Company A
Private
This is my Great Grandfather, served in 2 different companies of the 9th, first A then reenlisted in Co. D. At the end of the war returned home to Westville, IN where he is buried.
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9th Indiana Infantry
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Company A
1st Lieutenant
G-G-G-Uncle
Samuel Sidenbender enlisted as a Corporal on Sept. 5, 1861, in Co. A, 9th Indiana Vol. Infantry. He was promoted to Sgt, 1st Sgt., 2nd Lt., and 1st Lt. He was with the 9th at several engagements including Shiloh and Stones River. He resigned in May 1863 and later enlisted in Co. M, 11th Indiana Cavalry, in January 1864, and was again promoted to 1st Lt. He fought at the battle of Nashville-Franklin in Nov. 1864, and mustered out with his regiment at Ft. Leavenworth, KS, in Sept. 1865.
Company A
Private
Born 1839, Randolph County, IN
Company A
Private
Died 13 Jan 1865 at Louisville, KY (disease)
Company B
Rank unknown
Mustered in Apr 25, 1861 in Porter County, Indiana and Mustered Out Jul 29, 1861 in Indianapolis, Indiana. He then went to the 73rd Indiana Inf.
Company C
Private
paternal great grandfather
Company C
1st Lieutenant
No family notes have been added.
Company F
Private
I have my GreatGrandfather's Civil War pension file with the complete Court Martial proceedings, including the names of the 7 other 9th Indiana soldiers that were arrested and served time for the insurrection resulting from Capt. Madden's actions at Poe's Tavern TN. A great deal of genealogical research with a significant amount of family history, running to 2017.
Company F
Private
G Grandfather
B.12 Feb 1841 D.9 Oct 1922 Wills Township, LaPorte County Indiana
Company H
Private
Enlisted on 23 November 1863. Died in service on 15 April 1864 in Shelby County, Indiana
Company H
Private
No family notes have been added.
Company H
Private
No family notes have been added.
Company H
Private
Died 9 Jan 1865 at Cahaba, AL POW Camp, had a wife and 2 sons
Company H
Corporal
No family notes have been added.
Company I
Private
Drafted Sept. 27. 1864; Fought battles in Franklin and Nashville, TN; Discharged August 31, 1865
Company K
Private
John conley was a texan by birth who was orphaned as a youth and moved to ohio. Eventually, he ended up in Logansport, Indiana as a farm hand at the outbreak of the war. He enlisted in the 3yr regiment. He would ironically face his brother inlaw and his 24th Texas cav. at Kelly's field at Chicamauga. He was discharged along with the remainder of the regimen when they returned from texas as occupying forces. He would eventually become a farmer in Nebraska and die in Oregon of TB after moving west for his health.