155th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

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155th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

Brief History

This Unit was organized at Indianapolis April 18, 1865. They mustered out August 4, 1865 in Delaware and Maryland.

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

• 155th Regiment Infantry at The Civil War Archive.
• 155th 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 Fulton County
• Company B - men from La Porte County
• Company C - men from Cass County
• Company D - men from Allen County
• Company E - men from Hamilton County
• Company F - men from Madison, Wells, Elkhart, Hamilton, Howard, Steuben and other counties
• Company G - men from Fulton, La Porte, Lake, White, Benton and other counties
• Company H - men from St. Joseph, Marshall, Benton and other counties
• Company I - men from St. Joseph, Marshall and Benton Counties
• Company K - men from Miami, Benton and White Counties

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• Companies G, H, I - 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 728. 977.289 H2h v.2 pt .2 FS Library 1550208; At various libraries (WorldCat). Online at: Vol. 2 - FamilySearch Digital Library.

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. 155th 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. 155th 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 155th Indiana Infantry Regiment at The Civil War in the East