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


The 61st Regiment, Ohio Infantry mustered in April 23, 1862 at Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio. They were consolidated with 82nd Ohio Infantry March 31, 1865. <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 61st Regiment, Ohio Infantry mustered in April 23, 1862 at Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio.&nbsp; They were consolidated with 82nd Ohio Infantry March 31, 1865.&nbsp; <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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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.  


Company A - Many men were recruited from  
County listing from Steve Ward's ''Buckeyes All'', Part III Revised, is given on Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War web page,&nbsp;[http://ohiocivilwar.com/cw61.html 61st Ohio Infantry].
 
Company B - Many men from [[Fairfield County, Ohio Genealogy|Fairfield County]] <ref>[http://archive.org/stream/historyoffairfie00mill#page/400/mode/1up]''History of Fairfield County, Ohio'' page 400</ref>
 
Company C - Many men from [[Franklin County, Ohio Genealogy|Franklin County]]<ref name=":0">William Brothers, ''History of Franklin and Pickaway Counties, Ohio'' (Indiana: Unigraphic, 1974). p. 124.</ref>
 
Company D - Many men from Cuyahoga County<ref>[http://archive.org/stream/cu31924010461790#page/n142/mode/1up]''History of Cuyahoga County Ohio'' page 121</ref>


Company E - Many men from [[Clinton County, Ohio Genealogy|Clinton County]]<ref>''The History of Clinton County, Ohio'' (Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co, 1882) p. 456</ref>
Company B - Many men from Fairfield County
 
Company F - 
 
Company G - Many men from [[Perry County, Ohio Genealogy|Perry County]]<ref>A. A. Graham, ''History of Fairfield and Perry Counties, Ohio: Their past and present'' (Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co. 1883).</ref> 
 
Company H - Many men from [[Belmont County, Ohio Genealogy|Belmont County]]<ref>C. Richard Michael, ''Belmont County and the Civil War'' (St. Clairsville, Ohio: Cumberland Trail Genealogical Society, 2009).</ref> 
 
Company I - Some men from Franklin County.<ref name=":0" /> 
 
<br> The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 2,070 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UOH0061RI02 Roster].


=== Other Sources  ===
=== Other Sources  ===
*61st Ohio Regiment Infantry, [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyoh/61st_oh_infantry.html 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>


*[[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>
*Wallace, Frederick Stephen. ''The Sixty-first Ohio Volunteers, 1861-1865.'' (Columbus, Ohio : Ohio Historical Society, 1988), {{FSC|377192|item|disp=FS Library film 1688767 Item 6}} and (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993), {{FSC|686043|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6118215}}


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

Revision as of 13:16, 10 January 2013

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Brief History[edit | edit source]

The 61st Regiment, Ohio Infantry mustered in April 23, 1862 at Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio.  They were consolidated with 82nd Ohio Infantry March 31, 1865.  [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.

County listing from Steve Ward's Buckeyes All, Part III Revised, is given on Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War web page, 61st Ohio Infantry.

Company B - Many men from Fairfield County

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.

References[edit | edit source]

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