Indiana Civil War Facts
Indiana provided 196,363 of her sons for the war effort which translates to 5.1% (ranked 5th out of 44 states and territories) of the total men who served on both sides of the conflict. There were a total of 0 raids, skirmishes and battles in the state. Indiana had 7 Union P.O.W. Camps at
Camp Morton (Indianapolis), Evansville, Fort Wayne, Lafayette, New Albany, Richmond, Terre Haute
| Union - 43 States and Territories |
| Soldiers (White) recruited |
193,748 |
| Sailors/Marines (White) |
1,078 |
| Colored Troops |
1,537 |
| Total number of men recruited |
196,363 |
| % of Union Army |
7.0% |
| % of state's population |
14.5% |
| Overall rank |
5 |
| Regiments of foreign-born soldiers |
1st Battery: German
6th Battery: German
14th Infantry: half-German
23rd Infantry: Irish
24th Infantry: half-German
32nd Infantry: German
35th Infantry: Irish
61st Infantry: Irish
136th Infantry: German |
| Union Army Deaths |
| Killed/Mortally Wounded |
7,243 |
| Disease |
16,633 |
| Disease in Prison |
1,152 |
| Accidents/Drowning |
791 |
| Killed After Capture |
7 |
| Murdered |
21 |
| Suicide |
11 |
| Sunstroke |
20 |
| Military Execution |
8 |
| Executed By Enemy |
1 |
| Known/Not Classified |
78 |
| Unknown |
707 |
| Total |
26,672 |
| State Military Units |
| Artillery |
1 regiment
26 batteries |
| Cavalry |
13 regiments |
| Infantry |
140 regiments
3 companies |
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