16th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

Brief History
This Unit was organized at Indianapolis, Indiana, May 27 to August 19, 1862 and they mustered in August 19, 1862. It was mustered out June 30, 1865 at Kentucky. The Veterans and Recruits transferred to 13th Indiana Cavalry.

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


 * 16th Regiment Infantry (3 Years) at The Civil War Archive.
 * 16th Regiment Indiana Infantry (3 years) 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.


 * Rosters at Ranger95.

Companies and general counties of enlistment:
 * Company A - many men from Shelby County; reorganized soldiers of Fayette County
 * Company B - many men from Wayne County; reorganized soldiers of Washington County
 * Company C - many men from Floyd County; reorganized soldiers of Rush County
 * Company D - many men from Ripley County; reorganized soldiers of Lawrence County
 * Company E - many men from Fayette County; reorganized soldiers of Dearborn County
 * Company F - many men from Rush County; reorganized soldiers of Miami, Hamilton, Marion, Putnam, and Wabash counties
 * Company G - many men from Dearborn County; reorganized soldiers of Rush County
 * Company H - many men from Shelby County; reorganized soldiers of Rush County
 * Company I - many men from Dearborn County; reorganized soldiers of Miami, Hamilton, Marion, Putnam, Vigo, and Wabash counties
 * Company K - many men from Putnam County; reorganized soldiers of Madison, Sullivan, Boone, Dearborn, Wells, Hamilton, Marion, Henry, and Wabash counties
 * Companies B, C, and D - many men from Posey County. "Military History", Chapter 6, History of Posey County, Indiana. Goodspeed Publishing Co. 1974. Evansville, Ind: Unigraphic). Pages 441-445. ;.
 * Reorganized Company A, K - many men from Madison County. "Military History", Chapter 17, History of Madison County, Indiana. By J. L. R. Forkner. Evansville, Ind, Unigraphic, 1970. Pages 283-308: Regiment, Companies, Names. . Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive.

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.


 * 16th Indiana Infantry Regiment timeline


 * "The 16th Indiana Regiment in the Last Vicksburg Campaign", Indiana Magazine of History, 43, no. 1 (March 1947): 67-82. 1863-1864, Dearborn County (Manchester). Online at:  PDF article at IUScholarWorks Journals.