57th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

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Brief History

Organized at Richmond, Indiana, and mustered in November 18, 1861. Ordered to New Orleans, Louisiana, June 16; thence to Texas July. Duty at Green Lake and San Antonio, Texas, till December. Mustered out December 14, 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 Henry andHancock counties - see Roster on page 628
• Company B - many men from Wayne County - see Roster on page 630
• Company C - many men from Wayne County - see Roster on page 633
• Company D - many men from Wayne, Martin, Owen, Adams, and Randolph counties - see Roster on page 634
• Company E - many men from Delaware County - see Roster on page 636
• Company F- many men from Delaware, Henry and Madison  counties - see Roster on page 638
• Company G - many men from Howard County - see Roster on page 640
• Company H - many men from Hamilton County - see Roster on page 642
• Company I - many men from Wayne County - see Roster on page 643
• Company K - no cities or counties given - see Roster on page 645
• Unassigned Recruits - see Roster on page 648

The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the 57th Regimen, Indiana Infantry on CIVIL WAR INDEX web site. (accessed 21 Jan 2011)

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• Company B, C, D, E, and F - many men from Randolph County

Other Sources

WEBSITES

• Indiana State Digital Achives for Civil War can be searched by soldier's name (accessed 16 Aug 2011)
  

• 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 57th Regiments, Indiana Infantry.
  

• Wikipedia  (accessed 13 Dec 2010) article on the 57th 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
  

• 57th Indiana Infantry Regiment - Company G (accessed 13 Dec 2010) roster (Howard Country)
  

• Jacob Ricketts, 57th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, Company D.  Documentation for Jacob Ricketts
  

• Markle, DeWitt C., "'...The True Definition of War': The Civil War Diary of DeWitt C. Markle", (ed. Erich L. Ewald, Indiana Magazine of History 89, no. 2 (June 1993): 125-135.), 1863, Madison County (Markleville), 57th Indiana Volunteer Infantry   Abstract and Bibliographic Information  article PDF  (accessed 11 Apr 2011)

BOOK

• Kerwood, Asbury L. Annals of the Fifty-Seventh Regiment Indiana Volunteers. Marches, Battles, and Incidents of Army Life. Dayton: O.W.J. Shuey, 1868. FHL US/CAN Fiche 6084400 (4 fiche) FHL Collection  other library

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