27th Indiana Infantry Regiment

27th Indiana Infantry Regiment
Regimental flag of the 27th Indiana Infantry
ActiveAugust 21, 1861 – November 4, 1864
DisbandedNovember 4, 1864
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUnion
BranchInfantry
TypeVolunteer Regiment
SizeRegiment
Part ofArmy of the Potomac
EngagementsBattle of Antietam
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Gettysburg
Atlanta Campaign
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Colonel Silas Colgrove
Colonel James Christy

The 27th Indiana Infantry Regiment was a Union Army infantry unit raised in southern Indiana in August 1861. Organized at Evansville under Col. Robert H. Milroy, it fought at Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg, then joined the Atlanta Campaign before mustering out in November 1864.