Indiana 59th Volunteer Infantry
Regimental History of Private Peter C. Lehman
Dec 1, 1862 Private, Peter C. Lehman,
Company E, Indiana 59th
enrolled for three years
(according to discharge
papers); However, he was
discharged on Dec 31, 1863
(after two years)and
immediately re-enlisted
(next day).
Feb 11, 1862 Indiana 59th regiment was
mustered into service -
Jesse I. Alexander, Colonel
Feb 13, 1862 Ordered to New Albany
Feb 18, 1862 Left on transports to Cairo
Feb 20, 1862 Arrived Cairo
Feb 21, 1862 Left for Commerce, Missouri
Feb 22,,1862 Arrived in Commerce, Missouri
Feb 25, 1862 Moved to Benton and was brigaded with 34th,
43rd, 46th and 47th Indiana regiments, Colonel
Slack commanding - afterwards was transferred to
Colonel Worthington's brigade.
Mar 1, 1862 Marched toward New Madrid
Mar 3, 1862 Arrived in New Madrid, participated in the siege
of the place. Was one of the first regiments
that entered town and took possession of Fort
Thompson.
Apr 7, 1862 Crossed the Mississippi, marched down to
Tiptonville and assisted in the capture of over
5000 prisoners.
Apr 10, 1862 Returned to New Madrid
Apr 12, 1862 Left on transports to and proceeded with the
fleet to Fort Pillow.
Apr 17, 1862 Returned to New Madrid from Fort Pillow and then
toward Hamburg, Tennessee.
Apr 22, 1862 Arrived in Hamburg, Tennessee and went into camp.
At this place, General N.B. Buford was assigned
to the command of the Brigade to which the 59th
Indiana was attached.
May 1862 48th Indiana was placed in same brigade and from
this time until the final muster-out of both
organizations, the two regiments remained
together.
Apr 24-May 29, 1862 Regiment was engaged in skirmishes and
reconnaissance's, including the march to and
siege of Corinth, and after the evacuation
marched with the pursuing column that followed
the enemy to Boonville
June 12, 1862 Returned to Corinth.
June 13, 1862 Moved its camp to Clear Creek where it remained
until...
Aug 6, 1862 While at Clear Creek, they marched to Ripley and
back, being absent 12 days.
Moved from Clear Creek to Jacinto where it
remained until ....
Sept 7, 1862 At this time they proceeded to Rienzi where it
received 250 recruits from Indiana.
Oct 1, 1862 Went to Corinth
Oct 3-4, 1862 Was engaged in Battle of Corinth. After
defeating the enemy, it joined in the pursuit of
Price to the Hatchie and then returned to
Corinth.
Oct 10, 1862 Arrived at Corinth.
Nov 2, 1862 Marched with General Quimby's division to Grand
Junction and then to Davis Mills and then to
Moscow.
Nov 29, 1862 They broke camp and proceeded by way of Cold
Water, Holly Springs and Oxford to the Yocana
river where they remained a few days and then
returned to Oxford.
Dec 26, 1862 Marched to Memphis, TN with the escort of the
Commissary train.
Dec 28, 1862 Arrived in Memphis, TN
Dec 31, 1862 Started back with the train, going through
Collierville to Lafayette.
Jan 1, 1863 Arrived in Lafayette.
Jan 3, 1863 Returned to Memphis, TN and went into camp about
three miles east of the city, where it remained
until March 1,1863 doing guard duty.
Mar 1, 1863 Proceeded down the Mississippi on transports to
Helena, AK, stopping a few days at Woolfolk's
Landing.
Mar 12, 1863 Embarked with the Yazoo River expedition.
Mar 25, 1863 Arriving at the encampment near Fort Pemberton.
Apr 6, 1863 Re-embarking, the regiment returned to Helena, AR
Apr 10, 1863 Arrived in Helena, AR
Apr 13, 1863 Proceeded to Milliken's Bend.
Apr 15, 1863 Arrived in Milliken's Bend.
Apr 24, 1863 The regiment commended (with other troops) the
march for Vicksburg, MS, going down the west
side of the Mississippi to Grand Gulf.
May 1, 1863 Arrived at Grand Gulf, and at once crossing over
to the east side, near Bayou Pierre, from where
it marched to the battle ground of Port Gibson,
reaching there just as the battle closed.
Marching with Grant's army, in the First Brigade
of the Seventh Division of the Seventeenth Army Corps, the regiment was engaged at Forty Hills,
Raymond and Champion Hills.
At Jackson, under Captain John E. Simpson, they
were the first to enter the city and had the
gratification of seeing their tattered flag
waving from the dome of the Capitol.
At the Big Black River it formed the rear guard
for the Seventeenth Corps and was the last
regiment to cross, destroying the bridges behind
it.
The regiment then moved up and took its position
in the line of battle, in front of the rebel
fortification at Vicksburg, MS.
