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For more information on the history of this unit, see:<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).  
*[http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unininf6.htm#72nd 72nd Regiment Infantry] at The Civil War Archive.
*The Wikipedia article, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/72nd_Regiment_Indiana_Infantry 72nd Regiment Indiana Infantry], (accessed 21 June 2012). <br>
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/72nd_Regiment_Indiana_Infantry 72nd Regiment Indiana Infantry] at Wikipedia.


=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin  ===
=== 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. However 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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*72nd Regiment Indiana Infantry [https://ranger95.com/civil_war_us/indiana/infantry/72inf_rgt/72nd_regt_inf.html Rosters] at Ranger95.
*Officer and Non-Commissioned Office - see [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/officers/72nd_in_infantry_officers.pdf Roster]  
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*Company A - many men from [[Carroll County, Indiana Genealogy|Carroll County ]]- see [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/soldiers/72nd_in_infantry_soldiers.pdf Roster] on page 163
Companies and general counties of enlistment:
*Company B - many men from [[Montgomery County, Indiana Genealogy|Montgomery County ]]- see [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/soldiers/72nd_in_infantry_soldiers.pdf Roster ]on page 164
*Company A - men from [[Carroll County, Indiana Genealogy|Carroll County]]
*Company C - many men from [[Tippecanoe County, Indiana Genealogy|Tippecanoe County ]]- see [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/soldiers/72nd_in_infantry_soldiers.pdf Roster] on page 166
*Company B - men from [[Montgomery County, Indiana Genealogy|Montgomery County]]
*Company D - many men from [[Boone County, Indiana Genealogy|Boone County ]]- see [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/soldiers/72nd_in_infantry_soldiers.pdf Roster] on page 168
*Company C - men from [[Tippecanoe County, Indiana Genealogy|Tippecanoe County]]
*Company E - many men from [[Montgomery County, Indiana Genealogy|Montgomery County ]]- see [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/soldiers/72nd_in_infantry_soldiers.pdf Roster] on page 170
*Company D - men from [[Boone County, Indiana Genealogy|Boone County]]
*Company F- many men from [[Warren County, Indiana Genealogy|Warren Country ]]- see [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/soldiers/72nd_in_infantry_soldiers.pdf Roster ]on page 172 
*Company E - men from [[Montgomery County, Indiana Genealogy|Montgomery County]]
*Company G - many men from [[Tippecanoe County, Indiana Genealogy|Tippecanoe County ]]- see [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/soldiers/72nd_in_infantry_soldiers.pdf Roster] on page 174 
*Company F - men from [[Warren County, Indiana Genealogy|Warren County]]
*Company H - many men from [[Fountain County, Indiana Genealogy|Fountain County ]]- see [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/soldiers/72nd_in_infantry_soldiers.pdf Roster ]on page 175
*Company G - men from [[Tippecanoe County, Indiana Genealogy|Tippecanoe County]]
*Company I - many men from [[Warren County, Indiana Genealogy|Warren and]] [[Jasper County, Indiana Genealogy|Jasper ]]Counties - see [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/soldiers/72nd_in_infantry_soldiers.pdf Roster ]on page 177
*Company H - men from [[Fountain County, Indiana Genealogy|Fountain County]]
*Company K - many men from [[Clinton County, Indiana Genealogy|Clinton County ]]- see [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/soldiers/72nd_in_infantry_soldiers.pdf Roster ]on page 179
*Company I - men from [[Warren County, Indiana Genealogy|Warren]] and [[Jasper County, Indiana Genealogy|Jasper] Counties
*Unassigned Recuits - see [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/soldiers/72nd_in_infantry_soldiers.pdf Roster] on page 181
*Company K - men from [[Clinton County, Indiana Genealogy|Clinton County]]
 
The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the 72th Regimen, Indiana Infantry on CIVIL WAR INDEX [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/72nd_in_infantry.html web site]. (accessed 21 Jan 2011)
 


=== Other Sources  ===
=== Other Sources  ===


WEBSITES
*[https://www.in.gov/iara/services-for-public/search-archives-holdings/indiana-archives-digital-index-records/ Indiana State Digital Archives for Civil War] can be searched by soldier's name.


*[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|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).<br>
*[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|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).<br>
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*[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|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. <br>
*[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|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. <br>


*[http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unininf6.htm#72nd The Civil War Archive]. (accessed 13 Dec 2010)  Brief history of the 72nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry.<br>
*"'Please Send Stamps': The Civil War Letters of William Allen Clark". Part I.  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. [https://scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/imh/article/view/11431/16572 PDF article] at IUScholarWorks.
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/72nd_Regiment_Indiana_Infantry Wikipendia ] (accessed 13 Dec 2010) article on the 72th Regiment, Infantry.<br>
 
