68th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

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68th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

Brief History

This unit was organized at Indianapolis, Indiana, and mustered in August 19, 1862. They moved to Nashville, Tennessee, June 16, and there mustered out June 20, 1865.

For more information on the history of this unit, see:

• 68th Regiment Infantry at The Civil War Archive.
• 68th Indiana Infantry Regiment at Wikipedia.

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. 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 - men from Franklin and Decatur Counties
• Company B - men from Ripley County
• Company C - men from Franklin County
• Company D - men from Rush County
• Company E - men from Dearborn County
• Company F - men from Ripley County
• Company G - men from Franklin County
• Company H - men from Dearborn and Franklin Counties
• Company I - men from Franklin, Rush and Decatur Counties
• Company K - men from Dearborn and Ripley Counties

Regimental History and Roster

• History of the Sixty-eighth regiment, Indiana volunteer infantry, 1862-1865 : with a sketch of E. A. King's brigade, Reynolds' division, Thomas' corps, in the battle of Chickamauga. By Edwin W. High. Metamora? Ind. : n.p., . 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. 68th Indiana Infantry Officer Roster. Online at: Internet Archive.
• Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana, Volume 6, by W.H.H. Terrell, Adjutant General, Indiana, 1866. 68th Indiana Infantry Soldier Roster. Online at: Internet Archive.

Other Sources

• 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.
  

• Historical sketch of the Sixty-eighth regiment Indiana volunteers. Its commanders, officers and men. With short biographies of corps, division and brigade commanders. By James H. Mauzy. Rushville, Ind: Republican Co., printers, 1887. FS film 1597849, item 11(*); At various libraries (WorldCat). Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.

• History of the Sixty-eighth regiment, Indiana volunteer infantry, 1862-1865. By Edwin W. High. Washington, D.C. : Filmed by the Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1987. Microfilm of original published: [S.l.] : Published by request of the Sixty-eighth Indiana Infantry Association, 1902. FS film 1550179; At various libraries (WorldCat). Online at: Internet Archive.