54th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

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Brief History
Regiment organized at Indianapolis, Indiana, and mustered in November 16, 1862. Ordered to New Orleans, Louisiana, December 1. Mustered out December 8, 1863.

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.


 * Company A - many men from Monroe County - see Roster
 * Company B - many men from Virgo County - see Roster
 * Company C - many men from Switzerland County - Roster
 * Company D - many men from Jefferson County and Morrow County - see Roster
 * Company E - many men from Switzerland County - see Roster
 * Company F - many men from Vigo County - see Roster
 * Company G - many men from Jackson County - see Roster
 * Company H - many men from Hendricks County - see Roster
 * Company I - many men from Wayne County - see Roster
 * Company K - many men from Decature County - see Roster

The list of companies with their counties come from the book Henry C Adams, Jr.; Indiana-Vicksburg (Military Park Commission, [Indianapolis?] : The Commission, 1911) page 315. Google Book Other library

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 54th Regiment, Indiana Infantry.


 * Wikipedia(accessed 13 Dec 2010) article on the 54th 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
 * 54th Regiment Indiana Infantry(accessed 05 Jan 2011) The men in the regiment did not muster out in the same companies that they mustered into.