140th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

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Brief History
Organized at Indianapolis, Indiana, and mustered in October 24, 1864. At surrender of Johnston and his army. Duty at Raleigh till May 6, and at Greensboro till July. Mustered out July 11, 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 and Non-Commissioned Office - see Roster
 * Company A - many men from County - see Roster on page
 * Company B - many men from County - see Roster on page
 * Company C - many men from County - see Roster on page
 * Company D - many men from County - see Rosteron page
 * Company E - many men from County - see Rosteron page
 * Company F- many men from County - see Roster on page
 * Company G - many men from County - see Roster on page
 * Company H - many men from County - see Rosteron page
 * Company I - many men from County - see Rosteron page
 * Company K - many men from County - see Roster on page
 * Unassigned Recuits - see Roster on page

The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the 140th Regimen, Indiana Infantry on CIVIL WAR INDEX web site. (accessed 29 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) Website with histories of the Indiana Regiments.


 * Wikipedia(accessed 13 Dec 2010) article on the 140th 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


 * 140th Regiment Indiana, Company K (accessed 11 Dec 2010) Muster roll (Jackson Country)