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120th Indiana Infantry

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Company A

Private

Died Oct 1924 in the Soldiers' Home, Los Angeles, CA. Buried in Sawtelle Cem, Los Angeles, CA.
Contributor Mark AndersonDate added 11/18/2007

Company A

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor JedDate added 11/30/2011

Company D

2nd Lieutenant

Enlisted as a Private on 8 January 1864. Enlisted in Company D, 120th Infantry Regiment Indiana on 8 Jan 1864. Promoted to Full 2nd Lieutenant on 29 Feb 1864. Discharged from Company D, 120th Infantry Regiment Indiana on 3 Sep 1864. James Hart was an older brother of my great-great grandfather, Henry Thomas Hart who was a member of the 42nd Indiana Infantry.
Contributor Wayne E. TurnerDate added 8/22/2010

Company D

Corporal

Residence: Folsomville, Indiana Enlistment Date: 8 Jan 1864 Side Served: Union State Served: Indiana Service Record: Enlisted as a Corporal on 8 January 1864. Enlisted in Company D, 120th Infantry Regiment Indiana on 8 Jan 1864. Died on 1 Aug 1864 at Knoxville, TN, reportedly after drinking water from a poisoned well. Robert Lee Hart was the older brother of my great-great grandfather, Henry Thomas Hart. Henry Thomas Hart was a member of the 42nd Indiana Infantry.
Contributor Wayne E. TurnerDate added 8/22/2010

Company D

Private

Here''s a post-war picture of T.J. Williams. http://www.civilwargazette.com/family/tj%20master%20large001.jpg
Contributor Kraig McNuttDate added 3/6/2005

Company F

2nd Lieutenant

I have a pict. of him. He was in an out of the hospital an after getting out died shortly from drinking bad water
Contributor Bob HastingsDate added 1/22/2006

Company F

Lt. Colonel

No family notes have been added.
Contributor kent RhodesDate added 7/23/2008

Company F

1st Lieutenant

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Diane Vance TomlinDate added 3/18/2008

Company F

Private

Squire is my great-great-great-grandfather. He was from Clarkson, Grayson County, Kentucky
Contributor KATHY FLOYDDate added 6/17/2010

Company G

Private

Severely wounded at the Battle of Franklin by artillery. Left on the battle field for several hours. As a result, was permanently disabled with Chest and Lung problems. Died in 1884, never married
Contributor Tom HallDate added 5/1/2010

Company G

Private

looking for pictures of indiana 120th infantry company G
Contributor william hooperDate added 10/24/2009

Company G

Corporal

Cpl Lowe's last name sometimes appears as Low. He mustered in at Columbus,IN as a private in the winter of 1863 and was mustered out as a corporal in January, 1866 at Raleigh, NC. Cpl Lowe was wounded in the leg while 'liberating' chickens from a farm in Tennesee. Lowe recovered. The chickens were last seen in a Co. G stew pot.
Contributor Charles RittmanDate added 1/21/2010

Company H

Private

William C. Fleetwood joined the 120th Indiana Volunteer Infantry under the name William C. Arthur, his step-father's surname. He joined at the formation of the regiment in March 1864. During the Georgia Campaign, he was wounded while advancing with the skirmish line between Lost Mountain and Kenesaw Mountain on June 16, 1864. He was shot in the left hand which left him disabled for life. To get a disability pension, he had to prove that he fought under the last name of Arthur.
Contributor Bill ElkinsDate added 3/22/2007

Company K

1st Sergeant

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Bruce HudsonDate added 4/16/2007

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