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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.<br> | ||
Company A - Some men from Cuyahoga County<ref name="Cuyahoga">[http://archive.org/stream/cu31924010461790#page/n169/mode/1up] ''History of Cuyahoga County Ohio'' page 148</ref> | Company A - Some men from Cuyahoga County<ref name="Cuyahoga">[http://archive.org/stream/cu31924010461790#page/n169/mode/1up] ''History of Cuyahoga County Ohio'' page 148</ref> | ||
Company B - Some men from Cuyahoga County<ref name="Cuyahoga">[http://archive.org/stream/cu31924010461790#page/n169/mode/1up] ''History of Cuyahoga County Ohio'' page 148</ref> | Company B - Some men from Cuyahoga County<ref name="Cuyahoga">[http://archive.org/stream/cu31924010461790#page/n169/mode/1up] ''History of Cuyahoga County Ohio'' page 148</ref> | ||
Company C | Company C | ||
Company D - Many men from Cuyahoga County<ref name="Cuyahoga">[http://archive.org/stream/cu31924010461790#page/n170/mode/1up] ''History of Cuyahoga County Ohio'' page 149</ref> | Company D - Many men from Cuyahoga County<ref name="Cuyahoga">[http://archive.org/stream/cu31924010461790#page/n170/mode/1up] ''History of Cuyahoga County Ohio'' page 149</ref> | ||
Company E - Many men from Cuyahoga County<ref name="Cuyahoga">[http://archive.org/stream/cu31924010461790#page/n170/mode/1up] ''History of Cuyahoga County Ohio'' page 149</ref> | Company E - Many men from Cuyahoga County<ref name="Cuyahoga">[http://archive.org/stream/cu31924010461790#page/n170/mode/1up] ''History of Cuyahoga County Ohio'' page 149</ref> | ||
Company F - Many men from Cuyahoga County<ref name="Cuyahoga">[http://archive.org/stream/cu31924010461790#page/n170/mode/1up] ''History of Cuyahoga County Ohio'' page 149</ref> | Company F - Many men from Cuyahoga County<ref name="Cuyahoga">[http://archive.org/stream/cu31924010461790#page/n170/mode/1up] ''History of Cuyahoga County Ohio'' page 149</ref> | ||
Company H - Many men from Cuyhoga County<ref name="Cuyahoga">[archive.org/stream/cu31924010461790#page/n170/mode/1up] ''History of Cuyahoga County Ohio'' page 150</ref> | Company H - Many men from Cuyhoga County<ref name="Cuyahoga">[archive.org/stream/cu31924010461790#page/n170/mode/1up] ''History of Cuyahoga County Ohio'' page 150</ref> | ||
Company I - Many men from Cuyahoga County<ref name="Cuyahoga">[archive.org/stream/cu31924010461790#page/n170/mode/1up] ''History of Cuyahoga County Ohio'' page 150</ref> | Company I - Many men from Cuyahoga County<ref name="Cuyahoga">[archive.org/stream/cu31924010461790#page/n170/mode/1up] ''History of Cuyahoga County Ohio'' page 150</ref> | ||
Company K - Many men from Cuyahoga County<ref name="Cuyahoga">[archive.org/stream/cu31924010461790#page/n170/mode/1up] '' History of Cuyahoga County Ohio'' page 150</ref> | Company K - Many men from Cuyahoga County<ref name="Cuyahoga">[archive.org/stream/cu31924010461790#page/n170/mode/1up] '' History of Cuyahoga County Ohio'' page 150</ref> | ||
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 2,059 men on its roster for this unit. [http://http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UOH0128RI Roster]. | |||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||
Revision as of 20:33, 7 February 2013
United States 
U.S. Military Ohio Ohio Military Ohio in the Civil War Ohio Civil War Union Units 116th through 165th 128th Regiment, Ohio Infantry
Brief History[edit | edit source]
The 128th Regiment, Ohio Infantry was organized at Columbus and Johnson's Island, Ohio, December, 1863, to January, 1864. Hoffman's Battalion Infantry was transferred to the 128th Regiment on January 5, 1864. The regiment was moved to Camp Chase, Ohio, July 10, 1865 and mustered out July 17, 1865. [1]
For more information on the history of this unit,see:
- Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War, 128th Ohio Infantry
- The Civil War Archive section, 128th Regiment Infantry, (accessed 5 September 2012).
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 - Some men from Cuyahoga County[2]
Company B - Some men from Cuyahoga County[2]
Company C
Company D - Many men from Cuyahoga County[2]
Company E - Many men from Cuyahoga County[2]
Company F - Many men from Cuyahoga County[2]
Company H - Many men from Cuyhoga County[2]
Company I - Many men from Cuyahoga County[2]
Company K - Many men from Cuyahoga County[2]
The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 2,059 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.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 December 2010).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 [1] History of Cuyahoga County Ohio page 148 Cite error: Invalid
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