122nd Regiment, Ohio Infantry

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Brief History

The 122nd Regiment, Ohio Infantry was organized at Zanesville, Ohio, September 30, 1862. Company "C" October 3, Company "G" October 5, Company "F" October 6 and Companies "I" and "K" October 8, 1862.  They were mustered out to Washington, District of Columbia, May 24-June 1. Mustered out June 26, 1865.

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.

Companies by County:
Company A - Many men from Muskingum County.
Company B - Many men from Guernsey County.
Company C - Many men from Morgan County.
Company D - Many men from Coshocton County.
Company E - Many men from Guernsey and Muskingum Counies.
Company F - Many men from Muskingum County.
Company G - Many men from Coshocton and Muskingum Counties.
Company H - Many men from Guernsey County.
Company I - Many men from Muskingum County.
Company K - Many men from Muskingum County.

County listing from Steve Ward's Buckeyes All, Part V Revised, as given on Larry Stevens' web page, 122nd Ohio Infantry. (accessed on April 21, 2011)

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.