93rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry

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93rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry

Brief History

This Unit was organized at Madison, Indianapolis and New Albany, Indiana, August 16 to October 31, 1862. At Selma and Gainesville till August. It was mustered out at Gainesville, Alabama, August 10, 1865.

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

• 93rd Regiment Infantry at The Civil War Archive.
• 93rd 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 Bartholomew County
• Company B - men from Carroll and Scott Counties
• Company C - men from Switzerland, Jefferson and Bartholomew Counties
• Company D - men from Switzerland and Decatur
• Company E - men from Bartholomew and Jefferson Counties
• Company F - men from Larwence and Monroe Counties
• Company G - men from Orange and Perry Counties
• Company H - men from Orange County
• Company I - men from Jennings County
• Company K - men from Floyd County

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• Companies A, C, E, and F - men from Bartholomew County. "Military History", Chapter 6, History of Bartholomew County, Indiana. Chicago: Brant Fuller, 1888. Pages 431-469. FS book 977.224 H2h v. 1, v.2; At various libraries (WorldCat); Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive.

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. 93rd 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. 93rd 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.
  

• "Journal of Melville Cox Robertson". Indiana Magazine of History, 28, no. 2 (June 1932): 116-137. 1864-1865, Jefferson County (Deputy), 93rd Indiana Volunteer Infantry, Co. E. PDF article at IUScholarWorks Journals.