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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
The 100th Regiment was organized at Toledo, Ohio, July to September, 1862. It had duty at Greensboro, N. C. until June. | The 100th Regiment was organized at Toledo, Ohio, July to September, 1862. It had duty at Greensboro, N. C. until June. It mustered out June 20 and was discharged at Cleveland, Ohio, July 1, 1865<ref>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> | |||
The Wikipedia article, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/100th_Ohio_Infantry 100th Ohio Infantry], gives a brief history of the unit, including places served, battles fought, and commanders. <br> | *The Web site, [http://www.angelfire.com/oh4/civwar/14thohio/100ovi.html The 100th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry], gives a history of the Regiment from ''History of Toledo and Lucas County'', by Clark Waggoner, Volume I, pages 188-190. It also lists the Regiment's battles and the names of its soldiers killed, wounded or missing.<br> | ||
*Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War web site for the [http://www.ohiocivilwar.com/cw100.html 100th Ohio Infantry] | |||
*The Wikipedia article, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/100th_Ohio_Infantry 100th Ohio Infantry], gives a brief history of the unit, including places served, battles fought, and commanders. <br> | |||
*The Civil War Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unohinf7.htm#100th 100th Regiment Infantry], (accessed 5 September 2012). | |||
=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | === Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | ||
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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. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first. | 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 men from | Company A - many men from [[Wood County, Ohio#Military|Wood County]]<ref>''Commemorative Historical and Biographical Record of Wood County, Ohio'' (Chicago: J.H. Beers & Co., 1897).</ref><br> | ||
County | Company B - many men from [[Henry County, Ohio#Military|Henry County]]<ref>Lewis Cass Aldrich, ''History of Henry and Fulton Counties, Ohio'' (Swanton, Ohio: Fulton Chapter, Ohio Genealogical Society 1985).</ref>- Mostly Napoleon<br> | ||
Company C - many men from Bryan in [[Williams County, Ohio#Military|Williams County]]<br> | |||
Company D - many men from Defiance in [[Defiance County, Ohio#Military|Defiance County]] - see [http://archive.org/stream/cu31924006137578#page/n157/mode/1up Roster]<br> | |||
Company E - many men from Toledo in [[Lucas County, Ohio#Military|Lucas County]]<ref>Clark Waggoner, Editor, ''History of the City of Toledo and Lucas County, Ohio'', (New York and Toledo:Munsell and Company, Publishers, 1888), page 191. [http://archive.org/stream/historyofcityoft00wagg#page/191/mode/1up - Internet Archives]</ref> and Northern [[Fulton County, Ohio#Military|Fulton County]]<br> | |||
Company F - many men from Western [[Lucas County, Ohio#Military|Lucas County]]<ref>Clark Waggoner, Editor, ''History of the City of Toledo and Lucas County, Ohio'', (New York and Toledo:Munsell and Company, Publishers, 1888), page 192. [http://archive.org/stream/historyofcityoft00wagg#page/192/mode/1up - Internet Archives]</ref> Waterville and Maumee<br> | |||
Company G - many men from Elmore and Oak Harbor in [[Ottawa County, Ohio#Military|Ottawa County]]<br> | |||
Company H - many men from Wauseon in [[Fulton County, Ohio#Military|Fulton County]]<br> | |||
Company I - many men from Antwerp in [[Paulding County, Ohio#Military|Paulding County]]<ref>O Marrow and F W Bashore, ''Historical Atlas of Paulding County Ohio'', (Madison, Wisconsin: The Western Publishing Company 1892) page 26. [http://archive.org/stream/HistoricalAtlasOfPauldingCountyOhio/PauldingCounty1892#page/n18/mode/1up Internet Archive]</ref><br> | |||
Company K - many men from Fremontin [[Sandusky County, Ohio#Military|Sandusky County]]<ref name="null">Anthony Valentine, [http://www.100thovi.com 100th Roster Page], ©1999-2010 Anthony Valentine.</ref> See [http://archive.org/stream/HistoryOfSanduskyCountyOhioWithIllustrations1882/HistoryOfSanduskyCountyOhio1882#page/n328/mode/1up county history roster].<br> | |||
County listing from Tony Valentine's web site, [http://www.100thovi.com/ 100th Roster Page].This also has company rosters.<br> | |||
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 1,834 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UOH0100RI Roster]. | |||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||
