73rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry

Brief History
This Unit was organized at South Bend, Indiana, and mustered in August 16, 1862. They were at Huntsville, Alabama, and along Mobile &amp; Charleston Railroad until July and Gurley's Tank February 16, 1865 The detachment mustered out July 1, 1865.

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


 * 73rd Regiment Infantry at The Civil War Archive.
 * 73rd Indiana Infantry Regiment 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:
 * 73rd Regiment Indiana Infantry Rosters at Ranger95.
 * Company A - men from Lake County
 * Company B - men from La Porte County
 * Company C - men from St. Joseph County
 * Company D - men from Marshall County
 * Company E - men from Porter
 * Company F - men from Marshall County
 * Company G - men from Cass County
 * Company H - men from Cass County
 * Company I - men from Porter County
 * Company K - men from La Porte County

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 * Company C - men from St. Joseph County. A History  of St. Joseph County, Indiana. By Timothy Edward Howard. Chicago, Illinois : Lewis Publishing Company, 1907. Vol. 2, page 724.  977.289 H2h v.2 pt .2 ; . Online at: Vol. 2 - FamilySearch Digital Library.

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.


 * History of the Seventy-Third Indiana Volunteers in the War of 1861-65. Washington, D. C. : Carnahan Press, 1909. . Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.


 * The Official History of the 73rd Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment in America's Civil War. By James Keir Baughman and Don Troiani. Washington, DC: Carnahan Press, 2009..


 * 73d Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry Association. Fifteenth Annual Reunion of the 73d Regiment Ind. Vol. Infantry Association Held Sept. 5 and 6, 1900. South Bend, Indiana. Plymouth, Ind: Republican Press, 1900. (*);.


 * The Boys from Lake County : Co. A, 73rd Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment : an Epic Chronicle of America's Civil War. By James Keir Baughman. Florida: [Baughman Literary Group], 2006..