Indiana Civil War Executions

List of Soldiers, Serving in Units from the State of Indiana, Executed During the Civil War by U.S. Military Authorities for whom Proceedings of Court-Martial and Military Commissions have been Filmed.

Name Unit Offense Date Method
Charles Billingsby 7th Indiana Battery Desertion 23 December 1864 Firing Squad
David Blazer 4th Indiana Battery Desertion 20 June 1863 Firing Squad
Charles Cooper see Charles Billingsby
Robert Gay Co. D, 71st Indiana Inf. Desertion 27 March 1863 Firing Squad
John Murray 11th Indiana Cav. Desertion 23 December 1864 Firing Squad
Thomas Reagan see Thomas Ryan
Hiram Reynolds Co. H, 82nd Indiana Inf. Murder 17 August 1863 Hanging
Charles Roberts see Charles Billingsby
Thomas Ryan 51st Indiana Inf. Desertion 23 December 1864 Firing Squad
Reuben Stout Co. K, 60th Indiana Inf. Murder 23 October 1863 Firing Squad
John P. Woods Co. F, 19th Indiana Inf. Desertion 12 June 1863 Firing Squad

Extracted from: List of Soldiers Executed During the Civil War by U.S. Military Authorities for whom Proceedings of Court-Martial and Military Commissions have been Filmed; Proceedings of U.S. Army Courts-Martial and Military Commissions of Union Soldiers Executed by U.S. Military Authorities, 1861-1866 (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1523, roll 1); Records of the Adjutant General’s Office, 1780’s-1917, Record Group 94; National Archives Building, Washington, DC.

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