The [http://www.100thovi.com/ site by Tony Valentine] gives information, such as company rosters, burial sites, and links to other Internet sites with information about the 100th Regiment.<br> | *100th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyoh/rosters/100th_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> | ||
*The [http://www.100thovi.com/ site by Tony Valentine] gives information, such as company rosters, burial sites, and links to other Internet sites with information about the 100th Regiment.<br> | |||
Larry Stevens | *Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War website for the [http://www.ohiocivilwar.com/cw100.html 100th Ohio Infantry] has a bibliography of sources, a brief history, list of companies by county, etc. <br> | ||
<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> | ||
<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 | |||
=== References === | |||
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[[Category:Ohio_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | [[Category:Ohio_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:04, 14 June 2022
Brief History
The 100th Regiment was organized at Toledo, Ohio, July to September, 1862. It had duty at Greensboro, N. C. until June. It mustered out June 20 and was discharged at Cleveland, Ohio, July 1, 1865[1].
For more information on the history of this unit, see:
- The Web site, The 100th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, gives a history of the Regiment from History of Toledo and Lucas County, by Clark Waggoner, Volume I, pages 188-190. It also lists the Regiment's battles and the names of its soldiers killed, wounded or missing.
- Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War web site for the 100th Ohio Infantry
- The Wikipedia article, 100th Ohio Infantry, gives a brief history of the unit, including places served, battles fought, and commanders.
- The Civil War Archive section, 100th Regiment Infantry, (accessed 5 September 2012).
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 men from Wood County[2]
Company B - many men from Henry County[3]- Mostly Napoleon
Company C - many men from Bryan in Williams County
Company D - many men from Defiance in Defiance County - see Roster
Company E - many men from Toledo in Lucas County[4] and Northern Fulton County
Company F - many men from Western Lucas County[5] Waterville and Maumee
Company G - many men from Elmore and Oak Harbor in Ottawa County
Company H - many men from Wauseon in Fulton County
Company I - many men from Antwerp in Paulding County[6]
Company K - many men from Fremontin Sandusky County[7] See county history roster.
County listing from Tony Valentine's web site, 100th Roster Page.This also has company rosters.
The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 1,834 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.
Other Sources
- 100th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Civil War Index, which includes history, battles, and roster with name, rank, age, date entered service, period of service and remarks.
- The site by Tony Valentine gives information, such as company rosters, burial sites, and links to other Internet sites with information about the 100th Regiment.
- Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War website for the 100th Ohio Infantry has a bibliography of sources, a brief history, list of companies by county, etc.
- 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, 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 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 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
References
- ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System: (accessed 6 December 2010).
- ↑ Commemorative Historical and Biographical Record of Wood County, Ohio (Chicago: J.H. Beers & Co., 1897).
- ↑ Lewis Cass Aldrich, History of Henry and Fulton Counties, Ohio (Swanton, Ohio: Fulton Chapter, Ohio Genealogical Society 1985).
- ↑ Clark Waggoner, Editor, History of the City of Toledo and Lucas County, Ohio, (New York and Toledo:Munsell and Company, Publishers, 1888), page 191. - Internet Archives
- ↑ Clark Waggoner, Editor, History of the City of Toledo and Lucas County, Ohio, (New York and Toledo:Munsell and Company, Publishers, 1888), page 192. - Internet Archives
- ↑ O Marrow and F W Bashore, Historical Atlas of Paulding County Ohio, (Madison, Wisconsin: The Western Publishing Company 1892) page 26. Internet Archive
- ↑ Anthony Valentine, 100th Roster Page, ©1999-2010 Anthony Valentine.