48th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

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48th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

Brief History

This unit was organized at Goshen, Indiana, December 5, 1861, to January 28, 1862. It marched to Washington, D. C., via Richmond, Virginia, April 29-May 19. They moved to Louisville, Kentucky in June, and there mustered out July 15, 1865.

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

• 48th Regiment Infantry at The Civil War Archive.
• 48th 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 Elkhart County
• Company B - men from St. Joseph County
• Company C - few cities and no counties given
• Company D - no cities and counties given
• Company E - men from St. Joseph County
• Company F - men from St. Joseph County
• Company G - men from Clay, Kosciusko, Vermillion and Elkhart Counties
• Company H - men from Elkhart County
• Company I - men from Elkhart County
• Company K - men from J asper County

Regimental History and Roster

• A fierce, wild joy : the Civil War letters of Colonel Edward J. Wood, 48th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment. By Edward Jesuph Wood. Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, 2007. 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. 48th 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. 48th 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 Publishing Company, 1907. Vol. II, pages 722-724 lists men enlisted in companies "B", "E", "F" in the 48th Regiment Infantry from St. Joseph County. FS book 977.289 H2h v.2 pt .2; At various libraries (WorldCat). Online at: Vol. II - FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive.