31st Regiment, Indiana Infantry

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Brief History
Organized at Terre Haute, Indiana, and mustered in September 15, 1861. Duty at Green Lake and San Antonio, Texas till December. Mustered out December 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
 * Company A - many men from Parke County- see Rosteron page 33
 * Company B - many men from Owenand MiamiCounties - see Roster on page 35
 * Company C - many men from Vigo County- see Rosteron page 37
 * Company D - many men from Sullivan County- see Rosteron page 40
 * Company E - many men from Vigo County- see Roster on page 42
 * Company F- many men from Greene County- see Rosteron page 44
 * Company G - many men from Monroe County- see Roster on page 46
 * Company H - many men from Greene County- see Rosteron page 48
 * Company I - many men from Parke County- see Roster on page 50
 * Company K - many men from Vigo County- see Roster on page 53
 * Unassigned Recuits - see Rosteron page 55

The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the 31th Regimen, Indiana Infantry on CIVIL WAR INDEX web site. (accessed 29 Jan 2011)

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 * Officer and Staff - see Roster
 * Non-Commissioned Staff and band -see Roster
 * Company A - many men from Parke County- see Roster on page 33
 * Company B - many men from Owen and MiamiCounties - see Roster on page 35
 * Company C - many men from Vigo County- see Roster on page 37
 * Company D - many men from Sullivan County- see Roster on page 40
 * Company E - many men from Vigo County- see Roster on page 42
 * Company F - many men from Greene County- see Roster on page 44
 * Company G - many men from Monroe County- see Roster on page 46
 * Company H - many men from Greene County- see Roster on page 48
 * Company I - many men from Parke County- see Roster on page 50
 * Company K - many men from Virgo County- see Roster on page 53
 * Unassigned men - see Roster on page 55

The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the 31st Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry web site (accessed 11 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 31st Regiment, Indiana Infantry.


 * Wikipedia (accessed 13 Dec 2010) article on the 31st 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


 * 31st Indiana Volunteer Infantry (accessed 08 Dec 2010) History, biographies, roster (Company A-K and unassighed, coutry are not given), Flag, etc., of 31th Indiana Volunteer Infantry.


 * Company "A", 31th Regiment, Indiana Infantry(accessed 03 Jan 2011) Roster


 * Company "B", 31th Regiment, Indiana Infantry(accessed 03 Jan 2011) Roster.


 * Company "K", 31th Regiment, Indiana Infantry(accessed 03 Jan 2011) Roster

BOOK


 * Smith, John Thomas. A History of the Thirty-First Regiment of Indiana Volunteer Infantry in the War of the Rebellion. (Cincinnati: Western Methodist book concern, 1900.) FHL US/CAN Fiche 6084383 (4 fiche)  other library    INTERNET ARCHIVE  Google books