1st Regiment, Ohio Infantry: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 13:32, 7 March 2011

United States U.S. Military Ohio Ohio Military Ohio in the Civil War Ohio Civil War Union Units 1st through 8th 1st Regiment, Ohio Infantry

Brief History[edit | edit source]

The 1st Regiment, Ohio Infantry mustered in from August 5 to October 30, 1861 at Camp Corwin, Dayton, Ohio. It mustered out from September 24 to October 14, 1864. Recruits transferred to the 18th Ohio Volunteers Infantry October 31, 1864. It was ordered to the reach for muster out.

The 1st Regiment was originally recruited for 3 months service. ^[1]

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.

Original Companies

Company A, also known as the Lancaster Guards
Company B, also known as the Lafayette Guards (Dayton)
Company C, also known as the Dayton Light Guards
Company D, also known as the Montgomery Guards
Company E, also known as the Cleveland Grays - many men from Cuyahoga County
Company F, also known as the Hibernian Guards - many men from Cleveland, Cuyahoga County
Company G, also known as the Portsmouth Guards - many men from Scioto County
Company H , also known as the Zanesville Guards - many men from Muskingum County
Company I, also known as the Mansfield Guards - many men from Richland County
Company K, also known as the Jackson Guards - many men from Hamilton

From: The Military History of Ohio, by Hiram H. Hardesty, as shown on Larry Steven's site page for the 1st Ohio Infantry.

Other Sources[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 December 2010.

[cwss-1] National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 December 2010.

[1]

