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60th Indiana Infantry

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Company Unknown

Colonel

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Robert A. Goelzer, Jr.Date added 6/24/2004

Company Unknown

Sergeant Major

Thomas D was actually Regimental Sergeant Major, but you don't seem to include that in your choices. I don't beleive that there was such a rank as Master Sergeant during the Civil War.
Contributor Frederick D NelsonDate added 9/7/2005

Company A

Private

Enlisted on November 2, 1861. Received a disability discharge on November 12, 1862.
Contributor Debbie Muetze BrunetteHomepage http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/b/r/u/Debbie-Brunette/Date added 1/15/2008

Company B

Private

Abijah Davis, son of Thomas B. and Mary Jane Sample Davis born 9 Sept 1820 - 29 Dec 1908 in Ind; bur. Horner Cem., Lexington Ind. Mar. Aurena 'Matilda' Beck 11 Jul 1851 Jefferson Co., Ind. Children: Mary, Marshall, Robert Eliza Ann, and James Sylvestor. There may be other children I am unaware of. Matilda Beck was b. 10 Jan 1831 NC; parents were Madden Beck and Rebecca Hatley of NC.
Contributor BonnieDate added 6/13/2005

Company B

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Marty CraigDate added 11/27/2011

Company B

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Marty CraigDate added 11/27/2011

Company E

Rank unknown

No family notes have been added.
Contributor MarkDate added 10/30/2013

Company G

4th Sergeant

My great great great grandfather immigrated in 1954 from Germany and fought in the Civil War. He mustered out in 1865 and got married a couple months later. My great great grandfather was conceived before he died in 1866.
Contributor therese Date added 2/14/2015

Company H

Rank unknown

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Linda BiggsDate added 4/9/2011

Company H

3rd Sergeant

Looking for the history of the 60th Indiana Infantry and any direct information on Alexander Colvert would be greatly appreciated.
Contributor Stephen GuthrieDate added 9/5/2006

Company H

Private

Joseph Luken (also spelled Luhen) enlisted in 60th Indiana Volunteers 6 Oct 1862 at Ferdinand, Dubois Co. Indiana. At enlistment was 21 years old had blue eyes, brown hair, fair complexion, 5 ft. 11 1/2 inches tall. Was then re-enlisted at Indianapolis, Indiana on 22 Oct 1862 into Co H 3rd Battalion of the 18th Regiment of the US Infantry. Killed at the Battle of Smyrna Church 4 July 1864.
Contributor Lawrence HeimDate added 3/28/2006

Company I

Private

Buried at Chalmette Natl. Cemetary Louisiana.
Contributor Kevin BenedictDate added 2/23/2008

Company I

Private

Also in 13 Indiana Cavalry, Company G.
Contributor Jan RaderDate added 6/28/2006

Company I

Corporal

No family notes have been added.
Contributor John Mark LambertsonDate added 7/30/2013

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