72nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry: Difference between revisions

''[[United States of America|United States]]   [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]   [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military]]   [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]   [[Indiana|Indiana]]   [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]   [[Indiana Military Records|Indiana Military]]   [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]   [[Indiana in the Civil War]]   [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]   72nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry''

This Unit was organized at Lafayette, Indiana. Moved to Indianapolis, Indiana. It took part in the Capture of Macon April 20 and the&nbsp; Pursuit of Jeff Davis May 6-10. Then they moved to Nashville, Tennessee, May 23-June 15 and mustered out June 26, 1865.<ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] (accessed 4 January 2011).</ref><br>  

For more information on the history of this unit, see:<br>

*The Civil War Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unininf6.htm#72nd 72nd Regiment Infantry], (accessed 10 May 2012).

 

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. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.  

 

*Officer and Non-Commissioned Office - see [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/officers/72nd_in_infantry_officers.pdf Roster]

*Company A - many men from [[Carroll_County,_Indiana|Carroll County ]]- see [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/soldiers/72nd_in_infantry_soldiers.pdf Roster] on page 163

*Company B - many men from [[Montgomery_County,_Indiana|Montgomery County ]]- see [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/soldiers/72nd_in_infantry_soldiers.pdf Roster ]on page 164

*Company C - many men from [[Tippecanoe_County,_Indiana|Tippecanoe County ]]- see [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/soldiers/72nd_in_infantry_soldiers.pdf Roster] on page 166

*Company D - many men from [[Boone_County,_Indiana|Boone County ]]- see [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/soldiers/72nd_in_infantry_soldiers.pdf Roster] on page 168

*Company E - many men from [[Montgomery_County,_Indiana|Montgomery County ]]- see [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/soldiers/72nd_in_infantry_soldiers.pdf Roster] on page 170

*Company F- many men from [[Warren_County,_Indiana|Warren Country ]]- see [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/soldiers/72nd_in_infantry_soldiers.pdf Roster ]on page 172&nbsp;

*Company G - many men from [[Tippecanoe_County,_Indiana|Tippecanoe County ]]- see [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/soldiers/72nd_in_infantry_soldiers.pdf Roster] on page&nbsp;174&nbsp;

*Company H - many men from [[Fountain_County,_Indiana|Fountain County ]]- see [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/soldiers/72nd_in_infantry_soldiers.pdf Roster ]on page 175

*Company I - many men from [[Warren_County,_Indiana|Warren ]]and [[Jasper_County,_Indiana|Jasper ]]Counties - see [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/soldiers/72nd_in_infantry_soldiers.pdf Roster ]on page 177

*Company K - many men from [[Clinton_County,_Indiana|Clinton County ]]- see [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/soldiers/72nd_in_infantry_soldiers.pdf Roster ]on page 179

*Unassigned Recuits - see [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/soldiers/72nd_in_infantry_soldiers.pdf Roster] on page 181

 

The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the 72th Regimen, Indiana Infantry on CIVIL WAR INDEX&nbsp;[http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/72nd_in_infantry.html web site]. (accessed 21 Jan 2011)

 

 

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*National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ 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>

*[http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unininf6.htm#72nd The Civil War Archive]. (accessed 13 Dec 2010)&nbsp;&nbsp;Brief history of the&nbsp;72nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry.<br>

 

 

 

*Clark, William Allen, "'Please Send Stamps': The Civil War Letters of William Allen Clark" [1 of 4], ( ed. Margaret Black Tatum, ''Indiana Magazine of History'' 91, no. 1 (March 1995): 81-107.) Clinton County (Rossville), 72nd Indiana Volunteer Infantry, Co. K , 1862&nbsp; [http://www.indiana.edu/~imaghist/online_content/vcsfrmpst/voices_cvlwr/clark1.html Abstract and Bibliographic Information]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[http://www.indiana.edu/~imhfiles/Civil_War_VFP/Stamps_I.pdf article PDF](accessed 4 Apr 2011)<br>

 

