29th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

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29th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

Brief History

This unit was organized at LaPorte, Indiana, and mustered in August 27, 1861. It had Garrison duty at Marietta and Dalton, Georgia, till December. The regiment mustered out December 2, 1865.

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

• 29th Regiment Infantry at The Civil War Archive.
• 29th 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 Steuben and Greene Counties
• Company B - many men from Elkhart County
• Company C - many men from La Porte County
• Company D - many men from Fulton and Knox
• Company E - many men from Cass County
• Company F - many men from St. Joseph County
• Company G - many men from La Porte and St. Joseph Counties
• Company H - many men from Fulton and Miami and St. Joseph Counties
• Company I - many men from Marshall and Porter Counties
• Company K - many men from St. Joseph and Marshall Counties

• Companies C, G, H, and K - many 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 333-338. FS Catalog book 977.291 H2p, film 1036636, item 2 - images; At various libraries (WorldCat). Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.

Regimental History and Roster

• Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana, Volume 2, by W.H.H. Terrell, Adjutant General, Indiana, 1865. 29th 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. 29th 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.
  

• A History of St. Joseph County, Indiana. By Timothy Edward Howard. Chicago, Illinois : Lewis Pub. Co., 1907. "Military History", Chapter 14. Online at: Vol. II - FamilySearch Digital Library.

• "Service Afield and Afloat: A Reminiscence of the Civil War". By Hiram H. Martin. Ed. Guy R. Everson, Indiana Magazine of History 89, no. 1 (March 1993): 35-56. 1861-1864, LaPorte County (LaPorte), 29th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, Co. G. PDF article.
  

• "Letters of John Traub, Twenty-Ninth Indiana Infantry". Ed. Paul Fatout, Indiana Magazine of History 53, no. 2 (June 1957): 171-174. PDF article.