58th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

Brief History
This Unit was organized at Princeton and Indianapolis, Indiana, November 12 to December 22, 1861. It march to Washington, D. C., via Richmond, Virginia., April 29-May 20 and Grand Review May 24. They moved to Louisville, Kentucky, June, and there mustered out July 25, 1865.

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


 * The Civil War Archive section, 58th Regiment Infantry, (accessed 10 May 2012).
 * The Wikipedia article, 58th Regiment Indiana Infantry, (accessed 21 June 2012).

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 Gibson, Pike ,and Posey counties - see Rosteron page 649
 * Company B - many men from Gibson County - see Roster on page 651
 * Company C - many men from Gibson and Dubois counties - see Rosteron page 654
 * Company D - many men from Gibson, and Pike counties - see Roster on page 656
 * Company E - many men from Dubois, and Pike counties - see Roster on page 658
 * Company F- many men from Parke, Spencer, and Gibson counties - see Rosteron page 661
 * Company G - many men from Pike County - see Rosteron page 663
 * Company H - many men from Daviess County - see Rosteron page 665
 * Company I - no cities or counties given - see Roster on page 667
 * Company K - no cities or counties given - see Roster on page 670
 * Unassigned Recuits - see Rosteron page 672

The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the th Regimen, Indiana Infantry on CIVIL WAR INDEX web site. (accessed 21 Jan 2011)

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 * Companies G, and H - many men from Pike County
 * Company F - many men from Spencer County
 * Companies A, B, C, D, I, and K many men from Gibson County

Other Sources
WEBSITES


 * 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 Civil War Archive. (accessed 13 Dec 2010) Brief history of the 58th Regiment, Indiana Infantry.


 * Wikipedia (accessed 13 Dec 2010) article on the 58th 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


 * 58th Indiana Monument(accessed 05 Jan 2010) at Shiloh


 * Patten, James Comfort, "An Indiana Doctor Marches with Sherman: The Diary of James Comfort Patten", (ed. Robert G. Athearn, Indiana Magazine of History 49, no. 4 (December 1953): 405-422.) ,1864, Gibson County (Princeton), 58th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Abstract and Bibliographic Information article PDF

BOOK


 * Kerwood, Asbury L. Annals of the Fifty-Seventh Regiment Indiana Volunteers. Marches, Battles, and Incidents of Army Life. Dayton: O.W.J. Shuey, 1868. FHL US/CAN Fiche 6084400 (4 fiche)  other library  Google books


 * Hight, J. J., & In Stormont, G. R. (1895). History of the Fifty-eighth regiment of Indiana volunteer infantry: Its organization, campaigns and battles from 1861 to 1865 : from the manuscript prepared by the late chaplain John J. Hight, during his service with the regiment in the field.( Princeton: Press of the Clarion.) 977.2 M2hj FHL US/CAN Book   other libraries   Google books   INTERNET ARCHIVE


 * Fifty-eighth Indiana Regimental Association. (1892). Organization of the 58th Indiana Regimental Association: At Oakland City, Indiana, October 22, 1891. (Princeton, Ind: Clarion Job Office.) FHL US/CAN Fiche 6084401 (1 fiche)  other libraries