The 17th Missouri Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
The 17th Missouri Infantry Regiment was organized at St. Louis, Missouri in August 1861 and mustered in for three years service under the command of Colonel Franz Hassendeubel.
The regiment was attached to Army of the West to January 1862. 2nd Brigade, Army of Southwest Missouri, to March 1862. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Army of Southwest Missouri, to May 1862. 3rd Division, Army of Southwest Missouri, to July 1862. District of Eastern Arkansas, Department of the Missouri, to November 1862. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, District of Eastern Arkansas to December 1862. 1st Brigade, 11th Division, XIII Corps, Department of the Tennessee, to December 1862. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, Sherman's Yazoo Expedition, to January 1863. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, XV Corps, Army of the Tennessee, to September 1863. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, XV Corps, to December 1863. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, XV Corps, to December 1864.
The regiment mustered out September through October 1864. Veterans and recruits were transferred to the 15th Missouri Infantry.
Fremont's Campaign against Springfield, Mo., OctoberâÂÂNovember 1861. Duty at Rolla, Mo., until January 1862. Curtis' Campaign against Price in Missouri and Arkansas January to March. Advance on Springfield February 2âÂÂ14. Pursuit of Price into Arkansas February 14âÂÂ29. Battle of Pea Ridge, Ark., March 6âÂÂ8. March to Batesville, Ark., April 5-May 3. Searcy Landing May 19. March to Helena, Ark., May 25-July 14. Expedition from Helena to mouth of White River August 5âÂÂ8. Moved to Ironton and Pilot Knob, Mo., September 1. To St. Genevieve November 12 and return to Helena November 23. Sherman's Yazoo Expedition December 22, 1862 to January 3, 1863. Chickasaw Bayou December 26âÂÂ28. Chickasaw Bluff December 29. Expedition to Arkansas Post, Ark., January 3âÂÂ10, 1863. Assault and capture of Fort Hindman, Arkansas Post, January 10âÂÂ11. Moved to Young's Point, La., January 17âÂÂ23, and duty there until March, and at Milliken's Bend until April. Expedition to Greenville. Black Bayou and Deer Creek April 2âÂÂ14. Demonstration on Haines' and Drumgould's Bluffs April 29-May 2. Moved to join the army in rear of Vicksburg, Miss., via Richmond and Grand Gulf May 2âÂÂ14. Mississippi Springs May 12âÂÂ13. Jackson May 14. Siege of Vicksburg May 18-July 4. Assaults on Vicksburg May 19 and 22. Advance on Jackson, Miss., July 4âÂÂ10. Siege of Jackson July 10âÂÂ17. Bolton's Depot July 16. Brier Creek, near Canton, July 17. Canton July 18. At Big Black until September 27. Moved to Memphis, Tenn.; then marched to Chattanooga, Tenn., September 27-November 21. Operations on Memphis & Charleston Railroad in Alabama October 20âÂÂ29. Cherokee Station October 21 and 29. Cane Creek October 26. Tuscumbia October 26âÂÂ27. Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign November 23âÂÂ27. Battle of Lookout Mountain November 23âÂÂ24. Missionary Ridge November 25. Ringgold Gap, Taylor's Ridge, November 27. March to relief of Knoxville, Tenn., November 28-December 8. Garrison duty in Alabama until May, 1864. Atlanta Campaign May 1 to September 8. Demonstration on Resaca May 8âÂÂ13. Battle of Resaca May 13âÂÂ15. Advance on Dallas May 18âÂÂ25. Battles about Dallas, New Hope Church, and Allatoona Hills May 25-June 5. Operations about Marietta and against Kennesaw Mountain June 10-July 2. Nickajack Creek July 2âÂÂ5. Chattahoochie River July 6âÂÂ17. Battle of Atlanta July 22. Siege of Atlanta July 22-August 25. Ezra Chapel, Hood's 2nd Sortie, July 28. Flank movement on Jonesborough August 25âÂÂ30. Lovejoy's Station September 2âÂÂ6. Operations against Hood in northern Georgia and northern Alabama October 1âÂÂ21. March to the sea November 15-December 10.
The regiment lost a total of 219 men during service; 6 officers and 62 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 3 officers and 148 enlisted men died of disease.