65th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

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Brief History
Organized at Princeton, Indiana, and mustered in August 18, 1862. Surrender of Johnston and his army. Duty at Raleigh and Greensboro, Pennsylvania, till June. Mustered out June 22, 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 Posey and GibsonCounties - see Rosteron page 37
 * Company B - many men from Gibson County- see Roster on page 39
 * Company C - many men from Knox County- see Rosteron page 40
 * Company D - many men from Spencer County- see Roster on page 42
 * Company E - many men from Warrick County- see Rosteron page 44
 * Company F- many men from Martin Country- see Roster on page 45
 * Company G - many men from Pikeand Gibson County - see Rosteron page 47
 * Company H - many men from Vanderburghand Warrick Counties - see Roster on page 49
 * Company I - many men from Daviess County- see Rosteron page 50
 * Company K - many men from Du Bois County- see Roster on page 52
 * Unassigned Recruits - see Roster on page 53

The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the 65th Regimen, Indiana Infantry on CIVIL WAR INDEX web site. (accessed 21 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 65th Regiments.


 * Wikipedia(accessed 13 Dec 2010) article on the 65th Regiment, Indiana Infantry.


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