63rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry

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Brief History
Organized at Lafayette, Indiana, as a Battalion of 4 Companies, "A," "B," "C," "D," February 21, 1862. At Greensboro, Pennsylvania, till June 21. Companies "A," "B," "C" and "D" mustered out May 3, 1865. Regiment mustered out June 21, 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 Tippecanoeand Gibson County - see Roster on page 19
 * Company B - many men from Fountainand Porter County - see Rosteron page 21
 * Company C - many men from Fountainand Gibson County - see Roster on page 24
 * Company D - many men from White and FountainCounty - see Roster on page
 * Company E - many men from Fountain County- see Roster on page 26
 * Company F- many men from Madsonand HamiltonCountry - see Roster on page 27
 * Company G - many men from White County- see Rosteron page 29
 * Company H - many men from Fountain County- see Rosteron page 31
 * Company I - no cities or counties given - see Roster on page 33
 * Company K - no cities or counties given - see Rosteron page 34
 * Unassigned Recruits - see Rosteron page 36

The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the 63th Regimen, Indiana Infantry on CIVIL WAR INDEX web site. (accessed 23 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 63rd Regiments, Indiana Infantry.


 * Wikipedia(accessed 13 Dec 2010) article on the 63rd 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


 * 63rd Indiana Infantry Regiment (accessed 20 Dec 2010) timeline