17th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

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Brief History
Organized at Indianapolis, Indiana, and mustered in June 12, 1861. Capture of Macon April 20. Post duty at Macon till August. Mustered out August 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 with Staff - see Roster


 * Company A - many men from Martin County - see Roster on page 344
 * Company B - many men from Boone County - see Roster on page 347
 * Company C - men from mixture of county - see Roster on page 350
 * Company D - men from mixture of county - see Roster on page 352
 * Company E - many men from Vanderburgh County - see Roster
 * Company F - many men from Vigo County - see Roster
 * Company G - many men from Krox County - see Roster
 * Company H - many men from Owen County - see Roster
 * Company I - many men from Vermillion County - see Roster
 * Company K - many men from Monroe County - see Roster
 * Unassigned Recruits - see Roster

The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the 17th Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry on CIVIL WAR INDEX web site. (accessed 18 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 17th  Regiment, Indiana Infantry.


 * Wilipedia(accessed 13 Dec 2010) article on the 17th 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


 * Company "A", 17th Regiment, Indiana Infantry(accessed 30 Dec 2010) timeline