86th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

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Brief History
Organized at Lafayette, Indiana, and mustered in September 4, 1862. Operations in East Tennessee March 15-April 22. At Nashville till June. Mustered out June 6, 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 Boone County- see Rosteron page 388
 * Company B - many men from Carroll County- see Roster on page 389
 * Company C - many men from Fountain, Orange and JayCounties - see Roster on page 391
 * Company D - many men from Warren County- see Roster on page 392
 * Company E - many men from Warren County- see Rosteron page 394
 * Company F- many men from Boone County- see Rosteron page 395
 * Company G - many men from Clinton County- see Rosteron page 397
 * Company H - many men from Clinton County- see Roster on page 398
 * Company I - many men from Tippecanoe County- see Roster on page 400
 * Company K - many men from Montgomenyang Tippecanoe Counties - see Rosteron page 401

The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the 86th Regimen, Indiana Infantry on CIVIL WAR INDEX web site. (accessed 21 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) Brief history of the 86th Regiment, Indiana Infantry.


 * Wikipedia(accessed 13 Dec 2010) article on the 86th Regiment, Indiana Infantry.


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

BOOK


 * Barnes, James A., James R. Carnahan, and Thomas H. B. McCain. The Eighty-Sixth Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry: A Narrative of Its Services in the Civil War of 1861-1865. (Crawfordsville, Ind: Journal Co, 1895) FHL US/CAN Fiche 6084423 (7 fiche)  other library  INTERNET ARCHIVE