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This Unit was organized at Goshen, Indiana, December 5, 1861, to January 28, 1862. It was ordered to march to Washington, D. C., via Richmond, Virginia, April 29-May 19 and Grand Review May 24. They moved to Louisville, Kentucky, June, and there mustered out July 15, 1865.<ref>National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] (accessed 4 January 2011).</ref> | This Unit was organized at Goshen, Indiana, December 5, 1861, to January 28, 1862. It was ordered to march to Washington, D. C., via Richmond, Virginia, April 29-May 19 and Grand Review May 24. They moved to Louisville, Kentucky, June, and there mustered out July 15, 1865.<ref>National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] (accessed 4 January 2011).</ref> | ||
For more | For more information on the history of this unit, see:<br> | ||
* | *[http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unininf4.htm#48th 48th Regiment Infantry] at The Civil War Archive. | ||
* | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/48th_Regiment_Indiana_Infantry 48th Regiment Indiana Infantry] at Wikipedia. | ||
=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | === 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. | 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. | ||
*48th Regiment Indiana Infantry [https://ranger95.com/civil_war_us/indiana/infantry/48in_inf/48th_regt_inf.html Rosters] at Ranger95. | |||
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Companies and general counties of enlistment: | |||
*Company A - men from [[Elkhart County, Indiana|Elkhart County]] | |||
*Company B - men from [[St. Joseph County, Indiana|St. Joseph County]] | |||
*Company C - few cities and no counties given | |||
*Company D - no cities and counties given | |||
*Company E - men from [[St._Joseph_County,_Indiana|St. Joseph County]] | |||
*Company F - men from [[St._Joseph_County,_Indiana|St. Joseph County]] | |||
*Company G - men from [[Clay_County,_Indiana|Clay]], [[Kosciusko County, Indiana|Kosciusko]], [[Vermillion County, Indiana|Vermillion]], and [[Elkhart County, Indiana|Elkhart]] Counties | |||
*Company H - men from [[Elkhart County, Indiana|Elkhart County]] | |||
*Company I - men from [[Elkhart County, Indiana|Elkhart County]] | |||
*Company K - men from [[Jasper County, Indiana|Jasper County]] | |||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||
*[https://www.in.gov/iara/services-for-public/search-archives-holdings/indiana-archives-digital-index-records/ Indiana State Digital Archives for Civil War] can be searched by soldier's name. | |||
*[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|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).<br> | *[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|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).<br> | ||
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*[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|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. <br> | *[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|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. <br> | ||
* | *''A History of St. Joseph County, Indiana''. By Timothy Edward Howard. Chicago, Illinois : Lewis Publishing Company, 1907. Vol. II, pages 722-724 lists men enlisted in companies "B", "E", "F" in the 48th Regiment Infantry from St. Joseph County. {{FSC|268928|item|disp=FS book 977.289 H2h v.2 pt .2}}; {{WorldCat|254374049|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. '''''Online at:''''' Vol. II - [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idurl/1/66509 FamilySearch Digital Library], [https://archive.org/details/ahistorystjosep00unkngoog/page/n6/mode/2up Internet Archive]. | ||
=== References === | === References === | ||