83rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry

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Brief History
Organized at Lawrenceburg, Indiana, September 4 to November 5, 1862. March to Washington, D. C., via Richmond, Virgina, April 29-May 20. Grand Review May 24. Mustered out June 3, 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 Ripley County- see Rosteron page 339
 * Company B - many men from Dearbornand OhioCounty - see Rosteron page 341
 * Company C - many men from Ohioand SwitzerlandCounties - see Roster on page 342
 * Company D - no cities or counties given - see Rosteron page 344
 * Company E - many men from Ripleyand DecaturCounties - see Rosteron page 345
 * Company F- many men from Ripley Country- see Roster on page 347
 * Company G - many men from Ripley County- see Rosteron page 348
 * Company H - many men from Dearborn County- see Rosteron page 350
 * Company I - many men from Dearborn County- see Rosteron page 351
 * Company K - many men from Ripley and FranklinCounties - see Rosteron page 353
 * Unassigned Recuits - see Rosteron page 354

The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the 83th Regimen, Indiana Infantry on CIVIL WAR INDEX web site. (accessed 21 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 83rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry.


 * Wikipendia (accessed 13 Dec 2010) article on the 83th 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


 * 83th Indiana Infantry monument(accessed 07 Jan 2011) at Vicksbury.

BOOK


 * Grecian, J. (1865). History of the Eighty-Third Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry for three years with Sherman: Compiled from the regimental and company books, and other sources, as well as from the writer's own observations and experience. (Cincinnati: J.F. Ulhorn.) FHL US/CAN Fiche 6084421 (2 fiche)   other libraries    Internet Archive