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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 99th Regiment, Ohio Infantry

Brief History[edit | edit source]

The 99th Regiment was organized at Camp Lima, Allen County, Ohio, and mustered in August 26, 1862. It was consolidated with 50th Ohio Infantry December 31, 1864^[1].

The Wikipedia article, 99th Ohio Infantry, 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]

Company A - many soldiers from Van Wert County
Company B - many soldiers from Allen County
Company C
Company D - many soldiers from Hancock County
Company E - many soldiers from Allen County
Company F
Company G - many soldiers from Hancock County
Company H
Company I
Company K

County listing from Steve Ward's Buckeyes All, Part V, Revised, on Larry Stevens site for the 99th Ohio Infantry (accessed 16 December 2010)

Other Sources[edit | edit source]

Larry Steven's Web site has a brief history of the 99th Regiment and a list of books, etc. for more information about the regiment.

References[edit | edit source]

↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (accessed 20 November 2011).

[1] National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (accessed 20 November 2011).

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 === Brief History  ===
-The 99th Regiment was organized at Camp Lima, Allen County, Ohio, and mustered in August 26, 1862. It was consolidated with 50th Ohio Infantry December 31, 1864<ref>National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] (accessed 20 November 2011).</ref>.<br>
+The 99th Regiment was organized at Camp Lima, Allen County, Ohio, and mustered in August 26, 1862. It was consolidated with 50th Ohio Infantry December 31, 1864<ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] (accessed 20 November 2011).</ref>.<br>
-For more information on the history of this unit, see:<br>
+The Wikipedia article, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/99th_Ohio_Infantry 99th Ohio Infantry], gives a brief history of the unit, including places served, battles fought, and commanders. <br>
-*Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War, [http://ohiocivilwar.com/cw99.html 99th Ohio Infantry]<br>
-*The Civil War Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unohinf7.htm#99th 99th Regiment Infantry], (accessed 5 September 2012).<br>
-*The wikipedia article, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/99th_Ohio_Infantry 99th Ohio Infantry].
 === 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.
+Company A - many soldiers from&nbsp;[[Van Wert County, Ohio#Military|Van Wert County]]<br>Company B - many soldiers from [[Allen County, Ohio#Military|Allen County]]<br>Company C <br>Company D&nbsp;- many soldiers from&nbsp;[[Hancock County, Ohio#Military|Hancock County]]<br>Company E&nbsp;- many soldiers from&nbsp;[[Allen County, Ohio#Military|Allen County]]<br>Company F <br>Company G&nbsp;- many soldiers from&nbsp;[[Hancock County, Ohio#Military|Hancock County]]<br>Company H <br>Company I <br>Company K
-Company A - Many men from [[Van Wert County, Ohio Genealogy|Van Wert County]]<ref>''History of Van Wert and Mercer Counties, Ohio: with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers'' (Mt. Vernon, Indiana: Windmill Publications, 1991). </ref>
-Company B - many men from [[Hancock County, Ohio Genealogy|Hancock County]]<ref name="history">[http://archive.org/stream/historyofhancock00brow#page/337/mode/1up]''The History of Hancock County, Ohio.''</ref> - see [http://archive.org/stream/historyofhancock00spay#page/254/mode/1up Roster]
-Company C - Many men from [[Shelby County, Ohio Genealogy|Shelby County]]<ref name=":0" />
-Company D - many men from [[Hancock County, Ohio Genealogy|Hancock County]]<ref>[http://archive.org/stream/historyofhancock00brow#page/337/mode/1up ''The History of Hancock County]''</ref> - see [http://archive.org/stream/historyofhancock00spay#page/255/mode/1up Roster]
-Company E
-Company F
-Company G - many men from [[Hancock County, Ohio Genealogy|Hancock County]]<ref name="book">[http://archive.org/stream/historyofhancock00brow#page/336/mode/1up]''The History of Hancock County, Ohio''</ref> - see [http://archive.org/stream/historyofhancock00spay#page/256/mode/1up Roster]
-Company H - Many men from [[Shelby County, Ohio Genealogy|Shelby County]]<ref name=":0">A.B.C. Hitchcock, ''History of Shelby County, Ohio and Representative Citizens'' (Evansville, Indiana: Unigraphic, 1973).</ref>
-Company I
+County listing from Steve Ward's ''Buckeyes All,'' Part V, Revised, on Larry Stevens site for the [http://www.ohiocivilwar.com/cw99.html 99th Ohio Infantry] (accessed 16 December 2010) <br>
-Company K - Many men from [[Auglaize County, Ohio Genealogy|Auglaize County]]<ref name=":1" />
-This regiment has two companies from [[Allen County, Ohio Genealogy|Allen County]], one each from [[Mercer County, Ohio Genealogy|Mercer County]], and [[Putnam County, Ohio Genealogy|Putnam County]].<ref name=":1">History of Western Ohio and Auglaize County, page 533.</ref>
-The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 1,544 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UOH0099RI Roster].
 === Other Sources  ===
-*99th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyoh/rosters/99th_oh_infantry_roster.pdf Civil War Index], which includes history, battles, and roster with name, rank, age, date entered service, period of service and remarks.<br>
+[http://www.ohiocivilwar.com/cw99.html Larry Steven's Web site] has a brief history of the 99th Regiment and a list of books, etc. for more information about the regiment.
-*[[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>
-*[[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.
-*Early, Jacob. ''Letters home : the personal side of the American Civil War.'' (Roseburg, Oregon : R.A. Driver, c1992), {{FSC|956170|item|disp=FS Catalog book 921.73 Ea76L}}.
 === References  ===
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 [[Category:Ohio_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]]