97th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

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Brief History
Organized at Terre Haute, Indiana, and mustered in September 20, 1862. March to Washington, D. C., via Richmond, Virginia, April 29-May 20. Grand Review May 24. Mustered out June 9, 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 - many men from Greene County- see Roster on page 518
 * Company B - many men from Clay and Sullivan Counties - see Rosteron page 519
 * Company C - many men from Greene, Harrison and MonroeCounties - see Rosteron page 520
 * Company D - many men from Putnam and ClayCounties - see Roster on page 522
 * Company E - many men from Greene and SullivanCounties - see Rosteron page 523
 * Company F- many men from Greeneand Owen Counties - see Rosteron page 525
 * Company G - many men from Greeneand LawrenceCounties - see Rosteron page 526
 * Company H - many men from Owen County- see Rosteron page 527
 * Company I - many men from Greeneand SullivanCounties - see Rosteron page 528
 * Company K - many men from Vermillionand FountainCounties - see Roster on page 530
 * Unassigned Recuits - see Rosteron page

The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the 97th Regimen, Indiana Infantry on CIVIL WAR INDEX web site. (accessed 27 Jan 2011)

97th Regiment, Indiana Infantry was organized within the Seventh Congressional District.

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.


 * Wikipedia (accessed 13 Dec 2010) article on the 97th Regiment, Indiana.


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


 * Bir, Louis (Sgt.), "'Remenence of My Army Life'", (ed. George P. Clark, Indiana Magazine of History 101, no. 1 (March 2005): 15-57.) 1862-1865, Clark County, 97th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, Co. K, Abstract and Bibliographic Information   article PDF   (accessed 4 Apr 2011)