99th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

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Brief History
Organized at South Bend, Indiana, and mustered in October 21, 1862. March to Washington, D. C., via Richmond, Virginia, April 29-May 20. Grand Review May 24. Mustered out June 6, 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 and Non-Commissioned Office - see Roster
 * Company A - many men from Lake County- see Roster on page 532
 * Company B - many men from Hancock County- see Roster on page 533
 * Company C - many men from Porter County- see Rosteron page 535
 * Company D - many men from Miami County- see Rosteron page 536
 * Company E - many men from Newton, Crawfordand CarrollCounties - see Rosteron page 538
 * Company F- many men from White and Tippecanoe Counties - see Rosteron page 539
 * Company G - many men from White and Hendricks Counties - see Roster on page 540
 * Company H - many men from Marion, Randolph and Hendricks Counties - see Roster on page 542
 * Company I - many men from Putnamand Miami Counties - see Roster on page 543
 * Company K - many men from Cass County- see Roster on page 544
 * Unassigned Recuits - see Rosteron page 546

The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the 99th Regimen, Indiana Infantry on CIVIL WAR INDEX web site. (accessed 21 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) Brief history of the 99th Regiment, Indiana Infantry.


 * Wikipedia (accessed 13 Dec 2010) article on the 99th 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

BOOK


 * 99th Regiment- Lucas, D.R., New History of the 99th Indiana Infantry (Rockford, Ill.: Horner Printing, 1900)