14th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

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14th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

Brief History

This unit was organized at Terre Haute, Indiana, for one year's service May, 1861, and reorganized for three years' service, mustering in June 7, 1861. The veterans and recruits transferred to 20th Indiana Infantry.

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

• 14th Regiment Infantry at The Civil War Archive.
• 14th 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 - many men from Parke County
• Company B - many men from Knox County
• Company C - many men from Martin County
• Company D - many men from Putman County
• Company E - many men from Vanderburg County
• Company F - many men from Vigo County
• Company G - many men from Knox County
• Company H - many men from Owen County
• Company I - many men from Vermillion County
• Company K - many men from Monroe County

• Company C - many men from Dubois County. "Military History", Chapter 5, in History of Pike and Dubois counties, Indiana. La Crosse, Wis: Brookhaven Press. Harvard, 2000. Page 529. FS Catalog book 977.23 H2h, film 1036088, item 2; At various libraries (WorldCat). Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive.

Regimental History and Roster

• Gallant Fourteenth : the Story of an Indiana Civil War Regiment, by Nancy Niblack Baxter, Traverse City, Mich., Pioneer Study Center Press., Online at: Internet Archive
• Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana, Volume 2, by W.H.H. Terrell, Adjutant General, Indiana, 1865. 14th Indiana Infantry Officer Roster. Online at: Internet Archive.
• Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana, Volume 4, by W.H.H. Terrell, Adjutant General, Indiana, 1866. 14th 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.
  

• Timeline of the 14th Indiana Infantry Regiment at The Civil War in the East
  

• "Civil War Letters of Amory K. Allen", Indiana Magazine of History, 31, no. 4 (December 1935): 338-386. 1861-1865, Martin County (Loogootee), 14th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, Co. C. PDF article at IUScholarWorks Journals.

• Gallant Fourteenth: the story of an Indiana Civil War regiment. By Nancy Niblack Baxter. Traverse City, Michigan : Pioneer Study Center Press, 1980. FHP book 977.2 M2b; At various libraries (WorldCat).