50th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

Brief History
This Unit was organized at Seymour, Indiana, and mustered in September 12, 1861. They consolidated with 52nd Indiana Infantry May 25, 1865.

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


 * 50th Regiment Infantry at The Civil War Archive.
 * 50th Indiana Regiment 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. Companies and general counties of enlistment:
 * 50th Indiana Regiment Infantry Rosters at Ranger95.
 * Company A-K - no cities or counties given

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 * Company C - 2/3 of men from Washington County. "Military History", Chapter 7, History of Washington County Indiana: A Re-Production of the Original "History of Lawrence, Orange and Washington Counties" 1884. Salem, Ind: Washington County Historical Society, 1999. Page 805. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive.
 * Company D - men from Monroe County. "Military History", Counties of Morgan, Monroe, and Brown, Indiana. Historical and Biographical. By Charles Blanchard. Chicago: F.A. Battey Co, 1884. Pages 413-451. ; . Online at: Internet Archive.
 * Companies D, G, and I - men from Lawrence County. "Military History", Chapter 7,  History of Washington County Indiana: A Re-Production of the Original "History of Lawrence, Orange and Washington Counties" 1884. Salem, Ind: Washington County Historical Society, 1999. Page 186. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive.

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.


 * The Civil War Archive. Website with histories of the Indiana Regiments.


 * List of Indiana Civil War units on Wikipedia.