144th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

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Brief History
Organized at Indianapolis, Ind., and mustered in March 6, 1865. Duty at Halltown, Charleston, Winchester, Stevenson's Depot and Opequan Creek till August. Mustered out August 5, 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 Floyd and Washington counties - see Roster on page 474
 * Company B - many men fromClark and Posey counties - see Roster on page 475
 * Company C - many men from Clark and Lawence counties - see Rosteron page 477
 * Company D - many men from Crawford County - see Roster on page 478
 * Company E - many men from Harrison County - see Roster on page 480
 * Company F- many men from Orange and Washington counties - see Rosteron page 481
 * Company G - many men from Floyd Counties - see Roster on page 483
 * Company H - many men from Scott, Lawrence and Batholomew counties - see Roster on page 484
 * Company I - many men from Owen, Perry, and Harrison counties - see Roster on page 486
 * Company K - many men from Clay, Jennings, Floyd, and Randolph counties - see Rosteron page 487
 * Unassigned Recuits - see Rosteron page

The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the 144th Regimen, Indiana Infantry on CIVIL WAR INDEX web site. (accessed 29 Jan 2011)

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Companies - A 22men, B 7 men, C all, and F 26 men from Washington County

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 144th Regiments, Indiana Infantry.


 * Wikipedia(accessed 13 Dec 2010) article on the 144th 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


 * 144th Indiana Infantry Regiment(accessed 20 Dec 2010) timeline