This roster includes the known officers and enlisted men of the 50th 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 Cyrus L. Dunham – Original commanding officer; mustered in October 1861.
- Colonel Samuel T. Wells – Promoted from Lieutenant Colonel; served as commanding officer.
- Lieutenant Colonel Horace Heffren – Mustered in at organization.
- Lieutenant Colonel Samuel T. Wells – Promoted from Major.
- Lieutenant Colonel Horace N. Atkisson – Promoted from Major.
- Major Bannister Compton – Original field officer.
- Major Samuel T. Wells – Promoted from Captain and Major.
- Major Horace B. Atkisson – Promoted from Captain and Major.
- Major John Hungate – Promoted from Captain and Major.
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
On May 26, 1865, the veterans and recruits of the 50th Indiana Infantry (Three Years’ Service) were consolidated with the 52nd Indiana Infantry, serving as a battalion until final muster out at Montgomery, Alabama, September 10, 1865.
Sources & Notes
- Official Records of the War of the Rebellion, Series I, relevant volumes and parts covering the Western Theater and Indiana regiments.
- State Adjutant General Report for Indiana (various years; consult volumes for rosters and service records).
- Dyer’s Compendium.
- Fox, “Regimental Losses in the American Civil War.”
- The Union Army, Federal Publishing Company, 1908, Volume 3.