108th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

Brief History
This Unit was organized July 12, 1863, to repel the Morgan Raid. They mustered out July 18, 1863.

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 Tippecanoe County - see Roster on page 664
 * Company B - many men from Carroll County - see Rosteron page 665
 * Company C - many men from Montgomeny County - see Rosteron page 666
 * Company D - many men from Tippecanoe County - see Roster on page 668
 * Company E - many men from Tippecanoe County - see Rosteron page 669
 * Company F- many men from Tippecanoe County - see Rosteron page 669
 * Company G - many men from Howard County - see Roster on page 670
 * Company H - many men from Tippecanoe County - see Rosteron page 671
 * Company I - many men from Howard County - see Rosteron page 672
 * Company K - many men from Wayne County - see Roster on page 673

The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the 108th Regimen, Indiana Infantry on CIVIL WAR INDEX web site. (accessed 29 Jan 2011)

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The 108th Regiment comprised five companies of Minute Men, from Tippecanoe County, two from Hancock, and one from each of the counties know as Carroll, Montgomery, and Wayne.

Other Sources
WEBSITES


 * 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.


 * The Civil War Archive. (accessed 13 Dec 2010) Brief history of the 108th Regiment, Indiana Infantry.


 * Wikipedia(accessed 13 Dec 2010) article on the 108th 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