136th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864)

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Brief History
Organized at Indianapolis, Indiana, and mustered in May 21, 1864. Railroad Guard in Tennessee and Alabama, Department of the Cumberland, till September. Mustered out September 2, 1864.

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 Vanderburg County - see Rosteron page 378
 * Company B - many men from Vanderbury County - see Roster on page 379
 * Company C - many men from Vanderbury County - see Roster on page 380
 * Company D - many men from Hamilton County - see Rosteron page 382
 * Company E - many men from Gibson County - see Rosteron page 383
 * Company F- many men from Warrick County - see Rosteron page 384
 * Company G - many men from Posey County - see Roster on page 386
 * Company H - many men from Lawrence, and Martin counties - see Rosteron page 387
 * Company I - many men from Spencer County - see Rosteron page 388
 * Company K - many men from Elkhart County - see Roster on page 389

The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the 136th Regimen, Indiana Infantry on CIVIL WAR INDEX web site. (accessed 29 Jan 2011)

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 * Companies B, G, and I many men from  Hamilton County

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 136th Regiment, Indiana Infantry.


 * Wikipedia(accessed 13 Dec 2010) article on the 136th 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