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111th
Indiana Infantry (Minute Men)
in the American Civil War
Online Books:
111th
Indiana Infantry Officer Roster - Report of the Adjutant General of the
State of Indiana, Volume 3, by W.H.H. Terrell, Adjutant General, Indiana, 1866 View Entire Book
111th
Indiana Infantry Soldier Roster - Report of the Adjutant General of the
State of Indiana, Volume 7, by W.H.H. Terrell, Adjutant General, Indiana, 1867 View Entire Book
| Regimental History |
| Minute Men. — Word being received at Indianapolis on the evening of
July 8, 1863, that a force of 6,000 cavalry under Morgan had crossed the Ohio river near
Mauckport and was moving on Corydon, a call was issued for citizens to organize for
defense. Within 48 hours 65,000 men had tendered their services. From this number
regiments 102 to 114 inclusive, and one battalion were organized, the battalion being
assigned to the 107th. One Hundred and Eleventh Indiana Infantry. — Col., Robert
Conover; Lieut. - Col., James W. Robinson; Maj., Joseph Senior. This regiment was
organized at Indianapolis, July 13, 1863, being composed of eleven companies of minute
men, of which Delaware county furnished four, Fayette county two (one of which was
cavalry), Montgomery, Rush, Miami, Monroe and Hamilton each furnished one and the regiment
aggregated 733 rank and file. It was not called into the field and was mustered out July
15, 1863. |
Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 3
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