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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
The 179th Regiment, Ohio Infantry was organized at Camp Chase, Ohio, and mustered in September 29, 1864. | The 179th Regiment, Ohio Infantry was organized at Camp Chase, Ohio, and mustered in September 29, 1864. They were mustered out June 18, 1865.<ref name="CWSS">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> | ||
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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Company A - Many men from Morrow County<ref>Abraham J Baughman, Robert Franklin Bartlett, ''History of Morrow County Ohio, (Chicago - New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), page 170. [http://archive.org/stream/historymorrowco00bartgoog#page/n202/mode/1up - internet Archives]</ref> | Company A - Many men from Morrow County<ref>Abraham J Baughman, Robert Franklin Bartlett, ''History of Morrow County Ohio, (Chicago - New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), page 170. [http://archive.org/stream/historymorrowco00bartgoog#page/n202/mode/1up - internet Archives]</ref> | ||
Company B - | Company B - Many men from [[Crawford County, Ohio Genealogy|Crawford County]]<ref>William Henry Perrin, ''History of Crawford County and Ohio'' (Chicago: Baskin & Battey, 1881) p. 317.</ref> | ||
Company C - Many men from | Company C - Many men from | ||
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<br> The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 1,769 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UOH0179RI Roster]. | <br> The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 1,769 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UOH0179RI Roster]. | ||
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*[[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, [ | *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> | ||
*[[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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