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-{{breadcrumb
+''[[United States of America|United States]] &nbsp; [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] &nbsp; [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military]] &nbsp; [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] &nbsp; [[Ohio|Ohio]] &nbsp; [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] &nbsp; [[Ohio Military Records|Ohio Military]] &nbsp; [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] &nbsp; [[Ohio in the Civil War]] &nbsp; [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] &nbsp; [[Ohio Civil War Union Units 1st through 8th]] &nbsp; [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] &nbsp; 1st Regiment, Ohio Infantry''
-| link1=[[Ohio, United States Genealogy|Ohio]]
-| link2=[[Ohio Military Records|Ohio, Military Records]]
-| link3=[[Ohio in the Civil War|Ohio in the Civil War]]
-| link4=
-| link5=[[1st Regiment, Ohio Infantry|1st Regiment, Ohio Infantry]]
-}}
 === Brief History  ===
-The 1st Regiment, Ohio Infantry mustered in from August 5 to October 30, 1861 at Camp Corwin, Dayton, Ohio. It mustered out from September 24 to October 14, 1864. Recruits transferred to the 18th Ohio Volunteers Infantry October 31, 1864. It was ordered to the reach for muster out.<br>
+The 1st Regiment, Ohio Infantry&nbsp;mustered in from&nbsp;August 5 to October 30, 1861 at Camp Corwin, Dayton, Ohio. It mustered out from&nbsp;September 24 to October 14, 1864. Recruits transferred to the 18th Ohio Volunteers Infantry October 31, 1864. It was ordered to the reach for muster out.<br>
-The 1st Regiment was originally recruited for [[1st Regiment, Ohio Infantry (3 months, 1861)|3 months service]]. <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>
-For more information on the history of this unit, see:<br>
-*The Civil War Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unohinf1.htm#1st3yr 1st Regiment Infantry (3 years)], (accessed 24 August 2012).<br>
+The 1st Regiment was originally recruited for [[1st Regiment, Ohio Infantry (3 months, 1861)|3 months service]]. <ref name="cwss">National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010.</ref>
-*Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War, [http://ohiocivilwar.com/cw1.html 1st Ohio Infantry]
 === Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin  ===
@@ Line 23: / Line 11: @@
 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.
-[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 2465 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UOH0001RI01 Roster].
+<br>
-Many men in this regiment were from the 1st Regiment Ohio Infantry (3 mos.).  They re-enlisted in this regiment after their three month term.
-Field and Staff Officers - See [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015004198787;view=1up;seq=23 Roster]
-Company A - Many men were from [[Fairfield County, Ohio Genealogy|Fairfield County]]<ref>[http://archive.org/stream/historyoffairfie00mill#page/399/mode/1up]''History of Fairfield County Ohio'' page 400</ref> - See [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015004198787;view=1up;seq=24 Roster]<br>
-Company B - Many men were from  [[Montgomery County, Ohio Genealogy|Montgomery County]] - [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015004198787;view=1up;seq=27 Roster]<br>
-Company C - Many men from [[Montgomery County, Ohio Genealogy|Montgomery County]] - [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015004198787;view=1up;seq=29 Roster]
-Company D - Many men from [[Cuyahoga County, Ohio Genealogy|Cuyahoga County]]<ref>[http://archive.org/stream/cu31924010461790#page/n105/mode/1up ''History of Cuyahoga County, Ohio'']</ref> and [[Montgomery County, Ohio Genealogy|Montgomery County]] - See [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015004198787;view=1up;seq=33 Roster]<br>
-Company E - Many men were from Cuyahoga County - See [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015004198787;view=1up;seq=35 Roster]<br>
-Company F - Many men were from Cuyahoga County - See [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015004198787;view=1up;seq=38 Roster]<br>
-Company G -Many men from [[Cuyahoga County, Ohio Genealogy|Cuyahoga County]]<ref>[http://archive.org/stream/cu31924010461790#page/n105/mode/1up]''History of Cuyahoga County, Ohio''</ref>[[Logan County, Ohio Genealogy|, and Logan County]] - See [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015004198787;view=1up;seq=40 Roster]<br>
-Company H - Many men were from Muskingum County and [[Jefferson County, Ohio Genealogy|Jefferson County]]<ref>J.A. Caldwell, ''History of Belmont and Jefferson Counties, Ohio'' (Wheeling, W.Va: Historical Publ. Co., 1880). p. 448</ref> - See [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015004198787;view=1up;seq=43 Roster]<br>
-Company I - many men were from [[Columbiana County, Ohio Genealogy|Columbiana County]],<ref name="Columbiana">[http://archive.org/stream/historyofsalemim00hunt#page/219/mode/1up]</ref> and  [[Cuyahoga County, Ohio Genealogy|Cuyahoga County]]<ref>[http://archive.org/stream/cu31924010461790#page/n105/mode/1up]History of Cuyahoga County, Ohio</ref> - See [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015004198787;view=1up;seq=45 Roster]<br>
-Company K - Many men were from [[Butler County, Ohio Genealogy|Butler County]]<ref>Bert S. Bartlow, ''Centennial history of Butler County, Ohio'' (Indianapolis, Ind.: B.F. Bowen & Co, 1905) p. 170</ref> - See [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015004198787;view=1up;seq=48 Roster]<br>
-The following link has county info found in: [https://archive.org/stream/hardestyshistori00newy#page/n9/mode/2up ''The Military History of Ohio''], by Hiram H. Hardesty<ref>''The Military History of Ohio: its Border Annals, its Part in the Indian War, in the War of 1812, in the Mexican War, and in the War of the Rebellion,'', (New York, New York : H. H. Hardesty, 1887), [https://archive.org/stream/hardestyshistori00newy#page/n9/mode/2up Internet Archive]; {{FSC|75046|item|disp=FS Library Large Q book 977.1 M2ha}}</ref>.<br>
-The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 494 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UOH0001RI02 Roster].
-=== Other Sources  ===
-*1st Ohio Regiment Infantry (3 years), [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyoh/1st_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>
-*[[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, [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>
+'''Original Companies'''<br>
-*[[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>
+Company A, also known as the Lancaster Guards <br>Company B, also known as the Lafayette Guards (Dayton)<br>Company C, also known as the Dayton Light Guards <br>Company D, also known as the Montgomery Guards<br>Company E, also known as the Cleveland Grays - many men from [[Cuyahoga County, Ohio#Military|Cuyahoga County]]<br>Company F, also known as the Hibernian Guards - many men from Cleveland, [[Cuyahoga County, Ohio#Military|Cuyahoga County]]<br>Company G, also known as the Portsmouth Guards - many men from [[Scioto County, Ohio#Military|Scioto County]]<br>Company H , also known as the Zanesville Guards - many men from [[Muskingum County, Ohio#Military|Muskingum County]]<br>Company I, also known as the Mansfield Guards - many men from [[Richland County, Ohio#Military|Richland County]]<br>Company K, also known as the Jackson Guards - many men from Hamilton <br><br>From: ''The Military History of Ohio'', by Hiram H. Hardesty, as shown on Larry Steven's site page for the [http://www.ohiocivilwar.com/cw1.html 1st Ohio Infantry].<br>
-*Kern, Albert.''History of the First Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War, 1861-1865.'' (Columbus, Ohio : Ohio Historical Society, 1988) {{FSC|377214|item|disp=FS Library 1688769 Item 1}} and (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993) {{FSC|681197|item|disp=FS Library 6118132}}
+=== Other&nbsp;Sources  ===
 === References  ===
 <references />
 [[Category:Ohio_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]]