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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Indiana_Civil_War_regiments List of Indiana Civil War regiment] (accessed 13 Dec 2010) List of Indiana Regimental that are on Wikipedia.<br> | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Indiana_Civil_War_regiments List of Indiana Civil War regiment] (accessed 13 Dec 2010) List of Indiana Regimental that are on Wikipedia.<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 | *[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 | ||
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*Hartpence, Wm. R. ''History of the Fifty-First Indiana Veteran Volunteer Infantry ''A Narrative of Its Organization, Marches, Battles and Other Experiences in Camp and Prison; from 1861 to 1866. (Harrison, Ohio: Hartpence, 1968.) FHL US/CAN Film 1550170 {{FHL|552464|item|disp=FHL Collection}} [http://www.worldcat.org/title/history-of-the-fifty-first-indiana-veteran-volunteer-infantry-a-narrative-of-its-organization-marches-battles-and-other-experiences-in-camp-and-prison-from-1861-to-1866/oclc/4410935&referer=brief_results other library] [http://books.google.com/books?id=BBpCAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA211&lpg=PA211&dq=the+57th+indiana+Volunter,+com.+c&source=bl&ots=WahBbGHXYm&sig=v9V43JHJwWLb7ovRxKb6NUTc-yQ&hl=en&ei=1jKaTeu3I8TKiAKo-7GDCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CEsQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q&f=false Google books] | *Hartpence, Wm. R. ''History of the Fifty-First Indiana Veteran Volunteer Infantry ''A Narrative of Its Organization, Marches, Battles and Other Experiences in Camp and Prison; from 1861 to 1866. (Harrison, Ohio: Hartpence, 1968.) FHL US/CAN Film 1550170 {{FHL|552464|item|disp=FHL Collection}} [http://www.worldcat.org/title/history-of-the-fifty-first-indiana-veteran-volunteer-infantry-a-narrative-of-its-organization-marches-battles-and-other-experiences-in-camp-and-prison-from-1861-to-1866/oclc/4410935&referer=brief_results other library] [http://books.google.com/books?id=BBpCAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA211&lpg=PA211&dq=the+57th+indiana+Volunter,+com.+c&source=bl&ots=WahBbGHXYm&sig=v9V43JHJwWLb7ovRxKb6NUTc-yQ&hl=en&ei=1jKaTeu3I8TKiAKo-7GDCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CEsQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q&f=false Google books] | ||
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United States 
U.S. Military Indiana Indiana Military Indiana in the Civil War 51st Regiment, Indiana Infantry
Brief History[edit | edit source]
Organized at Indianapolis, Indiana, and mustered in December 14, 1861. Duty at Green Lake and San Antonio till December. Mustered out at San Antonio, Texas December 13, 1865.[1]
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. 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 Hendricks County - see Roster on page 509
- Company B - many men from Newton, Jefferson, Clinton, and Crawford Counties - see Roster on page 511
- Company C - many men from Hendricks County - see Roster on page 513
- Company D - many men from Howard and Hancock Counties - see Roster on page 515
- Company E - many men from Knox County - see Roster on page 518
- Company F- many men from Shelby Country - see Roster on page 520
- Company G - many men from Miami County - see Roster on page 522
- Company H - many men from Knox County - see Roster on page 524
- Company I - many men from Shelby County - see Roster on page 526
- Company K - many men from Sullivan County - see Roster on page 529
- Unassigned Recruits - see Roster on page 530
The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the 51th Regimen, Indiana Infantry on CIVIL WAR INDEX web site. (accessed 21 Jan 2011)
Other Sources[edit | edit source]
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) Website with histories of the Indiana Regiments.
- List of Indiana Civil War regiment (accessed 13 Dec 2010) List of Indiana Regimental that are on Wikipedia.
- Union Army Regimental History Index (accessed 14 Dec 2010) Index Of Regimental Histories: Artillery, Cavalry, Infantry, and other units, states Alabama to Indiana
BOOK
- Hartpence, Wm. R. History of the Fifty-First Indiana Veteran Volunteer Infantry A Narrative of Its Organization, Marches, Battles and Other Experiences in Camp and Prison; from 1861 to 1866. (Harrison, Ohio: Hartpence, 1968.) FHL US/CAN Film 1550170 FHL Collection other library Google books
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (accessed 4 January 2011).