138th Indiana Infantry Regiment

June 2013 February 2026 138th Indiana Infantry Regiment May 27, 1864 – September 22, 1864 United States 1864 23px Union Infantry Regiment American Civil War September 22, 1864 The 138th Indiana Infantry Regiment served in the Union Army between May 27 and September 22, 1864, during the American Civil War. Service The regiment was organized at Indianapolis, Indiana and mustered in on May 27, 1864. It was ordered to Tennessee and Alabama for railroad guard duty, until late September 1864. The regiment was mustered out on September 22, 1864. During its service the regiment lost eight men to disease and one to desertion.Dyer (1959), Volume 3. p. 1,157. The regiment was part of Indiana's quota of Hundred Days Men, which also included seven other regiments. Companies and their 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.138th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864) https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/138th_Regiment,_Indiana_Infantry_(100_days,_1864) FamilySearch Wiki September 30, 2019 Company A - mostly from Miami County, IndianaRoster 404 Company B - mostly from La Porte County, IndianaRoster 405 Company C - mostly from Porter County, IndianaRoster 406 Company D - mostly from La Porte County, IndianaRoster 407 and St. Joseph County, IndianaHoward 1907 727 Company E - mostly from Marshall County, IndianaRoster 408 Company F - mostly from Wabash County, IndianaRoster 410 Company G - mostly from Wabash County, IndianaRoster 411 Company H - mostly from St. Joseph County, IndianaRoster 411Howard 1907 727 Company I - mostly from Wells County, Indiana, Huntington County, Indiana,& and Blackford County, IndianaRoster 413 Company K - mostly from Cass County, IndianaRoster 414 See also List of Indiana Civil War regiments References American Civil War Indiana Bibliography Dyer, Frederick H. (1959). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. New York and London. Thomas Yoseloff, Publisher. 5912963. Howard Timothy Edward A History of St. Joseph County, Indiana 1907 Lewis Publishing Company Indiana Volunteers https://civilwarindex.com/armyin/soldiers/138th_in_infantry_soldiers.pdf civilwarindex.com October 2, 2019 Roster External links For a list of officers and non-commissioned officers, see Report of the Adjutant General of the state of Indiana https://civilwarindex.com/armyin/officers/138th_in_infantry_officers.pdf Indiana. Adjutant General's Office 1866 Category:Units and formations of the Union army from Indiana Category:1864 establishments in Indiana Category:Military units and formations established in 1864 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1864 Category:1864 disestablishments in Indiana