49th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

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49th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

Brief History

This unit was organized at Jeffersonville, Indiana, and mustered in November 21, 1861. The regiment was ordered to Louisville, Kentucky, September 7, and there mustered out September 13, 1865.

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

• 49th Regiment Infantry at The Civil War Archive.
• 49th 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 - no cities or counties given
• Company B - men from Clark County
• Company C - men from Clark, Floyd, Harrison and Lawrence Counties
• Company D - men from Clark County
• Company E - men from Perry County
• Company F - men from Crawford County
• Company G - men from Orange County
• Company H - men from Crawford County
• Company I - men from Elkhart County
• Company K - men from different counties

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• Company I - 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.), 2000. Page 531. FS book 977.23 H2h; At various libraries (WorldCat). Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive.
• Company A-K - men from Crawford County USGenWeb project.

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. 49th 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. 49th 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.
  

• Regimental Association of the 49th Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry. (1892). Regimental Association of the 49th Regiment, Indiana Vol. Infantry: Issued to the survivors and widows and orphans of our dead comrades. Louisville, Ky: Brewer's Print. FS film 6084397(*).