17th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

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Brief History
Organized at Indianapolis, Indiana, and mustered in June 12, 1861. Capture of Macon April 20. Post duty at Macon till August. Mustered out August 8, 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 Staff - see Roster
 * Reorganized Officer - see Roster
 * Company A - many men from Shelby County- see Rosteron page 308
 * Company A - Reorganized Soldier of Fayette Country- see Roster on page 323
 * Company B - many men from Wayne County- see Roster on page 310
 * Company B - Reorganized Soldier of Washington Country- see Roster on page 325
 * Company C - many men from Floyd County- see Rosteron page 311
 * Company C - Reorganized Soldier of Rush Country- see Roster on page 327
 * Company D - many men from Ripley County- see Roster on page 312
 * Company D - Reorganized Soldier of Lawrence Country- see Roster on page 328
 * Company E - many men fromFayette County- see Rosteron page 314
 * Company E - Reorganized Soldier of Dearborn Countryand mixture of country - see Roster on page 330
 * Company F - many men fromRush County- see Rosteron page 315
 * Company F - Reorganized Soldier of Miami Countryand mixture of country - see Roster on page 332
 * Company G - many men fromDearborn County- see Roster on page 316
 * Company G - Reorganized Soldier of Rush Country- see Roster on page 334
 * Company H - many men from Shelby County- see Rosteron page 318
 * Company H - Reorganized Soldier of Vigo Countryand mixture of country - see Roster on page 337
 * Company I - many men fromDearborn County- see Roster on page 319
 * Company I - Reorganized Soldier is mixture of Country - see Roster on page
 * Company K - many men from Putnam County- see Roster on page 320
 * Company K - Reorganized Soldier of Madison Country- see Roster on page 339
 * unassiged recuits - Rosteron page 322
 * unassiged recuits - Reorganized Soldier - see Rosteron page 341

The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the 17th 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 13 Dec 2010) Brief history of the 17th  Regiment, Indiana Infantry.


 * Wilipedia(accessed 13 Dec 2010) article on the 17th 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


 * Company "A", 17th Regiment, Indiana Infantry(accessed 30 Dec 2010) timeline