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1863 80th Indiana Volunteer Infantry An American Civil War Regiment |
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--Capt. Joseph P. Glezen |
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Also included below are quotes from primary and secondary sources that are intended to give insights into what the times, and the soldiers' lives, were like. These quotes have been entered on the date they were written or published (unless otherwise noted) and without changing the original grammar or spelling. Abbreviations used on this page include: Capt.=Captain; Co.=Company; Ind.=Indiana; Ky.=Kentucky; Mus.=Musician; Pvt.=Private; Rd.=road; V.R.C.=Veterans Reserve Corps; and '63=1863. The 80th Indiana was formed in response to President Lincoln's call for 300,000 more volunteers for the Federal Army. The 80th left Indiana in September, 1862, and did not return until July, 1865. During that time it marched over 3,700 miles on foot and fought in the states of Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, and North Carolina. Of the 1,036 men who served in it, only 320 were still with the 80th when it came home. Sources: 80th Indiana Consolidated Morning Reports;
Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana, 1861-1865 Volumes III,
IV, and VIII, (Indianapolis, Indiana, 1866); personal diaries of Capt. Joseph P. Glezen Co. H, and Pvt. John K. King Co. A, 80th Ind.; and other items as noted. |
| Dates | Synopsis of 80th Service | Quotes |
May 1 Friday |
Woodsonville. Guarding the Louisville & Nashville railroad bridge over the Green River. Camped at Woodsonville, near Munfordville, Ky. |
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May 2 Saturday |
Woodsonville. Guarding the Louisville & Nashville railroad bridge over the Green River. Camped at Woodsonville, near Munfordville, Ky. |
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May 3 Sunday |
Woodsonville. Guarding the Louisville & Nashville railroad bridge over the Green River. Camped at Woodsonville, near Munfordville, Ky. Detailed in the Post Bakery at Munfordville, Ky. Mus. Leroy Williams Co. F Departed on furlough home Pvt. John K. King Co. A |
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May 4 Monday |
Woodsonville. Guarding the Louisville & Nashville railroad bridge over the Green River. Camped at Woodsonville, near Munfordville, Ky. Granted 48 hr. leave to travel to Louisville, Ky., for muster in as 80th's new Maj. Capt. Jeremiah C. Gladdish Co. G Discharged from the Army. Mus. William Morrow Co. I |
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May 5 Tuesday |
Woodsonville. Guarding the Louisville & Nashville railroad bridge over the Green River. Camped at Woodsonville, near Munfordville, Ky. Returned from Camp Denison, Oh. Pvt. Nelson Bishop Co. G Returned from Louisville, Ky. Pvt. Milton W. Jackson Co. G Discharged from the Army. Pvt. Wilson Salman Co. B |
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May 6 Wednesday |
Woodsonville. Guarding the Louisville & Nashville railroad bridge over the Green River. Camped at Woodsonville, near Munfordville, Ky. Discharged from the Army. Pvt. Thomas E. Collins Co. K |
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May 7 Thursday |
Woodsonville. Guarding the Louisville & Nashville railroad bridge over the Green River. Camped at Woodsonville, near Munfordville, Ky. Reported as a deserter. Pvt. Jackson Hodge Co. B |
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May 8 Friday |
Woodsonville. Guarding the Louisville & Nashville railroad bridge over the Green River. Camped at Woodsonville, near Munfordville, Ky. Transferred to VRC. Pvt. Joshua L. Thorn Co. G |
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May 9 Saturday |
Woodsonville. Guarding the Louisville & Nashville railroad bridge over the Green River. Camped at Woodsonville, near Munfordville, Ky. |
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May 10 Sunday |
Woodsonville. Guarding the Louisville & Nashville railroad bridge over the Green River. Camped at Woodsonville, near Munfordville, Ky. |
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May 11 Monday |
