40th Indiana Infantry

This company was mustered December 21, 1861

Captains

Anthony E. Gordon – West Point – Date of Commission 12/30/61 – Promoted to Major

Henry L. Hazlerigg – Hazzlerigg Station – Date of Commission 6/1/64 – Lost on steamer Sultana 4/27/65

William T. Higgason – Thorntown – Date of Commission 5/1/65

1st Lieutenant

Preston L. Whitaker – Thorntown – Date of Commission 12/30/61 – Resigned 4/20/62

Daniel Royse – Lafayette – Date of Commission 4/20/62 – Assigned as Adjutant; Resigned 10/64

Henry L. Hazlerigg – Hazlerigg Station – Date of Commission 5/30/63 – Promoted Captain

William T. Higgason – Thorntown – Date of Commission 7/1/64 – Promoted Captain

William Price – Thorntown – Date of Commission 6/1/65

2nd Lieutenant

Jacob Shaffer – Lafayette – Date of Commission 12/30/61 – Resigined 7/13/62

Henry Hazlerigg – Hazlerigg Station – Date of Commission 10/1/62 – Promoted 1st Lieutenant

Joseph W. Youkey – Thorntown – Date of Commission 5/30/63 – Honorably discharged 2/10/64

Clareville M. Wood – Thorntown – Date of Commission 7/1/65

1st Sergeant

Sandoe, Peter – Thorntown – Died 7/25/52 at Stevenson, AL.

Sergeants

Higgason, William T. – Thorntown – Promoted Captain

Hopper, Milton D. – Thorntown – Discharged 2/22/63; Disability

Youkey, Joseph W. – Thorntown – Promoted 2nd Lieutenant

Jones, John – Lafayette – Transferred to V.R.C. 11/1/63

Corporals

Chambers, Henry W. – Thorntown – Veteran; Discharged for wounds, no date

Price, William – Thorntown – Veteran; Promoted 1st Lieutenant

Hoover, Andrew J. – Thorntown – Discharged 6/64;Wounds recieved in battle

Winship, Alfred – Lafayette – Discharged 6/2/65 as Sergeant

Wetheraid, Henry L. – Thorntown – Died 6/18/64; Wounds recieved in action

Hazelrigg, Henry L. – Hazelrigg Station – Promoted Captain

Bain, James – Lafayette – Deserted 10/1/62 as Private

Moore, Peter S. – Thorntown – Veteran; Discharged 3/14/65, Wounds

Musicians

Jordan, Thomas – Thorntown – Killed Missionary Ridge 11/25/63

Millikan, Jacob – no other information given

Wagoner

Egnew, Alvin – Crawfordsville – Killed Missionary Ridge 11/25/63

Privates

Ambel, Lewis – Lafayette – Deserted, no date

Acheson, John – Lafayette – Killed 11/30/64 at Franklin, TN.

