99th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

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99th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

Brief History

This Unit was organized at South Bend, Indiana, and mustered in October 21, 1862.
It marched to Washington, D. C., via Richmond, Virginia, April 29-May 20 and Grand Review May 24. They mustered out June 6, 1865.

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

• 99th Regiment Infantry at The Civil War Archive.
• 99th 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 Lake County
• Company B - men from Hancock County
• Company C - men from Benton and Porter Counties
• Company D - men from Miami County
• Company E - men from Newton, Jasper, Crawford and Carroll Counties
• Company F - men from Cass, White and Tippecanoe Counties
• Company G - men from White and Hendricks Counties
• Company H - men from Marion, Randolph and Hendricks Counties
• Company I - men from Putnam, Howard and Miami Counties
• Company K - men from Cass County

99th Regiment, Indiana Infantry was organized within the Ninth Congressional District.

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. 99th 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. 99th 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.
  

• New History of the 99th Indiana Infantry. By D. R. Lucas. Rockford, Ill.: Horner Printing, 1900. FS film 1550171; At various libraries (WorldCat); Online at: Internet Archive; Allen County Public Library.

• History of the 99th Indiana Infantry, Containing a Diary of Marches, Incidents, Biography of Officers and Complete Rolls. By Daniel R. Lucas. Lafayette, Ind: Rosser & Spring, printers, 1865. FS film 6084427(*); At various libraries (WorldCat).

• Roster of the 99th Indiana Infantry for the annual reunion to be held at Crown Point, Indiana : on Wednesday and Thursday, September 3, and 4, '90. By Daughters of the American Revolution. FS book 977.2 A1 no. 35 or film 908923, item 3.