The 27th Missouri Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
The 27th Missouri Infantry Regiment was organized at St. Louis, Missouri, September 2, 1862 through January 3, 1863 and mustered in for three years service under the command of Colonel Thomas Curley.
The regiment was attached to District of Rolla, Department of Missouri, to March 1863. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, XV Corps, Army of the Tennessee, to June 1865.
The regiment mustered out June 13, 1865. Because their enlistments had not expired, Companies F, G, and I were transferred to the consolidated battalion of the 31st Missouri Infantry/32nd Missouri Infantry.
On duty at Chillicothe, Mo., and as provost guard at St. Louis during organization of the regiment. Ordered to Rolla, Mo., January 10, 1863. Duty at Rolla, Mo., until March 1, 1863. Ordered to join the Army of the Tennessee before Vicksburg, Miss., arriving there March 20. At Milliken's Bend, La, until April. Expedition to Greenville. Black Bayou and Deer Creek April 2âÂÂ14. Deer Creek April 8 and 12. 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. Jackson, Miss., May 14. Siege of Vicksburg, Miss., May 18-July 4. Assaults on Vicksburg May 19 and 22. Advance on Jackson, Miss., July 4âÂÂ10. Siege of Jackson July 10âÂÂ17. At Big Black until September 27. Moved to Memphis, 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. Lookout Mountain November 23âÂÂ24. Missionary Ridge November 25. Ringgold Gap, Taylor's Ridge, November 27. March to the relief of Knoxville, Tenn., November 28-December 8. Garrison duty at Woodville and Scottsboro, Ala., 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. Brush Mountain June 15âÂÂ17. Assault on Kennesaw June 27. 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. Movement on Jonesboro August 25âÂÂ30. Battle of Jonesboro August 31-September 1. Lovejoy's Station September 2âÂÂ6. Operations against Hood in northern Georgia and northern Alabama September 29-November 3. Ship's Gap, Taylor's Ridge, October 16. March to the sea November 15-December 10. Clinton November 22. Statesboro December 4. Ogeechee River December 7âÂÂ9. Siege of Savannah December 10âÂÂ21. Fort McAllister December 13. Carolinas Campaign January to April 1865. Reconnaissance to Salkehatchie River, S.C., January 25. Hickory Hill, S.C., February 1. Salkehatchie Swamps February 2âÂÂ5. South Edisto River February 9. North Edisto River February 11âÂÂ12. Columbia February 15âÂÂ17. Battle of Bentonville, N.C., March 20âÂÂ21. Occupation of Goldsboro. March 24. Advance on Raleigh April 10âÂÂ14. Occupation of Raleigh April 14. Bennett's House April 26. Surrender of Johnston and his army. March to Washington, D.C., via Richmond, Va., April 29-May 20. Grand Review of the Armies May 24. Moved to Louisville, Ky., June.
The regiment lost a total of 176 men during service; 2 officers and 35 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 139 enlisted men died of disease.