17th Indiana Infantry Regiment

17th Indiana Infantry Regiment
17th Indiana Mounted Infantry Regiment
17th Indiana Infantry Regiment; 17th Indiana Mounted Infantry Regiment
Active	June 12, 1861 – August 1865
Country	United States of America
Allegiance	Union Army
Branch	Army
Type	Infantry; Mounted Infantry
Engagements	Battle of Greenbrier River; Siege of Corinth; Tullahoma Campaign Battle of Hoover's Gap; ; Battle of Chickamauga; Atlanta Campaign Battle of Rome Cross Roads; Battle of Kennesaw Mountain; Battle of Marietta; Battle of New Hope Church; Battle of Ebenezer Church; ; Battle of Selma; Battle of Columbus;
Commanders
Colonel of; the Regiment	Milo S. Hascall; John T. Wilder; Jacob G. Vail
Insignia
4th Division, XIV Corps
4th Division, XIV Corps

The 17th Indiana Infantry Regiment, also known as 17th Indiana Mounted Infantry Regiment, was an infantry and mounted infantry regiment that served in the Union Army from 1863 to 1865 during the American Civil War. It served in West Virginia before being transferred to the Western Theater. In that theater, it was known for its membership in the "Lightning Brigade."

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