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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
The 23rd Regiment, Ohio Infantry mustered in June 11, 1861 at Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio. | The 23rd Regiment, Ohio Infantry mustered in June 11, 1861 at Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio. Individual companies were mustered in at Camp Jackson, Ohio. They were mustered out July 26, 1865 at Cumberland, Maryland. <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/unohinf2.htm#23rd 23rd Regiment Infantry], (accessed 30 August 2012).<br> | ||
*Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War, [http://ohiocivilwar.com/cw23.html 23rd 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> | ||
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 3,518 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UOH0023RI Roster].<br> | |||
Company A - see [ | Company A - see [https://www.archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster03howerich#page/72/mode/2up Roster].- Many men from [[Crawford County, Ohio Genealogy|Crawford County]]<ref>[http://archive.org/stream/cu31924012523464#page/n487/mode/1up]''History of Crawford County, Ohio, page 481''</ref>, Many men from [[Cuyahoga County, Ohio Genealogy|Cuyahoga County]]<ref>[http://archive.org/stream/cu31924010461790#page/n119/mode/1up] ''History of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, page 98''</ref><br> | ||
Company B - see [ | Company B - see [https://www.archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster03howerich#page/78/mode/2up Roster].- Many men from [[Crawford County, Ohio Genealogy|Crawford County]]<ref>[http://archive.org/stream/cu31924012523464#page/n487/mode/1up]History of Crawford County, Ohio, page 481</ref> and [[Ashtabula County, Ohio Genealogy|Ashtabula County]]<ref>''Soldiers' Record: originally published by J.A. Howells in Ashtabula Sentinel newspaper'' (Geneva, Ohio: Ohio Genealogical Society 2004).</ref><br> | ||
Company C - see [ | Company C - see [https://www.archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster03howerich#page/82/mode/2up Roster].- Many men from [[Crawford County, Ohio Genealogy|Crawford County]]<ref>[http://archive.org/stream/cu31924012523464#page/n487/mode/1up''History of Crawford County, Ohio.page 480''</ref> and [[Highland County, Ohio Genealogy|Highland County]]<ref>''History of Ross and Highland Counties, Ohio'' (Cleveland, Ohio: Williams Bros, 1880). p. 100</ref><br> | ||
Company D - see [ | Company D - see [https://www.archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster03howerich#page/92/mode/2up Roster].- Many men from [[Lorain County, Ohio Genealogy|Lorain County]]<ref>''History of Lorain County, Ohio: with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of its Prominent Men and Pioneers'', (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Williams Bros., 1879), page 92-93. [http://archive.org/stream/historyoflorainc00phil#page/92/mode/1up Internet Archive].</ref> Many men from [[Cuyahoga County, Ohio Genealogy|Cuyahoga County]]<ref>[http://archive.org/stream/cu31924010461790#page/n120/mode/1up] ''history of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, page 99''</ref><br> | ||
Company E - see [ | Company E - see [https://www.archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster03howerich#page/98/mode/2up Roster] - Many men from [[Trumbull County, Ohio Genealogy|Trumbull County]] and [[Mahoning County, Ohio Genealogy|Mahoning County]]<ref>[http://archive.org/stream/historyoftrumbul01will#page/126/mode/1up]''History of Trumbull and Mahoning Counties'' page 127</ref> | ||
Company F - see [ | Company F - see [https://www.archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster03howerich#page/102/mode/2up Roster].- Many men from [[Crawford County, Ohio Genealogy|Crawford County]]<ref>[http://archive.org/stream/cu31924012523464#page/n487/mode/1up]''History of Crawford County, Ohio, page 481''</ref> and [[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. 123.</ref><br> | ||
Company G - see [ | Company G - see [https://www.archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster03howerich#page/106/mode/2up Roster].- Many men from [[Crawford County, Ohio Genealogy|Crawford County]]<ref>[http://archive.org/stream/cu31924012523464#page/n487/mode/1up]''History of Crawford County Ohio, page 481''</ref><br> | ||
Company H - see [ | Company H - see [https://www.archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster03howerich#page/114/mode/2up Roster]. Men came from many counties. | ||
Company I - see [ | Company I - see [https://www.archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster03howerich#page/122/mode/2up Roster]. - Many men from [[Cuyahoga County, Ohio Genealogy|Cuyahoga County]]<ref>[http://archive.org/stream/cu31924010461790#page/n121/mode/1up] ''History of Cuyahoga County, Ohio'' page 100</ref> | ||
Company K - see [ | Company K - see [https://www.archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster03howerich#page/128/mode/2up Roster].- Many men from [[Lorain County, Ohio Genealogy|Lorain County]]<ref>''History of Lorain County, Ohio: with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of its Prominent Men and Pioneers'', (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Williams Bros., 1879), page 93. [http://archive.org/stream/historyoflorainc00phil#page/93/mode/1up Internet Archive].</ref><br> | ||
