58th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

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58th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

Brief History

This unit was organized at Princeton and Indianapolis, Indiana, November 12 to December 22, 1861. It marched to Washington, D. C., via Richmond, Virginia, April 29-May 20. It moved to Louisville, Kentucky, June, and there mustered out July 25, 1865.

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

• 58th Regiment Infantry at The Civil War Archive.
• 58th 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 Gibson, Pike and Posey Counties
• Company B - men from Gibson County
• Company C - men from Gibson and Dubois Counties
• Company D - men from Gibson and Pike Counties
• Company E - men from Dubois and Pike Counties
• Company F - men from Parke, Spencer and Gibson Counties
• Company G - men from Pike County
• Company H - men from Daviess County
• Company I - no cities or counties given
• Company K - no cities or counties given

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• Companies G and H - men from Pike County. "Military History", Chapter 5, History of Pike and Dubois counties, Indiana. La Crosse, Wis: Brookhaven Press. Harvard (18th ed.), 2000. Page 327. FS book 977.23 H2h FS; At various libraries (WorldCat). Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive.
• Company F - men from Spencer County. "Military History", Chapter 7, History of Warrick, Spencer and Perry Counties, Indiana. Evansville, Ind: Unigraphic, 1973. Page 384. FS film 934922, item 4; At various libraries (WorldCat). Online at: Internet Archive.
• Companies A, B, C, D, I, and K - men from Gibson County. "The War For The Union", Chapter 11, History of Gibson County, Indiana. By Jas. T. Tartt Co. Evansville, Ind: Unigraphic, 1978. Pages 104-135. FS book 977.235 H2ga; At various libraries (WorldCat).

Regimental History and Roster

• History of the Fifty-eighth regiment of Indiana volunteer infantry : its organization, campaigns and battles from 1861 to 1865. By John J. Hight. Princeton, Ind.: Press of the Clarion, 1895. 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. 58th 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. 58th 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.
  

• 58th Indiana Monument at Shiloh.
  

• "An Indiana Doctor Marches with Sherman: The Diary of James Comfort Patten". Ed. Robert G. Athearn, Indiana Magazine of History, 49, no. 4 (December 1953): 405-422. 1864, Gibson County (Princeton), 58th Indiana Volunteer Infantry. PDF article at IUScholar Works.
  

• Annals of the Fifty-Seventh Regiment Indiana Volunteers. Marches, Battles, and Incidents of Army Life. By Asbury L. Kerwood. Dayton: O.W.J. Shuey, 1868. FS film 6084400(*); At various libraries (WorldCat). Online at: Google Books.

• History of the Fifty-eighth regiment of Indiana volunteer infantry: Its organization, campaigns and battles from 1861 to 1865. By J. J. Hight and G. R. Stormont. Princeton: Press of the Clarion, 1895. FS book 977.2 M2hj; At various libraries (WorldCat). Online at: Internet Archive.

• Organization of the 58th Indiana Regimental Association: At Oakland City, Indiana, October 22, 1891. Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993. FS film 6084401(*); At various libraries (WorldCat).