57th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

Brief History
This Unit was organized at Richmond, Indiana, and mustered in November 18, 1861. It was ordered to New Orleans, Louisiana, June 16; thence to Texas July. They had duty at Green Lake and San Antonio, Texas, till December and mustered out December 14, 1865.

For more information on the history of this unit, see:


 * 57th Regiment Infantry at The Civil War Archive.
 * 57th Indiana Infantry Regiment at Wikipedia.

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. If you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first. Companies and general counties of enlistment: _________________________________________________________________
 * 57th Regiment Indiana Infantry Rosters at Ranger95.
 * Company A - men from Henry and Hancock Counties
 * Company B - men from Wayne County
 * Company C - men from Wayne County
 * Company D - men from Wayne, Martin, Owen, Adams and Randolph Counties
 * Company E - men from Delaware County
 * Company F - men from Delaware, Henry and Madison Counties
 * Company G - men from Howard County
 * Company H - men from Hamilton County
 * Company I - men from Wayne County
 * Company K - no cities or counties given


 * Company B, C, D, E, and F - men from Randolph County. "Military", Chapter 20, History of Randolph County, Indiana. By E. Tucker. Chicago: A.L. Klingman, 1882. Page 258. (*); . Online at: Internet Archive.


 * Company G - men from Howard County roster.

Other Sources

 * Indiana State Digital Archives for Civil War can be searched by soldier's name.


 * 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 True Definition of War': The Civil War Diary of DeWitt C. Markle". Ed. Erich L. Ewald, Indiana Magazine of History, 89, no. 2 (June 1993): 125-135. 1863, Madison County (Markleville), 57th Indiana Volunteer Infantry.  PDF article at IUScholar Works.


 * Annals of the Fifty-Seventh Regiment Indiana Volunteers. Marches, Battles, and Incidents of Army Life. By Asbury L. Kerwood. Dayton: O.W.J. Shuey, 1868.  (*);.