This roster includes the known officers and enlisted men of the 72nd Indiana Infantry (Three Years’ Service), organized by Field & Staff and Companies A through K. Information is drawn from 19th-century state adjutant general reports, the Official Records, and verified regimental histories.
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For an overview of this regiment’s organization, service, engagements, and casualties, see the regiment summary page.
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Field & Staff
- Colonel Abram O. Miller – Commanded the regiment; mustered in August 16, 1862.
- Lieutenant Colonel John B. Milroy – Service details noted in regimental records.
- Lieutenant Colonel Samuel C. Kirkpatrick – Also served as Major; promoted during service.
- Lieutenant Colonel Chester G. Thompson – Service details noted in regimental records.
- Major Samuel C. Kirkpatrick – Later promoted to Lieutenant Colonel.
- Major Henry M. Carr – Service details noted in regimental records.
- Major Adam Pinkerton – Service details noted in regimental records.
- Major Lawson S. Kilborn – Service details noted in regimental records.
Company A
Records for this company are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Company B
Records for this company are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Company C
Records for this company are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Company D
Records for this company are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Company E
Records for this company are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Company F
Records for this company are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Company G
Records for this company are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Company H
Records for this company are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Company I
Records for this company are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Company K
Records for this company are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Non-Commissioned Staff
Some details are incomplete in surviving primary sources.
Unassigned Recruits
Some details are incomplete in surviving primary sources.
Consolidations or Transfers
Some members of the 72nd Indiana Infantry (Three Years’ Service) may have been transferred or consolidated with other units during the course of the war, as was common in regiments with heavy casualties or reorganization. Specific details are noted in state adjutant general reports where available.
Sources & Notes
- Official Records of the War of the Rebellion, Series I, relevant volumes and parts covering Indiana regiments.
- State Adjutant General Report for Indiana (various years, volumes, and pages as available).
- Dyer’s Compendium.
- Fox, “Regimental Losses in the American Civil War.”
- The Union Army, Federal Publishing Company, 1908, Volume 3.