27th Indiana Infantry - Chancellorsville VA
N 38° 18.298 W 077° 38.757
18S E 268638 N 4242965
A granite monument marks where the 27th IN held the line during the fighting at Chancellorsville in May 1863.
Waymark Code: WMB5Q8
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 04/08/2011
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The 27th Indiana Infantry under the command of Col. Silas Colgrove was one of 200 Federal regiments at Chancellorsville during the fighting in early May 1863. They held a line near Fairview for two days against unrelenting Confederate attacks and were finally forced to withdraw to the rear when their ammunition ran out. Half the regiment had been killed or wounded.
A granite monument and two granite flank markers stand at the Chancellorsville Battlefield
where the 27th IN held the line. The inscription reads:
THE 27TH INDIANA INFANTRY
3RD BRIGADE 1ST DIV. 12TH CORPS
HELD THIS POSITION FROM 7 P.M.
MAY 2ND TO 9 A.M. MAY 3RD, 1863
PRESENT FOR DUTY 300
KILLED 36. WOUNDED 114
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MUSTERED IN AUG. 1861. MUSTERED OUT SEPT. 1864
TOTAL ENROLLMENT 1,101. KILLED 172.
WOUNDED 505. DIED OF DISEASE &c. 120.
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BROWN'S HISTORY 27TH INDIANA INFANTRY
Left flank marker location:
- N 38° 18.267' W 77° 38.773'
Right flank marker location:
- N 38° 18.308' W 77° 38.729'
The Chancellorsville Battlefield is part of the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park which is open dawn to dusk. There is no admission.
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*NOTE: The date of installation or dedication is unknown. It is assumed the 27th IN erected the monument.