May 22, 1863 Participated in the assault on the enemy's works
at Vicksburg and suffered heavy losses. In
this assault, Lieut. Tripp was killed, and Capt.
Buck, Lieuts. Riley and Maxwell wounded. Of the
enlisted men, 126 were killed and wounded.
During the Siege of Vicksburg, the 59th formed
part of General Blair's command and with it went
up the Yazoo River to Satarlia, returning to its
old position in the trenches. Remained in the
trenches until the surrender.
June 4, 1863 Surrender of Vicksburg, MS
May-June 1863 Peter C. Lehman's Company Muster Roll for' the
Indiana 59th regiment said he was present, but
had a "stoppage" of $2.88 for cartridge box belt
and bayonet that was lost.
July 4, 1863 Marched into Vicksburg and on the same day,
General McPherson issued a congratulatory order
in which he complimented in the highest terms of
praise, the soldiers of the 17th Corps.
Aug 5, 1863 General Sandborn, which had long commanded the
brigade and division to which the 59th Indiana
was attached, issued his farewell order to the
soldiers of the First Brigade, announcing his
intention to leave the military service, and
recounting their deeds on the battlefield from
Corinth to Vicksburg and complimenting them for
the glorious record they had made.
Sept 13, 1863 The regiment remained in Vicksburg, until this
date, when it embarked on transports and
proceeded up the river to Helena, AR where it
remained until...
Sept 28, 1863 Embarked for Memphis, TN.
Oct 5, 1863 Regiment remained in Memphis until this date and
then proceeded by rail to Corinth, and then to
Glendale.
Oct 17, 1863 Remained in Glendale and on this date the
remainder of the division arrived from Memphis.
Oct. 19, 1863 Began the march to Chattanooga, TN, and arrived
in time to take part in the victory of Mission
Ridge.
Dec 17, 1863 Began its return march
Dec 18, 1863 Reached Bridgeport, AL and went into camp.
While here, the regiment was transferred to the
Fifteenth Army Corps and assigned to the Third
Division.
Dec 23, 1863 Started for Huntsville, AL.
Dec 26, 1863 Reached Huntsville, AL and went into camp.
Jan 1, 1864 The regiment (including G-G-Grandpa Lehman) re-
enlisted as a Veterans organization.
Feb 3, 1864 For this, the Indiana 59th was complimented by
Brig. General John E. Smith in orders on this
date.
Mar 3, 1864 Left for home in company with the Forty-Eighth.
Mar 8, 1864 Reached Indianapolis, IN
Mar 10, 1864 Both the 59th and 48th Indiana regiments partook
of an excellent dinner prepared by the ladies of
the city, and in the afternoon attended a public
reception in the State House Grounds, where they
were warmly greeted by Governor Morton and
others.
Apr 3, 1864 Returned to the field by way of New Albany,
Louisville and Nashville, TN, the 59th arrived
in Huntsville, AL this date where they went into
camp.
Jun 22, 1864 Regiment remained in camp until this date and
then started for Kingston, GA.
Jul 1, 1864 Reached Kingston, GA where it joined Sherman's
army, then on its march to Atlanta.
Jul 13, 1864 Regiment moved to the Etowah River, and guarded
the bridge over that stream until...
Aug 26, 1864 ...when it was ordered to report to General
Steadman at Chattanooga, TN.
Aug 27, 1864 Arrived in Chattanooga, TN and then marched into
East Tennessee after Wheeler's Calvary,
returning to Chattanooga after an absence of
four days.
Aug 31, 1864 Returned to Chattanooga, TN.
Regiment then moved to Tullahoma and reported to
General Milroy and remained on duty there
until...
Sept 21, 1864 ...when it returned to Chattanooga. They marched
with a wagon train as far as Cartersville, GA.
Sept 28, 1864 Arrived in Chattanooga and took up its old
position on the Etowah River.
Nov 12, 1864 Moved towards Atlanta.
Nov 15, 1864 Began its grand "march to the sea", following
the fortunes of General Sherman through George
to Savannah.
Dec 25, 1864 General Smith, issued a highly complimentary
order, in which he stated that General Sherman
had complimented the Division for its soldierly
bearing and made special mention of the 59th for
its good marching.
From Savannah, the regiment marched through the
Carolinas to Raleigh, and from there to
Washington City, where it participated in the
grand review.
Jul 17, 1865 From Washington it was transferred to
Louisville, KY where it was mustered out of
service this date.
Jul 18, 1865 Arriving at Indianapolis, IN they were present
at a public reception in the Capitol grounds
this date. The regiment was addressed by
Governor Morton and others.
A few days after this, they were finally
discharged from service.
The regiment during its term of service, received in recruits,
drafted men, & calvary, 777, and lost in killed and mortally
wounded (1 officer and 36 enlisted men), and by disease 229
enlisted men, for a total of 266. It had traveled by rail 3,756
miles, by water 4,618 miles, and by land 5,305 miles, making in
all, 13,679 miles.
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