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=== Brief History  ===
=== Brief History  ===


Organized at Indianapolis, Indiana, and mustered in August 19, 1862. Moved to Nashville, Tennessee, June 16, and there mustered out June 20, 1865.<ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] (accessed 4 January 2011).</ref><br>
This Unit was organized at Indianapolis, Indiana, and mustered in August 19, 1862.&nbsp; They moved to Nashville, Tennessee, June 16, and there mustered out June 20, 1865.<ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] (accessed 4 January 2011).</ref><br>  


=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin  ===
=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin  ===
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*Officer and Non-Commissioned Office - see [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/officers/68th_in_infantry_officers.pdf Roster]  
*Officer and Non-Commissioned Office - see [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/officers/68th_in_infantry_officers.pdf Roster]  
*Company A - many men from [[Franklin_County,_Indiana|Franklin]] and [[Decatur_County,_Indiana|Decatur]] counties - see [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/soldiers/68th_in_infantry_soldiers.pdf Roster] on page 87  
*Company A - many men from [[Franklin County, Indiana|Franklin]] and [[Decatur County, Indiana|Decatur]] counties - see [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/soldiers/68th_in_infantry_soldiers.pdf Roster] on page 87  
*Company B - many men from [[Ripley_County,_Indiana|Ripley County ]]- see [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/soldiers/68th_in_infantry_soldiers.pdf Roster ]on page 88  
*Company B - many men from [[Ripley County, Indiana|Ripley County ]]- see [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/soldiers/68th_in_infantry_soldiers.pdf Roster ]on page 88  
*Company C - many men from [[Franklin_County,_Indiana|Franklin County ]]- see [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/soldiers/68th_in_infantry_soldiers.pdf Roster] on page 90&nbsp;  
*Company C - many men from [[Franklin County, Indiana|Franklin County ]]- see [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/soldiers/68th_in_infantry_soldiers.pdf Roster] on page 90&nbsp;  
*Company D - many men from [[Rush_County,_Indiana|Rush County]] - see [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/soldiers/68th_in_infantry_soldiers.pdf Roster ]on page 91  
*Company D - many men from [[Rush County, Indiana|Rush County]] - see [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/soldiers/68th_in_infantry_soldiers.pdf Roster ]on page 91  
*Company E - many men from [[Dearborn County, Indiana|Dearborn County]] - see [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/soldiers/68th_in_infantry_soldiers.pdf Roster] on page 93&nbsp;  
*Company E - many men from [[Dearborn County, Indiana|Dearborn County]] - see [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/soldiers/68th_in_infantry_soldiers.pdf Roster] on page 93&nbsp;  
*Company F- many men from [[Ripley_County,_Indiana|Ripley Country ]]- see [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/soldiers/68th_in_infantry_soldiers.pdf Roster ]on page 94  
*Company F- many men from [[Ripley County, Indiana|Ripley Country ]]- see [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/soldiers/68th_in_infantry_soldiers.pdf Roster ]on page 94  
*Company G - many men from [[Franklin_County,_Indiana|Franklin County ]]- see [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/soldiers/68th_in_infantry_soldiers.pdf Roster] on page 95&nbsp;  
*Company G - many men from [[Franklin County, Indiana|Franklin County ]]- see [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/soldiers/68th_in_infantry_soldiers.pdf Roster] on page 95&nbsp;  
*Company H - many men from [[Dearborn County, Indiana|Dearborn,]] and [[Franklin_County,_Indiana|Franklin]] counties - see [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/soldiers/68th_in_infantry_soldiers.pdf Roster ]on page 97  
*Company H - many men from [[Dearborn County, Indiana|Dearborn,]] and [[Franklin County, Indiana|Franklin]] counties - see [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/soldiers/68th_in_infantry_soldiers.pdf Roster ]on page 97  
*Company I - men from[[Franklin_County,_Indiana|&nbsp;Frankllin,]] [[Rush_County,_Indiana|Rush]], and [[Decatur_County,_Indiana|Decatur&nbsp;]]counties - see [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/soldiers/68th_in_infantry_soldiers.pdf Roster] on page 99  
*Company I - men from[[Franklin County, Indiana|&nbsp;Frankllin,]] [[Rush County, Indiana|Rush]], and [[Decatur County, Indiana|Decatur&nbsp;counties]] - see [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/soldiers/68th_in_infantry_soldiers.pdf Roster] on page 99  
*Company K - many men from&nbsp;[[Dearborn County, Indiana|Dearborn]], and &nbsp;[[Ripley_County,_Indiana|Ripley]] counties - see [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/soldiers/68th_in_infantry_soldiers.pdf Roster ]on page 100  
*Company K - many men from&nbsp;[[Dearborn County, Indiana|Dearborn]], and &nbsp;[[Ripley County, Indiana|Ripley]] counties - see [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/soldiers/68th_in_infantry_soldiers.pdf Roster ]on page 100  
*Unassigned Recuits - see [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/soldiers/68th_in_infantry_soldiers.pdf Roster ]on page 101
*Unassigned Recuits - see [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/soldiers/68th_in_infantry_soldiers.pdf Roster ]on page 101


The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the 68th Regimen, Indiana Infantry on CIVIL WAR INDEX [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/68th_in_infantry.html web site]. (accessed 21 Jan 2011)  
The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the 68th Regimen, Indiana Infantry on CIVIL WAR INDEX [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/68th_in_infantry.html web site]. (accessed 21 Jan 2011)  


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=== Other Sources  ===
=== Other Sources  ===
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WEBSITES  
WEBSITES  


*[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.indianadigitalarchives.org/TitleInfo.aspx?TID=77 Indiana State Digital Achives for Civil War ]can be searched by soldier's name (accessed 1 May 2011) <br>
 
*[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|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).<br>
 
*National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ 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.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <br>


*[http://www.civilwar.nps.gov/cwss/ Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System]&nbsp;(accessed 13 Dec 2010) can be searched by soldier's name or by regiment; includes regimental rosters and additional history of the regiment.<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>


*[http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unininf5.htm#68th The Civil War Archive]. (accessed 13 Dec 2010)&nbsp;&nbsp;Brief history of the&nbsp;68th Regiment, Indiana Infantry.<br>
*[http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unininf5.htm#68th The Civil War Archive]. (accessed 13 Dec 2010)&nbsp;&nbsp;Brief history of the&nbsp;68th Regiment, Indiana Infantry.<br>
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*[http://history-sites.com/~kjones/USal-in.html Union Army Regimental History Index]&nbsp;(accessed 14 Dec 2010) Index Of Regimental Histories: Artillery, Cavalry, Infantry, and other units,&nbsp;states Alabama&nbsp;to Indiana<br>
*[http://history-sites.com/~kjones/USal-in.html Union Army Regimental History Index]&nbsp;(accessed 14 Dec 2010) Index Of Regimental Histories: Artillery, Cavalry, Infantry, and other units,&nbsp;states Alabama&nbsp;to Indiana<br>


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=== References  ===
=== References  ===


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[[Category:Indiana_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]]
[[Category:Indiana_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]]
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