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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
The 54th Regiment, Ohio Infantry mustered in October, 1861 at Camp Dennison, Ohio. | The 54th Regiment, Ohio Infantry mustered in October, 1861 at Camp Dennison, Ohio. They were mustered out August 15, 1865 at Little Rock, Arkansas. <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> | |||
<br> | *The Civil War Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unohinf4.htm#54th 54th Regiment Infantry], (accessed 30 August 2012).<br> | ||
*Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War, [http://ohiocivilwar.com/cw54.html 54th Ohio Infantry] | |||
=== 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 [[Fayette_County,_Ohio|Fayette County]]<ref>[http://archive.org/stream/historyfayettec00allegoog#page/n196/mode/1up]''History of Fayette County, Ohio'' page 183</ref><br> | |||
Company B - Many men from [[Franklin County, Ohio Genealogy|Franklin County]].<ref>William Brothers, ''History of Franklin and Pickaway Counties, Ohio'' (Indiana: Unigraphic, 1974). p. 121.</ref><br> | |||
Company C - Many men from [[Fayette_County,_Ohio|Fayette County]]<ref>[http://archive.org/stream/historyfayettec00allegoog#page/n195/mode/1up]''History of Fayette County, Ohio'' page 182</ref><br> | |||
County | Company D - Many men from [[Allen County, Ohio Genealogy|Allen County]]<ref>Allen County Historical Society'', History of Allen County'', p. 323. https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/317779</ref><br> | ||
<br> | Company E - Many men from [[Logan County, Ohio Genealogy|Logan County]]<ref>Robert P. Kennedy, ''The Historical Review of Logan County, Ohio'' (Chicago: S. J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1903) p. 126.</ref><br> | ||
Company F - <br> | |||
Company G - <br> | |||
Company H - Many men from [[Geauga County, Ohio Genealogy|Geauga County]], [[Lake County, Ohio Genealogy|Lake County]]<ref>Albert G. Riddle, ''History of Geauga and Lake Counties, Ohio: with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Pioneers and Most Prominent Men'', (Evansville, Indiana: Unigraphic, 1973. Reprint of original published: Philadelphia: Williams Bros., 1878), page 51. {{FSC|95700|item|disp=FS Library Q book 977.133 H2wiL}}</ref>, and [[Cuyahoga_County,_Ohio|Cuyahoga County]]<ref>[http://archive.org/stream/cu31924010461790#page/n138/mode/1up]''History of Cuyahoga County Ohio'' page117</ref><br> | |||
Company I - Many men from [[Fayette_County,_Ohio|Fayette County]]<ref>[http://archive.org/stream/historyfayettec00allegoog#page/n196/mode/1up]''History of Fayette County, Ohio'' page 182</ref><br> | |||
Company K - Many men from [[Union County, Ohio Genealogy|Union County]]<ref>''The History of Union County, Ohio, containing a history of the county its townships, towns ... military record'', (Chicago: W.H. Beers: 1883), part IV, page 446. Digital version: [http://archive.org/stream/historyofunionco00dura#page/n7/mode/2up Internet Archive], accessed 4 December 2012.</ref>. See [http://archive.org/stream/historyofunionco00dura#page/n478/mode/1up Roster].<br> | |||
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The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 2,270 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UOH0054RI Roster]. | |||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||
National Park Service, [ | *54th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyoh/rosters/54th_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> | ||
*[[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> | |||
<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 === | === References === | ||
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[[Category:Ohio_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | [[Category:Ohio_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:51, 5 December 2022
Brief History[edit | edit source]
The 54th Regiment, Ohio Infantry mustered in October, 1861 at Camp Dennison, Ohio. They were mustered out August 15, 1865 at Little Rock, Arkansas. [1]
For more information on the history of this unit, see:
- The Civil War Archive section, 54th Regiment Infantry, (accessed 30 August 2012).
- Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War, 54th Ohio Infantry
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.
Company A - Many men from Fayette County[2]
Company B - Many men from Franklin County.[3]
Company C - Many men from Fayette County[4]
Company D - Many men from Allen County[5]
Company E - Many men from Logan County[6]
Company F -
Company G -
Company H - Many men from Geauga County, Lake County[7], and Cuyahoga County[8]
Company I - Many men from Fayette County[9]
Company K - Many men from Union County[10]. See Roster.
The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 2,270 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.
Other Sources[edit | edit source]
- 54th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Civil War Index, which includes history, battles, and roster with name, rank, age, date entered service, period of service and remarks.
- 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[edit | edit source]
- ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 December 2010).
- ↑ [1]History of Fayette County, Ohio page 183
- ↑ William Brothers, History of Franklin and Pickaway Counties, Ohio (Indiana: Unigraphic, 1974). p. 121.
- ↑ [2]History of Fayette County, Ohio page 182
- ↑ Allen County Historical Society, History of Allen County, p. 323. https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/317779
- ↑ Robert P. Kennedy, The Historical Review of Logan County, Ohio (Chicago: S. J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1903) p. 126.
- ↑ Albert G. Riddle, History of Geauga and Lake Counties, Ohio: with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Pioneers and Most Prominent Men, (Evansville, Indiana: Unigraphic, 1973. Reprint of original published: Philadelphia: Williams Bros., 1878), page 51. FS Library Q book 977.133 H2wiL
- ↑ [3]History of Cuyahoga County Ohio page117
- ↑ [4]History of Fayette County, Ohio page 182
- ↑ The History of Union County, Ohio, containing a history of the county its townships, towns ... military record, (Chicago: W.H. Beers: 1883), part IV, page 446. Digital version: Internet Archive, accessed 4 December 2012.