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United States U.S. Military Ohio Ohio Military Ohio in the Civil War Ohio Civil War Union Units 66th through 115th 97th Regiment, Ohio Infantry

Brief History[edit | edit source]

The 9th Regiment, Ohio Infantry was organized at Zanesville, Ohio, September 1, 1862. At the end of its service it was moved to Nashville, Tennessee and had duty there till June. It mustered out June 10, 1865.

97th Ohio Infantry article on Wikipedia gives a brief history of the unit, including places served, battles fought, and commanders.

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.

Other Sources[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System can be searched by soldier's name or by regiment; includes regimental rosters and additional history of the regiment.

97th Ohio Infantry, compiled by Larry Stevens, lists books, newspaper articles and Internet sites with information about the th Ohio Infantry.

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 === Brief History  ===
-The 97th Regiment, Ohio Infantry was organized at Zanesville, Ohio, September 1, 1862. At the end of its service it was moved to Nashville, Tennessee and had duty there till June. It mustered out June 10, 1865. <ref>National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] (accessed 15 November 2011).</ref><br>
+The 9th Regiment, Ohio Infantry was organized at Zanesville, Ohio, September 1, 1862. At the end of its service it was moved to Nashville, Tennessee and had duty there till June. It mustered out June 10, 1865. <br>
-For more information on the history of this unit, see:<br>
+*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/97th_Ohio_Infantry 97th Ohio Infantry] article on Wikipedia gives a brief history of the unit, including places served, battles fought, and commanders.
-*Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War, [http://ohiocivilwar.com/cw97.html 97th Ohio Infantry]<br>
-*The Civil War Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unohinf7.htm#97th 97th Regiment Infantry], (accessed 5 September 2012).. <br>
-*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/97th_Ohio_Infantry 97th Ohio Infantry] article on Wikipedia gives a brief history of the unit, including places served, battles fought, and commanders.<br>
+<br>
 === 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>Company A - Many men from [[Guernsey County, Ohio Genealogy|Guernsey County]]<ref name=":0">William G. Wolfe, ''Stories of Guernsey County, Ohio: history of an average Ohio county'' (Cambridge, Ohio: W. G. Wolfe, 1943) p. 277.</ref>
+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 B - Many men from [[Guernsey County, Ohio Genealogy|Guernsey County]]<ref name=":0" />
+=== Other Sources ===
-Company C - Many men from [[Morgan County, Ohio Genealogy|Morgan County]]<ref name=":1">Charles Robertson, ''History of Morgan County Ohio, with portraits and biographical sketches of some of its pioneers and prominent men'' (Chicago: L.H. Watkins & Co, 1886).</ref>
+=== References  ===
-Company D - Many men from [[Morgan County, Ohio Genealogy|Morgan County]]<ref name=":1" />
-Company E
-Company F
-Company G
+*[http://www.civilwar.nps.gov/cwss/ Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] can be searched by soldier's name or by regiment; includes regimental rosters and additional history of the regiment.
-Company H - many men from [[Coshocton County, Ohio Genealogy|Coshocton County]].<ref>William J. Banner, ''Centennial History of Coshocton County, Ohio'' (Chicago: S. J. Clarke Publishing Co.,1909) p.164. </ref>
-Company I - many men from [[Coshocton County, Ohio Genealogy|Coshocton County]].<ref>William J. Banner, ''Centennial History of Coshocton County, Ohio'' (Chicago: S. J. Clarke Publishing Co.,1909) p.168. </ref>
-The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 1,449 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UOH0097RI Roster].
-=== Other Sources  ===
-*97th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyoh/97th_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).
-*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.
-*[[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.
-*[[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 databaseswspaper articles and Internet sites with information about the th Ohio Infantry.
-*[http://www.ohiocivilwar.com/cw97.html 97th Ohio Infantry], compiled by Larry Stevens, lists books.
-*United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 97th (1861-1865). ''Roster, history, constitution and by-laws of the 97th Ohio Volunteer Infantry regimental association. ''{{FSC|380346|item|disp=FS Library Film 1688773 Item 4}} and ''Constitution, by-laws and roster of the 97th Ohio Volunteer Infantry regimental association.'' {{FSC|380342|item|disp=FS Library film 1688773 Item 3}} (Columbus, Ohio : Ohio Historical Society, 1988) and ''Roster, history, constitution and by-laws of the 97th O. V. I. Regimental Association.'' (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993), {{FSC|689166|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6118248}}
-=== References  ===
-<references />
+*[http://www.ohiocivilwar.com/cw97.html 97th Ohio Infantry], compiled by Larry Stevens, lists books, newspaper articles and Internet sites with information about the th Ohio Infantry.<br>
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