Not 100% sure of rank, believe he was a Lieutenant.

Luther B. Collins
Regiment Name 147 Indiana Infantry
Side Union
Company B
Soldier's Rank_In Pvt.
Soldier's Rank_Out Pvt.
Alternate Name
Notes
Film Number M540 roll 14

Charles Corn was born in Germany and emigrated to the U.S. He married my great great grandmother after she was widowed. They lived in the Coffeyville, Kansas area.

Silas's third enlistment -

From 'Hazzard's History of Henry County, Indiana, 1822-1906:'

His final enlistment was in Company B, 147th Indiana Infantry. He was mustered into the service of the United States, as a Sergeant, January 25, 1865, and was mustered out August 4, 1865.

Madison Harter enlisted in the Indiana 147th Infantry on 8 Mar 1865. On 15 Jul 1865 he died in York, Pennsylvania of typhoid and dysentery. He was buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in York: Sec A Row 689 Site 113. Madison's younger brother Lucas was a Corporal in the Indiana 2nd Cavalry. He was taken POW and, after being released, was killed aboard the steamer Sultana when it exploded near Memphis.

Josiah Harvey, my great grandfather, mustered into the 147th Indiana Volunteers Infantry regiment on March 8, 1865, in Indianapolis, Ind. At some point after being sent into action, he became ill with black measles, a severe strain of measles that often led to life-threatening illnesses, and dropped along a road of march, unable to continue. He was picked up by the rear guard, thrown into an ammo wagon and transported to a hospital, where he recovered. The only casualties of this late-in-the-war unit were due to disease. Josiah survived and lived to age 84. I am very glad those rear guardsmen picked him up along the road, else I would not be here to write these words.

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Enlisted as a Private on 6 February 1865 at the age of 20.
Mustered out on 4 August 1865.

I would like to know more about this regiment and John's service.

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My great grandfather. His older brothers Daniel & Miles Conrad joined the 19th Indiana Co K. Miles was dismissed due to disability, but later joined the 84th Indiana.

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Info obtained from obit for John Dwigans Noblesville, In 1914.
tombstone at Summit Lawn Cemetery, Westfield, IN

I want to know anything about the 147th and about company G

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While visiting my ancestors graves in a small cemetary in Oklahoma I came across the military headstone for Mr. Pester.

he was a uncle to my great-grandfather Alexander C. Coy who was in the 118th Indiana Inf.