20th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

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Brief History
Organized at Lafayette, Indiana, and mustered in July 22, 1861. Ordered back and mustered out July 12,1865, at Indianapolis, Indiana.

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 Staff - see Roster
 * Reorganized Officer - see Roster
 * Company A - many men from Miami County - see Rosteron page 411
 * Company A - Reorganized Soldier is mixture of country - see Roster on page
 * Company B - many men from Lake County - see Rosteron page 413
 * Company B - Reorganized Soldier is mixtue of country - see Rosteron page
 * Company C - many men from Marshall County - see Rosteron page 415
 * Company C - Reorganized Soldier is mixture of country - see Rosteron page
 * Company D - many men from Fountains County - see Roster on page 417
 * Company D - Reorganized Soldier is mixture of country - see Rosteron page
 * Company E - many men from Laporte County - see Roster on page 419
 * Company E - Reorganized Soldier of Country - see Roster on page
 * Company F - many men from Cass County - see Roster on page 420
 * Company F - Reorganized Soldier of Country - see Rosteron page
 * Company G - many men from Tippecanoe County - see Rosteron page 422
 * Company G - Reorganized Soldier is mixture of country - see Rosteron page
 * Company H - many men from Marion County - see Rosteron page 424
 * Company H - Reorganized Soldier is mixture of country - see Rosteron page
 * Company I - many men from Porter County - see Roster on page 427
 * Company I - Reorganized Soldier Country - see Roster on page
 * Company K - many men from White County - see Roster on page 429
 * Company K - Reorganized Soldier of Country - see Roster on page
 * unassiged recuits - Roster on page 431

The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the 20th Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry on CIVIL WAR INDEX web site.

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 20th Regiment, Indiana Infantry.


 * Wikipedia (accessed 13 Dec 2010) articile on the 20th 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


 * 20th Indiana Infantry Regiment(accessed 20 Dec 2010) timeline


 * 20th Indiana Infantry Monument(accessed 30 Dec 2010)