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*[http://www.indianadigitalarchives.org/TitleInfo.aspx?TID=77 Indiana State Digital Achives for Civil War ]can be searched by soldier's name (accessed 16 Aug 2011) <br> | |||
*[http://www.civilwar.nps.gov/cwss/ 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.<br> | *[http://www.civilwar.nps.gov/cwss/ 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.<br> | ||
Revision as of 09:43, 23 August 2011
United States 
U.S. Military Indiana Indiana Military Indiana in the Civil War 85th Regiment, Indiana Infantry
Brief History[edit | edit source]
Organized at Terre Haute, Indiana, September 2, 1862. To Washington, D. C., via Richmond, Virginia, April 29-May 19. Grand Review May 24. Mustered out June 12, 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 Parke County - see Roster on page 372
- Company B - many men from Parke County - see Roster on page 373
- Company C - many men from Vigo County - see Roster on page 375
- Company D - many men from Vermillion and Ripley counties - see Roster on page 376
- Company E - many men from Vigo County - see Roster on page 378
- Company F- many men from Vigo and Batholomew counties - see Roster on page 380
- Company G - many men from Vigo County - see Roster on page 381
- Company H - many men from Sullivan County - see Roster on page 383
- Company I - many men from Clay County - see Roster on page 384
- Company K - many men from Greene, Owen, Clay, and Boone counties - see Roster on page 386
- Unassigned Recuits - see Roster on page 387
The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the 85th Regimen, Indiana Infantry on CIVIL WAR INDEX web site. (accessed 21 Jan 2011)
Other Sources[edit | edit source]
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 85th Regiment, Indiana Infantry.
- Wikipendia (accessed 13 Dec 2010) article on the 85th 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
BOOK
- Brant, Jefferson E. History of the Eighty-Fifth Indiana Volunteer Infantry: Its Organization, Campaigns and Battles. Salem, MA: Higginson, 1998. FHL US/CAN Fiche 6084422 (4 fiche) FHL Collection other libraries Internet Archive
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (accessed 4 January 2011).