91st Regiment, Indiana Infantry

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Brief History
Organized as a Battalion of seven Companies at Evansville, Indiana, and mustered in October 1, 1862. Duty at Raleigh till May 3 and at Salisbury till June 26. Mustered out June 26, 1865. Recruits transferred to 120th, 124th and 128th Regiments, Indiana Infantry.

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 - many men from Posey County- see Roster on page 481
 * Company B - many men from Warrick County- see Roster on page 482
 * Company C - many men from Daviess County- see Rosteron page 484
 * Company D - many men from Posey County- see Rosteron page 486
 * Company E - many men from Spencer County- see Roster on page 487
 * Company F- many men from Pike, Gibson and Warrick Counties - see Roster on page 488
 * Company G - many men from Vanderburgh County- see Rosteron page 490
 * Company H - no cities or counties given - see Roster on page 492 note: 6 months month service
 * Company I - no cities or counties given - see Rosteron page 493 note: 6 months service
 * Company K - no cities or counties given - see Roster on page 495 note: 6 months service
 * Company H - many men from Allen County- see Roster on page 496 note: 1 year service
 * Company I - many men from Ripley, Adams, Tippecanoe, Jay, Jefferson, Fayette, and Marion Counties - see Roster on page 498  note: 1 year service
 * Company K - many men from Allen County- see Roster on page 499
 * Unassigned Recuits - see Roster on page 500

The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the 91th Regimen, Indiana Infantry on CIVIL WAR INDEX web site. (accessed 21 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 91st Regiment, Indiana Infantry.


 * Wikipedia(accessed 13 Dec 2010) article On the 91st 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