*Clark, William Allen, "'Please Send Stamps': The Civil War Letters of William Allen Clark" [2 of 4], ( ed. Margaret Black Tatum,<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1301963995826_119" /> ''Indiana Magazine of History ''91, no. 2 (June 1995): 197-225.) Clinton County (Rossville), 1863, 72nd Indiana Volunteer Infantry, Co. K&nbsp;&nbsp; [http://www.indiana.edu/~imaghist/online_content/vcsfrmpst/voices_cvlwr/clark2.html Abstract and Bibliographic Information]&nbsp;&nbsp;[http://www.indiana.edu/~imhfiles/Civil_War_VFP/Stamps_II.pdf article PDF<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1302572198370_404" />](accesed 4 Apr 2011)<br>

 

*Clark, William Allen, "'Please Send Stamps': The Civil War Letters of William Allen Clark" [3 of 4,] (ed. Margaret Black Tatum, ''Indiana Magazine of History ''91, no. 3 (September 1995): 288-319.)&nbsp;<br>Clinton County (Rossville), 1863-1864, 72nd Indiana Volunteer Infantry, Co. K&nbsp;&nbsp;[http://www.indiana.edu/~imaghist/online_content/vcsfrmpst/voices_cvlwr/clark3.html Abstract and Bibliographic Information]&nbsp;&nbsp;[http://www.indiana.edu/~imhfiles/Civil_War_VFP/Stamps_III.pdf article PDF]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (accessed 4 Apr 2011)<br>

 

*Clark, William Allen, "'Please Send Stamps': The Civil War Letters of William Allen Clark" [4 of 4], (ed. Margaret Black Tatum, ''Indiana Magazine of History ''91, no. 4 (December 1995): 407-436.)&nbsp;&nbsp;Clinton County (Rossville), 1864-1865, 72nd Indiana Volunteer Infantry, Co. K&nbsp;&nbsp; [http://www.indiana.edu/~imaghist/online_content/vcsfrmpst/voices_cvlwr/clark4.html Abstract and Bibliographic Information]&nbsp;&nbsp;[http://www.indiana.edu/~imhfiles/Civil_War_VFP/Stamps_IV.pdf article PDF&nbsp;]&nbsp; (accessed 4 Apr 2011)<br>

 

 

 

*McGee, B. F., and Wm. R. Jewell.''History of the 72d Indiana Volunteer Infantry of the Mounted Lightning Brigade: A Faithful Record of the Life, Service, and Suffering, of the Rank and File of the Regiment, on the March, in Camp, in Battle, and in Prison&nbsp;: Especially Devoted to Giving the Reader a Definite Knowledge of the Service of the Common Soldier&nbsp;: with an Appendix Containing a Complete Roster of Officers and Men. Huntington'', W. Va: Blue Acorn Press, 1992. FHL US/CAN Film 1490875 {{FHL|552507|item|disp=FHL Collection}}&nbsp; [http://www.worldcat.org/title/history-of-the-72d-indiana-volunteer-infantry-of-the-mounted-lightning-brigade-a-faithful-record-of-the-life-service-and-suffering-of-the-rank-and-file-of-the-regiment-on-the-march-in-camp-in-battle-and-in-prison-especially-devoted-to-giving-the-reader-a-definite-knowledge-of-the-service-of-the-common-soldier-with-an-appendix-containing-a-complete-roster-of-officers-and-men/oclc/27125604&referer=brief_results other libraries]&nbsp;&nbsp;[http://books.google.com/books?id=mBdCAAAAIAAJ&pg=PR1&lpg=PR1&dq=History+of+the+72d+Indiana+volunteer+infantry+of+the+mounted+lightning+brigade+:+a+faithful+record+of+the+life,+service,+and+suffering,+of+the+rank+and+file+of+the+regiment,+on+the+march,&source=bl&ots=dR1-9WgK1r&sig=pKjquQ3D7eFBnKFpOB3H6BmypwQ&hl=en&ei=v_ugTYTHPOTciAKtt7X5Ag&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CB4Q6AEwAg#v=onepage&q&f=false Google books]

=== References ===

[[Category:Indiana_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]]