151st Regiment, Indiana Infantry

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151st Regiment, Indiana Infantry

Brief History

This unit was organized at Indianapolis, Indiana, and mustered in March 3, 1865. The regiment mustered out September 19, 1865 at Nashville, Tennessee.

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

• 151st Regiment Infantry at The Civil War Archive.
• 151st 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 La Porte County
• Company B - men from Porter and Lake Counties
• Companies C, D - men from Miami County
• Company E - men from Lake County
• Company F - men from Cass County
• Company G - men from White County
• Company H - men from Knox County
• Company I - men from Marshall County
• Company K - men from La Porte and St. Joseph Counties

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• Companies A, E, K - men from La Porte County. "Military Record", Chapter 25, History of LaPorte County, Indiana, and its townships, towns and cities. By Jasper Packard. 1976. Evansville, Ind: Unigraphic. Pages 377-380. FS book 977.291 H2p or film 1036636, item 2; At various libraries (WorldCat). Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
• Companies B, E - men from Porter County. "Military History", Chapter 6, History of Porter County, Indiana. Lewis Publishing Company. cn. 1911. Page 111. FS book 977.298 H2h or film 934917, items 2, 3; Internet Archive.

Regimental History and Roster

• Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana, Volume 3, by W.H.H. Terrell, Adjutant General, Indiana, 1866. 151st 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. 151st 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.