Harrison County, Indiana Genealogy

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Parent County
1808--Harrison County was created 11 October 1808 from Knox and Clark Counties. County seat: Corydon

Neighboring Counties

 * Crawford
 * Floyd
 * Hardin County, Kentucky
 * Jefferson County, Kentucky
 * Meade County, Kentucky
 * Washington

Military
Civil War

Civil War service men from Harrison County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Harrison County.


 * 3rd Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company B
 * 12th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 13th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies D, E, and F
 * 17th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 38th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, and E
 * 49th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 52nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K, and Reorganzied Company B
 * 53rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, and F
 * 59th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 66th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 81st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, E, and K
 * 97th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 128th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 144th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, and I
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

article on the Civil War


 * Wolfe, Simeon K. and Attia Porter, "The Battle of Corydon", (Indiana Magazine of History 54, no. 2 (June 1958): 131-140.) 1863, Harrison County (Corydon) Abstract and Bibliographic Information  article PDF

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Harrison County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Harrison County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)