12th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

Brief History
This Unit was organized at Indianapolis, Indiana, May 27 to August 27, 1862 they mustered in August 17, 1862. The Veterans and Recruits transferred to the 48th and 59th Indiana Infantry.

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


 * 12th Regiment Infantry (3 Years) at The Civil War Archive.
 * 12th Regiment, Indiana Infantry at Wikipedia.

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. If you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.


 * Rosters at Ranger95.

Companies and general counties of enlistment:
 * Company A - many men from Floyd County; reorganized soldiers of Jennings, Marion, Huntington, Tippecanoe, and Marshall counties
 * Company B - many men from Hancock County; reorganized soldiers of Allen, White and Noble counties
 * Company C - many men from Jefferson County; reorganized soldiers of Grant and Noble counties
 * Company D - many men from Hamilton County; reorganized soldiers of White, and Carroll counties
 * Company E - many men from Kosciusko County; reorganized soldiers of Morgan County
 * Company F - many men from Allen County; reorganized soldiers of Kosciusko County
 * Company G - many men from Allen County; reorganized soldiers of Hancock, Allen, and Madison counties
 * Company H - many men from Grant County; reorganized soldiers of Bartholomew, and Hancock counties
 * Company I - many men from Grant County; reorganized soldiers of Kosciusko County
 * Company K - many men from Jennings County; reorganized soldiers of Allen County

Other Sources

 * Indiana State Digital Archives for Civil War can be searched by soldier's name.


 * 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.


 * 12th Indiana Infantry Regiment timeline


 * 12th Indiana Infantry Company F (Three Year Regiment), Civil War, A Virtual Cemetery created by: Eric Lowman


 * From Vicksburg to Raleigh, or, a complete history of the Twelfth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry. By Moses D. Gage. Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993. (*).