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The following was copied from the book "HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY COUNTIES OF WHITE AND PULASKI, INDIANA. Historical and Biographical. Illustrated. Chicago; F.A. Battey & Co., Publishers. 1883."
"The Twentieth Infantry. - This regiment was organized at La Fayette in the month of July, 1861, then rendezvoused at Indianapolis, and was mustered in on the 22nd of July. It was moved first to near Baltimore Md., where it did guard duty. In September, it was transferred to Hatteras Inlet, N.C., and soon afterward to Hatteras Bank, where it was attacked by the rebels, October 4, and forced back. In November, it moved to Fortress Monroe (Virginia), where it remained until March, 1862, when it removed to Newport News (Virginia), where it participated in the engagement with the rebel ram, the Merrimac. In May, it moved to Norfolk, participating in the capture of that city, and then joined the Army of the Potomac. On the 8th of June, it was assigned to Jaminson's brigade, Kearney's division, Heintzleman's corps, and took position on the Fair Oaks battle ground. It was actively engaged at "Orchards," losing 144 men in killed, wounded and missing. It covered the retreat of the Third Corps in the seven days' fight, participating in all the engagements, especially at Glendale and Fraziers Farm, losing heavily. It moved to Yorktown, thence to Alexandria, thence to the Rappahannock and Manassas Plains, fighting at the latter place and losing Col. Brown. In September, it fought at Chantilly. Soon after this it enjoyed a rest. In October, it took the field again, and after various movements participated in the bloody Battle of Fredericksburg, assisting in saving three Union batteries. In April, 1863, it was actively engaged at Chancellorsville, capturing at one time the whole of the Twenty-third Georgia. It also established communications between the Third Corps and the remainder of the Army, by a brilliant bayonet charge. On the 2nd of July, it fought at Gettysburg, on the extreme left in the Second Brigade of the First Division of Sickles' corps. It was exposed to a very hot fire from the rebels behind a stone wall, losing its Colonel, John Wheeler, and 152 officers and men killed and wounded. It fought on the 3d, and also on the 4th, and then joined the pursuit, fighting the enemy's rear at Manassas Gap. It was sent to New York City to suppress draft riots, and afterward fought at Locust Grove and Mine Run. After "veteranizing," it fought at Wilderness, Todd's Tavern, Po River, Spottsylvania, Tollopotamie, Cold Harbor, Deep Bottom, Strawberry Plains and Petersburg, where it lost many men, among whom was Lieut. Col. Meikel. After its work in the trenches before Petersburg and a few active movements, it fought at Preble's House and Hatcher's Run. After this and until the surrender of Gen. Lee, it participated in all the battles on the left, the last being at Clover Hill, April 9, 1865. It was transferred to Louisville, Ky., where on the 12th of July, 1865, it was mustered out, and sent North to Indianapolis, receiving a warm welcome all along the route homeward by crowds of grateful people."
"WHITE COUNTY INDIANA HONOR ROLL"
"The TWENTIETH INFANTRY"
Second Lieutennant JOHN C. BARTHOLOMEW, died of wounds, May, 1864;
NATHANIEL W. BRUNNEL, died of wounds received at Gettysburg;
ROBERT DUNCAN, killed at Cold Harbor, Va., June, 1864;
JAMES W. DYER, killed at Gettysburg, July, 1863;
ABRAHAM DAWSON, died at Philadelphia, September, 1862;
JOHN M. DOBBINS, died at Philadelphia, August, 1862."
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