27th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

Brief History
This Unit was organized at Indianapolis, Indiana, and mustered in September 12, 1861. They mustered out November 4, 1864. The Veterans and Recruits transferred to 70th Indiana Infantry.

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


 * 27th Regiment Infantry at The Civil War Archive.
 * 27th 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:
 * 27th Regiment Indiana Infantry Rosters at Ranger95.
 * Company A - many men from Putnam County
 * Company B - many men from Daviess County
 * Company C - many men from Johnson County
 * Company D - many men from Lawrence County
 * Company E - many men from Daviess County
 * Company F - no cities or counties given
 * Company G - many men from Morgan County
 * Company H - many men from Jennings County
 * Company I - many men from Putnam County
 * Company K - many men from Dubois County

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.


 * 27th Indiana Infantry. Overview, Battle Maps, Participants list, Gallery, of the 27th Indiana Infantry.


 * Indiana Infantry. Report of the Committee on Exchange of Compliments (of the 27th Indiana Regimental Association) with Gen. Geo. H. Gordon. [S.l: s.n.], 1886. (*);.


 * The Twenty-seventh Indiana Volunteer Infantry in the War of the Rebellion, 1861 to 1865, first division 12th and 20th corps: a history of its recruiting, organization, camp life, marches and battles, together with a roster of the men composing it, and the names of all those killed in battle or died of disease, and, as far as can be known, of those who were wounded. By Edmund R. Brown. [S.l. : s.n., 1899]. (*);.
 * Diary of John M. Tomey, Co. G, 27th Indiana Volunteers, Jan. 1, 1864 to Sept. 15, 1864. (*);.