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Brief History

This Unit was organized at Michigan City, Indiana, December 15, 1863, to March 7, 1864. It was at the surrender of Johnston and his army and had duty at Goldsboro and Raleigh till April, 1866. They mustered out April 10, 1866.^[1]

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

• The Civil War Archive section, 128th Regiment Infantry, (accessed 24 May 2012).
  

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 Benton, Jefferson and Newton counties - see Roster on page 254
• Company B - many men from Cass County - see Roster on page 256
• Company C - many men from Cass County - see Roster on page 257
• Company D - many men from St. Joseph County - see Roster on page 259
• Company E - many men from Porter County - see Roster on page 261
• Company F- many men from White and Harrison counties - see Roster on page 263
• Company G - many men from Cass, Fulton, and Kosciusko counties - see Roster on page 265
• Company H - many men from Cass, Porter, La Porte, and Bartholomew counties - see Roster on page 266
• Company I - many men from La Porte and Marshall counties - see Roster on page 268
• Company K - many men from Cass County - see Roster on page 270
• Unassigned Recuits - see Roster on page 271

The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the 128th Regimen, Indiana Infantry on CIVIL WAR INDEX web site. (accessed 29 Jan 2011)

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• Company D - many men from St. Joseph County - see Roster  ^[2]
• Companies C, E, H, and I - some and many men from La Porte County  ^[3]

Other Sources

WEBSITES

• Indiana State Digital Achives for Civil War can be searched by soldier's name (accessed 1 May 2011)
  

• 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.
  

• The Civil War Archive. (accessed 13 Dec 2010)  Brief history of the 128th Regiments, Indiana Infantry.
  

• Wikipedia (accessed 13 Dec 2010) article on the 128th 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
  

BOOKS

• Company "D", 128th Infantry was principally made up from St Joseph counties. On page 727 on this book, give person from St. Joseph Country only.  Howard, Timothy Edward, A History of St. Joseph County, Indiana  (Chicago, Illinois : Lewis Publishing Company, 1907 ) FHL US/CAN Book 977.289 H2h v.2 pt .2 Google Book  FHL 1550208  Other libraries with this book 
  

• Reunion of the One Hundred and Twenty-Eighth Indiana Volunteers Held at Logansport, Indiana, August 6 and 7, 1890. (New Albany, Ind: Tribune Print, 1890.) FHL US/CAN Fiche 6084432 (1 fiche)  FHL Collection  other libraries   Internet Archive

References

1. ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (accessed 4 January 2011).
2. ↑ Company "D", 128th Infantry was principally made up from St Joseph counties. On page 727 on this book, give person from St. Joseph Country only. Howard, Timothy Edward, A History of St. Joseph County, Indiana (Chicago, Illinois : Lewis Publishing Company, 1907 ) FHL US/CAN Book 977.289 H2h v.2 pt .2
3. ↑ "Military Record" Chapter 25 in Packard, Jasper. 1976. History of LaPorte County, Indiana, and its townships, towns and cities. (Evansville, Ind: Unigraphic.),(page 367-372; Regiment,Companies, Name's) FHL US/CAN Book FHL CollectionFamilySearch Books Online other libraries 977.291 H2p.