*[http://history-sites.com/~kjones/USal-in.html Union Army Regimental History Index] (accessed 14 Dec 2010) Index Of Regimental Histories: Artillery, Cavalry, Infantry, and other units, states Alabama to Indiana <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  [http://www.indiana.edu/~imaghist/online_content/vcsfrmpst/voices_cvlwr/clark1.html Abstract and Bibliographic Information]  [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,''Indiana Magazine of History ''91, no. 2 (June 1995): 197-225.) Clinton County (Rossville), 1863, 72nd Indiana Volunteer Infantry, Co. K  [http://www.indiana.edu/~imaghist/online_content/vcsfrmpst/voices_cvlwr/clark2.html Abstract and Bibliographic Information]  [http://www.indiana.edu/~imhfiles/Civil_War_VFP/Stamps_II.pdf article PDF](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.) <br>Clinton County (Rossville), 1863-1864, 72nd Indiana Volunteer Infantry, Co. K  [http://www.indiana.edu/~imaghist/online_content/vcsfrmpst/voices_cvlwr/clark3.html Abstract and Bibliographic Information]  [http://www.indiana.edu/~imhfiles/Civil_War_VFP/Stamps_III.pdf article PDF]   (accessed 4 Apr 2011)<br>
*"'Please Send Stamps': The Civil War Letters of William Allen Clark". Part II. Ed. Margaret Black Tatum, ''Indiana Magazine of History'', 91, no. 2 (June 1995): 197-225. Clinton County (Rossville), 1863, 72nd Indiana Volunteer Infantry, Co. K. [https://scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/imh/article/view/11455/16620 PDF article] at IUScholarWorks.


*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.)  Clinton County (Rossville), 1864-1865, 72nd Indiana Volunteer Infantry, Co. K   [http://www.indiana.edu/~imaghist/online_content/vcsfrmpst/voices_cvlwr/clark4.html Abstract and Bibliographic Information]  [http://www.indiana.edu/~imhfiles/Civil_War_VFP/Stamps_IV.pdf article PDF ] (accessed 4 Apr 2011)<br>
*"'Please Send Stamps': The Civil War Letters of William Allen Clark". Part III. Ed. Margaret Black Tatum, ''Indiana Magazine of History'', 91, no. 3 (September 1995): 288-319. <br>Clinton County (Rossville), 1863-1864, 72nd Indiana Volunteer Infantry, Co. K.  [https://scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/imh/article/view/11471/16652 PDF article] at IUScholarWorks.


BOOK
*"'Please Send Stamps': The Civil War Letters of William Allen Clark". Part IV.  Ed. Margaret Black Tatum, ''Indiana Magazine of History'', 91, no. 4 (December 1995): 407-436.  Clinton County (Rossville), 1864-1865, 72nd Indiana Volunteer Infantry, Co. K.  [https://scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/imh/article/view/11486/16682 PDF article] at IUScholarWorks.


*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 : 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. Huntington'', W. Va: Blue Acorn Press, 1992. FS Library US/CAN Film 1490875 {{FSC|552507|item|disp=FS Library Collection}} [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] [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]
*''History of the 72d Indiana Volunteer Infantry of the Mounted Lightning Brigade.'' By B. F. McGee and Wm. R. Jewell. Huntington, W. Va: Blue Acorn Press, 1992. {{FSC|552507|item|disp=FS film 1490875}}; {{WorldCat|27125604|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}.  


=== References  ===
=== References  ===

Revision as of 17:31, 17 January 2023

Brief History[edit | edit source]

This Unit was organized at Lafayette, Indiana. Moved to Indianapolis, Indiana. It took part in the Capture of Macon April 20 and the Pursuit of Jeff Davis May 6-10. Then they moved to Nashville, Tennessee, May 23-June 15 and mustered out June 26, 1865.[1]

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

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.

  • 72nd Regiment Indiana Infantry Rosters at Ranger95.


Companies and general counties of enlistment:

Other Sources[edit | edit source]

  • 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.
  • "'Please Send Stamps': The Civil War Letters of William Allen Clark". Part I. 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. PDF article at IUScholarWorks.
  • "'Please Send Stamps': The Civil War Letters of William Allen Clark". Part II. Ed. Margaret Black Tatum, Indiana Magazine of History, 91, no. 2 (June 1995): 197-225. Clinton County (Rossville), 1863, 72nd Indiana Volunteer Infantry, Co. K. PDF article at IUScholarWorks.
  • "'Please Send Stamps': The Civil War Letters of William Allen Clark". Part III. Ed. Margaret Black Tatum, Indiana Magazine of History, 91, no. 3 (September 1995): 288-319.
    Clinton County (Rossville), 1863-1864, 72nd Indiana Volunteer Infantry, Co. K. PDF article at IUScholarWorks.
  • "'Please Send Stamps': The Civil War Letters of William Allen Clark". Part IV. Ed. Margaret Black Tatum, Indiana Magazine of History, 91, no. 4 (December 1995): 407-436. Clinton County (Rossville), 1864-1865, 72nd Indiana Volunteer Infantry, Co. K. PDF article at IUScholarWorks.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (accessed 4 January 2011).
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