47th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

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Brief History
Organized at Anderson and Indianapolis, Indiana, November 2 to December 13, 1861. Shreveport, Louisiana, and duty there till October. Mustered out October 23, 1865, and discharged at Indianapolis, Indiana, November 2, 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 Wells County (city is given) - see Roster
 * Company B - many men from Wabash County (city is given) - see Roster
 * Company C - many men from County - see Roster
 * Company D - many men from County - see Roster
 * Company E - many men from County (name only) - see Roster
 * Company F - many men from County - see Roster
 * Company G - many men from County - see Roster
 * Company H - many men from Wells/Huntington County - see Roster
 * Company I - many men from County - see Roster
 * Company K - many men from County - see Roster
 * Index by Name - see Roster

The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the 47th Indiana Volunteer Infantry [http://home.comcast.net/~klindsey/47thindiana.htm web site. ] (accessed 10 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 47th 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


 * 47th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Rosters and record of events.