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 departed for Henderson, Kentucky. They camped at Calhoun, Kentucky, until February 1862, when they moved on to Fort Henry, Tennessee, and then to Fort Donelson, Tennessee, where they participated in the siege of the fort, suffering significant losses.