17th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

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Brief History
Organized at Indianapolis, Indiana, and mustered in June 12, 1861. Capture of Macon April 20. Post duty at Macon till August. Mustered out August 8, 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 with Staff - see Roster


 * Company A - many men from Martin County - see Rosteron page 344
 * Company B - many men from Boone County - see Roster on page 347
 * Company C - many men from Pike, Harrison, and Crawford counties - see Rosteron page 350
 * Company D - many men from Johnson County - see Roster on page 352
 * Company E - many men from Gibson County - see Rosteron page 354
 * Company F - many men from Johnson, Marshall, Wabash,Floyd, Pike, and Miami Counties - see Rosteron page 357
 * Company G - many men from Madison County - see Rosteron page 359
 * Company H - many men from Gibson County - see Rosteron page 362
 * Company I - many men from Sullivan County - see Rosteron page 364
 * Company K - many men from Lawence County - see Rosteron page 367
 * Unassigned Recruits - see Rosteron page 370

The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the 17th Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry on CIVIL WAR INDEX web site. (accessed 18 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 17th  Regiment, Indiana Infantry.


 * Wilipedia(accessed 13 Dec 2010) article on the 17th 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


 * Company "A", 17th Regiment, Indiana Infantry(accessed 30 Dec 2010) timeline


 * BOOK


 * Merrill, Samuel. The Seventieth Indiana Volunteer Infantry in the War of the Rebellion, (by Samuel Merrill. Indianapolis: Bowen-Merrill, 1900.)FHL US/CAN Film 1550180  other library   Internet Archive


 * Thomson, Orville. Narrative of the Service of the Seventh Indiana Infantry in the War for the Union. Baltimore, (MD: Butternut and Blue, 1993.) FHL US/CAN Fiche 6084367 (3 fiche)  other library


 * United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 17th (1861-1865) Records of the Seventeenth Regiment Volunteers Indiana, 1861-1865 FHL US/CAN Film 1403057 Item 7