The 149th Indiana Infantry Regiment was an

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from

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that served in the

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between March 1 and September 27, 1865, during the

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The regiment was recruited from the 7th district, and was organized at

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, with a strength of 1,041 menHolloway (2004), p. 150. and mustered in on March 1, 1865.Holloway (2004), p. 150.Dyer (1959), Volume 3. pp. 1,157–1,158. It left Indiana for

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on March 3. It was then ordered to

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for guard and garrison duty until late September. Whilst at Decatur, the regiment received the surrender of Generals Roddey and

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.Holloway (2004), p. 150. The regiment was mustered out at Nashville, on September 27, 1865.Holloway (2004), p. 150. During its service the regiment incurred thirty-eight fatalities, and another twenty-seven men deserted.Holloway (2004), p. 150.

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* Dyer, Frederick H. (1959). ''A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion''. New York and London. Thomas Yoseloff, Publisher. . * Holloway, William R. (2004). ''Civil War Regiments From Indiana''. eBookOnDisk.com Pensacola, Florida. {{ISBN, 1-9321-5731-X. * Terrell, W.H.H. (1867).
The Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana. Containing Rosters for the Years 1861–1865, Volume 7
'.

. Samuel M. Douglass, State Printer.

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George Washington Harris Civil War Diary, The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections
Diary of George Washington Harris, a 1st Sergeant in the 149th Indiana Infantry Regiment, Company F. Units and formations of the Union Army from Indiana 1865 establishments in Indiana Military units and formations established in 1865 Military units and formations disestablished in 1865

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