23rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry

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Brief History
Organized at Indianapolis, Indiana, and mustered in November 8, 1862. Surrender of Johnston and his army. Duty at Greensboro till June. Mustered out July 2, 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 with Staff - see Roster
 * Company A - many men from Floyd County- see Roster on page 520
 * Company B - many men from Clark County- see Roster on page 523
 * Company C - many men from Floyd County- see Roster on page 525
 * Company D - many men from Floyd County- see Rosteron page 527
 * Company E - many men from Floyd County- see Roster on page 529
 * Company F - many men from Floyd County- see Roster on page 531
 * Company G - many men from Floyd County- see Roster on page 533
 * Company H - many men from Crawford County- see Roster on page 535
 * Company I - many men from Clark County- see Rosteron page 537
 * Company K - many men from Floyd County- see Rosteron page 539
 * Unassigned Recruits - see Rosteron page 541

The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the 23th Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry on the CIVIL WAR INDEX web site. (accessed 18 Jan 2011)

Other Sources
WEBSITES


 * 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) Website with histories of the Indiana Regiments.


 * List of Indiana Civil War regiment (accessed 13 Dec 2010) List of Indiana Regimental that are on Wikipedia.


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