Woodsonville. Guarding the Louisville & Nashville railroad bridge over the Green River. Camped at Woodsonville, near Munfordville, Ky. |
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May 12 Tuesday |
Woodsonville. Guarding the Louisville & Nashville railroad bridge over the Green River. Camped at Woodsonville, near Munfordville, Ky. |
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May 13 Wednesday |
Woodsonville. Guarding the Louisville & Nashville railroad bridge over the Green River. Camped at Woodsonville, near Munfordville, Ky. Died at Woodsonville, Ky. Pvt. Johnson Harberson Co. D |
"...this is pretty weather for soldiering in Kentucky. give my best respect to Father and Mother and the rest of the folks. I am now a sergeant. I was promoted from a corporal to seargent. I never ask a pretty life then soldiering in summertime. it is easy work I heard last Sunday that Richmond was taken. if it is so it will soon wind up the war. there some good looking girl in this place. I think we will son be paid off again before long." --Sergt. John Mallette Co. G, letter to his cousin. |
May 14 Thursday |
Woodsonville. Guarding the Louisville & Nashville railroad bridge over the Green River. Camped at Woodsonville, near Munfordville, Ky. Returned from furlough home Pvt. John K. King Co. A |
"Arrived in camp at noon and found all the boys well." --Pvt. John K. King Co. A, diary |
May 15 Friday |
Munfordville. Guarding the Louisville & Nashville railroad bridge over the Green River. Co. A on picket duty. Camped at Woodsonville, near Munfordville, Ky. "The following is a statement of troops in this district [Western Kentucky], the locality and number present for duty... 27th Kentucky Munfordville 325 13th Kentucky do 390 33d Kentucky do 250 80th Indiana do 365 6th Michigan Battery (four guns) 120" --report by U.S. Gen. J. T. Boyle, Louisville, Ky. |
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May 16 Saturday |
Drill. Guarding the Louisville & Nashville railroad bridge over the Green River. Camped at Woodsonville, near Munfordville, Ky. Discharged from the Army. Pvt. John Halstead Co. K |
"Went on drill for three hours." --Pvt. John K. King Co. A, diary |
May 17 Sunday |
Woodsonville. Guarding the Louisville & Nashville railroad bridge over the Green River. Camped at Woodsonville, near Munfordville, Ky. "A clear day." |
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May 18 Monday |
Prisoner Detail. Guarding the Louisville & Nashville railroad bridge over the Green River. Camped at Woodsonville, near Munfordville, Ky. "A clear day." |
"After we came off from the 9 o'clock Company Drill I received orders to report with 4 men with arms and 2 days rations, at General Hobson's Head Quarters at 12 o'clock...[received] orders to deliver 11 rebel prisoners of War at the Military prison in Louisville [Ky.]...They were hard looking creatures, generally. 8 of them were rebel soldiers and three were citizens. We took the [railroad] train at 2 P.M. and reached the City at 5 P.M., where I delivered my charge to the Commander of the prison..." --1st lieut. Joseph P. Glezen Co. H, diary. |
May 19 Tuesday |
Woodsonville. Guarding the Louisville & Nashville railroad bridge over the Green River. Camped at Woodsonville, near Munfordville, Ky. "A clear day." |
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May 20 Wednesday |
Cedars for Shade. Guarding the Louisville & Nashville railroad bridge over the Green River. Camped at Woodsonville, near Munfordville, Ky. "A clear day." |
"Returned to Mumfordsville...a great change had taken place in the appearance of the encampment in my absence. Cedar trees had been cut and hauled and planted as our shade trees around the Officers Quartars, and they were preparing to fix off company quarters in the same manner. I told them I though we would soon receive marching orders, for they were fixing up too nice to stay long." --1st lieut. Joseph P. Glezen Co. H, diary. |
May 21 Thursday |
Marching Orders. Guarding the Louisville & Nashville railroad bridge over the Green River. Camped at Woodsonville, near Munfordville, Ky. "Clear day." Discharged from the Army. Pvt. Charles Westfall Co. G |
