69th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

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Brief History
Organized at Richmond, Indiana, and mustered in August 19, 1862. Return to Mobile, Florida, May 3 and duty there till July. Mustered out July 5, 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 - no cities or counties given - see Rosteron page 101
 * Company B - no cities or counties given - see Roster on page 103
 * Company C - no cities or counties given - see Rosteron page 105
 * Company D - many men from Wayne and BlackfordCounties - see Roster on page 106
 * Company E - no cities or counties given - see Rosteron page 108
 * Company F- many men from Wayneand RandolphCountry - see Roster on page 109
 * Company G - no cities or counties given - see Rosteron page 111
 * Company H - no cities or counties given - see Roster on page 113
 * Company I - no cities or counties given - see Rosteron page 114
 * Company K - no cities or counties given - see Roster on page 116
 * Unassigned Recuits - see Rosteron page 117

The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the 69th Regimen, Indiana Infantry on CIVIL WAR INDEX web site. (accessed 21 Jan 2011)

__________________________________________________________________________ * Company B - many men from Hancock County   * Company C - many men from Hancock County  [2] * Company D - many men from Hancock County[2]

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 69th Regiment, Indiana Infantry.


 * Wikipedia (accessed 13 Dec 2010) article on the 69th 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


 * 69th Indiana Infantry monument(accessed 04 Jan 2011) located on Union Avenue 250 yards south of the Iowa Memorial.