40th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

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Brief History

Organized at Lafayette and Indianapolis, Indiana, and mustered in December 30, 1861. Duty at Green Lake and San Antonio, Texas and at Port Lavacca till December. Mustered out December 21, 1865.

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.

•  Officer and Non-Commissioned Office - see Roster
• Company A - many men from Tippecanoe County - see Roster on page 251
• Company B - many men from Miami County - see Roster on page 253
• Company C - men from different counties - see Roster on page 255
• Company D - many men from Tippecanoe County - see Roster on page 257
• Company E - men from different counties - see Roster on page 259
• Company F- many men from Boone Country - see Roster on page 261
• Company F - many men from Boone County - see Roster  from Boone County Genealogy Web
• Company G -men from different counties - see Roster on page 264
• Company H - men from different counties - see Roster on page 266
• Company I -men from different counties - see Roster on page 268
• Company K - many men Boone and Tippecanoe County - see Roster on page 269
• Unassigned Recruits - see Roster on page 271
  
  The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the 40th Regimen, Indiana Infantry on CIVIL WAR INDEX web site. (accessed 21 Jan 2011)

Other Sources

WEBSITES

• Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (accessed 13 Dec 2010) can be searched by soldier's name or by regiment; includes regimental rosters and additional history of the regiment.
  

• The Civil War Archive. (accessed 13 Dec 2010)  Brief history of the 40th Regiment, Indiana Infantry.
  

• Wikipedia (accessed 13 Dec 2010) article on the 40th Regiment, Indiana Infantry.
  

• Union Army Regimental History Index (accessed 14 Dec 2010) Index Of Regimental Histories: Artillery, Cavalry, Infantry, and other units, states Alabama to Indiana
  

• 40th Indiana Infantry (accessed 21 Jan 2011) includes photos, rosters of company A-K (city given with mixture of country), and history. Very Good web site!!! 
  

• Montgomery Country Indiana (accessed 04 Jan 2010) in the Civil War