149th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

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Brief History
Organized at Indianapolis, Indiana, and mustered in March 1, 1865. Regiment received the surrender of Generals Roddy and Warren. Mustered out September 27, 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 Vigo, Vermillion, and Clay counties - see Roster on page 548
 * Company B - many men from Clay, Owen, and Vigo counties - see Roster on page 549
 * Company C - many men from Vigo, Putnam, and Greene counties - see Roster on page 551
 * Company D - many men from Vigo, Owen, and Jefferson counties - see Roster on page 552
 * Company E - many men from Sullivan,Parke, and Vermillion counties - see Rosteron page 554
 * Company F- many men from Vigo, Marion, Greene and Clay counties - see Rosteron page 555
 * Company G - many men fromSullivan, and Greene counties - see Rosteron page 557
 * Company H - many men from Vigo, Putnam, and Clay counties - see Roster on page 558
 * Company I - many men from Putnam, and Parke counties - see Rosteron page 560
 * Company K - many men from Vigo, Greene, and Sullivan counties - see Rosteron page 561

The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the 149th 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) Website with histories of the Indiana Regiments.


 * List of Indiana Civil War regiment (accessed 13 Dec 2010) List of Indiana Regimental that are on Wikipedia.


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