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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
This | This unit was organized at Indianapolis, Indiana, and mustered in September 16, 1861. It was ordered to Louisville, Kentucky, June, and had duty there till July 21. The regiment mustered out July 21, 1865.<ref>National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] (accessed 4 January 2011).</ref> | ||
For more information on the history of this unit, see:<br> | For more information on the history of this unit, see:<br> | ||
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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. | 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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Companies and general counties of enlistment: | Companies and general counties of enlistment: | ||
*Company A - many men from [[Morgan County, Indiana Genealogy|Morgan County]] | *Company A - many men from [[Morgan County, Indiana Genealogy|Morgan County]] | ||
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=== Regimental History and Roster === | === Regimental History and Roster === | ||
*''History of the thirty-third Indiana veteran volunteer infantry during the four years of civil war, from Sept. 16, 1861, to July 21, 1965.'' By John | *''History of the thirty-third Indiana veteran volunteer infantry during the four years of civil war, from Sept. 16, 1861, to July 21, 1965.'' By John Randolph McBride. Indianapolis: W. B. Burford, printer, 1900. '''''Online at:''''' [https://archive.org/details/historyofthirtyt00mcbri/page/n7/mode/2up Internet Archive]. | ||
*''Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana,'' Volume 2, by W.H.H. Terrell, Adjutant General, Indiana, 1865. 33rd Indiana Infantry Officer Roster. '''''Online at:''''' [https://archive.org/details/reportofadjutant02indi/page/322/mode/2up Internet Archive]. | |||
*''Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana,'' Volume 5, by W.H.H. Terrell, Adjutant General, Indiana, 1866. 33rd Indiana Infantry Soldier Roster. '''''Online at:''''' [https://archive.org/details/reportindiana05dougrich/page/82/mode/2up Internet Archive]. | |||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||
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*National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm 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. <br> | *National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm 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. <br> | ||
*[[Indiana in the Civil War|Indiana in the Civil War]] describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Indiana, and how to find them | *[[Indiana in the Civil War|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. <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> | *[[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> | ||
* "The Civil War Journal of Stephen Keyes Fletcher", by Stephen Keyes Fletcher. Ed. Perry McCandless,''Indiana Magazine of History'' 54, no. 2 (June 1958): 141-190., 1862. Marion County (Indianapolis), 33rd Indiana Volunteer Infantry. [https://scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/imh/article/view/8606 PDF article] at IUScholarWorks Journals. | * "The Civil War Journal of Stephen Keyes Fletcher", by Stephen Keyes Fletcher. Ed. Perry McCandless,''Indiana Magazine of History'' 54, no. 2 (June 1958): 141-190., 1862. Marion County (Indianapolis), 33rd Indiana Volunteer Infantry. [https://scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/imh/article/view/8606 PDF article] at IUScholarWorks Journals. | ||
Latest revision as of 10:26, 20 September 2024
Brief History[edit | edit source]
This unit was organized at Indianapolis, Indiana, and mustered in September 16, 1861. It was ordered to Louisville, Kentucky, June, and had duty there till July 21. The regiment mustered out July 21, 1865.[1]
For more information on the history of this unit, see:
- 33rd Regiment Infantry at The Civil War Archive.
- 33rd Indiana Infantry Regiment at Wikipedia.
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.
Companies and general counties of enlistment:
- Company A - many men from Morgan County
- Company B - many men from Knox County
- Company C - many men from Morgan County
- Company D - many men from Shelby County
- Company E - few cities or counties given
- Company F - many men from Gibson County
- Company G - many men from Bartholomew County
- Company H - few cities or counties given
- Company I - many men from Bartholomew County
- Company K - many men from Warren County
Regimental History and Roster[edit | edit source]
- History of the thirty-third Indiana veteran volunteer infantry during the four years of civil war, from Sept. 16, 1861, to July 21, 1965. By John Randolph McBride. Indianapolis: W. B. Burford, printer, 1900. Online at: Internet Archive.
- Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana, Volume 2, by W.H.H. Terrell, Adjutant General, Indiana, 1865. 33rd Indiana Infantry Officer Roster. Online at: Internet Archive.
- Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana, Volume 5, by W.H.H. Terrell, Adjutant General, Indiana, 1866. 33rd Indiana Infantry Soldier Roster. Online at: Internet Archive.
Other Sources[edit | edit source]
- Indiana State Digital Archives for Civil War can be searched by soldier's name.
- 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.
- "The Civil War Journal of Stephen Keyes Fletcher", by Stephen Keyes Fletcher. Ed. Perry McCandless,Indiana Magazine of History 54, no. 2 (June 1958): 141-190., 1862. Marion County (Indianapolis), 33rd Indiana Volunteer Infantry. PDF article at IUScholarWorks Journals.
- History of the Thirty-Third Indiana Veteran Volunteer Infantry During the Four Years of Civil War, from Sept. 16, 1861, to July 21, 1865; And Incidentally of Col. John Coburn's Second Brigade, Third Division, Twentieth Army Corps, Including Incidents of the Great Rebellion. Indianapolis. By John R. McBride. W.B. Burford, printer, 1900. FS film 6084384(*) - images; At various libraries (WorldCat). Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
- Coburn's Brigade : 85th Indiana, 33rd Indiana, 19th Michigan, and 22nd Wisconsin in the western Civil War. By Frank J. Welcher. Carmel, Indiana : Guild Press of Indiana, c1999. FS book 973 M2wcb.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (accessed 4 January 2011).