7th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

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Brief History
Organized at Indianapolis, Indiana, and mustered in September 13, 1861. Non-Veterans mustered out September 20, 1864. Veterans and Recruits transferred to 19th Indiana Infantry September 23, 1864.

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 Dearborn County - see Roster
 * Company B - many men from mixture of County - see Roster
 * Company C - many men from Ohio County - see Roster
 * Company D - many men from Decatur County - see Roster
 * Company E - many men from Decatur County - see Roster
 * Company F - many men from Johnson County - see Roster
 * Company G - many men from Deactur and some Greensbury County - see Roster
 * Company H - many men from Hendricks County - see Roster
 * Company I - many men from Marion County - see Roster
 * Company K - many men from Dearborn County - see Roster
 * unassigned recruits - see Roster

The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the 6th Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry on CIVIL WAR INDEX web site.

Other Sources
WEBSITES


 * Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (accessed 30 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 30 Dec 2010) Brief history of the 7th Regiments, Indiana Infantry.


 * Wikipedia (accessed 30 Dec 2010) article on the 7th Regiment, Indiana Infantry.


 * Union Army Regimental History Index (accessed 30 Dec 2010) Index Of Regimental Histories: Artillery, Cavalry, Infantry, and other units, states Alabama to Indiana.


 * 7th Indiana Infantry Regiment (accessed 30 Dec 2010) timeline