54th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (3 months, 1862)

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Brief History
Organized at Indianapolis, Indiana, May 3~ to June 10, 1862. Skirmish at Shepherdsville, Kentucky, September 7 (Co. "C"). Mustered out October 4, 1862.

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 - no cities or counties given - see Roster on page 590 Company B - no cities or counties given - see Roster on page 591 Company C - no cities or counties given - see Roster on page 592 Company D - no cities or counties given - see Roster on page 594 Company E - no cities or counties given - see Roster on page 596 Company F- no cities or counties given - see Rosteron page 597 Company G - no cities or counties given - see Roster on page 598 Company H - no cities or counties given - see Rosteron page 599 Company I - no cities or counties given - see Rosteron page 600 Company K - no cities or counties given - see Roster on page 602

The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the 54th Regimen, Indiana Infantry (3 months, 1862) on CIVIL WAR INDEX [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/54th_in_infantry_3mos.html web site. ](accessed 21 Jan 2011)

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) Website with histories of the Indiana Regiments.


 * List of Indiana Civil War regiment (accessed 13 Dec 2010) List of Indiana Regimental that are on Wikipedia.


 * Union Army Regimental History Index (accessed 14 Dec 2010) Index Of Regimental Histories: Artillery, Cavalry, Infantry, and other units, states Alabama to Indiana