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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
"Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit. <ref name="CWSS">National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (accessed | "Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit. <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: | |||
*Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War, [http://ohiocivilwar.com/cw198.html 198th Ohio Infantry] | |||
*Ohio Civil War Central, [http://ohiocivilwarcentral.com/entry.php?rec=266 198th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry], (accessed 31 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. | ||
Company A - | |||
Company B - Many men from Cuyahoga County<ref>[http://archive.org/stream/cu31924010461790#page/n180/mode/1up] | |||
''History of Cuyahoga County, Ohio'' page 160</ref> and [[Muskingum County, Ohio Genealogy|Muskingum County]]<ref>J. F. Everhart, ''History of Muskingum County, Ohio: with illustrations and biographical sketches of prominent men and pioneers'' (Evansville, Indiana: Unigraphic, 1974).</ref> | |||
Company C - Many men from [[Franklin County, Ohio Genealogy|Franklin County]]<ref>William Brothers, ''History of Franklin and Pickaway Counties, Ohio'' (Indiana: Unigraphic, 1974). p. 146.</ref> | |||
Company D - Many men from Cuyahoga County<ref>[http://archive.org/stream/cu31924010461790#page/n180/mode/1up] | |||
''History of Cuyahoga County, Ohio'' page 160</ref> | |||
Company E | |||
Company F | |||
Company G | |||
Company H | |||
County listing from Steve Ward's ''Buckeyes All,'' Part V Revised, | County listing from Steve Ward's ''Buckeyes All,'' Part V Revised, is given on Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War web page, [http://ohiocivilwar.com/cw198.html 198th Ohio Infantry]. <br> | ||
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 1,155 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UOH0198RI 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> | *[[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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*[[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> | *[[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 19:28, 20 January 2020
Brief History
"Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit. [1]
For more information on the history of this unit, see:
- Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War, 198th Ohio Infantry
- Ohio Civil War Central, 198th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, (accessed 31 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 -
Company B - Many men from Cuyahoga County[2] and Muskingum County[3]
Company C - Many men from Franklin County[4]
Company D - Many men from Cuyahoga County[5]
Company E
Company F
Company G
Company H
County listing from Steve Ward's Buckeyes All, Part V Revised, is given on Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War web page, 198th Ohio Infantry.
The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 1,155 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.
References
- ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 December 2010).
- ↑ [1] History of Cuyahoga County, Ohio page 160
- ↑ J. F. Everhart, History of Muskingum County, Ohio: with illustrations and biographical sketches of prominent men and pioneers (Evansville, Indiana: Unigraphic, 1974).
- ↑ William Brothers, History of Franklin and Pickaway Counties, Ohio (Indiana: Unigraphic, 1974). p. 146.
- ↑ [2] History of Cuyahoga County, Ohio page 160