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=== State Records === | === State Records === | ||
There are many Civil War records at the Indiana State Archives, and many are available at the | There are many Civil War records at the Indiana State Archives, and many are available at the FamilySearch Library. For example: | ||
*''Indiana Civil War Records''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988. (On 44 FS Library films beginning with {{FSC|544403|title-id|disp=1543599}}). The cards are in alphabetical order. The originals are located at the Indiana State Archives at Indianapolis. The cards often provide the man’s age at enlistment (birth year is sometimes given), physical description (color of eyes and hair, and height), nativity (place of birth), occupation, his company and rank, when he enlisted, length of service, date and place mustered in, date and place mustered out, or death date if he died in the service. | *''Indiana Civil War Records''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988. (On 44 FS Library films beginning with {{FSC|544403|title-id|disp=1543599}}). The cards are in alphabetical order. The originals are located at the Indiana State Archives at Indianapolis. The cards often provide the man’s age at enlistment (birth year is sometimes given), physical description (color of eyes and hair, and height), nativity (place of birth), occupation, his company and rank, when he enlisted, length of service, date and place mustered in, date and place mustered out, or death date if he died in the service. | ||
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*''Indiana Substitutes Hired for Civil War''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988. (FS Library film {{FSC|545037|title-id|disp=1556875}}). This alphabetical index has cards containing the name of the man who did the hiring, the name of the person he hired, and the company and regiment of the hired man. The original records are at the Indiana State Archives. | *''Indiana Substitutes Hired for Civil War''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988. (FS Library film {{FSC|545037|title-id|disp=1556875}}). This alphabetical index has cards containing the name of the man who did the hiring, the name of the person he hired, and the company and regiment of the hired man. The original records are at the Indiana State Archives. | ||
*Indiana Adjutant General. ''Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana.'' Eight volumes. Washington, DC: Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1989. ( | *Indiana Adjutant General. ''Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana.'' Eight volumes. Washington, DC: Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1989. (FamilySearch Library fiche {{FSC|667460|title-id|disp=6334461–67}}). These volumes contain detailed information on the Indiana volunteer units. Volumes 2–8 contain rosters of officers and men by regiment and give the soldier’s name, with date, place, and cause of death in the war. Use the indexes listed above to find the person’s regiment. | ||
*Funk, Arville L. ''Hoosiers in the Civil War''. Chicago, Illinois: Adams Press, 1967. (FS Library book {{FSC|161535|title-id|disp=977.2 M2f}}). This contains Civil War historical information, maps of Civil War battles, and a list of the men from Indiana units who died in the Andersonville prison. | *Funk, Arville L. ''Hoosiers in the Civil War''. Chicago, Illinois: Adams Press, 1967. (FS Library book {{FSC|161535|title-id|disp=977.2 M2f}}). This contains Civil War historical information, maps of Civil War battles, and a list of the men from Indiana units who died in the Andersonville prison. | ||
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=== Indiana State Archives Records === | === Indiana State Archives Records === | ||
*'''Veteran Enrollments (1913–1922)'''. An act passed in 1913 required township trustees to enumerate all persons living within the township who served in the army or navy during the Mexican, Civil, or Spanish-American wars, or who served in one or more enlistments in the U.S. Army or state national guard units. Later, this included World War I veterans. The law was repealed in 1922. The Indiana State Archives has seven 16–mm rolls, arranged alphabetically by county, thereafter by township, then by year. These begin with Indiana State Archives reel #3625. The records show name company regiment residence physical condition and for deceased veterans the names of widows and orphans. These microfilms are not at the | *'''Veteran Enrollments (1913–1922)'''. An act passed in 1913 required township trustees to enumerate all persons living within the township who served in the army or navy during the Mexican, Civil, or Spanish-American wars, or who served in one or more enlistments in the U.S. Army or state national guard units. Later, this included World War I veterans. The law was repealed in 1922. The Indiana State Archives has seven 16–mm rolls, arranged alphabetically by county, thereafter by township, then by year. These begin with Indiana State Archives reel #3625. The records show name company regiment residence physical condition and for deceased veterans the names of widows and orphans. These microfilms are not at the FamilySearch Library. | ||
