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80th Indiana Volunteer Infantry
An American Civil War Regiment


Below is a roster of the 32 soldiers in the 80th Indiana whose last name began with A.  This roster is arranged alphabetically by last name, then by first name.  It includes (where known) the: highest rank the soldier attained in the 80th; sub-unit (Field & Staff or specific company) that he belonged to; where he resided at the time he joined the 80th; the date he mustered (not enlisted) into the 80th; and a few brief remarks about his service in the 80th.  Remarks listed in red indicate the soldier died or was killed while serving in the 80th Indiana.  Here are some other things you should know before you use this roster. 
  • It is based on official State of Indiana records.  Specifically the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana, 1861-1865, Volumes III, IV, and VIII, (Indianapolis, Indiana, 1866).  The Report lists all the soldiers assigned to the 80th Indiana at one time or another during its nearly 3- year existence.  It contains the most accurate information available.  The original Report is organized by rank, company, and regiment; the webmaster has transcribed the 80th's data into alphabetical order to make it easier to find a specific soldier. 

  • Beware of factual and spelling errors.  Some have been identified; others have not.  Some errors result from mistakes made when the official roster was transcribed; when identified these errors are corrected by the webmaster.  Other errors are present in the original official roster as published by the State of Indiana; none of these errors have been corrected.  When an error in the official roster has been identified and documented, the webmaster will add the correct information [within brackets] where the error appears.  If you suspect or are aware of an error on this page, please contact the webmaster.
      
  • Beware of the term deserter.  During the Civil War the U.S. Army required that men who had been absent from their units for several months, and who could not be accounted for, be officially listed as deserters by their unit.  Some of these men were not deserters.  This mistake typically occurred when a sick or wounded soldier died, or was honorably discharged from the Army, at a location distant from his unit and the Army failed to get official notice of this to his unit.  When this happened, it resulted in the soldier being officially listed as a deserter by his unit, the Army, the Federal government, and the State of Indiana, and thus on the State's official roster. 

  • The following abbreviations are used. Apl.=April; Aug.=August; Capt.=Captain; Co.=Company; Cpl.=Corporal; Cty.=County; Dec.=December; F&S=Field & Staff; Feb.=February; Ga.=Georgia; Hosp.=Hospital; Ind.=Indiana; Inf.=Infantry; Jan.=January; Ky.=Kentucky; Lieut.=Lieutenant; Mar.=March; Mus.=Musician; N.C.=North Carolina; Nov.=November; Oct.=October; Oh.=Ohio; Q.M.=Quarter Master; Regt.=Regiment; Sec.=Section; Sept.=September; Sergt.=Sergeant; Stew.=Steward; Tenn.=Tennessee; V.R.C.=Veterans Reserve Corps; '62=1862; '63=1863; '64=1864; and '65=1865. 
With the data in this roster, you can order copies of a soldiers' military service and, if any available, pension records from the National Archives in Washington, D.C..  These records usually have additional details about the soldier.  
Name Rank & Unit Residence Muster-In
 Remarks
ABLE
 Joseph [P.]
Pvt.
Co. D  
---
 
