100th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

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Brief History
This Unit was organized at Fort Wayne, Indiana, and mustered in September 10, 1862. It march to Washington, D. C., via Richmond, Virginia, April 29-May 20 and Grand Review May 24. They mustered out July 8, 1865. The Recruits transferred to 48th Indiana Infantry.

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


 * The Civil War Archive section, 100th Regiment Infantry, (accessed 10 May 2012).
 * The Wikipedia article, 100th Regiment Indiana Infantry, (accessed 21 June 2012).

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 DeKalb County - see Rosteron page 547
 * Company B - many men from Steuben County - see Rosteron page 548
 * Company C - many men from Steuben, andLa Grange counties - see Roster on page 550
 * Company D - many men from Clay and Elkhart counties - see Roster on page 551
 * Company E - many men from Noble County - see Roster on page 553
 * Company F- many men from Whitley County - see Rosteron page 554
 * Company G - many men from Warren, Lake and Tippecanoe counties - see Rosteron page 556
 * Company H - many men from Jay County - see Rosteron page 557
 * Company I - many men from Clinton County - see Rosteron page 559
 * Company K - many men from Allen, Marion,DeKalb, Shelby, and Howard counties - see Rosteron page 560
 * Unassigned Recuits - see Rosteron page 562

The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the 100th Regimen, Indiana Infantry on CIVIL WAR INDEX web site. (accessed 21 Jan 2011)

100th Regiment, Indiana Infantry was organized within the Eight and Tenth Congressional District.

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.


 * 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 100th Regiment, Indiana Infantry.


 * Wikipedia (accessed 13 Dec 2010) article on the 100th 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


 * Williams, Edward P. (Edward Peet). Extracts from letters to A. B. T. from Edward P. Williams during his service in the Civil War, 1862-1864. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993)


 * 100th Indiana Infantry, Company "C" (accessed 07 Jan 2010) on Find a Grave

''Sherlock, E. J. (1896). Memorabilia of the marches and battles in which the One Hundredth Regiment of Indiana Infantry Volunteers took an active part: War of the Rebellion, 1861-5. (Kansas City, Mo: Press of Gerard-Woody Print. Co.)'' FHL US/CAN Fiche 6084429 (5 fiche)    other libraries   INTERNET ARCHIVE