135th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864)

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Brief History
Organized at Indianapolis, Indiana, and mustered in May 23, 1864. Railroad Guard in Tennessee and Alabama, Department of the Cumberland, till September. Mustered out September 29, 1864.

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 Jasper counties - see Roster on page 365
 * Company B - many men from Warren, Boone, and Clinton counties - see Rosteron page 366
 * Company C - many men from Tippecanoe, Montgomery, Boone, and Clinton counties - see Rosteron page 368
 * Company D - many men fromTippecanoe County - see Roster on page 369
 * Company E - many men from Fountain, and Boone counties - see Roster on page 370
 * Company F- many men from Clinton, and Montgomery counties - see Roster on page 371
 * Company G - many men from Tippecanoe County - see Rosteron page 372
 * Company H - many men from Boone, Montgomery, and Clinton counties - see Roster on page 374
 * Company I - many men from Howard, and Montgomery counties - see Rosteron page 374
 * Company K - many men from Carroll County - see Roster on page 376

The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the 135th Regimen, Indiana Infantry on CIVIL WAR INDEX web site. (accessed 30 Jan 2011)

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) Brief history of the 135th Regiment, Indiana Infantry.


 * Wikipedia (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