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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
The 6th Regiment, Ohio Infantry mustered in June 18, 1861 at Camp Dennison, Ohio. They were mustered out June 23, 1864 at Camp Dennison, Ohio.<ref name="cwss">National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010.</ref | The 6th Regiment, Ohio Infantry mustered in June 18, 1861 at Camp Dennison, Ohio. They were mustered out June 23, 1864 at Camp Dennison, Ohio.<ref name="cwss">National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010.</ref> | ||
For more information on the history of this unit, see: | For more information on the history of this unit, see: | ||
*Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War, [http://ohiocivilwar.com/cw6.html 6th Ohio Infantry] | |||
*The Civil War Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unohinf1.htm#6th3yr 6th Regiment Infantry (3 years)], (accessed 29 August 2012). | |||
=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | === Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | ||
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Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first. | Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first. | ||
County listing from Steve Ward's ''Buckeyes All'', Part I Revised, is given on Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War web page, [http://ohiocivilwar.com/cw6.html 6th Ohio Infantry.] | County listing from Steve Ward's ''Buckeyes All'', Part I Revised, is given on Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War web page, [http://ohiocivilwar.com/cw6.html 6th Ohio Infantry.] | ||
=== | === Other Sources === | ||
*[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|Beginning United States Civil War Research]] gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘Ohio in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).<br> | *[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|Beginning United States Civil War Research]] gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘Ohio in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).<br> | ||
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*[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <br> | *[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <br> | ||
*Jones, Frank Johnston. ''Personal recollections of some of the generals in our army during the Civil War. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993) {{FHL|681255|item|disp=FHL Fiche 6118143}} | |||
=== References === | === References === | ||