44th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

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44th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

Brief History

This unit was organized at Fort Wayne, Indiana, and mustered in November 22, 1861. It returned to Chattanooga, Tennessee, October 15, and Provost duty there till September, 1865. The regiment mustered out September 14, 1865.

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

• 44th Regiment Infantry at The Civil War Archive.
• 44th 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 Steuben County
• Company B - men from Kosciusko County
• Company C - men from Allen County
• Company D - men from Allen, Koscivsko and Noble Counties
• Company E - men from Whitley County
• Company F - men from DeKalb County
• Company G - men from Allen, Noble and Steuben Counties
• Company H - men from Noble and La Grange Counties
• Company I - men from Elkhart County
• Company K - men from Allen, Ripley Steuben, and DeKalb Counties

• Companies C, and G - men from Huntington County. "Military History", Chapter 4, History of Huntington County, Indiana: from the earliest time to the present. Chicago: Brant and Fuller, 1978. Pages 342-370. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive.

Regimental History and Roster

• The Forty-Fourth Indiana Volunteer Infantry : history of its services in the war of the rebellion and a personal record of its members. By John H. Rerick. Lagrange, Ind. : Published by the author, 1880. 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. 44th 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. 44th 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.
  

• The Forty-Fourth Indiana Volunteer Infantry, History of Its Services in the War of the Rebellion and a Personal Record of Its Members. By John H. Rerick. Lagrange, Ind: The author, 1880. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive