128th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

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128th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

Brief History

This unit was organized at Michigan City, Indiana, December 15, 1863, to March 7, 1864. It was at the surrender of Johnston and his army and had duty at Goldsboro and Raleigh till April, 1866. The unit mustered out April 10, 1866.

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

• 128th Regiment Infantry at The Civil War Archive.
• 128th Indiana Infantry Regiment at Wikipedia.
  

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. If you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.

Companies and general counties of enlistment:

• Company A - men from Benton, Jefferson and Newton Counties
• Companies B, C, K - men from Cass County
• Company D - men from St. Joseph County
• Company E - men from Porter County
• Company F - men from White and Harrison Counties
• Company G - men from Cass, Fulton and Kosciusko Counties
• Company H - men from Cass, Porter, La Porte and Bartholomew Counties
• Company I - men from La Porte and Marshall Counties

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• Company D - men from St. Joseph County. A History of St. Joseph County, Indiana. By Timothy Edward Howard. Chicago, Illinois : Lewis Publishing Company, 1907. Vol. 2, page 727. 977.289 H2h v.2 pt .2 FS Library 1550208; At various libraries (WorldCat). Online at: Vol. 2 - FamilySearch Digital Library.
• Companies C, E, H, I - men from La Porte County. "Military Record", Chapter 25, History of LaPorte County, Indiana, and its townships, towns and cities. By Jasper Packard. Evansville, Ind: Unigraphic, 1976. Pages 367-372. FS Catalog book 977.291 H2p, film 1036636, item 2 - images; At various libraries (WorldCat). Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.

Regimental History and Roster

• History of the one hundred and twenty-eighth regiment : New York volunteers (U.S. infantry) ; in the late civil war. By David Henry Hanaburgh. Pokeepsie, N.Y. : Press of Enterprise Publishing Company, 1894. Online at: Internet Archive.
• Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana, Volume 3, by W.H.H. Terrell, Adjutant General, Indiana, 1866. 128th Indiana Infantry Officer Roster. Online at: Internet Archive.
• Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana, Volume 7, by W.H.H. Terrell, Adjutant General, Indiana, 1867. 128th Indiana Infantry Soldier Roster. Online at: Internet Archive.

Other Sources

• Indiana State Digital Archives for Civil War can be searched by soldier's name.

• 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.
  

• Reunion of the One Hundred and Twenty-Eighth Indiana Volunteers Held at Logansport, Indiana, August 6 and 7, 1890. New Albany, Ind: Tribune Print, 1890. FS film 6084432(*); At various libraries (WorldCat).

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