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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
The 59th Regiment, Ohio Infantry mustered in September 12, 1861 at Ripley, Ohio. | The 59th Regiment, Ohio Infantry mustered in September 12, 1861 at Ripley, Ohio. They were mustered out October 31, 1864 at Nashville, Tennessee. <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> | |||
*Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War, [http://ohiocivilwar.com/cw59.html 59th Ohio Infantry]<br> | |||
*The Civil War Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unohinf4.htm#59th 59th Regiment Infantry], (accessed 30 August 2012).<br> | |||
=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | === 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. | 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 [[Clermont County, Ohio Genealogy|Clermont County]] and [[Brown County, Ohio Genealogy|Brown County]]<ref name="ClermontBrown"></ref>. <br> | |||
Company B - Many men from [[Clermont County, Ohio Genealogy|Clermont County]] and [[Brown County, Ohio Genealogy|Brown County]]<ref name="ClermontBrown">Byron Williams, ''History of Clermont and Brown Counties, Ohio: from the earliest historical times down to the present'", (Tucson, Arizona: Filmed by W.C. Cox Co., 1974), page 427. Digital version on [https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSZV-ZSR9-D?i=231&cat=133271 FamilySearch]</ref>. | |||
Company C - Many men from [[Clermont County, Ohio Genealogy|Clermont County]] and [[Brown County, Ohio Genealogy|Brown County]]<ref name="ClermontBrown"></ref>. | |||
Company D - Many men from [[Clermont County, Ohio Genealogy|Clermont County]] and [[Brown County, Ohio Genealogy|Brown County]]<ref name="ClermontBrown"></ref>. <br> | |||
Company E - Many men from [[Clermont County, Ohio Genealogy|Clermont County]] and [[Brown County, Ohio Genealogy|Brown County]]<ref name="ClermontBrown"></ref>. <br> | |||
Company F - Many men from [[Clermont County, Ohio Genealogy|Clermont County]] and [[Brown County, Ohio Genealogy|Brown County]]<ref name="ClermontBrown"></ref>. <br> | |||
Company G - Many men from [[Clermont County, Ohio Genealogy|Clermont County]] and [[Brown County, Ohio Genealogy|Brown County]]<ref name="ClermontBrown"></ref>. <br> | |||
<br> | Company H - Many men from [[Clermont County, Ohio Genealogy|Clermont County]] and [[Brown County, Ohio Genealogy|Brown County]]<ref name="ClermontBrown"></ref>. <br> | ||
Company I - Many men from [[Highland County, Ohio Genealogy|Highland County]]<ref>[http://archive.org/stream/countyhighlanda00houggoog#page/n143/mode/1up] ''History of Highland County Ohio'' page 142</ref> and from [[Clermont County, Ohio Genealogy|Clermont County]] and [[Brown County, Ohio Genealogy|Brown County]]<ref name="ClermontBrown"></ref>.<br> | |||
County | Company K - Many men from [[Clermont County, Ohio Genealogy|Clermont County]] and [[Brown County, Ohio Genealogy|Brown County]]<ref name="ClermontBrown"></ref>. <br> | ||
<br>The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 1,614 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UOH0059RI Roster]. | |||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||
National Park Service, [ | *59th Ohio Regiment Infantry, [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyoh/59th_oh_infantry.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> | |||
<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 === | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
[[Category:Ohio_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | [[Category:Ohio_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:06, 14 June 2022
Brief History[edit | edit source]
The 59th Regiment, Ohio Infantry mustered in September 12, 1861 at Ripley, Ohio. They were mustered out October 31, 1864 at Nashville, Tennessee. [1]
For more information on the history of this unit, see:
- Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War, 59th Ohio Infantry
- The Civil War Archive section, 59th Regiment Infantry, (accessed 30 August 2012).
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 Clermont County and Brown County[2].
Company B - Many men from Clermont County and Brown County[2].
Company C - Many men from Clermont County and Brown County[2].
Company D - Many men from Clermont County and Brown County[2].
Company E - Many men from Clermont County and Brown County[2].
Company F - Many men from Clermont County and Brown County[2].
Company G - Many men from Clermont County and Brown County[2].
Company H - Many men from Clermont County and Brown County[2].
Company I - Many men from Highland County[3] and from Clermont County and Brown County[2].
Company K - Many men from Clermont County and Brown County[2].
The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 1,614 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.
Other Sources[edit | edit source]
- 59th Ohio Regiment 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).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 Byron Williams, History of Clermont and Brown Counties, Ohio: from the earliest historical times down to the present'", (Tucson, Arizona: Filmed by W.C. Cox Co., 1974), page 427. Digital version on FamilySearch
- ↑ [1] History of Highland County Ohio page 142