124th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

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Brief History
Organized at Richmond, Terre Haute and Indianapolis, Indiana, November, 1863, to March, 1864. Surrender of Johnston and his army. Duty at Raleigh, Greensboro and Charlotte, North Caroline, till August. Mustered out August 31, 1865.

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 from Fayette County- see Roster on page 183
 * Company B - many men from Wayne, Randolph and DelawareCounties - see Rosteron page 184
 * Company C - many men from Rush, Shelby and Marion Counties - see Roster on page 186
 * Company D - many men from Marion and HendricksCounties - see Rosteron page 187
 * Company E - many men from Clay County- see Roster on page 189
 * Company F- many men from Henry, Randolph and Wayne Counties - see Rosteron page 190
 * Company G - many men from Randolph, Hendricks and Wayne Counties - see Rosteron page 192
 * Company H - many men from Randolph and WayneCounties - see Roster on page 193
 * Company I - many men from Park, Wayne, Henry and Marshall Counties - see Roster on page 195
 * Company K - many men from Wayne County- see Rosteron page 196
 * Unassigned Recuits - see Roster on page 197

The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the 124th Regimen, Indiana Infantry on CIVIL WAR INDEX web site. (accessed 29 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 124th Regiment, Indiana Infantry.


 * Wikipedia(accessed 13 Dec 2010) article on the 124th 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