40th Regiment, Indiana Infantry
United States 
U.S. Military Indiana Indiana Military Indiana in the Civil War 40th Regiment, Indiana Infantry
Brief History
Organized at Lafayette and Indianapolis, Indiana, and mustered in December 30, 1861. Duty at Green Lake and San Antonio, Texas and at Port Lavacca till December. Mustered out December 21, 1865.[1]
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 Tippecanoe County - see Roster on page 251
- Company B - many men from Miami County - see Roster on page 253
- Company C - many men from Tippecanoe, Vigo, Montgomery, and Clinton counties - see Roster on page 255
- Company D - many men from Tippecanoe County - see Roster on page 257
- Company E - many men from Fountain, Clinton, and Benton counties - see Roster on page 259
- Company F- many men from Boone County - see Roster on page 261
- Company F - many men from Boone County - see Roster from Boone county Genealogy Web
- Company G -many men from Tippecanoe, Batholomew, and Marion counties - see Roster on page 264
- Company H - many men from Tippecanoe, Montgomery, and Hendricks counties - see Roster on page 266
- Company I - many men from Fountain, Warren, and Tippecanoe counties - see Roster on page 268
- Company K - many men Boone and Tippecanoe counties - see Roster on page 269
- Unassigned Recruits - see Roster on page 271
The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the 40th Regimen, Indiana Infantry on CIVIL WAR INDEX web site. (accessed 21 Jan 2011)
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- Companies C, E, G, H, and I - many men from Montgomery County [2]
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 40th Regiment, Indiana Infantry.
- Wikipedia (accessed 13 Dec 2010) article on the 40th 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
- 40th Indiana Infantry (accessed 21 Jan 2011) includes photos, rosters of company A-K (city given with mixture of country), and history. Very Good web site!!!
- Montgomery Country Indiana (accessed 04 Jan 2010) in the Civil War
References
- ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (accessed 4 January 2011).
- ↑ "Montgomery County In The War Of The Rebellion" in Beckwith, H. W., P. S. Kennedy, and Thomas Fleming Davidson. 1970. History of Fountain County, together with historic notes on the Wabash Valley: gleaned from early authors, old maps and manuscripts, private and official correspondence, and other authentic sources. (Evansville, Ind: Unigraphic), (second book, page 66-70, Regiment, Companies, Roll of Officers and then Enlisted Men.)977.247 H2b FHL US/CAN Book FHL Collection other librariesINTERNET ARCHIVE