12th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (1 year)

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Brief History
Organized at Indianapolis, Indiana, for one year's State service May 11, 1861. Ordered to Washington, D. C., May 5, and mustered out May 14, 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.


 * See 12th Regiment, Indiana Infantry. item before this. Is the 12th Indiana Infantry Roster before the Reorganized Roster.

Other Sources
WEBSITES


 * Indiana State Digital Achives for Civil Warcan be searched by soldier's name (accessed 16 Aug 2011)


 * 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 12th Regiments, Indiana Infantry.


 * Wikipedia (accessed 13 Dec 2010) articile on the 12th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (1 year)


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