Babcock, John – Lafayette – Died at Louisville, KY. 1/11/62

Barkhurst, Charles H. – Pine Village – Deserted, no date

Beasley, George W. – Thorntown – Mustered out 11/29/65

Beasley, Richard – Thorntown – Veteran; Killed at Peach Tree Creek 1/20/64

Bennett, Cyrus L. – Lafayette – Discharged 6/16/62; Disability

Benson, Felix – Thorntown – Veteran; Mustered out 6/65

Brown, Clement – Lafayette – Died Lebanon, KY. 3/14/62

Britton, Richard – Lafayette – Veteran; Mustered out 12/21/65 as Corporal

Burnnam, Mathew – Thorntown – Died at Louisville 1/17/62

Cable, James H. – Lafayette – Deserted 3/12/62

Caldwell, John B. – Thorntown – Mustered out 12/21/65 as Sergeant

Carnahan, James – Lafayette – Died 3/10/62

Chapel, Israel P. – Veteran; no other

Charter, Orange N. – Lafayette – Discharged 9/30/62

Condra, William C. – Thorntown – Discharged 12/29/64

Conner, James S. – Thorntown – Discharged 10/5/63; Disability

Dickinson, Martin – Thorntown – Died 5/6/62

Dore, Michael – Lafayette – Discharged 2/4/62

Flannegan, Patrick – Lafayette – Died Bardstown, KY. 8/5/62

Freeman, Nathan S. – Lafayette – Deserted 7/10/62

Griffin, James M. – Thorntown – Discharged 2/12/63; Disability

Hall, Milton H. – Thorntown – Mustered out 1/11/65

Harper, Joseph – Thorntown – Deserted 10/1/62

Kennedy, David A. – Thorntown – Veteran, no other

Kool, Peter – Lafayette – Deserted 9/5/62

Koon, Hiram – Lafayette – Died Bardstown, KY. 2/4/62

Kruse, Christian S. – Lafayette – Discharged _/62; Disability

Lame, Jeptha – Thorntown – Deserted 12/20/61

Lame, Martin – Thorntown – Deserted 10/4/62

Lavin, Patrick – Lafayette – Mustered out 6/11/65

Lowry, Patrick – Lafayette – Deserted, no date

Luddington, John – Thorntown – Discharged, no date

McCane, Robert J. – Thorntown – Discharged 6/16/62; Disability

McCoy, John D. – Thorntown – no other

Mikels, Elijah – Thorntown – Mustered out 1/11/65

Mikels, Franklin – Thorntown – Mustered out 1/11/65

Mikels, George W. – Thorntown – Transferred to V.R.C., no date

Millikan, Jacob – Thorntown – Discharged 12/13/62; Disability

Millikan, Jacob – Thorntown – Deserted 6/21/65

Parson, John L. - Thorntown – Veteran; Died of wounds, no date

Pavy, James M. - Thorntown – Veteran; Mustered out 12/21/65 as Corporal 

Plymale, Junius – Thorntown – Mustered out 11/29/64

Quick, John B. – Thorntown – Discharged 8/26/62; Disability

Robison, William – Lafayette – Deserted 10/1/62

Short, James – Thorntown – no other

Smith, Ancil – Lafayette – Deserted 10/1/62

Smith, Samuel – Lafayette – Died 1/3/64

Terwilliger, Frank – Lafayette – Died Bowiling Green, KY. 10/23/62

Veach, Horatio – Thorntown – Veteran; Discharged wounds, no other

Vorhis, Thomas H. – Lafayette – Veteran, no other

Waddle, Frank – Thorntown – Deserted 3/5/62

Walton, Milton W. – Thorntown – Discharged 12/23/62; Disability

Ward, Oscar – Thorntown – Mustered out 1/11/65

Wilson, James W. – Thorntown – Veteran; Mustered out 12/21/65

Wilson, John T. – Thorntown – Discharged; Disability, no date

Wood, Clareville – Thorntown – Veteran; Mustered out 12/21/65 as 1st Sergeant

Recruits

Applegate, John – Lafayette – Enlisted 3/22/64 – Transferred to V.R.C.; Mustered out 11/13/64

Barker, Michael – Thorntown – Enlisted 12/31/63 - Mustered out 12/21/65 as Sergeant

Burke, Samuel – Thorntown – Enlisted 12/31/63 – Mustered out 6/15/65

Bowman, John W. – Columbus – Drafted 10/6/64 – Deserted 12/11/64

Bradford, George – Grant Co. – Drafted 9/20/64 – Died at Pulaski, TN. 1/29/65

Beecher, Jesse – Grant Co. – Drafted 9/20/64 – Mustered out 6/15/65

Bowman, John G. – Grant Co. – Drafted 9/20/64 – Mustered out 6/15/65

Ballard, James H. – Grant Co. – Drafted 9/20/64 – Died at Huntsville, AL. 3/18/65

Cassady, Mason – Thorntown – Enlisted 12/31/63 Mustered out 12/11/65 as Sergeant Major

Calantine, Henry – Grant Co. – Drafted 9/20/64 – Mustered out 6/17/65

Coon, George W. – Grant Co. – Substitute; Enlisted 9/20/64 – Mustered out 6/15/65

