30th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

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Brief History
Organized at Fort Wayne, Indiana, and mustered in September 24, 1861. Duty at Texas July, and duty at various points till November. Mustered out November 25, 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 Staff - see Roster
 * Reorganized Officer - see Roster
 * Company A - many men from Allen County - see Roster on page 2
 * Company A - Reorganized Soldiers - of Allen, Bartholomew, Clark, Decatur, Marion, and Vanderburgh counties - see Roster on page 21
 * Company B - many men from Kosciusko County - see Rosteron page 3
 * Company B - Reorganized Soldiers - no cities or counties given - see Roster on page 23
 * Company C - many men from Noble County - see Roster on page 5
 * Company C - Reorganized Soldiers - of DeKalb, La Porte, Whitley, Elkhart, and Dearborn counties - see Rosteron page 24
 * Company D - many men from Allen County - see Roster on page 7
 * Company D - Reorganized Soldiers - ofNoble, Adams, Boone, Clinton, and DeKald counties - see Roster on page 25
 * Company E - many men from Allen County - see Rosteron page 9
 * Company E - Reorganized Soldiers - of Allen, Kosciusko, Shelby, Marshall, and Noble counties - see Roster on page 26
 * Company F - many men from Noble County - see Rosteron page 10
 * Company F - Reorganized Soldiers -little amount of cities given - see Rosteron page 28
 * Company G - many men from La Grange County - see Rosteron page 12
 * Company G - Reorganized Soldiers - of Clinton, La Grange, Boone, and Carroll counties - see Rosteron page 29
 * Company H - many men from DeKalb County - see Roster on page 13
 * Company H - Reorganized Soldier - no cities or counties given - see Rosteron page 30
 * Company I - many men from Kosciusko County - see Rosteron page 15
 * Company K - many men from Elkhart County - see Roster on page 16
 * unassiged recuits - Roster on page 18
 * unassiged recuits - Reorganized Soldier - see Rosteron page 32


 * The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the 30th Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry on CIVIL WAR INDEX web site. (accessed 19 Dec 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 30th Regiment, Indiana Infantry.


 * Wikipedia (accessed 13 Dec 2010) article on the 30th 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


 * 30th Indiana At Rest (accessed 08 Dec 2010) Is an attempt to locate final resting places of the soldiers of 30th Indiana Volunteer Infantry.


 * 30th Indian Civil War Re-enactors, Inc.. (accessed 08 Dec 2010) Organized for the purpose of fostering and preserving the history of the Civil War era...etc..