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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
The 75th Regiment, Ohio Infantry mustered in November 7, 1861, to January 8, 1862 at Camp McLain, Cincinnati, Ohio. | The 75th Regiment, Ohio Infantry mustered in November 7, 1861, to January 8, 1862 at Camp McLain, Cincinnati, Ohio. They were mustered out July 15, 1865 at Tallahatchie, Florida. <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/unohinf6.htm#75th 75th Regiment Infantry], (accessed 31 August 2012).<br> | |||
*Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War, [http://ohiocivilwar.com/cw75.html 75th Ohio Infantry] | |||
=== 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 | |||
Company C - Many men from [[Preble County, Ohio Genealogy|Preble County]]<ref name=":0">R. E. Lowry, ''History of Preble County, Ohio, her people, industries and institutions : with biographical sketches of representative citizens and genealogical records of old families'' (Indianapolis: B. F. Bowen, 1915).</ref> | |||
Company D | |||
Company E | |||
County | Company F - Many men from [[Franklin County, Ohio Genealogy|Franklin County]]<ref>William Brothers, ''History of Franklin and Pickaway Counties, Ohio'' (Indiana: Unigraphic, 1974). p. 125.</ref> | ||
Company G - Many men from [[Preble County, Ohio Genealogy|Preble County]]<ref name=":0" /> | |||
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 2,024 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UOH0075RI Roster]. | |||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||
National Park Service, [ | *75th Ohio Regiment Infantry, [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyoh/75th_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> | |||
*[[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 === | === References === | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
[[Category:Ohio_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | [[Category:Ohio_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:42, 14 June 2022
Brief History
The 75th Regiment, Ohio Infantry mustered in November 7, 1861, to January 8, 1862 at Camp McLain, Cincinnati, Ohio. They were mustered out July 15, 1865 at Tallahatchie, Florida. [1]
For more information on the history of this unit, see:
- The Civil War Archive section, 75th Regiment Infantry, (accessed 31 August 2012).
- Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War, 75th 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
Company C - Many men from Preble County[2]
Company D
Company E
Company F - Many men from Franklin County[3]
Company G - Many men from Preble County[2]
The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 2,024 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.
Other Sources
- 75th 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
References
- ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 December 2010).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 R. E. Lowry, History of Preble County, Ohio, her people, industries and institutions : with biographical sketches of representative citizens and genealogical records of old families (Indianapolis: B. F. Bowen, 1915).
- ↑ William Brothers, History of Franklin and Pickaway Counties, Ohio (Indiana: Unigraphic, 1974). p. 125.