34th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

Brief History
This Unit was organized at Anderson, Indiana, and mustered in September 16, 1861. It was in Brownsville till February, 1866. They mustered out February 3, 1866.

For more information on the history of this unit, see:


 * 34th Regiment Infantry at The Civil War Archive.
 * 34th Regiment Indiana Infantry at Wikipedia.

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. If you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.

Companies and general counties of enlistment:
 * 34th Regiment Indiana Infantry Rosters at Ranger95.
 * Company A - many men from Well County
 * Company B - many men from Jay County
 * Company C - many men from Grant and Huntington Counties
 * Company D - many men from Madison County
 * Company E - many men from Madison County
 * Company F - many men from Grant and Madison Counties
 * Company G - many men from Huntington County
 * Company H - many men from Howard and Cass Counties
 * Company I - many men from Grant and Blackford Counties
 * Company K - many men from Grant, Cass, Henry, Wells, and Wabash Counties

Other Sources

 * Indiana State Digital Archives for Civil War can be searched by soldier's name.


 * Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in 'Indiana in the Civil War' and 'United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865' (see below).


 * National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.


 * Indiana in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Indiana, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.