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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
The 38th Regiment, Ohio Infantry mustered in September 1, 1861 at Defiance, Ohio. | The 38th Regiment, Ohio Infantry mustered in September 1, 1861 at Defiance, Ohio. They were mustered out July 12, 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> | ||
For more information on the history of 38th Ohio Infantry see the following: | |||
*The Civil War Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unohinf3.htm#38th 38th Regiment Infantry], (accessed 30 August 2012).<br> | |||
*Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War, [http://ohiocivilwar.com/cw38.html 38th Ohio Infantry]<br> | |||
*The wikipedia article, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/38th_Ohio_Infantry 38th Ohio Infantry] (accessed 22 November 2011)<br> | |||
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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 - see [https://www.archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster04howerich#page/4/mode/2up Official Roster.] | ||
Company B - Many men from [[Henry County, Ohio Genealogy|Henry County]]<ref>Lewis Cass Aldrich, ''History of Henry and Fulton Counties, Ohio'' (Swanton, Ohio: Fulton Chapter, Ohio Genealogical Society 1985).</ref> - see [https://www.archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster04howerich#page/42/mode/2up Official Roster.], see another [http://archive.org/stream/historyofhenryfu00aldr#page/90/mode/1up Roster] | |||
Company C - see [https://www.archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster04howerich#page/46/mode/2up Official Roster.] | |||
Company D - Many men from [[Defiance County, Ohio Genealogy|Defiance County]] - see [https://www.archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster04howerich#page/52/mode/2up Official Roster.], see another [http://archive.org/stream/cu31924006137578#page/n150/mode/1up Roster]<br> | |||
Company E - Many men from[[Defiance County, Ohio Genealogy|Defiance County]] - see [https://www.archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster04howerich#page/56/mode/2up Official Roster.], see another [http://archive.org/stream/cu31924006137578#page/n150/mode/1up Roster] | |||
Company F - Many men from [[Paulding County, Ohio Genealogy|Paulding County]]<ref>O Morrow and F W Bashore, ''Historical Atlas of Paulding County Ohio'', (Madison, Wisconsin: The Western Publishing Company 1892), page 25. [http://archive.org/stream/HistoricalAtlasOfPauldingCountyOhio/PauldingCounty1892#page/n18/mode/1up Internet Archive]</ref> - see [https://www.archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster04howerich#page/60/mode/2up Official Roster.] | |||
Company G - Many men from [[Defiance County, Ohio Genealogy|Defiance County]] - see [https://www.archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster04howerich#page/64/mode/2up Official Roster], see another [http://archive.org/stream/cu31924006137578#page/n150/mode/1up Roster]<br> | |||
Company H - see [https://www.archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster04howerich#page/68/mode/2up Official Roster.] | |||
Company I - see [https://www.archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster04howerich#page/72/mode/2up Official Roster.] | |||
<br> | Company K - see [https://www.archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster04howerich#page/76/mode/2up Official Roster.] | ||
<br>The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 2,856 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UOH0038RI Roster]. | |||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||
*38th Ohio Regiment Infantry, [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyoh/38th_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> | *[[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, [ | *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> | *[[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> | ||
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=== References === | === References === | ||
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[[Category:Ohio_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | [[Category:Ohio_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:08, 19 July 2023
Brief History[edit | edit source]
The 38th Regiment, Ohio Infantry mustered in September 1, 1861 at Defiance, Ohio. They were mustered out July 12, 1865 at Louisville, Kentucky. [1]
For more information on the history of 38th Ohio Infantry see the following:
- The Civil War Archive section, 38th Regiment Infantry, (accessed 30 August 2012).
- Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War, 38th Ohio Infantry
- The wikipedia article, 38th Ohio Infantry (accessed 22 November 2011)
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 - see Official Roster.
Company B - Many men from Henry County[2] - see Official Roster., see another Roster
Company C - see Official Roster.
Company D - Many men from Defiance County - see Official Roster., see another Roster
Company E - Many men fromDefiance County - see Official Roster., see another Roster
Company F - Many men from Paulding County[3] - see Official Roster.
Company G - Many men from Defiance County - see Official Roster, see another Roster
Company H - see Official Roster.
Company I - see Official Roster.
Company K - see Official Roster.
The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 2,856 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.
Other Sources[edit | edit source]
- 38th 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).
- ↑ Lewis Cass Aldrich, History of Henry and Fulton Counties, Ohio (Swanton, Ohio: Fulton Chapter, Ohio Genealogical Society 1985).
- ↑ O Morrow and F W Bashore, Historical Atlas of Paulding County Ohio, (Madison, Wisconsin: The Western Publishing Company 1892), page 25. Internet Archive