12th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery

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Brief History
Organized at Jeffersonville and Indianapolis, Indiana, and mustered in January 25, 1862. Non-Veterans mustered out December 23, 1864. Battery mustered out July 7, 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.