17th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery

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Brief History
Organized at Indianapolis, Ind., and mustered in May 20, 1862. Ordered back to Indianapolis, Indiana and mustered out July 8, 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
 * Seventeenth Battery - many men from Howard, Marion, Boone, Clay, Morgan, and Hamilton counties - see Roster on page 750-754

The Battery with their counties and their rosters are on the 17th Indiana Light Battery, on CIVIL WAR INDEX web site. (accessed 05 Feb 2011 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 17th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery.


 * Wikipedia (accessed 13 Dec 2010) article on the 17th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery.


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


 * 17th Indiana Indepentent Battery Light Artillery(accessed 30 Dec 2010) timeline