82nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry

Brief History
This Unit was organized at Indianapolis and Camp Emerson and mustered in August 30, 1862. It was ordered to Washington, D. C., via Richmond, Virginia, April 29-May 19 and Grand Review May 24. They mustered out June 9, 1865.

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


 * 82nd Regiment Infantry at The Civil War Archive.
 * 82nd Indiana Infantry Regiment 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:
 * 82nd Regiment Indiana Infantry Rosters at Ranger95.
 * Company A - men from Jefferson and Carroll Counties
 * Company B - men from Jennings and Jackson Counties
 * Company C - men from Jefferson and Lawrence Counties
 * Company D - men from Brown and Monroe Counties
 * Company E - men fromJennings County
 * Company F - men from Monroe County
 * Company G - men from Jefferson County
 * Company H - men from Brown County
 * Company I - men from Owen County
 * Company K - men from Jennings and Jefferson 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.


 * 82nd Indiana Infantry Marker. Located in the northwestern section of the Chickamauga National Military Park.


 * History of the Eighty-Second Indiana Volunteer Infantry Its Organization, Campaigns and Battles. By Alfred Hunter. Indianapolis: W.B. Burford, 1893.  ; ; Online at: Ancestry. $


 * Eighty-second regiment, Indiana volunteers. 1900. S.l: s.n. ; Online at:   Internet Archive.