*'''Veterans’ Grave Registrations'''. The Work Projects Administration (WPA) prepared indexes, by county, for 51 of Indiana’s 92 counties. The records are alphabetical by county and are at the Indiana State Archives. These are for Civil War, Spanish-American War, and World War I veterans. They are on cards, and have not been microfilmed. Cards are still being added to the file. There are over 100,000 cards showing name and cemetery. | *'''Veterans’ Grave Registrations'''. The Work Projects Administration (WPA) prepared indexes, by county, for 51 of Indiana’s 92 counties. The records are alphabetical by county and are at the Indiana State Archives. These are for Civil War, Spanish-American War, and World War I veterans. They are on cards, and have not been microfilmed. Cards are still being added to the file. There are over 100,000 cards showing name and cemetery. | ||
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*'''Enrollment Lists of Draft of 1862'''. These records list all white men between ages 18 and 45. One set has the names of those men already enlisted, and the other mentions men who were eligible to enlist. The two sets of lists are arranged alphabetically by county, then township. They provide name, age, occupation, and deferment information. A few of these records are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog under the county of residence. | *'''Enrollment Lists of Draft of 1862'''. These records list all white men between ages 18 and 45. One set has the names of those men already enlisted, and the other mentions men who were eligible to enlist. The two sets of lists are arranged alphabetically by county, then township. They provide name, age, occupation, and deferment information. A few of these records are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog under the county of residence. | ||
*'''Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) Records of Civil War Veterans'''. By 1890 about 40 percent of the Union’s Civil War veterans were members of the Grand Army of the Republic. The descriptive books of each GAR post usually indicate each member’s name, age, rank, birthplace, residence, occupation, and enlistment and discharge information. The Indiana State Archives has the GAR records and a reference guide that can help you find the name of the post that may have been established in a particular town. The | *'''Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) Records of Civil War Veterans'''. By 1890 about 40 percent of the Union’s Civil War veterans were members of the Grand Army of the Republic. The descriptive books of each GAR post usually indicate each member’s name, age, rank, birthplace, residence, occupation, and enlistment and discharge information. The Indiana State Archives has the GAR records and a reference guide that can help you find the name of the post that may have been established in a particular town. The FamilySearch Library has some of these records. The following book lists the posts alphabetically by town: | ||
:- Carnahan, J. Worth. ''History of the Easel-Shaped Monument and a Key to the Principles and Objects of the Grand Army of the Republic and Its Co-workers . . . Together With a List of All the G.A.R. Posts in the United States, Alphabetically Arranged by Towns, With Time of Meeting, etc...'' Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1992. (FS Library film {{FSC|523244|title-id|disp=1760243}}) This is a microfilm of the original book published in Chicago by Dux Publishing in 1893. | :- Carnahan, J. Worth. ''History of the Easel-Shaped Monument and a Key to the Principles and Objects of the Grand Army of the Republic and Its Co-workers . . . Together With a List of All the G.A.R. Posts in the United States, Alphabetically Arranged by Towns, With Time of Meeting, etc...'' Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1992. (FS Library film {{FSC|523244|title-id|disp=1760243}}) This is a microfilm of the original book published in Chicago by Dux Publishing in 1893. | ||
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=== Unit Histories === | === Unit Histories === | ||
Unit histories of many Indiana regiments are on microfilm at the | Unit histories of many Indiana regiments are on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library. They often contain biographical information about soldiers of the unit. These are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog under: | ||
*INDIANA- MILITARY HISTORY- CIVIL WAR, 1861-1865 | *INDIANA- MILITARY HISTORY- CIVIL WAR, 1861-1865 | ||
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