<br> | The above Company rosters are from ''Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1866'', vol. III, 21st-36th Regiments-Infantry, (Cincinnati, Ohio Valley Pub., 1886), pages 73-137.<br> | ||
Men from Natchez on the Hill, [[Licking County, Ohio Genealogy|Licking County]] were distributed throughout the regiment. | |||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||
National Park Service, [ | *23rd Ohio Regiment Infantry, [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyoh/23rd_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, published books, etc. <br> | |||
*Comly, James M. (James Monroe). ''In memoriam, James M. Comly.'' (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993), {{FSC|681798|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6118172}} | |||
=== | *United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 23rd (1861-1865) ''Roster of the surviving members of the Twenty-third Regiment, Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry. ''{{FSC|375364|item|disp=FS Library Film 1688765 Item 6}} and {{FSC|375372|item|disp=FS Library Film 1688765 item 8}} and ''President McKinley's visit to Fremont, Ohio : reunion of the Twenty-third Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry, the regiment of two presidents.'' {{FSC|375368|item|disp=FS Library film 1688765 Item 7}}, (Columbus, Ohio : Ohio Historical Society, 1988) | ||
=== References === | === References === | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
[[Category:Ohio_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | [[Category:Ohio_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:47, 4 April 2024
Brief History
The 23rd Regiment, Ohio Infantry mustered in June 11, 1861 at Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio. Individual companies were mustered in at Camp Jackson, Ohio. They were mustered out July 26, 1865 at Cumberland, Maryland. [1]
For more information on the history of this unit, see:
- The Civil War Archive section, 23rd Regiment Infantry, (accessed 30 August 2012).
- Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War, 23rd 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.
The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 3,518 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.
Company A - see Roster.- Many men from Crawford County[2], Many men from Cuyahoga County[3]
Company B - see Roster.- Many men from Crawford County[4] and Ashtabula County[5]
Company C - see Roster.- Many men from Crawford County[6] and Highland County[7]
Company D - see Roster.- Many men from Lorain County[8] Many men from Cuyahoga County[9]
Company E - see Roster - Many men from Trumbull County and Mahoning County[10]
Company F - see Roster.- Many men from Crawford County[11] and Logan County[12]
Company G - see Roster.- Many men from Crawford County[13]
Company H - see Roster. Men came from many counties.
Company I - see Roster. - Many men from Cuyahoga County[14]
Company K - see Roster.- Many men from Lorain County[15]
The above Company rosters are from Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1866, vol. III, 21st-36th Regiments-Infantry, (Cincinnati, Ohio Valley Pub., 1886), pages 73-137.
Men from Natchez on the Hill, Licking County were distributed throughout the regiment.
Other Sources
- 23rd 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.
- Comly, James M. (James Monroe). In memoriam, James M. Comly. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993), FS Library fiche 6118172
- United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 23rd (1861-1865) Roster of the surviving members of the Twenty-third Regiment, Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry. FS Library Film 1688765 Item 6 and FS Library Film 1688765 item 8 and President McKinley's visit to Fremont, Ohio : reunion of the Twenty-third Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry, the regiment of two presidents. FS Library film 1688765 Item 7, (Columbus, Ohio : Ohio Historical Society, 1988)
References
- ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 December 2010).
- ↑ [1]History of Crawford County, Ohio, page 481
- ↑ [2] History of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, page 98
- ↑ [3]History of Crawford County, Ohio, page 481
- ↑ Soldiers' Record: originally published by J.A. Howells in Ashtabula Sentinel newspaper (Geneva, Ohio: Ohio Genealogical Society 2004).
- ↑ [http://archive.org/stream/cu31924012523464#page/n487/mode/1upHistory of Crawford County, Ohio.page 480
- ↑ History of Ross and Highland Counties, Ohio (Cleveland, Ohio: Williams Bros, 1880). p. 100
- ↑ History of Lorain County, Ohio: with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of its Prominent Men and Pioneers, (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Williams Bros., 1879), page 92-93. Internet Archive.
- ↑ [4] history of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, page 99
- ↑ [5]History of Trumbull and Mahoning Counties page 127
- ↑ [6]History of Crawford County, Ohio, page 481
- ↑ Robert P. Kennedy, The Historical Review of Logan County, Ohio (Chicago: S. J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1903) p. 123.
- ↑ [7]History of Crawford County Ohio, page 481
- ↑ [8] History of Cuyahoga County, Ohio page 100
- ↑ History of Lorain County, Ohio: with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of its Prominent Men and Pioneers, (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Williams Bros., 1879), page 93. Internet Archive.