21st Battery, Indiana Light Artillery

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Brief History
Organized at Indianapolis, Indiana, and mustered in September 9, 1862. Mustered out June 26, 1865 at Nashville, Tennessee.

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
 * Twenty-First Battery - many men from St. Joseph, La Porte, Clay, Marshall, Elkhart and Miami counties - see Rosteron page 764-766

The Battery with their counties and their rosters are on the 21th Indiana Light Battery, on CIVIL WAR INDEX web site. (accessed 05 Feb 2011 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 21st Battery, Indiana Light Artillery.


 * Wikipedia (accessed 13 Dec 2010) article in the 21st Battery, Indiana Light Artillery.


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

BOOKS


 * The Twenty-first Battery(accessed 31 Dec 2010) was principally made up from St Joseph and Laporte counties. On page 730 on this book, give person from St. Joseph Country only. Howard, Timothy Edward, A History of St. Joseph County, Indiana  (Chicago, Illinois : Lewis Publishing Company, 1907 ) FHL US/CAN Book 977.289 H2h v.2 pt .2   Other libraries with this book