12th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

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Brief History[edit | edit source]

This Unit was organized at Indianapolis, Indiana, May 27 to August 27, 1862 they mustered in August 17, 1862.  The Veterans and Recruits transferred to the 48th and 59th Indiana Infantry.[1]

For more information on the history of this unit, see:

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin[edit | edit source]

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.

The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the 12th Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry on CIVIL WAR INDEX web site.

Other Sources
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  • Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘Indiana in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).
  • National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.
  • Indiana in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Indiana, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.
  • United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.
  • Wikipedia (accessed 13 Dec 2010) article on the 12th Regiment, Indiana Infantry..
  • Gage, Moses D. From Vicksburg to Raleigh, or, a complete history of the Twelfth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry : and the campaigns of Grant and Sherman, with an outline of the great rebellion. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993), FHL fiche 6084372

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (accessed 4 January 2011).
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