86th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

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86th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

Brief History

This unit was organized at Lafayette, Indiana, and mustered in September 4, 1862. They had operations in East Tennessee March 15-April 22 and at Nashville till June. The regiment was mustered out June 6, 1865.

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

• 86th Regiment Infantry at The Civil War Archive.
• 86th 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 Boone County
• Company B - men from Carroll County
• Company C - men from Fountain, Orange and Jay Counties
• Company D - men from Warren County
• Company E - men from Warren County
• Company F - men from Boone County
• Company G - men from Clinton County
• Company H - men from Clinton County
• Company I - men from Tippecanoe County
• Company K - men from Montgomery and Tippecanoe Counties

Regimental History and Roster

• Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana, Volume 3, by W.H.H. Terrell, Adjutant General, Indiana, 1866. 86th 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. 86th 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 Eighty-Sixth Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry: A Narrative of Its Services in the Civil War of 1861-1865. By James A. Barnes, James R. Carnahan and Thomas H. B. McCain. Crawfordsville, Ind: Journal Co., 1895. FS film 6084423(*); At various libraries (WorldCat); Online at: Internet Archive.