Porter County Civil War SoldiersPorter County citizens who served in the Civil War. . . .

The Indiana Adjutant General's List of Porter County Civil War Soldiers

Indiana sent more than 200,000 troops to serve in the War of the Rebellion. In addition, 50,000 state militia were sent to protect Indiana's southern border. In Porter County, men not only joined units formed in Indiana, but also traveled the short distance to serve in adjacent Illinois counties. This database is a compilation of 917 Porter County soldier records extracted from the eight volume report issued at the end of the Civil War by Indiana's Adjutant General, William H. H. Terrell. Each of these volumes contains over 700 pages listing name, rank, unit, muster date, and some general notes concerning the soldier's service. Numerous names of soldiers published in the Adjutant General's enumeration do not contain a place of residence. As such, this list provides information only on those individuals where a place of residence had been included in their enumeration; this is especially true among the officer ranks since few of the enumerated officers included a place of residence. Note that some of the towns listed use historical names from the 1860s, but not normally in use today; for example, Chesterton was referred to as Calumet in the 1860s.

Several Indiana volunteer units had the majority of their enlisted men coming from Porter County, including the 5th Cavalry's 90th Indiana Volunteer Regiment, Company I; 9th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Companies B, E, and H; 20th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Company I; 63rd Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Company B; 73rd Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Companies E and I; 99th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Company C; and the 151st Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Companies B and E. Some units were formed and mustered for only three months of service, but the majority of the units were mustered for three years of service. Many men would serve their full obligation and then reenlist as a veteran until the end of the war.

Note that the information contained here has been transcribed exactly as it was published. As a result, many names contained in the list may be misspelled. We recommend the use of the National Park Service's Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System to cross check the accuracy of the information provided in the Hardesty list. This transcription was prepared and contributed to the Porter County GenWeb by David Meyer.

Source Citation:
Terrell, William H. H. 1868. Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana. Eight Volumes. Indianapolis, Indiana: Alexander H. Conner, State Printer.
 

Menu

• Welcome Page
• Biographies
• Births
• Cemeteries
• Census
• Deaths
• Maps
• Marriages
• Military Service
• Newspapers
• Obituaries & Death Notices
• Photographs & Historical Images
• Queries
• References
• Surnames
• Wills & Probates
• Miscellaneous Items
• Links
• What's New

SITE SEARCH