"Marching orders to be ready at a moment's notice." --Pvt. John K. King Co. A, diary |
May 22 Friday |
Getting Dog Tents. Guarding the Louisville & Nashville railroad bridge over the Green River. Ordered to prepare rations and be ready to march in the morning. Camped at Woodsonville, near Munfordville, Ky. "Clear day." |
"One reason we had for desiring to remain was, that we knew that for the next move we would be required to turn in our tents and take common domestic tents in two parts to be buttoned together at the top, and when pitched about 5 feet by 5 1/2 or 6, and are usually denominated dog tents." --1st lieut. Joseph P. Glezen Co. H, diary |
May 23 Saturday |
Marching South. Visited by U.S. Brig. Gen. Hobson and officers of 27th Ky. and 33rd Ky. Issued shelter tents. Departed Woodsonville in afternoon. Marched 11 mi. south through Horse Cave and Bear Wallow. Camped in woods south of Bear Wallow, Ky., beside Glasgow Rd. |
"Left camp at 3 P.M. Passed Horse cave and Bear Wallow and camped in woods. Marched 11 miles." --Pvt. John K. King Co. A, diary "At 4 o'clock P.M. we started on the march, and as we left the old encampment the men raised a shout that showed that they were always ready to do their duty even when connected with hardship and danger. The general course of our march was south, though the road makes many angles & curves in winding along amongst the hills. We arrived at Bear Wallow on the Glasgow road at 9 o'clock P.M. & bivouacked for the night." --1st lieut. Joseph P. Glezen Co. H, diary |
May 24 Sunday |
Battle Exercise. At 6:00 A.M. resumed march south on Glasgow Rd. Col. Lewis Brooks held unannounced battle exercise. Resumed march after 1 hr. Reached Glasgow, Ky., in afternoon after 11 mi. march. Camped at Glasgow, Ky. Died at Woodsonville, Ky. Pvt. Thomas Boyd Co. K "small pox" |
"We had only gone 3 miles when the Adjutant rode back to the left, and throwed an additional guard to the rear to protect the wagons, and the battalion was ordered forward double quick. We double quicked at least half a mile, when we were ordered to form line of battle...This movement was accomplished with the greatest energy on the part of officers & men. When we were ordered to load, bayonets were fixed, arms stacked, and we stood at a "parade rest" while skirmishers were thrown out in front of our line to arouse the foe from the bushes. The bushes and trees were so thick where we were that a man could not be seen but a short distance. After about an hour the battle was ended and "no body hurt on our side"...We reached Glasgow about noon and encamped on the west side of town." --1st lieut. Joseph P. Glezen Co. H, diary |
May 25 Monday |
Glasgow. Busy with company and battalion drill. Camped at Glasgow, Ky. "Clear Day." |
"Company drill at 9 A.M. Batallion [drill] at 4 P.M." --Pvt. John K. King Co. A, diary |
May 26 Tuesday |
Drill & Examinations. Busy with drill and officer examinations. Camped at Glasgow, Ky. "Clear day." Discharged from the Army Pvt. James W. Owens Co. F |
"Batallion drill at 8 A.M." --Pvt. John K. King, Co. A, personal diary "This post was reinforced today by the 27th Michigan, 16th Kentucky, & 111th Ohio. We employ the most of our time in drill & the officers attend a daily examination at 1 P.M." --1st lieut. Joseph P. Glezen Co. H, diary |
May 27 Wednesday |
Glasgow. Camped at Glasgow, Ky. "Clear day." Discharged from the Army. Pvt. Sampson Cummins Co. C |
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May 28 Thursday |
Pay Day. Regt. received its' pay. Camped at Glasgow, Ky. |
"We drew pay for two months, $26.00 up to May 1st." --Pvt. John K. King Co. A, diary |
May 29 Friday |
Rainy Day. Camped at Glasgow, Ky. "It has been raining all day." |
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May 30 Saturday |
Glasgow. Camped at Glasgow, Ky. "Cloudy day." Commissioned by Ind. Gov. Morton as Co. B officer. Pvt. William Mosier Co. B, as Capt. |
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May 31 Sunday |
Inspection. Formal inspection conducted. Camped at Glasgow, Ky. "Cloudy day." |
"Inspection at 8 A.M. I received a letter." --Pvt. John K. King Co. A, diary |
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