This roster includes the known officers and enlisted men of the 86th 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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If you’re researching ancestors in the 86th Indiana Infantry (Three Years’ Service), these resources may provide additional historical detail, including regimental histories and Civil War reference works.
Field & Staff
- Colonel Orville S. Hamilton – Original commanding officer; mustered in September 4, 1862.
- Colonel George F. Dick – Promoted from Lieutenant Colonel; served as commanding officer.
- Lieutenant Colonel Dixon Fleming – Mustered in at organization.
- Lieutenant Colonel Jasper M. Dresser – Promoted from Major.
- Lieutenant Colonel Jacob C. Dick – Promoted from Major.
- Major Jasper M. Dresser – Mustered in at organization; later promoted.
- Major Jacob C. Dick – Promoted from Captain.
- Major Philip Gemmer – Promoted from line officer.
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.
Sources & Notes
- Official Records of the War of the Rebellion, Series I, relevant volumes and parts.
- State Adjutant General Report for Indiana (years as applicable; volume and page ranges as available).
- Dyer’s Compendium.
- Fox, “Regimental Losses in the American Civil War.”
- The Union Army, Federal Publishing Company, 1908, Volume 3.