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''[[United States of America|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|U.S. Civil War]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Ohio|Ohio]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Ohio Military Records|Ohio Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Ohio_in_the_Civil_War|Ohio in the Civil War]]'' [[Image:127th Ohio Volunteer Infantry.jpg|thumb|right|400px]] <br> | ''[[United States of America|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|U.S. Civil War]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Ohio|Ohio]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Ohio Military Records|Ohio Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Ohio_in_the_Civil_War|Ohio in the Civil War]]'' [[Image:127th Ohio Volunteer Infantry.jpg|thumb|right|400px]] <br> | ||
=== Introduction === | === Introduction === | ||
Ohio contributed more men as Union soldiers than any other state, except New York and Pennsylvania. | Ohio contributed more men as Union soldiers than any other state, except New York and Pennsylvania. Nearly 320,000 Union soldiers came from Ohio. It also provided greatly to the supplies of the Union Army throughout the war.<ref>Ohio in the American Civil War, a Wikipedia article, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio_in_the_American_Civil_War (viewed 25 November 2010).</ref> | ||
Ohio provided 230 regiments of infantry and cavalry, 26 light artillery batteries, 2 heavy artillery regiments, and 5 independent sharpshooter companies. Before the war, Ohio was a major stopping place for the Underground Railroad. 5,092 free blacks were part of the Ohio regiments.<ref>Ohio in the American Civil War, a Wikipedia article, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio_in_the_American_Civil_War (viewed 25 November 2010).</ref> | Ohio provided 230 regiments of infantry and cavalry, 26 light artillery batteries, 2 heavy artillery regiments, and 5 independent sharpshooter companies. Before the war, Ohio was a major stopping place for the Underground Railroad. 5,092 free blacks were part of the Ohio regiments.<ref>Ohio in the American Civil War, a Wikipedia article, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio_in_the_American_Civil_War (viewed 25 November 2010).</ref> | ||
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=== Service Records === | === Service Records === | ||
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*''Index to Ohio Pensioners of 1883.'' <ref>Phillips, W. Louis. ''Index to Ohio Pensioners of 1883.'' Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1987. (Family History Library book 977.1 M2ph; fiche 6087608.)</ref> This includes veterans of the Civil War and the War of 1812 or their widows. | *''Index to Ohio Pensioners of 1883.'' <ref>Phillips, W. Louis. ''Index to Ohio Pensioners of 1883.'' Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1987. (Family History Library book 977.1 M2ph; fiche 6087608.)</ref> This includes veterans of the Civil War and the War of 1812 or their widows. | ||
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'''Civil War Pension Index Cards''' - A free Internet index to pension applications of veterans who served in the US Army between 1861-1917 is available on [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1471019 FamilySearch Record Search]. Each card gives the soldier’s name, application and certificate numbers, state of enlistment, and might include rank and death information. Other wars, of that time period, may be included. | '''Civil War Pension Index Cards''' - A free Internet index to pension applications of veterans who served in the US Army between 1861-1917 is available on [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1471019 FamilySearch Record Search]. Each card gives the soldier’s name, application and certificate numbers, state of enlistment, and might include rank and death information. Other wars, of that time period, may be included. | ||
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*''Ohio in the War: Her Statesmen, Her Generals, and Soldiers'' <ref name="reid">Reid, Whitelaw. ''Ohio in the War: Her Statesmen, Her Generals, and Soldiers''. Two Volumes. New York, NY: Moore, Wilstach and Baldwin, 1868. (Family History Library book 977.1 H2re; fiche 6051205.)</ref> | *''Ohio in the War: Her Statesmen, Her Generals, and Soldiers'' <ref name="reid">Reid, Whitelaw. ''Ohio in the War: Her Statesmen, Her Generals, and Soldiers''. Two Volumes. New York, NY: Moore, Wilstach and Baldwin, 1868. (Family History Library book 977.1 H2re; fiche 6051205.)</ref> | ||
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=== Soldiers Homes === | === Soldiers Homes === | ||
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=== References === | === References === | ||
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[[Category:Ohio_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] [[Category:Ohio_-_Military]] | [[Category:Ohio_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] [[Category:Ohio_-_Military]] | ||