12th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

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Brief History
Organized at Indianapolis, Indiana, May 27 to August 27, 1862. then mustered in August 17, 1862. Veterans and Recruits transferred to the 48th and 59th Indiana Infantry.

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 Officer - see Roster
 * Company A - men from mixture of County - see Roster on page 217.
 * Company B - many men from Allen and Noble County - see Rosteron page 219
 * Company C - many men from Grant and mixture of County - see Rosteron pagr 221
 * Company D - many men from Whiteand mixture of County - see Rosteron page 223
 * Company E - many men from Morgan County- see Rosteron page 225
 * Company F - many men from Kosciusko County- see Rosteron page 227
 * Company G - many men from Hancock and MadisonCounty - see Rosteron page 229
 * Company H - many men from Bartholomewand Hancock County - see Rosteron page 230
 * Company I - many men from Kosciusko County- see Rosteron page 232
 * Company K - many men from AllenCounty - see Rosteron page 234
 * unassigned recruits, drafter, and substitutes - see Roster on page 236

The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the 12th Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry CIVIL WAR INDEX web site

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 30 Dec 2010) Brief history of the 12th Regiments, Indiana Infantry.


 * Wikipedia (accessed 13 Dec 2010) article on the 12th 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.


 * 12th Indiana Infantry Regiment (accessed 30 Dec 2010) timeline