Gordon and Whitfield counties, Georgia, from May 13 - 15, 1864. It ended inconclusively with the Confederate Army retreating. The engagement was fought between the Military Division of the...

     from May 14-15 , 1864.
  • Advance on Dallas May 18-25 , 1864.
  • Operations on line of Pumpkin Vine Creek and battles about Dallas, New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills May 25-June 5, 1864.
  • Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2, 1864.
  • Assault on Kenesaw June 27, 1864.
  • Nickajack Creek July 2-5.
  • Ruff's Mills July 3-4 , 1864.
  • Chattahoochie River - July 6-17 , 1864.
  • Battle of Atlanta
    Battle of Atlanta
    The Battle of Atlanta was a battle of the Atlanta Campaign fought during the American Civil War on July 22, 1864, just southeast of Atlanta, Georgia. Continuing their summer campaign to seize the important rail and supply center of Atlanta, Union forces commanded by William T. Sherman overwhelmed...

     during the Atlanta Campaign
    Atlanta Campaign
    The Atlanta Campaign was a series of battles fought in the Western Theater of the American Civil War throughout northwest Georgia and the area around Atlanta during the summer of 1864. Union Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman invaded Georgia from the vicinity of Chattanooga, Tennessee, beginning in May...

     - July 22, 1864. Siege of Atlanta July 22-August 25, 1864.
  • Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25-30 , 1864. Battle of Jonesboro from August 31-September 1, 1864.
  • Lovejoy Station September 2-September 6, 1864.
  • Operations against Hood in North Georgia and North Alabama September 29-November 3, 1864.
  • March to the sea
    Sherman's March to the Sea
    Sherman's March to the Sea is the name commonly given to the Savannah Campaign conducted around Georgia from November 15, 1864 to December 21, 1864 by Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman of the Union Army in the American Civil War...

    , November 15-December 10, 1864.
  • Monteith Swamp December 9, 1864.
  • Siege of Savannah December 10-21 , 1864.

1865

  • Campaign of the Carolinas January to April, 1865.
  • Pocotaligo, South Carolina, January 14-16 , 1865.
  • Reconnaissance to Salkehatchie River
    Salkehatchie River
    The Salkehatchie River originates near the City of Barnwell, South Carolina and accepts drainage from Turkey Creek and Whippy Swamp before merging with the Little Salkehatchie River to form the Combahee River Basin, which empties into Saint Helena Sound and the Atlantic Ocean...

    , January 25, 1865.
  • Skirmishes Rivers' and Broxton's Bridges, Salkehatchie River, February 2, 1865.
  • Battle of Rivers' Bridge
    Battle of Rivers' Bridge
    The Battle of Rivers' Bridge, also known as Salkehatchie River, Hickory Hill, Owen's Crossroads, Lawtonville, and Duck Creek, was a Union victory fought on February 3, 1865, during the Carolinas Campaign of the American Civil War....

    , Salkehatchie River, February 3, 1865.
  • Binnaker's Bridge, South Edisto River
    Edisto River
    The Edisto River is the longest completely undammed / unleveed blackwater river in North America, flowing 206 meandering miles from its sources in Saluda and Edgefield counties, to its Atlantic Ocean mouth at Edisto Beach, SC...

    , February 9, 1865.
  • North Edisto River February 12-13 , 1865.
  • Columbia February 15-17 , 1865.
  • Juniper Creek, near Cheraw, March 3, 1865.
  • Fayetteville, North Carolina
    Fayetteville, North Carolina
    Fayetteville is a city located in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. It is the county seat of Cumberland County, and is best known as the home of Fort Bragg, a U.S. Army post located northwest of the city....

    , March 11, 1865.
  • Battle of Bentonville
    Battle of Bentonville
    At 3 p.m., Confederate infantry from the Army of Tennessee launched an attack and drove the Union left flank back in confusion, nearly capturing Carlin in the process and overrunning the XIV Corps field hospital. Confederates under Maj. Gen. D.H. Hill filled the vacuum left by the retreating...

     March 20-21 , 1865.
  • Occupation of Goldsboro, Goldsboro, North Carolina
    Goldsboro, North Carolina
    Goldsboro is a city in Wayne County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 37,597 at the 2008 census estimate. It is the principal city of and is included in the Goldsboro, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. The nearby town of Waynesboro was founded in 1787 and Goldsboro was...

    , March 24, 1865.
  • Advance on Raleigh April 10-14. Occupation of Raleigh
    Raleigh, North Carolina
    Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...

     April 14, 1865.
  • Bennett's House
    Bennett Place
    Bennett Place, sometimes known as Bennett Farm, in Durham, North Carolina was the site of the largest surrender of Confederate soldiers ending the American Civil War, on April 26, 1865.-History:...

     April 26, 1865.
  • Surrender of General Johnston
    Joseph E. Johnston
    Joseph Eggleston Johnston was a career U.S. Army officer, serving with distinction in the Mexican-American War and Seminole Wars, and was also one of the most senior general officers in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War...

     and his army.
  • March to Washington, D.C.
    Washington, D.C.
    Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....

    , via Richmond, Virginia
    Richmond, Virginia
    Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...

    , April 29-May 20, 1865.
  • Grand Review
    Grand Review of the Armies
    The Grand Review of the Armies was a military procession and celebration in Washington, D.C., on May 23 and May 24, 1865, following the close of the American Civil War...

     on May 24, 1865.
  • Moved to Louisville, Kentucky
    Louisville, Kentucky
    Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...

    , June, and duty there until July. Mustered out July 18, 1865.

Casualties

Regiment lost during service 6 Officers and 75 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 164 Enlisted men by disease.
Total 245.
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