63rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry

Brief History
This Unit was organized at Lafayette, Indiana, as a Battalion of 4 Companies, "A," "B," "C," "D," February 21, 1862. It was at Greensboro, Pennsylvania, till June 21. Companies "A," "B," "C" and "D" mustered out May 3, 1865. The Regiment mustered out June 21, 1865.

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


 * The Civil War Archive section, 63rd Regiment Infantry, (accessed 10 May 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 - many men from Tippecanoe and Gibson counties - see Roster on page 19
 * Company B - many men from Fountain and Porter counties - see Rosteron page 21
 * Company C - many men from Fountain and Gibson counties - see Roster on page 24
 * Company D - many men from White and Fountain counties - see Roster on page
 * Company E - many men from Fountain County - see Roster on page 26
 * Company F- many men from Madson and Hamilton counties - see Roster on page 27
 * Company G - many men from White County - see Rosteron page 29
 * Company H - many men from Fountain County - see Rosteron page 31
 * Company I - no cities or counties given - see Roster on page 33
 * Company K - no cities or counties given - see Rosteron page 34
 * Unassigned Recruits - see Rosteron page 36

The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the 63th Regimen, Indiana Infantry on CIVIL WAR INDEX web site. (accessed 23 Jan 2011)

Other Sources
WEBSITES


 * Indiana State Digital Achives for Civil Warcan be searched by soldier's name (accessed 1 May 2011)


 * 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 63rd Regiments, Indiana Infantry.


 * Wikipedia(accessed 13 Dec 2010) article on the 63rd 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


 * 63rd Indiana Infantry Regiment (accessed 20 Dec 2010) timeline