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Indiana in the US Civil War (USA) 1861-1865

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  • Lt. Cdr. Meredith Helm Kidd, (USA) (1829 - 1908)
    Civil War Veteran. Residence Wabash, IN; Enlisted on 12/30/1861 as a Captain. On 3/24/1862 he was commissioned into 14th Indiana Light Artillery. He was discharged for promotion on 3/26/1864. On 3/26/1...
  • Zachariah ''Taylor'' Gillum, (USA) (1846 - 1923)
    A death notice reported "Taylor Gillum, an old resident of this county and a veteran of the civil war passed away at his home in this city Sunday forenoon, about ten o'clock. He suffered a stroke of pa...
  • Capt. Enoch Weathers, (USA) (1820 - 1899)
    Capt. Enoch Weathers, 79, father of James H. Weathers, of the Marengo Observer, died at the residence of his daughter, Laura Mary Odle, in Indianapolis, on July 26, 1899. He was born on leap year Febru...
  • Maj. William ''Vincent'' Weathers, (USA) (1817 - 1901)
    A William V Weathers is noted in the civil war as being a member of the Indiana calvary, entering the ranks as a 2nd Lt. and discharged with the rank of Major.
  • Pvt. Thomas A. Tillery, (USA) (1843 - 1863)
    Thomas was the son of John and Rebecca Kearby Tillery. He was killed in action during the Civil War with Co. H. 93rd Regiment, Indiana Volunteers at La Grange, TN. He was 20 years, one month and 15 day...

This project is used to relate all units from Indiana who served in the Union Army.

Indiana in the American Civil War on Wikipedia

See also on the Internet:

  • Civil War - Indiana: Indiana's role in the Civil War, including a Soldier Search and Indiana Regimental Histories.
  • Civil War Regiment Recruitments by Indiana Counties: Placement of recruitment of Indiana's Civil War regiments and batteries, arranged by counties.
  • Indiana State Digital Archives: Civil War: A searchable database that contains over 213,000 individual records. Each record contains information about a soldier's age, muster in and out dates and location, company, regiment, and any additional available notes. These notes may include ranks, transfers, desertion information, punishment, mortality status and cavalry or battery unit.