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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
This | This unit was organized at LaPorte, Indiana, and mustered in August 27, 1861. It had Garrison duty at Marietta and Dalton, Georgia, till December. The regiment mustered out December 2, 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 information on the history of this unit, see:<br> | For more information on the history of this unit, see:<br> | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
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Companies and general counties of enlistment:<br> | Companies and general counties of enlistment:<br> | ||
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*Companies C, G, H, and K - many men from [[La Porte County, Indiana Genealogy|La Porte County]]. "Military Record", Chapter 25, ''History of LaPorte County, Indiana, and its townships, towns and cities''. By Jasper Packard. Evansville, Ind: Unigraphic, 1976. Pages 333-338. {{FSC|210015|item|disp=FS Catalog book 977.291 H2p, film 1036636, item 2}} - images; {{WorldCat|866120928|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. '''''Online at:''''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/553441-history-of-laporte-county-indiana-and-its-townships-towns-and-cities?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library]. | *Companies C, G, H, and K - many men from [[La Porte County, Indiana Genealogy|La Porte County]]. "Military Record", Chapter 25, ''History of LaPorte County, Indiana, and its townships, towns and cities''. By Jasper Packard. Evansville, Ind: Unigraphic, 1976. Pages 333-338. {{FSC|210015|item|disp=FS Catalog book 977.291 H2p, film 1036636, item 2}} - images; {{WorldCat|866120928|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. '''''Online at:''''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/553441-history-of-laporte-county-indiana-and-its-townships-towns-and-cities?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library]. | ||
===Regimental History and Roster=== | |||
*''Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana,'' Volume 2, by W.H.H. Terrell, Adjutant General, Indiana, 1865. 29th Indiana Infantry Officer Roster. '''''Online at:''''' [https://archive.org/details/reportofadjutant02indi/page/280/mode/2up Internet Archive]. | |||
*''Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana,'' Volume 4, by W.H.H. Terrell, Adjutant General, Indiana, 1866. 29th Indiana Infantry Soldier Roster. '''''Online at:''''' [https://archive.org/details/reportofadjutant04indi/page/654/mode/2up Internet Archive]. | |||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||
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*National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm 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. <br> | *National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm 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. <br> | ||
*[[Indiana in the Civil War|Indiana in the Civil War]] describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Indiana, and how to find them | *[[Indiana in the Civil War|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. <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> | *[[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> | ||
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*"Service Afield and Afloat: A Reminiscence of the Civil War". By Hiram H. Martin. Ed. Guy R. Everson, ''Indiana Magazine of History'' 89, no. 1 (March 1993): 35-56. 1861-1864, LaPorte County (LaPorte), 29th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, Co. G. [https://scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/imh/article/view/11281/16272 PDF article].<br> | *"Service Afield and Afloat: A Reminiscence of the Civil War". By Hiram H. Martin. Ed. Guy R. Everson, ''Indiana Magazine of History'' 89, no. 1 (March 1993): 35-56. 1861-1864, LaPorte County (LaPorte), 29th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, Co. G. [https://scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/imh/article/view/11281/16272 PDF article].<br> | ||
*"Letters of John Traub, Twenty-Ninth Indiana Infantry". Ed. Paul Fatout, ''Indiana Magazine of History'' 53, no. 2 (June 1957): 171-174. [https://scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/imh/article/view/8486/10686 PDF | *"Letters of John Traub, Twenty-Ninth Indiana Infantry". Ed. Paul Fatout, ''Indiana Magazine of History'' 53, no. 2 (June 1957): 171-174. [https://scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/imh/article/view/8486/10686 PDF article].<br> | ||
=== References === | === References === | ||