Wilder Battery, Indiana Light Artillery

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Brief History
Organized May, 1861, but not accepted. Mustered in as Company "A," 17th Indiana Infantry, June 12, 1861. Mustered out July 19, 1865 at Greenville, East Tennessee.

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
 * Twenty-sixth Battery - many men from Decatur, Pike, Marion, Posey, Boone, and Gibson counties - see Rosteron page 778-781

The Battery with their counties and their rosters are on the Wilder Battery or 26th Indiana Light Battery, on CIVIL WAR INDEX web site. (accessed 30 Jun 2011 )

Other Sources
WEBSITES


 * Indiana State Digital Achives for Civil Warcan be searched by soldier's name (accessed 16 Aug 2011)


 * 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) has histories of the Wilder Battery, Indiana Light Artillery


 * Wikipedia(accessed 13 Dec 2010) article on the Wilder Battery..


 * Union Army Regimental History Index (accessed 14 Dec 2010) Index Of Regimental Histories: Artillery, Cavalry, Infantry, and other units, states Alabama to Indiana


 * Civil War Diary