137th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864)

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Brief History
Organized at Indianapolis, Indiana, and mustered in May 26, 1864. Railroad Guard in Tennessee and Alabama, Department of the Cumberland, till September, 1864. Mustered out September 21, 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 Jennings County- see Roster on page 391
 * Company B - many men from Jefferson County- see Roster on page 392
 * Company C - many men from Howard County- see Roster on page 394
 * Company D - many men from Jackson County- see Roster on page 396
 * Company E - many men from Allen, Wells, Hunington, and ClarkCounties - see Roster on page 397
 * Company F- many men from Clark, Jefferson, and Scott Counties - see Rosteron page 397
 * Company G - many men from Martin, Sullivan, and Knox Counties - see Roster on page 398
 * Company H - many men from Jefferson County- see Roster on page 400
 * Company I - many men from Parke, Jefferson, and JenningCounties - see Rosteron page 401
 * Company K - many men from Owen, Washington, Orange, and MonroeCounties - see Rosteron page 402

The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the 137th Regimen, Indiana Infantry on CIVIL WAR INDEX web site. (accessed 29 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 137th Regiment, Indiana Infantry.


 * Wikipedia (accessed 13 Dec 2010) article on the 137th 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


 * Wiley, Harvey W., "Corporal Harvey W. Wiley's Civil War Diary", (ed. William L. Fox, Indiana Magazine of History 51, no. 2 (June 1955): 139-162.) ,1864, Jefferson County, 137th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, Co. I  Abstract and Bibliographic Information   article PDF