Indiana Volunteer Militia Enrollment Lists of 1862

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Indiana Volunteer Militia Enrollment Lists of 1862

Near the start of the Civil War in the summer of 1862, the Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton directed all northern states to fill a draft call for 300,000 men. In Indiana, two separate lists were created, one for men who had already enlisted in the volunteer forces and another listing all white men between the ages of 18 and 45 years who were able to be potentially drafted into the military. This project will focus on transcribing the volunteer militia lists. On October 6, 1862, over 21,250 men were drafted into the military for the Civil War. The following lists were organized by the name of the county in alphabetical order.

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Content warning: Please be aware that some of the original language included may be outdated, biased, offensive, or otherwise insensitive. The Indiana State Archives recognizes this primary source for its potential historical significance and does not condone the usage of any language expressed in the work.

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1862Draft-Roll6_MadisonVolunteer

1862Draft-Roll6_MadisonVolunteer

34 pages: 32% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 68% needs review)
1862Draft_Roll10_TippecanoeVolunteer

1862Draft_Roll10_TippecanoeVolunteer

63 pages: 60% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 40% needs review)
1862Draft_Roll10_VanderburghVolunteer

1862Draft_Roll10_VanderburghVolunteer

48 pages: 89% complete (2% indexed, 100% transcribed, 10% needs review)
1862Draft_Roll11_SwitzerlandVolunteer

1862Draft_Roll11_SwitzerlandVolunteer

29 pages: 68% complete (3% indexed, 100% transcribed, 31% needs review)
1862Draft_Roll1_AdamsVolunteer

1862Draft_Roll1_AdamsVolunteer

12 pages: 91% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 8% needs review)
1862Draft_Roll1_AllenVolunteer

1862Draft_Roll1_AllenVolunteer

50 pages: 64% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 36% needs review)
1862Draft_Roll1_BartholomewVolunteer

1862Draft_Roll1_BartholomewVolunteer

45 pages: 60% complete (2% indexed, 100% transcribed, 40% needs review)
1862Draft_Roll1_BentonVolunteer

1862Draft_Roll1_BentonVolunteer

13 pages: 84% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 15% needs review)
1862Draft_Roll1_BlackfordVolunteer

1862Draft_Roll1_BlackfordVolunteer

6 pages: 16% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 83% needs review)
1862Draft_Roll1_BooneVolunteer

1862Draft_Roll1_BooneVolunteer

33 pages: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)
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