50th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

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Brief History
Organized at Seymour, Indiana, and mustered in September 12, 1861. Consolidated with 52nd Indiana Infantry May 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 Non-Commissioned Office - see Roster
 * Company A - no cities or counties given - see Roster on page 490
 * Company B - no cities or counties given - see Rosteron page 492
 * Company C - no cities or counties given - see Rosteron page 494
 * Company D - no cities or counties given - see Rosteron page 496
 * Company E - no cities or counties given - see Roster on page 497
 * Company F- no cities or counties given - see Roster on page 499
 * Company G - no cities or counties given - see Roster on page 501
 * Company H - no cities or counties given - see Roster on page 503
 * Company I - no cities or counties given - see Roster on page 504
 * Company K - no cities or counties given - see Roster on page 506
 * Unassigned Recruits - see Roster on page 508

The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the 50th Regimen, Indiana Infantry on CIVIL WAR INDEX web site. (accessed 21 Jan 2011)

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 * Company C - 2/3 of men from Washington County
 * Company D - many men from Monroe County
 * Companies D, G, and I - many men from Lawrence County

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) Website with histories of the Indiana Regiments.


 * List of Indiana Civil War regiment (accessed 13 Dec 2010) List of Indiana Regimental that are on Wikipedia.


 * Union Army Regimental History Index (accessed 14 Dec 2010) Index Of Regimental Histories: Artillery, Cavalry, Infantry, and other units, states Alabama to Indiana


 * 50th Indiana Infantry Regiment (asscessed 12 Dec 2010) Record of Events


 * 50th Regiment Infantry, Company A, B, H, K, (accessed 12 Dec 2010) Rosters only, country not given