This roster includes the known officers and enlisted men of the 85th 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.
Research This Regiment
If you’re researching ancestors in the 85th Indiana Infantry (Three Years’ Service), these resources may provide additional historical detail, including regimental histories and Civil War reference works.
Field & Staff
- Colonel –
- Lieutenant Colonel –
- Major –
- Adjutant –
- Quartermaster –
- Surgeon –
- Assistant Surgeon –
- Chaplain –
Company A
Company B
Company C
Company D
Company E
Company F
Company G
Company H
Company I
Company K
Non-Commissioned Staff
- Sergeant Major –
- Quartermaster Sergeant –
- Commissary Sergeant –
- Hospital Steward –
Unassigned Recruits
Some recruits enlisted late in the regiment’s service and may not have been assigned to a specific company before transfer or muster-out.
Consolidations or Transfers
Upon muster-out of the regiment in June 1865, remaining recruits were transferred to the 33rd Indiana Infantry and served with that regiment until July 21, 1865.
Sources & Notes
- Official Records of the War of the Rebellion, Series I, relevant volumes and parts.
- State Adjutant General Report for Indiana (years and volumes as available).
- Dyer’s Compendium.
- Fox, “Regimental Losses in the American Civil War.”
- The Union Army, Federal Publishing Company, 1908, Volume 3.