21st Battery, Indiana Light Artillery

Brief History
This Unit was organized at Indianapolis, Indiana, and mustered in September 9, 1862. They mustered out June 26, 1865 at Nashville, Tennessee.

For more information on the history of this unit, see:


 * 21st Independent Battery Light Artillery at The Civil War Archive.
 * 21st Independent Battery Indiana Light Artillery at Wikipedia.
 * 21st Independent Battery Light Artillery at Ranger95.

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. If you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.


 * 21st Battery Indiana Light Artillery Roster at Ranger95.

General counties of enlistment:
 * 21st Battery - many men from St. Joseph, La Porte, Clay, Marshall, Elkhart and Miami Counties.

Other Sources

 * Indiana State Digital Archives for Civil War can be searched by soldier's name.


 * Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in 'Indiana in the Civil War' and 'United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865' (see below).


 * National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.


 * Indiana in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Indiana, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans' censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * The Twenty-first Battery was made up principally from St Joseph and La Porte counties. A History of St. Joseph County, Indiana. By Timothy Edward Howard. Chicago, Illinois : Lewis Publishing Company, 1907. Page 730 lists persons from St. Joseph County. ; . Online at: Vol. 2 - FamilySearch Digital Library.