7th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

Brief History
This Unit was organized at Indianapolis, Indiana, and mustered in September 13, 1861. The Non-Veterans mustered out September 20, 1864. The Veterans and Recruits transferred to 19th Indiana Infantry September 23, 1864.

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


 * 7th Regiment Infantry (3 Years) at The Civil War Archive.
 * 7th Indiana Infantry Regiment.
 * 7th Indiana Infantry Regiment timeline.
 * 7th Indiana Infantry Regiment (3 Years) at Wikipedia.
 * 7th Regiment Infantry at Ranger95.

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.


 * Field & Staff with Officers of Companies Roster at Ranger95.
 * NCO Staff & Band Roster at Ranger95.
 * Companies A-K Rosters at Ranger95.
 * Unassigned Roster at Ranger95.
 * Companies A-K Rosters at INGenWeb - alphabetized lists.

Companies and general counties of enlistment:
 * Company A - many men from Hendricks County; reorganized soldiers from Dearborn County
 * Company B - many men from Decatur County; reorganized soldiers from Hendicks County
 * Company C - many men from Shelby County; reorganized soldiers from Ohio County
 * Company D - many men from Dearborn County; reorganized soldiers from Decatur County
 * Company E - many men from Dearborn County; reorganized soldiers from Decatur County
 * Company F - many men from Decatur County; reorganized soldiers from Johnson County
 * Company G - many men from Dearborn County; reorganized soldiers from Decatur County
 * Company H - many men from Johnson County; reorganized soldiers from Hendricks County
 * Company I - many men from Ohio County; reorganized soldiers from Marion County
 * Company K - many men from Morgan County; reorganized soldiers from Dearborn County

Other Sources

 * 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.


 * Indiana State Digital Archives for Civil War can be searched by soldier's name.


 * Fogle, James S. Civil War letters of James Fogle and Solomon Glick : transcript . Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1987. (*).


 * Hadley, John V. (1st Lt.), An Indiana Soldier in Love and War: The Civil War Letters of John V. Hadley. Ed. James I. Robinson, Jr. Indiana Magazine of History 59, no. 3 (September 1963): 189-288. 1861-1865, Hendricks County (Plainfield), 7th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, Co. B. Seven months a prisoner. Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993. (*). Seven months a prisoner, or thirty-six days in the woods. Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993. (*);.


 * Morgan, Otho H., and E. R. Murphy. History of the 7th Independent Battery Indiana Light Artillery; War of the Rebellion, 1861 to 1865. Bedford, Ind: Press of the Democrat, 1898. (*); .  Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.


 * Kemper, G. W. H. The Seventh Regiment Indiana Volunteers Three Months Enlistment. Muncie, Ind: R.W. Cowan Print. Co, 1903.  (*);.


 * Merrill, Samuel. The Seventieth Indiana Volunteer Infantry in the War of the Rebellion. Indianapolis: The Bowen-Merrill Company, 1900. ; . Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.


 * Thomson, Orville. Narrative of the service of the Seventh Indiana Infantry in the war for the Union : from Philippi to Appomattox. Baltimore, Maryland : Butternut and Blue, c1993. Reprint. ; . See also: From Philippi to Appomattox : narrative of the service of the Seventh Indiana Infantry in the war for the Union. Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993. Film of original. (*).