67th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

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67th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

Brief History

This unit was organized at Madison, Indiana, and mustered in August 20, 1862. They were consolidated with 24th Indiana Infantry December 21, 1864.

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

• 67th Regiment Infantry at The Civil War Archive.
• 67th 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-K - no cities or counties given, except for officers

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• Company B - men from Monroe County. "Military History", Counties of Morgan, Monroe, and Brown, Indiana. Historical and Biographical. By Charles Blanchard. Chicago: F.A. Battey Co, 1884. Pages 413-451. FS book 977.2 H2b or film 6048352(*); At various libraries (WorldCat). Online at: Internet Archive.
• Companies E and F - men from Jackson County. "Military History", Chapter 16, History of Jackson County, Indiana. Evansville, Ind: Unigraphic Inc, 1972. Pages 532-580. FS book 977.223 H2b or film 908199, item 2; At various libraries (WorldCat).
• Companies A and H - men from Lawrence County. "Military History", Chapter 7, History of Washington County Indiana. Salem, Ind: Washington County Historical Society, 1999. Page 186. FS book 977.226 H2Lc or film 6334456(*); At various libraries (WorldCat)

67th Regiment, Indiana Infantry was organized in the Third Congressional District.

Regimental History and Roster

• The history of the 67th regiment Indiana infantry volunteers, war of the rebellion. By Reuben B. Scott. Bedford, Ind.: Herald Book and Job Print., 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. 67th Indiana Infantry Officer Roster. Online at: Internet Archive.
• Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana, Volume 6, by W.H.H. Terrell, Adjutant General, Indiana, 1866. 67th 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 Civil War Diary of Chaplain Stephen C. Bowers", Ed. Glenna R. Schroeder, Indiana Magazine of History, 79, no. 2 (June 1983): 167-185. 1862-1863, Dearborn County (Wilmington), 67th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, Co. K. PDF article at IUScholarWorks.

• The History of the 67th Regiment, Indiana Infantry Volunteers: War of the Rebellion. By Reuben B. Scott. [S.l.]: Nabu Press, 2010. Pages 123-140. FS film 6084406(*); At various libraries (WorldCat). Online at: Internet Archive.

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