Civil War Genealogy Database
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23rd Indiana Infantry
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Company Unknown
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Alonzo Brown - Private
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Alonzo enlisted 1 Oct 1862. Regiment was organized at New Albany, Indiana.
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Company Unknown
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John L. Martin - Unknown
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May have been killed 1864-65
He was from Parke CO, IN
Born Fauquier CO, VA Lived in Muskingham and Licking CO OH, moved to Parke CO, IN in 1852.
Married to Hannah Jones, had 3 sons by 1864. Hannah remarried to George Washington Current in Indiana and Illinois.
Had 3 Parke CO relatives in the war: b/law Geo Hutzel and his son Sam'l Hutzel, brother Henry T. Martin. Also his father William Martin was vet of War of 1812.
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Contact Name:
David Martin
Contact Email:
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Contact Homepage: davemartin38@msn.com
Date Added: 1/19/2016
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Company B
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Abraham Caylor - Private
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signed on Nov 21,1864 mustered out on Nov 20, 1865
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Company B
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Samuel Messenger - Private
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Enlisted private 27 July 1861. Promoted to full Corporal. Mustered out 28 July 1864.
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Contact Name:
Jean A. Woods
Contact Email:
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Date Added: 1/1/2009
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Company B
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John (Johan) Rader (Roader) - Sergeant
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Company C
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Samuel T. Collins - Private
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Samuel T. Collins enlisted in Greenville, Floyd Co., Indiana on July 12, 1861. Re enlisted in Hebron, Mississippi on January 5, 1864.
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Contact Name:
Brirrany El-Shouki
Contact Email:
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Date Added: 3/29/2010
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Company C
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Thomas J. Motsinger - Private
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Born September 22, 1840 in Washington Co., Indiana. Enlisted as a Private in company C, 23, Indiana Infantry. Personal description: Age:26 years, Height: 6 feet,1/2 inches; Complexion: Dark; Eyes: Blue; Hair: Dark; Occupation: Farmer.. Tombstone inscription: Fought in the memorable Battle of Pittsburgh Landing, April 7, 1862. Died in hospital at Bolivar, Tennessee on July 24th, 1862 of chronic dysentery.
Find A Grave Memorial # 37475079
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Contact Name:
Will Motsinger
Contact Email:
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Date Added: 12/2/2011
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Company D
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john shepherd coleman - Private
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My great great grandfather
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Contact Name:
cheri (coleman) hopkins
Contact Email:
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Contact Homepage: http://thoseoldmemories.blogspot.com/
Date Added: 11/8/2011
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Company D
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Peter Bronson Messinger - Musician
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Sometimes called Bronson. Brother to Samuel Messenger same company.
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Contact Name:
Jean A. Woods
Contact Email:
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Date Added: 1/1/2009
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Company D
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Thomas R Paris - Corporal
Contact Name:
David W Lehman
Contact Email:
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Date Added: 9/19/2005
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Company E
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Thomas Clark - Captain
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I am the great grandson of the above listed officer. I have documents supporting this fact.
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Company E
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Hezekiah Pray - Private
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Hezekiah Pray is my 2nd great grand uncle. He was born 1842 in Indiana; died March 1, 1880 in Decatur Co., Iowa. Buried Young Cemetery, Decatur Co., Iowa.
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Contact Name:
Kelley Bunting
Contact Email:
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Date Added: 3/5/2015
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Company E
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Joseph Smith - Private
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Joseph Smith is my 2nd great grandfather. He was born 1838 in Vigo County, Indiana; died February 5, 1876. Wounded May 12,1863 at Raymond, Mississippi. Attacked with consumption at Vicksburg, Mississippi on July 20, 1863. Wound never healed and he was never well again.
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Contact Name:
Kelley Bunting
Contact Email:
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Date Added: 3/5/2015
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Company E
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Cyrus S. White - Private
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Company F
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Jacob C. Graves - 1st Lieutenant
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Papers show him as 1st Lieutanant and Regiment Quarter Master
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Contact Name:
Donna M. Paszek
Contact Email:
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Date Added: 3/31/2008
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Company G
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John Friedman - Private
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Last name was incorrectly spelled as 'Friedmann' and 'Freedman' on several muster sheets. Served as a blacksmith.
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Company H
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Christopher Byer - Private
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Brother of Johann Jasper Byer.
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Company H
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Johann Jasper Byer - Private
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Brother of Christopher Byer.
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Company H
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Paul F Strickland - Private
Contact Name:
Donna Chapman
Contact Email:
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Date Added: 10/31/2010
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Company I
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Charles W. Bankester - Private
Contact Name:
Robert Attkisson
Contact Email:
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Date Added: 6/27/2009
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Company I
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Peter Edward Duzan - Private
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Died Feb 1906, Dora, Lagro Twp, Wabash Co, IN. Buried in Center Grove Cem, Wabash Co, IN.
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Contact Name:
Mark Anderson
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Date Added: 11/17/2007
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Company I
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Alonzo Francony - Private
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Son of Louis and Harriet (Jones Ward) Franconi born 9 Dec 1838 in Clark County, Indiana. Enlisted at New Albany, Indiana in Company I 23rd Indiana Infantry on 27 Jul 1861; mustered out 29 Jul 1864. Applied for Civil War Pension, invalid status, on 5 Jun 1885. Widow, Sarah E. (Maxwell)Francony, applied for pension 5 Sep 1933 in Ohio (probably Miami County).
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Company I
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James Monroe Townsend - Private
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James Townsend was killed in action on June 25, 1863 while assaulting a confederate position at Vicksburg. He is buried in the Vicksburg National Cemetary. He was the brother of my great-great grandmother
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Contact Name:
Fred Thompson
Contact Email:
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Date Added: 3/12/2011
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Company K
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Hiram Dinius - Private
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Company K
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Israel Macklin - Private
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Drafted into Company K, 23rd Infantry Regiment Indiana as a private on 22 October 1864.
Mustered out on 23 July 1865 at Louisville, KY.
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Company K
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William R. Montgomery - Private
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fever and a rupture contracted while in service
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Contact Name:
Historic Woodlawn Cemetery research
Contact Email:
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Date Added: 10/15/2005
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