12th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

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Brief History
Organized at Indianapolis, Indiana, May 27 to August 27, 1862. then mustered in August 17, 1862. Veterans and Recruits transferred to the 48th and 59th Indiana Infantry.

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 Staff - see Roster
 * Reorganized Officer - see Roster
 * Company A - many men fromFloyd County- see Roster on page 201
 * Company A - Reorganized Soldier is mixture of country - see Roster on page 173
 * Company B - many men fromHancock County- see Roster on page 203
 * Company B - Reorganized Soldier is mixtue of country - see Rosteron page 219
 * Company C - many men from Jefferson County- see Roster on page 204
 * Company C - Reorganized Soldier is mixture of country - see Rosteron page 221
 * Company D - many men from Hamilton County- see Rosteron page 206
 * Company D - Reorganized Soldier is mixture of country - see Rosteron page 223
 * Company E - many men fromKosciusko County- see Roster on page 207
 * Company E - Reorganized Soldier of Morgan Country- see Roster on page 225
 * Company F - many men from Allen County- see Rosteron page 209
 * Company F - Reorganized Soldier of Kosciusko Country- see Roster on page 227
 * Company G - many men from Allen County- see Rosteron page 210
 * Company G - Reorganized Soldier is mixture of country - see Rosteron page 228
 * Company H - many men from Grant County- see Rosteron page 211
 * Company H - Reorganized Soldier is mixture of country - see Rosteron page 230
 * Company I - many men from Grant County- see Roster on page 213
 * Company I - Reorganized SoldierKosciusko Country- see Roster on page 232
 * Company K - many men from Jennings County- see Roster on page 214
 * Company K - Reorganized Soldier of Allen Country- see Rosteron page 196
 * unassiged recuits - Roster on page 199

The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the 12th Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry on CIVIL WAR INDEX web site.

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 30 Dec 2010) Brief history of the 12th Regiments, Indiana Infantry.


 * Wikipedia (accessed 13 Dec 2010) article on the 12th 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.


 * 12th Indiana Infantry Regiment (accessed 30 Dec 2010) timeline