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=== Brief History  ===
=== Brief History  ===


The 23rd Regiment, Ohio Infantry mustered in June 11, 1861 at Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio. Individual companies were mustered in at Camp Jackson, Ohio. They were mustered out July 26, 1865 at Cumberland, Maryland. <ref>National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref><br>  
The 23rd Regiment, Ohio Infantry mustered in June 11, 1861 at Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio.&nbsp; Individual companies were mustered in at Camp Jackson, Ohio.&nbsp; They were mustered out July 26, 1865 at Cumberland, Maryland. <ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref><br>  


For more information on the history of this unit, see:<br>  
For more information on the history of this unit, see:<br>  
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=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin  ===
=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin  ===


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. <br>
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.  


The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 3,518 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UOH0023RI Roster].<br>
Company A - see [http://www.archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster03howerich#page/72/mode/2up Roster].  


Company A - see [https://www.archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster03howerich#page/72/mode/2up Roster].- Many men from [[Crawford County, Ohio Genealogy|Crawford County]]<ref>[http://archive.org/stream/cu31924012523464#page/n487/mode/1up]''History of Crawford County, Ohio, page 481''</ref>, Many men from [[Cuyahoga County, Ohio Genealogy|Cuyahoga County]]<ref>[http://archive.org/stream/cu31924010461790#page/n119/mode/1up] ''History of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, page 98''</ref><br>
Company B - see&nbsp;[http://www.archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster03howerich#page/78/mode/2up Roster].  


Company B - see [https://www.archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster03howerich#page/78/mode/2up Roster].- Many men from [[Crawford County, Ohio Genealogy|Crawford County]]<ref>[http://archive.org/stream/cu31924012523464#page/n487/mode/1up]History of Crawford County, Ohio, page 481</ref> and [[Ashtabula County, Ohio Genealogy|Ashtabula County]]<ref>''Soldiers' Record: originally published by J.A. Howells in Ashtabula Sentinel newspaper'' (Geneva, Ohio: Ohio Genealogical Society 2004).</ref><br>
Company C - see [http://www.archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster03howerich#page/82/mode/2up Roster].  


Company C - see [https://www.archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster03howerich#page/82/mode/2up Roster].- Many men from [[Crawford County, Ohio Genealogy|Crawford County]]<ref>[http://archive.org/stream/cu31924012523464#page/n487/mode/1up''History of Crawford County, Ohio.page 480''</ref> and [[Highland County, Ohio Genealogy|Highland County]]<ref>''History of Ross and Highland Counties, Ohio'' (Cleveland, Ohio: Williams Bros, 1880). p. 100</ref><br>
Company D - see [http://www.archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster03howerich#page/92/mode/2up Roster].  


Company D - see [https://www.archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster03howerich#page/92/mode/2up Roster].- Many men from [[Lorain County, Ohio Genealogy|Lorain County]]<ref>''History of Lorain County, Ohio: with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of its Prominent Men and Pioneers'', (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Williams Bros., 1879), page 92-93. [http://archive.org/stream/historyoflorainc00phil#page/92/mode/1up Internet Archive].</ref> Many men from [[Cuyahoga County, Ohio Genealogy|Cuyahoga County]]<ref>[http://archive.org/stream/cu31924010461790#page/n120/mode/1up] ''history of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, page 99''</ref><br>
Company E - see [http://www.archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster03howerich#page/98/mode/2up Roster].  


Company E - see [https://www.archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster03howerich#page/98/mode/2up Roster] - Many men from [[Trumbull County, Ohio Genealogy|Trumbull County]] and [[Mahoning County, Ohio Genealogy|Mahoning County]]<ref>[http://archive.org/stream/historyoftrumbul01will#page/126/mode/1up]''History of Trumbull and Mahoning Counties'' page 127</ref>
Company F - see [http://www.archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster03howerich#page/102/mode/2up Roster].  


Company F - see [https://www.archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster03howerich#page/102/mode/2up Roster].- Many men from [[Crawford County, Ohio Genealogy|Crawford County]]<ref>[http://archive.org/stream/cu31924012523464#page/n487/mode/1up]''History of Crawford County, Ohio, page 481''</ref> and [[Logan County, Ohio Genealogy|Logan County]]<ref>Robert P. Kennedy, ''The Historical Review of Logan County, Ohio'' (Chicago: S. J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1903) p. 123.</ref><br>
Company G - see [http://www.archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster03howerich#page/106/mode/2up Roster].  


