10th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

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10th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

Brief History

This unit was organized at Indianapolis, Indiana, September 18, 1861, after the 10th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (3 months) mustered out. The veterans and recruits transferred to 58th Indiana Infantry September 8, 1864. The old members mustered out September 19, 1864.

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

• 10th Regiment Infantry (3 Years) at The Civil War Archive.
• 10th 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 - many men from Boone County
• Company B - many men from Montgomery County
• Company C - many men from Clinton County
• Company D - many men from Benton County
• Company E - many men from Tippecanoe County
• Company F - many men from Boone County
• Company G - many men from Fountain County
• Company H - many men from Tippecanoe County
• Company I - many men from Boone County
• Company K - many men from Tippecanoe County

Regimental History and Roster

• Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana, Volume 2, by W.H.H. Terrell, Adjutant General, Indiana, 1865, 10th Indiana Infantry Reorganized Officer Roster. Online at: Internet Archive.
• Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana, Volume 4, by W.H.H. Terrell, Adjutant General, Indiana, 1866. 10th Indiana Infantry Reorganized 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.
  

• Company "I"-10th Regiment at Boone Country Genealogy.
  

• Boone County Civil War Soldiers, Officers and Regiments at Boone Country Genealogy.

• History of the Tenth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, Three Months and Three Years Organizations. By James Birney Shaw. Lafayette, Ind: [Burt-Haywood Co.], 1912. FS Library film 1550174 - images; At various libraries (WorldCat).