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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
The 63rd Regiment, Ohio Infantry mustered in January 25, 1862 at Marietta, Ohio, by consolidation of Battalions of the 22nd and 63rd Ohio Infantry. They were mustered out July 8, 1865 at Louisville, Kentucky. | The 63rd Regiment, Ohio Infantry mustered in January 25, 1862 at Marietta, Ohio, by consolidation of Battalions of the 22nd and 63rd Ohio Infantry. They were mustered out July 8, 1865 at Louisville, Kentucky. <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> | ||
<br> For more information on the history of this unit, see:<br> | |||
*The Civil War Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unohinf5.htm#63rd 63rd Regiment Infantry], (accessed 30 August 2012).<br> | |||
*Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War, [http://ohiocivilwar.com/cw63.html 63rd Ohio Infantry]<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 | |||
Company B -Many men from [[Washington County, Ohio Genealogy|Washington County]]<ref name=":0">''History of Washington County, Ohio: with illustrations and biographical sketches'' (Knightstown, Indiana: Bookmark, 1976).</ref> | |||
< | Company C - Many men from [[Washington County, Ohio Genealogy|Washington County]]<ref name=":0" /> | ||
Company D - Many men from [[Noble County, Ohio Genealogy|Noble County]]<ref>Noble County Historical Society, ''History of Noble County, Ohio: with portraits and biographical sketches of some of the pioneers and prominent men'' (Evansville, Indiana: Unigraphic, 1975).</ref> | |||
Company E | |||
Company F - Many men from [[Washington County, Ohio Genealogy|Washington County]]<ref name=":0" /> | |||
Company G - Many men from [[Washington County, Ohio Genealogy|Washington County]]<ref name=":0" /> | |||
Company H | |||
Company I | |||
Company K | |||
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The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 2,605 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UOH0063RI Roster]. | |||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||
National Park Service, [ | *63rd Regiment, Ohio Infantry, [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyoh/rosters/63rd_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> | |||
*[[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> | |||
*Smith, Charles H.''The history of Fuller's Ohio brigade, 1861-1865 : its great march, with roster, portraits, battle maps, and biographies.'' (Washington [District of Columbia] : Filmed by the Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1988) {{FSC|547402|item|disp=FS Library Film 1550204}} | |||
*United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 63rd (1861-1865). ''Roster of the 63rd Regiment, O. V. V. I. and Sixty-Third Regiment, a poem by Jennie Shrader.'' (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993), {{FSC|686054|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6118217}} | |||
=== References === | === References === | ||
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[[Category:Ohio_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | [[Category:Ohio_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:53, 5 December 2022
Brief History
The 63rd Regiment, Ohio Infantry mustered in January 25, 1862 at Marietta, Ohio, by consolidation of Battalions of the 22nd and 63rd Ohio Infantry. They were mustered out July 8, 1865 at Louisville, Kentucky. [1]
For more information on the history of this unit, see:
- The Civil War Archive section, 63rd Regiment Infantry, (accessed 30 August 2012).
- Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War, 63rd 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
Company B -Many men from Washington County[2]
Company C - Many men from Washington County[2]
Company D - Many men from Noble County[3]
Company E
Company F - Many men from Washington County[2]
Company G - Many men from Washington County[2]
Company H
Company I
Company K
The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 2,605 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.
Other Sources
- 63rd 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.
- Smith, Charles H.The history of Fuller's Ohio brigade, 1861-1865 : its great march, with roster, portraits, battle maps, and biographies. (Washington [District of Columbia] : Filmed by the Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1988) FS Library Film 1550204
- United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 63rd (1861-1865). Roster of the 63rd Regiment, O. V. V. I. and Sixty-Third Regiment, a poem by Jennie Shrader. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993), FS Library fiche 6118217
References
- ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 December 2010).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 History of Washington County, Ohio: with illustrations and biographical sketches (Knightstown, Indiana: Bookmark, 1976).
- ↑ Noble County Historical Society, History of Noble County, Ohio: with portraits and biographical sketches of some of the pioneers and prominent men (Evansville, Indiana: Unigraphic, 1975).