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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
The 177th Regiment, Ohio Infantry was organized at Camp Cleveland, Ohio, and mustered in October 9, 1864. | The 177th Regiment, Ohio Infantry was organized at Camp Cleveland, Ohio, and mustered in October 9, 1864. They were mustered out at Greensboro, North Carolina, June 24 and discharged July 7, 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#177 177th Regiment Infantry], (accessed 6 September 2012).<br> | |||
*Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War, [http://ohiocivilwar.com/cw177.html 177th Ohio Infantry] | |||
*Ohio Civil War Central, [http://ohiocivilwarcentral.com/entry.php?rec=487 177th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry], (accessed 26 October 2016). <br> | |||
=== 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. | ||
<br> | Company A - Many men from Cuyahoga County<ref>[http://archive.org/stream/cu31924010461790#page/n174/mode/1up] | ||
''History of Cuyahoga County, Ohio'' page 154</ref> | |||
Company B - Many men from Cuyahoga County<ref>[http://archive.org/stream/cu31924010461790#page/n174/mode/1up] | |||
''History of Cuyahoga County Ohio'' page 154</ref> | |||
Company C | |||
Company D | |||
Company E - Many men from Cuyahoga County<ref>[http://archive.org/stream/cu31924010461790#page/n174/mode/1up] | |||
''History of Cuyahoga County Ohio'' page 155</ref> | |||
Company F - Many men from Cuyahoga County<ref>[http://archive.org/stream/cu31924010461790#page/n174/mode/1up] | |||
''History of Cuyahoga County Ohio'' page155</ref> | |||
Company G - Many men from Cuyahoga County | |||
Company H - Many men from Cuyahoga County | |||
Company I - Many men from Cuyahoga County | |||
Company K | |||
<br> The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 1,982 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UOH0177RI 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> | |||
<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_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | [[Category:Ohio_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:30, 14 June 2022
Brief History
The 177th Regiment, Ohio Infantry was organized at Camp Cleveland, Ohio, and mustered in October 9, 1864. They were mustered out at Greensboro, North Carolina, June 24 and discharged July 7, 1865.[1]
For more information on the history of this unit, see:
- The Civil War Archive section, 177th Regiment Infantry, (accessed 6 September 2012).
- Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War, 177th Ohio Infantry
- Ohio Civil War Central, 177th 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 Cuyahoga County[2]
Company B - Many men from Cuyahoga County[3]
Company C
Company D
Company E - Many men from Cuyahoga County[4]
Company F - Many men from Cuyahoga County[5]
Company G - Many men from Cuyahoga County
Company H - Many men from Cuyahoga County
Company I - Many men from Cuyahoga County
Company K
The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 1,982 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.