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==== Military  ====
==== Military  ====
Civil War
Civil War service men from Decatur County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Decatur County.
*[[7th_Regiment,_Indiana_Cavalry|7th Regiment]], Indiana Cavalry, Company I
*[[7th_Regiment,_Indiana_Infantry|7th Regiment]], Indiana Infantry, Companies B, F, and Reorganized Company D
*[[13th_Regiment,_Indiana_Infantry|13th Regiment]], Indiana Infantry, Reorganized H
*[[20th_Battery,_Indiana_Light_Artillery|20th Battery]], Indiana Light Artillery
*[[20th_Regiment,_Indiana_Infantry|20th Regiment]], Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Companies E, and G
*[[30th_Regiment,_Indiana_Infantry|30th Regiment]], Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company A
*[[37th_Regiment,_Indiana_Infantry|37th Regiment]], Indiana Infantry, Companies E, and H
*[[52nd_Regiment,_Indiana_Infantry|52nd Regiment]], Indiana Infantry, Company A, and D
*[[59th_Regiment,_Indiana_Infantry|59th Regiment]], Indiana Infantry, Company E
*[[74th_Regiment,_Indiana_Infantry|74th Regiment]], Indiana Infantry, Company F
*[[83rd_Regiment,_Indiana_Infantry|83rd Regiment]], Indiana Infantry, Company E
*[[89th_Regiment,_Indiana_Infantry|89th Regiment]], Indiana Infantry, Companies H, I, and K
*[[93rd_Regiment,_Indiana_Infantry|93rd Regiment]], Indiana Infantry, Company D
*[[123rd_Regiment,_Indiana_Infantry|123rd Regiment]], Indiana Infantry, Companies A, B, C, D, H, and I
*[[134th_Regiment,_Indiana_Infantry_(100_days,_1864)|134th Regiment]], Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Companies B, C, D, and E
*[[146th_Regiment,_Indiana_Infantry|146th Regiment]], Indiana Infantry, Companies A, E, G, and H
*[[156th_Regiment,_Indiana_Infantry|156th Regiment]], Indiana Infantry, Company C


==== Newspapers  ====
==== Newspapers  ====

Revision as of 09:40, 15 March 2011

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County Courthouse[edit | edit source]

History[edit | edit source]

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The county is named after U.S. naval officer Stephen Decatur (1779-1820).[1]

Parent County[edit | edit source]

1821--Decatur County was created 31 December 1821 from unorganized territory. 
County seat: Greensburg [2]

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Civil War

Civil War service men from Decatur County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Decatur County.

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References[edit | edit source]

  1. "List of counties in Tennessee", Wikipedia.
  2. The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).