103rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry

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Brief History
This Unit was organized at Indianapolis, Indiana, July 10, 1863, to repel the Morgan Raid. It left Indianapolis for Vernon, Indiana, July 11, in pursuit of Morgan from Vernon to Harrison and Batavia, Ohio, July 12-15. They narch to Sauman's Station July 15, thence to Indianapolis, Indiana and mustered out July 16, 1863.

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 - many men fromHendricks County - see Rosteron page 589
 * Company B - many men from Hendricks County - see Roster on page 590
 * Company C - many men from Hendricks County - see Rosteron page 591
 * Company D - many men from Hendricks County - see Rosteron page 592
 * Company E - many men fromHendricks County - see Roster on page 593
 * Company F- many men from Hendricks County - see Roster on page 594
 * Company G - many men from Hendricks County - see Roster on page 595
 * Company H - many men from Wayne County - see Rosteron page 596
 * Company I - many men from Marion County - see Roster on page 598
 * Company K - many men from Marion County - see Roster on page 598
 * Unassigned Recuits - see Roster on page

The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the 103th Regimen, Indiana Infantry on CIVIL WAR INDEX web site. (accessed 29 Jan 2011)

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 * The 103rd, comprising seven companies from Hendricks County, two from Marion, and one Wayne counties.

Other Sources
WEBSITES
 * 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 Civil War Archive. (accessed 13 Dec 2010) Brief history of the 103rd Regiments, Indiana Infantry.


 * Wikipedia (accessed 13 Dec 2010) article on the 103rd Regimental, 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