26th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

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Brief History
Regiment organized at Indianapolis, Indiana, August 31, 1861. Duty at Mobile, Alabarma, Meridian and Macon, Mississippi, till January, 1866. Mustered out January 15, 1866.

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 - men from Pulaski, Miami, Fulton, and Kosciuko Counties - see Roster on page 588
 * Company B - many men from Knox County- see Rosteron page 590
 * Company C - many men from Tipton County- see Rosteron page 593
 * Company D - many men from Johnson and Marion Counties - see Rosteron page 595
 * Company E - many men from Morgan and MarionCounties - see Roster on page 597
 * Company F - many men from Perryand Pulaski Counties- see Roster on page 600
 * Company G - many men from TippecanoeCountry - see Roster on page 602
 * Company H - many men from Jennings County- see Roster on page 604
 * Company I - many men from MarionCounty and mixture of Counties - see Rosteron page 607
 * Company K - many men from Dearborn County- see Rosteron page 609
 * Unassigned Recruits - see Rosteron page 611

The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the 26th Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry on the 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) Website with histories of the Indiana Regiments.


 * Wikipedia (accessed 13 Dec 2010) article on 26th 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


 * 26th Indiana and 37th Illinois Infantry Marker(accessed 04 Jan 2010) Prairie Grove, Washington, Arkansas