Society of Civil War Families of Indiana

The Society of Civil War Families of Indiana is a lineage society and affiliate of the Indiana Genealogical Society. If you are a Indiana Genealogical Society member who is a direct descendant of any person who served in an Indiana Civil War Union military or naval unit, or who was a resident of Indiana upon joining a non-Indiana Union unit, you are eligible to apply for membership in the SCWFI.

To be considered for the SCWFI, prospective members must fill out the application form, include documentation proving their descendancy and submit an application fee. The SCWFI's Governing Committee will review applications received by the December 31 deadline each year and inductees will receive a Certificate of Membership and the SCWFI medal. New members are inducted in a ceremony during the Indiana Genealogical Society's annual conference.

The next membership class will be inducted at the IGS annual conference in Indianapolis on April 25, 2009.

SCWFI Materials:

• Ancestors of SCWFI Members (IGS' Members-Only)
• SCWFI application form (PDF format)
• SCWFI Rules of Evidence (PDF format)
• How to Document Your Civil War Ancestor (PDF format)

Civil War Resources:

• Indexes to 1890 Soldiers Enrollment Lists for selected Indiana counties (IGS' Shop)
• Indiana's Civil War Veterans with Artificial Limbs (IGS' Members-Only)
• 1883 Pensioners in Howard County (and surrounding counties)
• CivilWarIndiana.com
• Civil War Resources at Indiana State Archives (PDF format)
• Civil War Rosters for Indiana
• Civil War Soldiers & Sailors System
• Indiana Soldiers and Sailors' Children's Home
• National Archives--Order Forms for Military Records

For more information on the SCWFI, please contact the SCWFI chair:

Ron Darrah
8126 Bittern Ln.
Indianapolis, IN 46256
Phone (317) 594-9786
E-mail SCWFI@indgensoc.org

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