54th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

Brief History
This Regiment was organized at Indianapolis, Indiana, and mustered in November 16, 1862. It was ordered to New Orleans, Louisiana, December 1. They mustered out December 8, 1863.

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


 * The Civil War Archive section, 54th Regiment Infantry, (accessed 10 May 2012).
 * The Wikipedia article, 54th Regiment Indiana Infantry (1 year), (accessed 21 June 2012).

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 - no cities or counties given - see Rosteron page 604
 * Company B - no cities or counties given - see Roster on page 605
 * Company C - no cities or counties given - see Roster on page 607
 * Company D - no cities or counties given - see Roster on page 608
 * Company E - no cities or counties given - see Roster on page 609
 * Company F- no cities or counties given - see Roster on page 611
 * Company G -no cities or counties given - see Rosteron page 612
 * Company H - no cities or counties given - see Roster on page 614
 * Company I - no cities or counties given - see Rosteron page 615
 * Company K - no cities or counties given - see Rosteron page 617

The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the 54th Regimen, Indiana Infantry (1 Year) on CIVIL WAR INDEX web site. (accessed 21 Jan 2011)

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 * Company D - many men from Grant County
 * Companies F, and I - many men from Randolph County
 * Company H - many men fromRush County __________________________________________________________________


 * Company A - many men from Monroe County - see Roster
 * Company B - many men from Vigo County - see Roster
 * Company C - many men from Switzerland County - Roster
 * Company D - many men from Jefferson County Monroe County, Indiana- see Roster
 * Company E - many men from Switzerland County - see Roster
 * Company F - many men from Vigo County - see Roster
 * Company G - many men from Jackson County - see Roster
 * Company H - many men from Hendricks County - see Roster
 * Company I - many men from Wayne County - see Roster
 * Company K - many men from Decature County - see Roster

The list of companies A-K of the 54th Reigment, Indiana Infantry with their counties come from the book, by Henry C Adams, Jr.; Indiana-Vicksburg (Military Park Commission, [Indianapolis?] : The Commission, 1911) page 315. Google Book Other library

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 54th Regiment, Indiana Infantry.


 * Wikipedia(accessed 13 Dec 2010) article on the 54th 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


 * 54th Regiment Indiana Infantry(accessed 05 Jan 2011) The men in the regiment did not muster out in the same companies that they mustered into.


 * 54th Regiment Indiana Infantry(accessed 05 Jan 2011) brief history of the company A-K.