Davis, Nathaniel E. - Wabash – Drafted 9/20/64 – Mustered out 6/15/65

Elliott, Marion M. – Thorntown – Enlisted 2/27/64 – Mustered out 12/21/65

Ebee, Adam F. – Grant Co. – Drafted 9/20/65 - Mustered out 6/15/65

Feighner, Adam J. – Grant Co. – Drafted 9/20/64 – Mustered out 6/15/65

Ferguson, Grorge – Columbus – Drafted 10/6/64 – Mustered out 6/15/65

Fiscus, Samuel – Columbus – Drafted 10/4/64 – Mustered out 6/15/65

Hinton, James – Thorntown – Enlisted 12/31/63 – Mustered out 12/21/65

Hall, Anderson – Columbus – Drafted 10/6/64 – Lost on steamer Sultana 4/27/65

Hanmaker, Jefferson – Grant Co. – Drafted 9/20/64 – Mustered out 6/15/65

Johnson, Benjamin – Grant Co. – Drafted 9/20/64 – Mustered out 6/15/65

Jackson, Francic M. – Grant Co. – Mustered 9/20/64 – Mustered out 6/15/65 as Corporal

Jenkins, Walker – Columbus – Mustered 10/4/64 – Mustered out 6/15/65

Kennedy, Ebenezer – Lafayette – Enlisted 3/22/64 – Deserted 7/9/65

Lee, Frederick D – Thorntown – Enlisted 12/31/63 – Mustered out 12/21/65

Lane, Henry – Columbus – Drafted 9/22/64 – Mustered out 5/11/65

Little, William – Grant Co. – Drafted 9/20/64 – Mustered out 6/15/65

Marsh, Ezia – Grant Co. – Drafted 9/20/64 – Mustered out 6/15/65

Moher, Edward – Indianapolis – Enlisted 2/23/62 – Discharged 2/24/63; Disability

Moran, John – Columbus – Drafted 9/21/64 – Mustered out 6/15/65

Newton, Hiram – Lafayette – Enlisted 3/19/62 – Died 6/28/64; Wounds

Owens, Ephraim – Thorntown – Enlisted 12/21/63 – Mustered out 5/30/65

Porter, William H. – Grant Co. – Substitute; Enlisted 9/28/64 – Mustered out 10/20/65

Rayborn, William F. – Columbus – Muster 9/22/64 – Mustered out 6/14/65

Rank, Asbury – Lafayette – Enlisted 2/19/62 – Veteran; Mustered out 12/21/65 as Sergeant

Rank, Henry – Lafayette – Enlisted 2/19/62 – Mustered out 12/21/65 as Corporal

Robinson, William B. – Lafayette – Enlisted 2/19/62 – Deserted 10/1/62

Rocap, Levi – Decatur – Enlisted 2/19/62 – Died 1/3/64; Wounds

Smith, John – Lafayette – Mustered in 3/19/64 – Mustered out 12/21/65

Smith, Madison – Thorntown – Mustered in 12/31/63 – Mustered out 12/21/65

Smith, Louis M. – Grant Co. – Drafted 9/20/64 – Mustered out 6/15/65

Smith, George G. – Lafayette – Enlisted 2/19/62 – Mustered out 12/21/65 as Corporal

Shively, Lewis M. – Grant Co. – Drafted 9/20/64 – Mustered out 6/15/65

Shira, Simon P. – Grant Co. – Drafted 9/20/64 – Mustered out 6/15/65

Sherin, Barney – Grant Co. – Drafted 9/20/64 – Mustered out 6/15/65

Sherin, William – Grant Co. – Substitute; Enlisted 10/26/64 – Mustered out 10/25/65

Tallman, John E. – Thorntown – Enlisted 11/20/62 – Mustered out 2/20/64 as Corporal

Thompson, Mahlon – Grant Co. – Substitute; Enlisted 10/14/64 – Mustered out 10/25/65

Thomas, Michael H. – Columbus – Substitute; Enlisted 10/1/64 – Mustered out 6/15/65

Wilson, Isaac R. – Thorntown – Enlisted 11/20/62 – Dropped as deserter 7/16/65

Weatherold, Oscar – no town – Enlisted 3.25/64 – Died at Nashville 12/14/64

Watman, Obediah – Columbus Drafted 9/21/65 – Mustered out 6/15/65

Woolman, Burr – Grant Co. – Drafted 9/20/64 – Mustered out 6/15/65