70th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

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Brief History
Organized at Indianapolis, Indiana, July 22 to August 8, 1862. Ordered to march to Washington, D. C., via Richmond, Virginia, April 29-May 19, 1865. Grand Review May 24. Mustered out June 8, 1865. Recruits transferred to 33rd 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 Officer - see Roster
 * Company A - many men from County - see Roster
 * Company B - many men from County - see Roster
 * Company C - many men from County - seeRoster
 * Company D - many men from County - see Roster
 * Company E - many men from County - see Roster
 * Company F - many men from County - see Roster
 * Company G - many men from County - see Roster
 * Company H - many men from County - see Roster
 * Company I - many men from County - see Roster
 * Company K - many men from County - see Roster
 * Index by Name - see Roster

The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the 70th Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry 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 70th Regiment, Indiana Infantry.


 * Wikipedia (accessed 13 Dec 2010) article on the 70th 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


 * 70th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers(accessed 06 Dec 2011) with history, photos, roter, and etc.