War Records: Thornton
Found 1,795 Civil War soldier records for surname "Thornton" (Confederacy: 949, Union: 846).
1,795 Results
| Name | State | Unit | Function |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornton, John | Indiana | 22nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry | Infantry |
| Thornton, John | Pennsylvania | 28th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry | Infantry |
| Thornton, John | Iowa | 16th Regiment, Iowa Infantry | Infantry |
| Thornton, John | Connecticut | 1st Regiment, Connecticut Heavy Artillery | Artillery |
| Thornton, John | Indiana | 9th Indiana Legion (30 days, 1862) | |
| Thornton, John | New York | 157th Regiment, New York Infantry | Infantry |
| Thornton, John | Massachusetts | 9th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry | Infantry |
| Thornton, John | Massachusetts | 23rd Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry | Infantry |
| Thornton, John | Massachusetts | 48th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry (Militia) | Infantry |
| Thornton, John | Massachusetts | 56th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry | Infantry |
| Thornton, John | Missouri | 11th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry | Cavalry |
| Thornton, John | Other Volunteers | Unassigned US Veteran Volunteer Infantry | Infantry |
| Thornton, John | Wisconsin | 1st Regiment, Wisconsin Heavy Artillery | Artillery |
| Thornton, John | Wisconsin | 28th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry | Infantry |
| Thornton, John | Wisconsin | 31st Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry | Infantry |
| Thornton, John | Wisconsin | 34th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry (Militia) | Infantry |
| Thornton, John | Kentucky | 5th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry | Infantry |
| Thornton, John | Maine | 8th Regiment, Maine Infantry | Infantry |
| Thornton, John | Maine | 13th Regiment, Maine Infantry | Infantry |
| Thornton, John | Michigan | 1st Regiment, Michigan Light Artillery | Artillery |
| Thornton, John | Tennessee | 5th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry | Infantry |
| Thornton, John | Vermont | 5th Regiment, Vermont Infantry | Infantry |
| Thornton, John | Pennsylvania | 147th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry | Infantry |
| Thornton, John | Veteran Reserve | 2nd Independent Company, Veteran Reserve Corps | |
| Thornton, John | Veteran Reserve | 4th Regiment, Veteran Reserve Corps | |
| Thornton, John | Veteran Reserve | 16th Regiment, Veteran Reserve Corps | |
| Thornton, John | New Hampshire | 8th Regiment, New Hampshire Infantry | Infantry |
| Thornton, John | Pennsylvania | 2nd Regiment, Pennsylvania Cavalry (59th Volunteers) | Cavalry |
| Thornton, John | Pennsylvania | 2nd Regiment, Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery (112th Volunteers) | Artillery |
| Thornton, John | Union Regular Army | 1st Regiment, US Dragoons (Regular Army) | Cavalry |
| Thornton, John | New Jersey | 24th Regiment, New Jersey Infantry | Infantry |
| Thornton, John | Union Regular Army | 3rd Regiment, US Artillery (Regular Army) | Artillery |
| Thornton, John | New York | 12th Regiment, New York Infantry | Infantry |
| Thornton, John | New Jersey | 25th Regiment, New Jersey Infantry | Infantry |
| Thornton, John | New York | 147th Regiment, New York Infantry | Infantry |
| Thornton, John | Union Regular Army | 1st Regiment, US Cavalry (Regular Army) | Cavalry |
| Thornton, John | Kansas | 3rd Regiment, Indian Home Guards, Kansas Infantry | Infantry |
| Thornton, John | New York | 187th Regiment, New York Infantry | Infantry |
| Thornton, John | New Jersey | 34th Regiment, New Jersey Infantry | Infantry |
| Thornton, John | New York | 26th Regiment, New York Infantry | Infantry |
| Thornton, John | New York | 2nd Regiment, New York Cavalry | Cavalry |
| Thornton, John | New York | 2nd Regiment, New York Veteran Cavalry | Cavalry |
| Thornton, John | New York | 33rd Regiment, New York Infantry | Infantry |
| Thornton, John | Rhode Island | 2nd Regiment, Rhode Island Cavalry | Cavalry |
| Thornton, John | Rhode Island | 3rd Regiment, Rhode Island Heavy Artillery | Artillery |
| Thornton, John | New York | 4th Regiment, New York Heavy Artillery | Artillery |
| Thornton, John | New York | 69th Regiment, New York State Militia | |
| Thornton, John | New York | 76th Regiment, New York Infantry | Infantry |
| Thornton, John | New York | 77th Regiment, New York Infantry | Infantry |
| Thornton, John | New York | 91st Regiment, New York Infantry | Infantry |
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