Company G - see [https://www.archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster03howerich#page/106/mode/2up Roster].- Many men from [[Crawford County, Ohio Genealogy|Crawford County]]<ref>[http://archive.org/stream/cu31924012523464#page/n487/mode/1up]''History of Crawford County Ohio, page 481''</ref><br>
Company H - see [http://www.archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster03howerich#page/114/mode/2up Roster].  


Company H - see [https://www.archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster03howerich#page/114/mode/2up Roster]. Men came from many counties. 
Company I - see [http://www.archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster03howerich#page/122/mode/2up Roster].  


Company I - see [https://www.archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster03howerich#page/122/mode/2up Roster]. - Many men from [[Cuyahoga County, Ohio Genealogy|Cuyahoga County]]<ref>[http://archive.org/stream/cu31924010461790#page/n121/mode/1up] ''History of Cuyahoga County, Ohio'' page 100</ref>
Company K - see [http://www.archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster03howerich#page/128/mode/2up Roster].  


Company K - see [https://www.archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster03howerich#page/128/mode/2up Roster].- Many men from [[Lorain County, Ohio Genealogy|Lorain County]]<ref>''History of Lorain County, Ohio: with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of its Prominent Men and Pioneers'', (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Williams Bros., 1879), page 93. [http://archive.org/stream/historyoflorainc00phil#page/93/mode/1up Internet Archive].</ref><br>  
Men from Natchez on the Hill, Licking County were distributed throughout the regiment.<br>


The above Company rosters are from ''Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1866'', vol. III, 21st-36th Regiments-Infantry, (Cincinnati, Ohio Valley Pub., 1886), pages 73-137.<br>
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 3,518 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UOH0023RI Roster].
 
Men from Natchez on the Hill, [[Licking County, Ohio Genealogy|Licking County]] were distributed throughout the regiment.  
 
=== National Archives Catalog ===
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/search-within/6851053 Regimental and Company Books of the 23rd Ohio Infantry Regiment National NAID 6851053]


=== Other Sources  ===
=== Other Sources  ===
*[https://www.civilwarindex.com/23rd-ohio-infantry.html 23rd Ohio Regiment Infantry], [http://www.civilwarindex.com Civil War Index], which includes history, battles, and roster with name, rank, age, date entered service, period of service and remarks.<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>
*[[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>


*National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information. <br>
*National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information. <br>


*[[Ohio in the Civil War|Ohio in the Civil War]] describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Ohio, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <br>
*[[Ohio in the Civil War|Ohio in the Civil War]] describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Ohio, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <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>


*Comly, James M. (James Monroe). ''In memoriam, James M. Comly.'' (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993), {{FSC|681798|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6118172}}
*United States. Army.''Ohio Infantry Regiment, 23rd (1861-1865) Roster of the surviving members of the Twenty-third Regiment, Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry. ''(Columbus, Ohio&nbsp;: Ohio Historical Society, 1988) {{FHL|375364|item|disp=FHL Film 1688765 Item 6}} and {{FHL|375372|item|disp=FHL Film 1688765 item 8}}
 
*United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 23rd (1861-1865) ''Roster of the surviving members of the Twenty-third Regiment, Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry. ''{{FSC|375364|item|disp=FS Library Film 1688765 Item 6}} and {{FSC|375372|item|disp=FS Library Film 1688765 item 8}} and ''President McKinley's visit to Fremont, Ohio : reunion of the Twenty-third Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry, the regiment of two presidents.'' {{FSC|375368|item|disp=FS Library film 1688765 Item 7}}, (Columbus, Ohio : Ohio Historical Society, 1988)


=== References  ===
=== References  ===

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Brief History[edit | edit source]

The 23rd Regiment, Ohio Infantry mustered in June 11, 1861 at Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio.  Individual companies were mustered in at Camp Jackson, Ohio.  They were mustered out July 26, 1865 at Cumberland, Maryland. [1]

For more information on the history of this unit, see:

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin[edit | edit source]

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.

Company A - see Roster.

Company B - see Roster.

Company C - see Roster.

Company D - see Roster.

Company E - see Roster.

Company F - see Roster.

Company G - see Roster.

Company H - see Roster.

Company I - see Roster.

Company K - see Roster.

Men from Natchez on the Hill, Licking County were distributed throughout the regiment.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 3,518 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

Other Sources[edit | edit source]

  • 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).
  • National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.
  • Ohio in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Ohio, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.
  • 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.
  • United States. Army.Ohio Infantry Regiment, 23rd (1861-1865) Roster of the surviving members of the Twenty-third Regiment, Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry. (Columbus, Ohio : Ohio Historical Society, 1988) FHL Film 1688765 Item 6 and FHL Film 1688765 item 8

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 December 2010).
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