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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
This | This unit was organized at Terre Haute, Indiana, September 2, 1862. It went to Washington, D. C., via Richmond, Virginia, April 29-May 19. It was mustered out June 12, 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: | Companies and general counties of enlistment: | ||
*Company A - men from [[Parke County, Indiana Genealogy|Parke County]] | *Company A - men from [[Parke County, Indiana Genealogy|Parke County]] | ||
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*Company I - men from [[Clay County, Indiana Genealogy|Clay County]] | *Company I - men from [[Clay County, Indiana Genealogy|Clay County]] | ||
*Company K - men from [[Greene County, Indiana Genealogy|Greene]], [[Owen County, Indiana Genealogy|Owen]], [[Clay County, Indiana Genealogy|Clay]] and [[Boone County, Indiana Genealogy|Boone]] Counties | *Company K - men from [[Greene County, Indiana Genealogy|Greene]], [[Owen County, Indiana Genealogy|Owen]], [[Clay County, Indiana Genealogy|Clay]] and [[Boone County, Indiana Genealogy|Boone]] Counties | ||
===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. 85th Indiana Infantry Officer Roster. '''''Online at:''''' [https://archive.org/details/reportofadjutant03indi/page/64/mode/2up Internet Archive]. | |||
*''Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana,'' Volume 6, by W.H.H. Terrell, Adjutant General, Indiana, 1866. 85th Indiana Infantry Soldier Roster. '''''Online at:''''' [https://archive.org/details/reportindiana06dougrich/page/372/mode/2up Internet Archive]. | |||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||