Landing C. Brown

Residence was not listed;
Enlisted on 9/11/1861 at Camp King, KY as a Private.
On 1/2/1862 he mustered into "K" Co. KY 23rd Infantry
He Re-enlisted on 1/5/1864
He was Mustered Out on 12/27/1865 at Victoria, TX
Promotions:
* Sergt 2/1/1865

Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky

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Landing Brown, Company K, 23rd Regiment Kentucky Infantry, USA, enlisted September 11, 1861 in Lewis County, description on enlistment: 36 year old Carpenter, 5' 10", blue eyes, dark hair, born in Flemming County, Ky.

He is also listed, as what looks like Drummer, on two cards of his file

M397: Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Kentucky

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Twenty-third Infantry
KENTUCKY
(3-YEARS)

Twenty-third Infantry. -- Col., Marcellus Mundy; Lieut.-Cols.,
John P. Jackson, James C. Foy, George W. Northup; Majs.,
Thomas H. Hamrick, William Boden.

This regiment was organized at Camp King near Covington. The
companies came from that part of the state one being from
Mason county, one from Pendleton, one from Boone the others
from Campbell and Kenton.

The regiment was in camp until Feb., 1862, when it went to
Lexington, thence beyond Lebanon to the Rolling fork, thence
it marched to Bardstown and Louisville where it went on board
the steamer "Diana" and was transported to Nashville, where it
remained during the spring. In August it was in a severe
fight at Round Mountain and lost 4 men.

The regiment then marched with Buell's army to Kentucky, being
in Grose's brigade Smith's division, Crittenden's corps. At
the battle of Perryville the regiment did not become engaged,
though it was with the army at that place. After Bragg's
retirement from Kentucky it marched to Nashville, where it
remained until a little while before the battle of
Murfreesboro.

In the regimental report, made by Maj. Hamrick, the fighting
of Dec. 31 and Jan. 1 is described as terrific. In the two
days the regiment lost 8 killed and 51 wounded. On Jan. 24 it
went with other troops on an expedition to Woodbury, Tenn.,
where it was engaged with loss.

Subsequently it moved to Whiteside, then toward Trenton next
on a reconnaissance up Lookout mountain, and arrived at Point
Lookout at 11:30 a. m., Sept. 8. The enemy could be seen and
there was skirmishing. That evening it bivouacked near
Rossville, 4 miles from Chattanooga.

On Sept. 10 it moved on the Ringgold road and bivouacked near
Graysville; spent the 11th at Ringgold, reached Chickamauga
creek opposite Lee & Gordon's mill the next day, was then in
various movements until the battle of Chickamauga, where its
losses were 1 officer (Lieut. J. C. Hoffman) and 9 men killed,
3 officers and 45 men wounded.

It then moved to Chattanooga, where it remained in camp until
operations began under Gen. Grant. A portion of the regiment,
under Capt. Tiffet, constituted part of Hazen's picked force
which opened the river from Chattanooga to Bridgeport, so that
the army might receive supplies, and during which it
participated in the battle of Brown's ferry.

The regiment moved out and took part in the fighting which
preceded the great charge at Missionary Ridge, and
participated in the charge, with a loss of 8 killed and 29
wounded. The month of December was spent in the East
Tennessee valley above Knoxville, being at Morristown, Powder
springs, Strawberry plains, New Market and Blain's cross-
roads, where on Jan. 5, 1864, the regiment reenlisted, and
after the veteran furlough returned to the front at
Chattanooga.

In the list of sixteen battles named on the colors of the
regiment by order of Gen. Grant, appear Rocky Face Ridge,
Resaca, New Hope Church, Pine top, Kennesaw Mountain, Smyrna,
Atlanta, Lovejoy's Station, all in the Atlanta campaign.

From northern Georgia the regiment went to Nashville, and
thence marched with the 4th and 23d corps under the immediate
command of Gen. Schofield to Pulaski Tenn., the regiment being
in Whitaker's brigade, Kimball's division 4th corps. It
assisted in preventing Hood's occupation of Spring Hill and
the next day the battle of Franklin occurred, in which the
regiment bore its part.

After the battle the regiment moved with Schofield's troops to
Nashville, two weeks later participated in the battle there,
then followed the enemy into Alabama; thence marched to Lick
creek in East Tennessee, and thence to Nashville, where it was
in April and May, 1865.

It was then transported to New Orleans, was then sent to Green
Lake, Tex., where it remained until September. In November it
was at Victoria Tex., where it was mustered out in Dec., 1865

In its term of service 4 officers and 81 men were killed, and
107 died of sickness.

Source: The Union Army, vol. 4, p. 334