37th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

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Brief History
Organized at Lawrenceburg, Indiana, and mustered in September 18, 1861. Ordered to Washington, D. C., via Richmond, Virginia, April 29-May 20. Grand Review May 24. Moved to Louisville, Kentucky, June, and there mustered out July 25, 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 and Staff - see Roster
 * Company A - many men from Ripley County- see Roster on page 173
 * Company A - Reorganized Soldiers - from different counties - see Roster on page 189
 * Company B - many men from Franklin County-see Roster on page 175
 * Company B - Reorganized Soldiers - from different counties - see Roster on page 190
 * Company C - many men from Jennings County- see Roster on page 176
 * Company D - many men from Ripley County- see Rosteron page 178
 * Company E - many men from Decatur County- see Rosteron page 179
 * Company F - many men from Dearborn County- see Roster on page 181
 * Company G - many men from Franklin County- see Roster on page 182
 * Company H - many men from Decatur County- see Roster on page 184
 * Company I - men from different counties - see Rosteron page 185
 * Company K - many men from Rush County- see Rosteron page 187
 * unassiged recuits - Roster on page 188
 * unassiged recuits - Reorganized Soldier - see Rosteron page 192

The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the 37th Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry on CIVIL WAR INDEX web site.

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 37th Regiment, Indiana Infantry.


 * Wikipendia(accessed 13 Dec 2010) article on the 37th 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

BOOK


 * History of the Thirty-seventh regiment of Indiana Infantry Volunteers; its organization, campaigns, and battles--Sept. '61-Oct. '64 - Puntenney, George H (Rushville, Ind., Jacksonian Book and Job Department) INTERNET ARCHIVE