7th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

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7th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

Brief History

This unit was organized at Indianapolis, Indiana, and mustered in September 13, 1861 after the 7th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (3 months) was mustered out in August. The non-veterans mustered out September 20, 1864. The veterans and recruits transferred to 19th Indiana Infantry September 23, 1864.

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

• 7th Regiment Infantry (3 Years) at The Civil War Archive.
• 7th Indiana Infantry Regiment (3 Years) at Wikipedia.

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin

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 - many men from Dearborn County
• Company B - many men from Hendricks County
• Company C - many men from Ohio County
• Company D - many men from Decatur County
• Company E - many men from Decatur County
• Company F - many men from Johnson County
• Company G - many men from Decatur County
• Company H - many men from Hendricks County
• Company I - many men from Marion County
• Company K - many men from Dearborn County

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. 7th Indiana Infantry Reorganized Officer Roster. Online at: Internet Archive.
• Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana, Volume 4, by W.H.H. Terrell, Adjutant General, Indiana, 1866. 7th Indiana Infantry Reorganized Soldier Roster. Online at: Internet Archive.

Other Sources

• 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.

• Indiana State Digital Archives for Civil War can be searched by soldier's name.

• Timeline of the 7th Indiana Infantry Regiment at The Civil War in the East

• Fogle, James S. Civil War letters of James Fogle and Solomon Glick : transcript . Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1987. FS Library film 1513825, item 2(*).

• Hadley, John V. (1st Lt.), An Indiana Soldier in Love and War: The Civil War Letters of John V. Hadley. Ed. James I. Robinson, Jr. Indiana Magazine of History 59, no. 3 (September 1963): 189-288. 1861-1865, Hendricks County (Plainfield), 7th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, Co. B. Seven months a prisoner. Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993. FS Library film 6084364(*). Seven months a prisoner, or thirty-six days in the woods. Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993. FS Library film 6084363(*); At various libraries (WorldCat).

• Morgan, Otho H., and E. R. Murphy. History of the 7th Independent Battery Indiana Light Artillery; War of the Rebellion, 1861 to 1865. Bedford, Ind: Press of the Democrat, 1898. FS Library film 6084345(*); At various libraries (WorldCat). Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.

• Merrill, Samuel. The Seventieth Indiana Volunteer Infantry in the War of the Rebellion. Indianapolis: The Bowen-Merrill Company, 1900. FS Library film 1550180; At various libraries (WorldCat). Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.

• Thomson, Orville. Narrative of the service of the Seventh Indiana Infantry in the war for the Union : from Philippi to Appomattox. Baltimore, Maryland : Butternut and Blue, c1993. Reprint. FS Catalog book 977.2 M2th; At various libraries (WorldCat). See also: From Philippi to Appomattox : narrative of the service of the Seventh Indiana Infantry in the war for the Union. Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993. Film of original. FS Library film 6084367(*).

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