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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
This | This unit was organized at Indianapolis, Indiana, August 20 to September 2, 1862. It served at Nashville, Tennessee, till June, 1865 and was mustered out June 7, 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><br> | ||
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: | ||
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*Company B, D, G-K - no cities or counties given | *Company B, D, G-K - no cities or counties given | ||
*Company E - men from [[Shelby County, Indiana Genealogy|Shelby]] and [[Hamilton County, Indiana Genealogy|Hamilton]] Counties | *Company E - men from [[Shelby County, Indiana Genealogy|Shelby]] and [[Hamilton County, Indiana Genealogy|Hamilton]] 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. 79th Indiana Infantry Officer Roster. '''''Online at:''''' [https://archive.org/details/reportofadjutant03indi/page/22/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. 79th Indiana Infantry Soldier Roster. '''''Online at:''''' [https://archive.org/details/reportindiana06dougrich/page/276/mode/2up Internet Archive]. | |||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||
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* ''The Chattanooga Campaign.'' By L. W. Munhall. Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993. {{FSC|670477|item|disp=FS film 6084418}}(*). | * ''The Chattanooga Campaign.'' By L. W. Munhall. Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993. {{FSC|670477|item|disp=FS film 6084418}}(*). | ||
=== References | === References === | ||
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[[Category:Indiana_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | [[Category:Indiana_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] [[Category:Union Military Units]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:23, 21 September 2024
Brief History[edit | edit source]
This unit was organized at Indianapolis, Indiana, August 20 to September 2, 1862. It served at Nashville, Tennessee, till June, 1865 and was mustered out June 7, 1865.[1]
For more information on the history of this unit, see:
- 79th Regiment Infantry at The Civil War Archive.
- 79th Indiana Infantry Regiment at Wikipedia.
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.
Companies and general counties of enlistment:
- Company A, C, F - men from Marion County
- Company B, D, G-K - no cities or counties given
- Company E - men from Shelby and Hamilton Counties
Regimental History and Roster[edit | edit source]
- Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana, Volume 3, by W.H.H. Terrell, Adjutant General, Indiana, 1866. 79th Indiana Infantry Officer Roster. Online at: Internet Archive.
- Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana, Volume 6, by W.H.H. Terrell, Adjutant General, Indiana, 1866. 79th Indiana Infantry Soldier Roster. Online at: Internet Archive.
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.
- History of the Seventy-Ninth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War of Eighteen Sixty-One in the United States. By George W. Parker. Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993. FS film 6084416(*); At various libraries (WorldCat). Online at: Allen Library.
- The Chattanooga Campaign. By L. W. Munhall. Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993. FS film 6084418(*).
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (accessed 4 January 2011).