Aug. 13, '62
Died Dec. 28, '62, at Columbia, Ky. [buried in Sec. C, Grave 33,  Mill Springs National Cemetery, Nancy, Ky.]
ADAMS
 James 
Pvt.
Co. K  
Black Creek
Aug. 23, '62
Mustered out June 22, '65, at Salisbury, N.C.
ADAMS
 John W. 
Cpl.
Co. G
Vincennes,
Knox Cty.
Aug. 11, '62
Mustered out June 22, '65, at Salisbury, N.C., as a Pvt.
ADAMSON
 William 
Pvt.
Co. E
Princeton,
Gibson Cty.
Aug. 9, '62
Died Nov. 21, '62, at Danville, Ky.
AKIN
 David
Pvt.
Co. B
Dover Hill,
Martin Cty.
Aug. 14, '62
Discharged Nov. 27, '62
ALCOM
 Benjamin 
Pvt.
Co. F
Cynthiana,
Posey Cty.
Aug. 18, '62
Transferred Jan. 15, '64, to V.R.C. 
ALFORD
 George W. 
Pvt.
Co. D
---
Aug. 13, '62
Mustered out June 22, '65, at Salisbury, N.C.
ALFORD
 John
Pvt.
Co. D
---
Aug. 13, '62
Discharged Oct. 16, '63
ALFORD
 James F.
Pvt.
Co. D
---
Aug. 13, '62
Discharged March 14, '63
ALFORD
 Thomas J.
Cpl.
Co. D
---
Aug. 16, '62
Discharged Jan. 26, '63
ALFORD
 William
Pvt.
Co. D
---
Aug. 13, '62
Discharged Jan. 6, '63, due to wounds received in action at Perryville, Ky.
ALLEN
 Robert M.
Cpl.
Co. D
---
Aug. 13, '62
Mustered out June 22, '65, at Salisbury, N.C.
ALLENSWORTH
 Phillip G.
Pvt.
Co. D
---
July 14, '62
Died Oct. 11, '62, of wounds received in action at Perryville, Ky.
ALVIS
 Henry
Pvt.
Co. A
Patoka,
Gibson Cty.
Sept. 4, '62
Deserted Nov. 15, '62
ALVIS
 James C.
Pvt.
Co. A
Patoka,
Gibson Cty.
Sept. 4, '62
Discharged Jan. 25, '63
ANDERSON
 Andrew J.
Pvt.
Co. E
Bovine
Aug. 9, '62
Mustered out June 22, '65, at Salisbury, N.C.
ANDERSON
 James
Cpl.
Co. A
Princeton,
Gibson Cty.
Sept. 4, '62
Mustered out June 22, '65, at Salisbury, N.C.
ANSON
 William
Pvt.
Co. I
Vincennes,
Knox Cty.
Aug. 12, '62
Deserted Oct. 1, '62
ARCHER
 William
1st Lieut.
Co. A
Princeton,
Gibson Cty.
Sept. 4, '62
Killed May 14, '64, in action at Resaca, Ga.
ARMS
 Anderson
Pvt.
Co. D
---
Aug. 13, '62
Deserted Oct. 15, '62
ARMSTRONG
 J. Willey
Pvt.
Co. E
---
Aug. 9, '62
Died Nov. 21, '62, at Danville, Ky.
ARNOLD
 Samuel
Recruit
Co. G
Wheatland,
Knox Cty.
Apl. 1, '64
Died Aug. 1, '64, at Knoxville, Tenn.
ARTHUR
 Martin V.
Pvt.
Co. K
Loogootee,
Martin Cty.
Aug. 13, '62
Mustered out June 22, '65, at Salisbury, N.C.
ASH
 Columbus
Pvt.
Co. B
Loogootee,
Martin Cty.
Aug. 14, '62
Mustered out June 22, '65, at Salisbury, N.C.
ASHBY
 Daniel C.
1st Lieut.
Co. H
Winslow,
Pike Cty.
Aug. 19, '62
Mustered out May 15, '65, due to wounds received in action
ASHBY
 Jonathan
Pvt.
Co. C
Edwardsport,
Knox Cty.
Sept. 3, '62
Mustered out June 22, '65, at Salisbury, N.C.
ASHBY
 James M.
Pvt.
Co. H
Winslow,
Pike Cty.
Aug. 19, '62
Died Dec. 20, '62, at Columbia, Ky. [buried in Sec. C, Grave 15, Mill Springs National Cemetery, Nancy, Ky.]
ASHLEY
 Charles W.
Recruit
Co. G  
---  
Feb. 24, '65  
Mustered out Sept. 22, '65, at Salisbury, N.C.
ASHMEAD
 John H.
Pvt.
Co. A
Princeton,
Gibson Cty.
Sept. 4, '62
Died March 2, '65
ATKINSON
 Gabriel
Cpl.
Co. H
Winslow
Pike Cty.
Aug. 19, '62
Mustered out June 22, '65, at Salisbury, N.C.
AYERS
 Thomas
Recruit
Co. G & E
---
---
Mustered into Co. G, transferred to Co. E, and died Nov., '63, at Camp Nelson, Ky.
AYERS
 John W.
Cpl.
Co. E
---
Sept. 4, '62
Mustered out June 22, '65, at Salisbury, N.C.

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