4th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery: Difference between revisions
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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
This | This Unit was organized at Indianapolis, Indiana, and mustered in September 30, 1861. They mustered out August 1, 1865 at Indianapolis, Indiana.<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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*[http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/uninarty.htm#4th 4th Independent Battery Light Artillery] at The Civil War Archive. | *[http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/uninarty.htm#4th 4th Independent Battery Light Artillery] at The Civil War Archive. | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4th_Independent_Battery_Indiana_Light_Artillery 4th Independent Battery Indiana Light Artillery] at Wikipedia. | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4th_Independent_Battery_Indiana_Light_Artillery 4th Independent Battery Indiana Light Artillery] at Wikipedia. | ||
*[https://ranger95.com/civil_war_us/indiana/artillery/4in_indep_lite_art/4th_indep_bat_lite_art.html 4th Independent Battery Light Artillery] at Ranger95. | |||
=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | === Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | ||
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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. | ||
*4th Battery Indiana Light Artillery [https://ranger95.com/civil_war_us/indiana/artillery/4in_indep_lite_art/4th_indep_batt_lite_art_roster.htm Roster] at Ranger95. | |||
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*Men from [[Porter County, Indiana Genealogy|Porter County]]. "Military History", Chapter 6, ''History of Porter County, Indiana''. Lewis Publishing Company. cn. 1911. Page 114. {{FSC|317366|item|disp=FS Library film 934917, items 2-3}}; '''''Online at:''''' [https://www.archive.org/details/historyofporterc01lewi Internet Archive]. | *Men from [[Porter County, Indiana Genealogy|Porter County]]. "Military History", Chapter 6, ''History of Porter County, Indiana''. Lewis Publishing Company. cn. 1911. Page 114. {{FSC|317366|item|disp=FS Library film 934917, items 2-3}}; '''''Online at:''''' [https://www.archive.org/details/historyofporterc01lewi Internet Archive]. | ||
Residence is not always included on these rosters. Use information from roster to look up the regiment or individual soldier on [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] for additional details. See also additional sources listed below. | |||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||
Revision as of 12:59, 18 April 2024
Brief History[edit | edit source]
This Unit was organized at Indianapolis, Indiana, and mustered in September 30, 1861. They mustered out August 1, 1865 at Indianapolis, Indiana.[1]
For more information on the history of this unit, see:
- 4th Independent Battery Light Artillery at The Civil War Archive.
- 4th Independent Battery Indiana Light Artillery at Wikipedia.
- 4th Independent Battery Light Artillery at Ranger95.
Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin[edit | edit source]
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.
- 4th Battery Indiana Light Artillery Roster at Ranger95.
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- Men from Jasper Country. "Military History of Jasper County" in Counties of Warren, Benton, Jasper and Newton, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. Chicago: F.A. Battey Co., 2008. Reprint. Originally published: Chicago: F.A. Battey, 1883. Pages 485-507. FS Library Collection; At various libraries (WorldCat).Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive.
- Men from Whitley County. "War History", Chapter 4, Counties of Whitley and Noble, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. Goodspeed, Weston Arthur, and Charles Blanchard. Evansville, Ind: Unigraphic, Inc., 1970. Page 85. FS Catalog book 977.27 H2g ; At various libraries (WorldCat); Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive.
- Men from 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 384-386. FS Catalog book 977.291 H2p; At various libraries (WorldCat); Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
- Men from Porter County. "Military History", Chapter 6, History of Porter County, Indiana. Lewis Publishing Company. cn. 1911. Page 114. FS Library film 934917, items 2-3; Online at: Internet Archive.
Residence is not always included on these rosters. Use information from roster to look up the regiment or individual soldier on The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System for additional details. See also additional sources listed below.
Other Sources[edit | edit source]
- 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.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (accessed 4 January 2011).