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88th Indiana Infantry

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Company Unknown

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Scott WilliamsDate added 4/7/2011

Company Unknown

Private

Darwin was a blacksmith and served from 1862 to the end of the war, living as a well-respected citizen in Bristol until his death in 1898.
Contributor Peter WiseHomepage http://home.comcast.net/~pswiseDate added 11/13/2007

Company Unknown

Private

Home: Allen County, Indiana. volunteered to serve in the place of another Allen Co. resident. Died on 13 November 1863 in Louisville, KY Sources: Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana. (INRoster) Published in 1865-66 by Holloway AKA: Job Kenson; Job Kennison; Joab Kennison
Contributor Sue WertDate added 3/27/2008

Company A

Private

Thomas L Brown was born on June 3, 1842, his father, William, was 37 and his mother, Mary, was 38. He became a civial war Private of the 88th IN Volunteer Infantry, Company A. Mustered in 2 Aug 1862, discharged 7 Mar 1863 d/t disability. He married Melinda Lanning on July 3, 1864, in De Kalb, Indiana. They had 12 children in 19 years. He died on September 24, 1927, in Auburn, Indiana, at the age of 85, and was buried there.
Contributor DanaDate added 10/4/2024

Company C

Sergeant

Sgt Notestine was my Maternal Great-Great Grandfather. His Older brother, Thomas Hatfield Notestine enlisted in the 30th Indiana Infantry and rose to the rank of Lieutenant by the war's end.
Contributor Wes HillDate added 1/24/2008

Company C

Sergeant

My wife's great great great grandfather. Born to family of Charles Paige (Page) in Allen County, Indiana, on 1 January 1840. Initially enlisted and served as a drummr in Company G, 12th Indiana. Mustered out and enlisted in Company C, 88th Indiana Infantry. Wounded at Perryville 8 October 1862. The exact nature of the wound is not known, but it kept him hospitalized intermittently until his discharge in August 1863. Later enlisted in Company D, 155th Indiana Infantry in the last month of the war. Married Anne Greenwalt 25 October 1868. Moved to Nebraska after the war. Raised at least 6 children. Died 5 July 1931, age 91.
Contributor Scott GlassDate added 7/4/2006

Company D

Musician

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Michael DurfeeDate added 1/23/2006

Company E

Private

Enlisted as a Corporal on 4 August 1862. Reduced to ranks. Mustered out on 12 July 1865.
Contributor Eric StoneDate added 6/16/2010

Company F

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Jonathan BerkDate added 5/19/2016

Company F

Private

HE FOUGHT AT PERRYVILLE KY.THE 88TH STOPPED A CHARGE BY THE REBELS AT THE END OF THE DAY AT DOCTERS CREEK. DESERTED FOR 18 MONTHES THEN REJOINED AND FOUGHT AT ALANTA AND WAS WOUNDED AT UTOY CREEK BATTLE. SPENT 10 MONTHES IN REHAB FINISHED THE WAR IN THE 38 IN.MINI BALL IN HIS LEFT HIP BOTHERED HIM THE REST OF HIS LIFE. DIED IN MONROEVILLE INDIANA 1928. HE WAS MY G.GRANDFATHER.
Contributor REX MAGGERTDate added 1/3/2008

Company G

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor april gallagherHomepage gallaghera416@msn.comDate added 7/6/2012

Company G

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Jean WoodsDate added 1/9/2009

Company H

Private

The only record I have is his Pension papers that show his mother filed in 1880. It states he was in company H of the 88th Indiana Infantry, but when I checked online roosters, the closest I get is a Robert Goodwin, which I found died at first battle of Perryville, KY but not finding any other records, not even an enlistment record.
Contributor Robin PartinDate added 9/8/2012

Company H

Private

Albert Henry was born in Defiance County, Ohio, and worked on the family farm there. His family crossed the border into Indiana to attend church at Newville, and he signed up there August 13, 1862. His cousin, George Henry, also of Co. H, joined there as well. Albert served at the battle of Perryville, KY, and Stones River, TN. He died of disease in camp near Murfreesboro on February 3, 1862, after the battle. He is my Great Grand Uncle.
Contributor Jon GreshamDate added 2/22/2014

Company H

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor ChetDate added 5/1/2008

Company I

Private

Rank Private, Rank out Private, Alternate Name: Leander/Staton Film Number M540 roll 73 Ancestry.com
Contributor GregoryDate added 10/7/2010

Company K

Private

William H Loomis was born in 1840 at Medina, County, Ohio. He moved for a short time with his mother Betsey Andrews Loomis to Indiana where he enlisted into the 88th regiment Co.K with in a few months William being sick in the hospital deserted. He then returned to Medina,County and two years later married Portia Fifield. I have recently discovered that William married Portia under the alias of Adam Beatty. William and his family then moved from state to state. All five of his children were each born in a different state. William died in Union Town, Kansas in 1880.
Contributor Rene RuddDate added 5/12/2011

Company K

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor chris blessingDate added 11/23/2011

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