78th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (60 days, 1862)

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Brief History
Organized at Indianapolis, Indiana, for 60 days State service and mustered in August 5, 1862. Guard duty at Evansville, Indiana, and operations against guerrillas in Kentucky till October 3. Part of Regiment engaged at Uniontown September 1, and Company "K" at siege of Munfordsville, Kentucky, September 14-17. Mustered out October 3, 1862.

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 Putnam County- see Roster on page 268
 * Company B - many men from Putnam County- see Roster on page 269
 * Company C - many men from Parke County- see Roster on page 271
 * Company D - many men from Parke County- see Rosteron page 272
 * Company E - many men from Hendricks County- see Rosteron page 272
 * Company F- many men from Wayne Country- see Rosteron page 274
 * Company G - many men from Clay County- see Rosteron page 275

The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the 78th Regimen, Indiana Infantry on CIVIL WAR INDEX web site. (accessed 21 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) Brief history of the Indiana Regiment, Indiana Infantry.


 * Wikipedia (accessed 13 Dec 2010) Article on the 78th Regiment, Indiana Infrantry.


 * Union Army Regimental History Index (accessed 14 Dec 2010) Index Of Regimental Histories: Artillery, Cavalry, Infantry, and other units, states Alabama to Indiana