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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
The 179th Regiment, Ohio Infantry was organized at Camp Chase, Ohio, and mustered in September 29, 1864. | The 179th Regiment, Ohio Infantry was organized at Camp Chase, Ohio, and mustered in September 29, 1864. They were mustered out June 18, 1865.<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> | |||
*The Civil War Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unohinf9.htm#179 179th Regiment Infantry], (accessed 6 September 2012).<br> | |||
*Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War, [http://ohiocivilwar.com/cw179.html 179th Ohio Infantry] | |||
*Ohio Civil War Central, [http://ohiocivilwarcentral.com/entry.php?rec=303 179th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry], (accessed 26 October 2016). <br> | |||
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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.<br> | |||
Company A - Many men from Morrow County<ref>Abraham J Baughman, Robert Franklin Bartlett, ''History of Morrow County Ohio, (Chicago - New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), page 170. [http://archive.org/stream/historymorrowco00bartgoog#page/n202/mode/1up - internet Archives]</ref> | |||
Company B - Many men from [[Crawford County, Ohio Genealogy|Crawford County]]<ref>William Henry Perrin, ''History of Crawford County and Ohio'' (Chicago: Baskin & Battey, 1881) p. 317.</ref> | |||
Company C - Many men from | |||
Company D - Many men from | |||
Company E - Many men from | |||
Company F - Many men from Morrow County<ref>Abraham J Baughman, Robert Franklin Bartlett, ''History of Morrow County Ohio, (Chicago - New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), page 170. [http://archive.org/stream/historymorrowco00bartgoog#page/n202/mode/1up - internet Archives]</ref> | |||
Company G - Many men from | |||
Company H - Many men from | |||
Company I - Many men from | |||
Company K - Many men from | |||
<br> | <br> The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 1,769 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UOH0179RI Roster]. | ||
=== | === Other Sources === | ||
*[[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, published books, etc. <br> | |||
=== | === References === | ||
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[[Category:Ohio_- | [[Category:Ohio_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:27, 14 June 2022
Brief History
The 179th Regiment, Ohio Infantry was organized at Camp Chase, Ohio, and mustered in September 29, 1864. They were mustered out June 18, 1865.[1]
For more information on the history of this unit, see:
- The Civil War Archive section, 179th Regiment Infantry, (accessed 6 September 2012).
- Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War, 179th Ohio Infantry
- Ohio Civil War Central, 179th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, (accessed 26 October 2016).
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 Morrow County[2]
Company B - Many men from Crawford County[3]
Company C - Many men from
Company D - Many men from
Company E - Many men from
Company F - Many men from Morrow County[4]
Company G - Many men from
Company H - Many men from
Company I - Many men from
Company K - Many men from
The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 1,769 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.
Other Sources
- 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, published books, etc.
References
- ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 December 2010).
- ↑ Abraham J Baughman, Robert Franklin Bartlett, History of Morrow County Ohio, (Chicago - New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), page 170. - internet Archives
- ↑ William Henry Perrin, History of Crawford County and Ohio (Chicago: Baskin & Battey, 1881) p. 317.
- ↑ Abraham J Baughman, Robert Franklin Bartlett, History of Morrow County Ohio, (Chicago - New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), page 170. - internet Archives