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A list of many Indiana forts and camps is found at the [http://www.northamericanforts.com/East/in.html#azatlan American Forts East] website. A brief description is given for each location.<br> | A list of many Indiana forts and camps is found at the [http://www.northamericanforts.com/East/in.html#azatlan American Forts East] website. A brief description is given for each location.<br> | ||
*Fort Aikman, Fort Ballore, | *Fort Aikman, Fort Ballore, Beck's Fort, Black Hawk Fort, Fort Boyd, [http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=31341 Fort Butler], [http://www.fortbranch.org/8.html Fort Branch], Buchanan's Fort, Fort Callore, Fort Clark, Fort Conner, Fort Coleman, Fort Farris, Fort Finney 1786-93, Guthrie Fort, Fort Finney, Fort Gramham, | ||
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=LxQVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA12&lpg=PA12&dq=%22Fort+Haddon%22+indiana+military+fort+history&source=bl&ots=3A_hT2EzSc&sig=Sn8338fE-yyb8vqEfw44rYaEsRI&hl=en&ei=rCqlTd3FNpSWsgPAuNz5DA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q&f=false Fort Haddon] | *[http://books.google.com/books?id=LxQVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA12&lpg=PA12&dq=%22Fort+Haddon%22+indiana+military+fort+history&source=bl&ots=3A_hT2EzSc&sig=Sn8338fE-yyb8vqEfw44rYaEsRI&hl=en&ei=rCqlTd3FNpSWsgPAuNz5DA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q&f=false Fort Haddon] | ||
*Fort Hawkins | *Fort Hawkins | ||
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forts_of_Vincennes,_Indiana Fort Vincennes]. The area of Fort Vincennes rebuilt several times and was known as Fort Patrick Henry, Fort Sackville, and Fort Knox. | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forts_of_Vincennes,_Indiana Fort Vincennes]. The area of Fort Vincennes rebuilt several times and was known as Fort Patrick Henry, Fort Sackville, and Fort Knox. | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forts_of_Fort_Wayne,_Indiana Fort Wayne] was built on the site of the earlier Fort Miami. | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forts_of_Fort_Wayne,_Indiana Fort Wayne] was built on the site of the earlier Fort Miami. | ||
*Fort McDonald, Maxwell's Fort, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Recovery Fort Recovery] 1793-96, | *Fort McDonald, Maxwell's Fort, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Recovery Fort Recovery] 1793-96, [http://sharipowell.blogspot.com/2010/09/history-fort-quiatenon-by-sharon-powell.html Fort Quiatenon], Fort Thurman, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vallonia,_Indiana Fort Valonia], White Oak Springs Fort (Pride's Fort), | ||
==Revolutionary War (1775-1783)== | ==Revolutionary War (1775-1783)== | ||
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'''Black Hawk War (1832)''' | '''Black Hawk War (1832)''' | ||
Loftus, Carrie. ''Indiana Militia in the Black Hawk War''. [San Antonio, Texas: Frances T. Ingmire, 1986?] (FS Library book | Loftus, Carrie. ''Indiana Militia in the Black Hawk War''. [San Antonio, Texas: Frances T. Ingmire, 1986?] (FS Library book {{FSC|532812|title-id|disp=977.2 A1 no.196}}) This provides an alphabetical list of soldiers who served in the militia, including the soldier’s name, rank, and regiment. | ||
''Indiana Black Hawk War Militia Index, 1832''. This index is found only at the Indiana State Archives. It is not at the FamilySearch Library. It gives the soldier’s name, rank, unit, term of enlistment, and by whom he was enlisted. Several microfilmed indexes are available: | ''Indiana Black Hawk War Militia Index, 1832''. This index is found only at the Indiana State Archives. It is not at the FamilySearch Library. It gives the soldier’s name, rank, unit, term of enlistment, and by whom he was enlisted. Several microfilmed indexes are available: | ||
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:*{{RecordSearch|1979390|United States, Mexican War Pension Index, 1887-1926}} (FamilySearch) - [[United States, Mexican War Pension Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] Free digital copy. ([[United States, Index to Mexican War Pension Files - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to use this collection.]])<br> | :*{{RecordSearch|1979390|United States, Mexican War Pension Index, 1887-1926}} (FamilySearch) - [[United States, Mexican War Pension Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] Free digital copy. ([[United States, Index to Mexican War Pension Files - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to use this collection.]])<br> | ||
*Robarts, William Hugh. ''Mexican War Veterans | *Robarts, William Hugh. ''Mexican War Veterans : A Complete Roster of the Regular and Volunteer Troops in the War Between the United States and Mexico, from 1846-1848…'' Washington, D.C. : Brentano’s, 1887. {{FSC|1854496|item|disp=FS Library book 973 M2rwh}} Digital version available at [http://archive.org/details/mexicanwarvetera00roba Internet Archive] but this only lists officers.<br> | ||
The Indiana State Archives and the FamilySearch Library have the following card index: | The Indiana State Archives and the FamilySearch Library have the following card index: | ||
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==Civil War (1861–1865)== | ==Civil War (1861–1865)== | ||
[[Image:Indianapolis-indiana-soldiers-sailors-monument.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Soldiers and Sailors Monument at Indianapolis, Indiana]] See [[Indiana in the Civil War|Indiana in the Civil War]] for information about Indiana Civil War records, web sites, etc. with links to articles about | [[Image:Indianapolis-indiana-soldiers-sailors-monument.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Soldiers and Sailors Monument at Indianapolis, Indiana]] See [[Indiana in the Civil War|Indiana in the Civil War]] for information about Indiana Civil War records, web sites, etc. with links to articles about the Indiana regiments involved in the Civil War. The regimental pages often include lists of the companies with links to the counties where the companies started. Men in the companies often lived in the counties where the companies were raised. Knowing a county can help when researching the families of the soldiers. | ||
The [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] allows name searching for soldiers. The result set gives the regiments for the soldiers. Then you can check the Wiki regiment pages to determine counties. Often knowing the counties that had men in a regiment will help you determine if a soldier was your ancestor. | The [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] allows name searching for soldiers. The result set gives the regiments for the soldiers. Then you can check the Wiki regiment pages to determine counties. Often knowing the counties that had men in a regiment will help you determine if a soldier was your ancestor. | ||
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