42nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry

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42nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry

Brief History

This unit was organized at Evansville, Indiana, and mustered in October 9, 1861. They moved to Louisville, Kentucky, June and there mustered out July 21, 1865

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

• 42nd Regiment Infantry at The Civil War Archive.
• 42nd 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 Vanderburg County
• Companies B & C - men from Spencer County
• Company D - men from Daviess, Spencer, Vanderburg and Warrick Counties
• Companies E & F - men from Gibson County
• Company G - men from Daviess County
• Company H - men from Spencer County
• Company I - men from Pike County
• Company K - men from Warrick County

• Companies B and H - men from Dubois County. "Military History Of The County", Chapter 5, History of Pike and Dubois Counties, Indiana. La Crosse, Wis: Brookhaven Press. Harvard (18th ed.) Page 531. FS book 977.23 H2h; At various libraries (WorldCat). Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive.

Regimental History and Roster

• History of the Forty-second Indiana volunteer infantry. By Spillard F. Horrall. [S.l.]: Published for the author, 1892. 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. 42nd Indiana Infantry Officer Roster. Online at: Internet Archive.
• Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana, Volume 5, by W.H.H. Terrell, Adjutant General, Indiana, 1866. 42nd 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.
  

• History of the Forty-Second Indiana Volunteer Infantry. By Spillard F. Horrall. Microfilm of original published: Chicago : Donohue & Henneberry, 1892. FS film 1490879 - images; At various libraries (WorldCat). Online at: Internet Archive.