13th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

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Brief History
Organized at Indianapolis, Indiana, for one year's service May, 1861, but reorganized for three years and mustered in June 19, 1861. Mustered out September 5, 1865 at North Carolina. .

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 Officer - see Roster
 * Company A - many men from Marison County - see Roster on page 238.
 * Company B - many men from Miami County - see Rosteron page 239
 * Company C - many men from Franklin County - see Roster on page 241
 * Company D - many men from Jefferson County - see Roster on page 243
 * Company E - many men from Howard County - see Roster on page 245
 * Company F - many men from Hunington County - see Roster on page 246
 * Company G - many men from Washington County - see Roster on page 248
 * Company H - many men from Marion County - see Rosteron page 249
 * Company I - many men from Ripley County - see Rosteron page 251
 * Company K - many men from Bartholom County - see Roster on page 253
 * unassigned recruits - see Roster on page 254

The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the 70th Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry on CIVIL WAR INDEX web site.

Other Sources
WEBSITES


 * Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (accessed 30 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 30 Dec 2010) Brief history of the 13th Regiments, Indiana Infantry.


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


 * 13th Indiana Infantry Regiment(accessed 30 Dec 2010) timeline


 * 13th Indiana Regiment Infanty (accessed 10 Dec 2010) A small history of 13th Indiana Regiment Infantry, and Roster of 13th Infrantry Company E (Howard Country).