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| | ''[[United States of America|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Ohio|Ohio]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]   [[Ohio Military Records|Ohio Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Ohio in the Civil War]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]6th Regiment, Ohio Infantry'' |
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| === Brief History === | | === Brief History === |
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| The 6th Regiment, Ohio Infantry mustered in June 18, 1861 at Camp Dennison, Ohio. They were mustered out June 23, 1864 at Camp Dennison, Ohio.<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> Also known as the Gutherie Greys.<ref>E. Hannaford, ''The Story of a Regiment: a History of the Campaign and Associations in the Fields of the Sixth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry'', (Cincinnati : E. Hannaford, 1868), page 18. [http://archive.org/stream/storyregiment00hannrich#page/18/mode/2up Internet Archive]. {{FSC|681249|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6118142}}</ref>
| | test <ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref> |
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| For more information on the history of this unit, see: <br>
| | === Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === |
| *[https://www.ohiocivilwarcentral.com/6th-regiment-ohio-volunteer-infantry-three-years-service/ 6th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry (Three Years Service) (1861-1865)] at Ohio Civil War Central.
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| *[http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unohinf1.htm#6th3yr 6th Regiment Infantry (3 years)] at The Civil War Archive.
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| === 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. |
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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. If you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.
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| The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 2394 men on its roster for this unit.
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| === Other Sources === | | === Other Sources === |
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| *6th Ohio Regiment Infantry (3 years), [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyoh/6th_oh_infantry_3years.html Civil War Index], which includes history, battles, and roster with name, rank, age, date entered service, period of service and remarks.<br>
| | National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010). <br> |
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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>
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| *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>
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| *[[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>
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| *Hannaford, Ebenezer. ''The story of a regiment : a history of the campaigns and associations in the fields of the Sixth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.'' (Washington [District of Columbia] : Library of Congress, Photoduplication Service, 1986), {{FSC|468016|item|disp=FS Library film 1466006 }} and (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993), Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993), {{FSC|681249|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6118142 }}
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| *Jones, Frank Johnston. ''Personal recollections of some of the generals in our army during the Civil War.'' (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993) {{FSC|681255|item|disp=FS Library Fiche 6118143}}
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| *Rockwell, Alphonso David. ''Rambling recollections : an autobiography.'' (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993),{{FSC|680986|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6118119}}
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| *[http://ohiocivilwar.com/cw6.html 6th Ohio Infantry]. Compiled reference bibliography for this unit.
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| === References === | | === References === |
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