87th Indiana Infantry
3rd Brigade -Van Derveer. — 3rd Division - Brannan.
[Front Side of Marker]:
87th Regiment Indiana Infantry
3rd Brigade - Van Derveer.
3rd Division - Brannan.
14th Corps - Thomas
[Reverse Side of Marker]:
Indiana's Tribute
To Her
Eighty-Seventh Regiment Infantry
Colonel Newell Gleason, Commanding.
Third Brigade (VanDerveer).
Third Division (Brannan).
Fourteenth Corps (Thomas).
September 19th, 1863, engaged near Reed's Bridge and tower, south of the cross-roads. Supported the 9th Ohio when it charged the enemy and recaptured Burnham's regular battery; with the brigade withstood the last attack on the Union left.
September 20th, 1863, from 11 A.M. to 1 P.M. was engaged in Kelly Field east of the LaFayette Road. About 11 A.M. the regiment was attacked with great fury repulsed the enemy and drove him beyond the field. At 1.30 P.M. retired to Snodgrass Hill, where this monument stands, and was engaged there until 7.30 P.M.
Went into battle with effective force of 366; Killed 7 officers, 33 enlisted men; Wounded, 4 officers, 138 enlisted men; missing 8; Total Casualties 190. Percentage of loss 51.5.
Marker can be reached from Glenn-Kelly Road.
Courtesy hmdb.org
