123rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry

Brief History
This Unit was organized at Greensburg, Terre Haute and Indianapolis, Indiana, December 25, 1863, to March 7, 1864. It had duty at Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carloline, till August. They mustered out August 25, 1865.

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


 * 123rd Regiment Infantry at The Civil War Archive.
 * 123rd Indiana Infantry Regiment at Wikipedia.

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. If you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.
 * 123rd Regiment Indiana Infantry Rosters at Ranger95.

Companies and general counties of enlistment:
 * Company A - men from Decatur County
 * Company B - men from Decatur and Franklin Counties
 * Company C - men from Decatur, Vigo and Parke Counties
 * Company D - men from Decatur, Franklin and Ripley Counties
 * Company E - men from Rush and Marion Counties
 * Company F - men from Putnam County
 * Company G - men from Putnam and Ripley Counties
 * Company H - men from Decatur and Marion Counties
 * Company I - men from Decatur and Franklin Counties
 * Company K - men from Dearborn and Franklin Counties

Other Sources

 * Indiana State Digital Archives for Civil War can be searched by soldier's name.


 * 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.


 * Roster and History of the One Hundred and Twenty-Third Regiment, I. V. I. In the War of the Rebellion. By William S. Kaler. Rushville, Ind: Press of the American, 1899.  (*); .  Online at:  Internet Archive.