55th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (3 months, 1862)

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Brief History
Organized at Indianapolis, Indiana, for three months June 16, 1862. Battle of Richmond, Kentucky, August 30. Mostly captured. Paroled and sent to Indianapolis, Indiana. Mustered out September 6 to October 23, 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 619
 * Company E - no cities or counties given - see Roster on page 620
 * Company F- no cities or counties given - see Roster on page 622
 * Company G - no cities or counties given - see Rosteron page 623
 * Company H - no cities or counties given - see Rosteron page 624
 * Company I - no cities or counties given - see Rosteron page 627
 * Unassigned Recruits - see Roster on page 627

The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the 55th Regimen, Indiana Infantry on CIVIL WAR INDEX web site. (accessed 21 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 55th Regiments, Indiana Infantry.


 * Wikipedia (accessed 13 Dec 2010) article on the 55th 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