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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
The 178th Regiment, Ohio Infantry was organized at Camp Chase, Ohio, and mustered in September 26, 1864. Duty at Raleigh and Charlotte, North Carolina, till June. They were mustered out June 29, 1S65.<ref name="CWSS">National Park Service, [ | The 178th Regiment, Ohio Infantry was organized at Camp Chase, Ohio, and mustered in September 26, 1864. Duty at Raleigh and Charlotte, North Carolina, till June. They were mustered out June 29, 1S65.<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> | ||
*Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War, [http://ohiocivilwar.com/ | *Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War, [http://ohiocivilwar.com/cw178.html 178th Ohio Infantry]<br> | ||
*The Civil War Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unohinf9.htm#178 178th Regiment Infantry], (accessed 6 September 2012).<br> | *The Civil War Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unohinf9.htm#178 178th Regiment Infantry], (accessed 6 September 2012). | ||
*Ohio Civil War Central, [http://ohiocivilwarcentral.com/entry.php?rec=488 178th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry], (accessed 26 October 2016). <br> | |||
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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 - Many men from [[Muskingum County, Ohio Genealogy|Muskingum County]]<ref name=":1">J. F. Everhart, ''History of Muskingum County, Ohio: with illustrations and biographical sketches of prominent men and pioneers'' (Evansville, Indiana: Unigraphic, 1974).</ref> | |||
Company B - 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. 138.</ref> | |||
Company C - Many men from Ross County and [[Fairfield County, Ohio Genealogy|Fairfield County]] <ref>[http://archive.org/stream/historyoffairfie00mill#page/401/mode/1up]''History of Fairfield County, Ohio'' page 402</ref> | |||
Company D | |||
Company E - Many men from [[Franklin County, Ohio Genealogy|Franklin County]]<ref name=":0" /> | |||
Company F - Many men from [[Muskingum County, Ohio Genealogy|Muskingum County]]<ref name=":1" /> | |||
Company G | |||
Company H - Many men from [[Tuscarawas County, Ohio Genealogy|Tuscarawas County]]<ref>''The History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio'' (Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co, 1881).</ref> | |||
company I - Many men from [[Stark County, Ohio Genealogy|Stark County]]<ref>William Henry Perrin, ''History of Stark County: with an outline sketch of Ohio'' (Chicago: Baskin & Battey, Historical Publishers, 1881).</ref> | |||
Company K | |||
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<br> The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 2,117 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UOH0178RI Roster]. | |||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||
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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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