27th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

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Brief History
Organized at Indianapolis, Indiana, and mustered in September 12, 1861. Mustered out November 4, 1864. Veterans and Recruits transferred to 70th Indiana Infantry.

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 with Staff - see Roster
 * Company A - many men from Putnam County - see Rosteron page 613
 * Company B - many men from Daviess County - see Rosteron page 615
 * Company C - many men from Johnson County - see Roster on page 617
 * Company D - many men from Lawrence County - see Roster on page 618
 * Company E - many men from Daviess County - see Rosteron page 620
 * Company F - no cities or counties given - see Roster on page 621
 * Company G - many men from Morgan County - see Roster on page 623
 * Company H - many men from Jennings County - see Rosteron page 625
 * Company I - many men from Putnam County - see Roster on page 626
 * Company K - many men from Dubois County - see Roster on page 628
 * Unassigned Recruits - see Roster on page 629

The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the 27th Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry on the CIVIL WAR INDEX web site. (accessed 18 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 27th Regiment, Indiana Infantry.


 * Wikipedia(accessed 13 Dec 2010) articile on the 27th 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


 * 27th Indiana Infantry Regiment(accessed 30 Dec 2010) timeline


 * 27th Indiana Infantry (accessed 08 Dec 2010) Overview, Battle Maps, Participants list, Gallery, of the 27th Indiana Infantry.


 * The 27th Indiana Volunteer Infantry (accessed 12 Dec 2010) has history, photo, each company roster contains a goldmine of personal information and history on each soldier.