In December, the regiment left for Henderson, Kentucky. It camped at Calhoun, Kentucky, until February 1862, when it moved to Fort Henry, Tennessee, then to Fort Donelson, Tennessee, where it participated in the siege of the fort, taking heavy casualties there.
In December, the regiment journeyed from its base to Henderson, Kentucky. They set up camp at Calhoun, Kentucky, until February 1862, when they moved on to Fort Henry, Tennessee, and then to Fort Donelson, Tennessee, where they engaged in the siege of the fort, suffering significant losses.