6th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

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6th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

Brief History

This regiment was organized at Madison, Indiana, and mustered in September 20, 1861 after the 6th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (3 months) was mustered out in August. It was mustered out September 22, 1864 at expiration of term. Veterans and recruits were transferred to 68th Indiana Infantry.

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

• 6th Regiment Infantry (3 Years) at The Civil War Archive.
• 6th Indiana Infantry Regiment (3 years) 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 - many men from Jefferson County
• Company B - many men from Jennings County
• Company C - many men from Bartholomew County
• Company D - many men from Jefferson County
• Company E - many men from Daviess County
• Company F - many men from Jefferson County
• Company G - many men from Bartholomew, Wayne and Jefferson Counties
• Company H - many men from Switzerland, Jefferson, Ohio and Bartholomew Counties
• Company I - many men from Jennings County
• Company K - many men from Ripley, Jefferson and Daviess Counties

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. 6th Indiana Infantry Reorganized Officer Roster. Online at: Internet Archive.
• Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana, Volume 4, by W.H.H. Terrell, Adjutant General, Indiana, 1866. 6th Indiana Infantry Reorganized 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.
  

• Fletcher, William B., "The Civil War Journal of William B. Fletcher" (ed. Loriman S. Brigham, Indiana Magazine of History 57, no. 1 (March 1961): 43-76.) 1861, Marion County (Indianapolis), 6th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, PDF article.

• Briant, C. C. History of the Sixth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry. Of Both the Three Months' and Three Years' Services. Indianapolis: W.B. Burford, printer and binder, 1891. At various libraries (WorldCat); Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive, HathiTrust, Ancestry ($).

• Doll, William H. History of the Sixth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War, April 25, 1861, to September 22, 1864. S.l: s.n.], 1903. FS Library film 6084361(*), At various libraries (WorldCat) and (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993).

• Grayson, A. J. History of the Sixth Indiana Regiment in the Three Months Campaign in Western Virginia. (Madison, Ind: Courier Print, 1875.) FS Library US/CAN Fiche 6084362 (1 fiche) FS Library film 6084362(*), At various libraries (WorldCat).