138th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864)

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Brief History
Organized at Indianapolis, Indiana, and mustered in May 27, 1864. Mustered out September 22, 1864 in Tennessee.

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 Miami County- seeRosteron page 404
 * Company B - many men from La Porte County- see Rosteron page 405
 * Company C - many men from Porterand LakeCounties - see Rosteron page 406
 * Company D - many men from La Porte County- see Rosteron page 407
 * Company E - many men from Marshalland KosciuskoCounties - see Rosteron page 408
 * Company F- many men from Wabash County- see Rosteron page 410
 * Company G - many men from Wabash County- see Rosteron page 411
 * Company H - many men from St. Joseph County- see Roster on page 411
 * Company I - many men from Wells, Huntington, and BlackfordCounties - see Roster on page 413
 * Company K - many men from Cass County- see Rosteron page 414

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

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 * Company D - many men from St. Joseph County - see Roster on page 127 (see book below)
 * Company H - many men from St. Joseph County - see Roster on page 128 (see Book below)

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) Brief history of the 138th Regiments, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 18640


 * Wikipedia (accessed 13 Dec 2010) article on the 138th 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

BOOKS


 * Company "D","H", 138th Regiment, Indiana Infantry(accessed 31 Dec 2010) was principally made up from St Joseph country. On page 727, 728 on this book, give person from St. Joseph Country. Howard, Timothy Edward, A History of St. Joseph County, Indiana  (Chicago, Illinois : Lewis Publishing Company, 1907 ) FHL US/CAN Book 977.289 H2h v.2 pt .2   Other libraries with this book