123rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry

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Brief History
Organized at Greensburg, Terre Haute and Indianapolis, Indiana, December 25, 1863, to March 7, 1864. Duty at Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carloline, till August. Mustered out August 25, 1865.

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.


 * Officer and Non-Commissioned Office - see Roster
 * Company A - many men from Decatur County- see Roster on page 167
 * Company B - many men from Decatur and FranklinCounties - see Rosteron page 168
 * Company C - many men from Decatur, Vigo and Parke Counties - see Rosteron page 170
 * Company D - many men from Decatur, Franklinand RipleyCounties - see Rosteron page 172
 * Company E - many men from Rush and Marion Counties - see Rosteron page 173
 * Company F- many men from Putnam County- see Roster on page 174
 * Company G - many men from Putnam and Ripley Counties - see Roster on page 176
 * Company H - many men from Decaturand MarionCounties - see Roster on page 177
 * Company I - many men from Decatur and FranklinCounties - see Roster on page 179
 * Company K - many men from Dearborn and FranklinCounties - see Roster on page 180
 * Unassigned Recuits - see Roster on page 182

The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the 123rd Regimen, Indiana Infantry on CIVIL WAR INDEX web site. (accessed 29 Jan 2011)

Other Sources
WEBSITES


 * Indiana State Digital Achives for Civil Warcan be searched by soldier's name (accessed 16 Aug 2011)


 * Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (accessed 13 Dec 2010) can be searched by soldier's name or by regiment; includes regimental rosters and additional history of the regiment.


 * The Civil War Archive. (accessed 13 Dec 2010) Brief history of the 123rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry.


 * Wikipedia (accessed 13 Dec 2010) article on the 123rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry.


 * Union Army Regimental History Index (accessed 14 Dec 2010) Index Of Regimental Histories: Artillery, Cavalry, Infantry, and other units, states Alabama to Indiana

BOOK

Kaler, William S. ''Roster and History of the One Hundred and Twenty-Third Regiment,I. V. I. In the War of the Rebellion''. ( Rushville, Ind: Press of the American], 1899) FHL US/CAN Fiche 6084431 (1 fiche)   other libraries  Internet Archive