22nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry

Brief History
This Unit was organized at Madison, Indiana, and mustered in at Indianapolis, Indiana, August 15, 1861. They mustered out July 24, 1865 at Louisville, Kentucky.

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


 * 22nd Regiment Infantry at The Civil War Archive.
 * 22nd Regiment Indiana Infantry 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.


 * Rosters at Ranger95.

Companies and general counties of enlistment:
 * Company A - many men from Jennings County
 * Company B - many men from Jackson County
 * Company C - many men from Brown County
 * Company D - many men from Clark County
 * Company E - many men from Bartholomew County
 * Company F - many men from Switzerland and Vigo counties
 * Company G - many men from Bartholomew County
 * Company H - many men from Carroll, Floyd, Washington, and Scott counties
 * Company I - many men from Monroe County
 * Company K - many men from Jefferson County

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.


 * An historical sketch of the Twenty-second regiment Indiana Volunteers, from its organization to the close of the war. By R. V. Marshall. Madison, Ind: Courier Co., printers, 1884.  (*); . Online at:  Google Books.