| Unit Name: | 153rd Indiana Infantry Regiment |
| Dates: | March 1 – September 4, 1865 |
| Allegiance: | Union |
| Branch: | Infantry |
| Size: | Regiment[1] |
| Battles: | American Civil War |
| Disbanded: | September 4, 1865 |
| Commander1: | Oliver H.P. Carey[2] |
| Commander1 Label: | Colonel |
| Commander2: | Charles S. Ellis[3] |
| Commander2 Label: | Lt. Colonel |
| Commander3: | James F. Wildman[4] |
| Commander3 Label: | Major |
The 153rd Indiana Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment from Indiana that served in the Union Army between March 1 and September 4, 1865, during the American Civil War.
The regiment was organized at Indianapolis, with a strength of 1,033 men[5] and mustered in on March 1, 1865.[6] [7] It left Indiana for Nashville, Tennessee on March 5. While en route the regiment was stopped at Louisville, Kentucky, and ordered to proceed to Russellville, Kentucky, while a detachment went to Lyon County on April 29.[8] [7] Companies "D", "G", and "H", were involved in numerous operations against guerrilla fighters in the vicinity of Russellville until June.[9] The regiment returned to Louisville, Ky., on June 16, where it saw duty at Taylor Barracks until early September. The regiment was mustered out on September 4, 1865.[10] [7] During its service the regiment suffered forty-seven fatalities, another seventy-nine men deserted and unaccounted for, two men.[11]