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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
The 56th Regiment, Ohio Infantry mustered in December 12, 1861 at Camp Morrow, Portsmouth, Ohio. They were mustered out April 25, 1866. <ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref | The 56th Regiment, Ohio Infantry mustered in December 12, 1861 at Camp Morrow, Portsmouth, Ohio. They were mustered out April 25, 1866. <ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref> | ||
For more information on the history of this unit, see: | For more information on the history of this unit, see: | ||
*The Civil War Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unohinf4.htm#56th 56th Regiment Infantry], (accessed 30 August 2012).<br> | *The Civil War Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unohinf4.htm#56th 56th Regiment Infantry], (accessed 30 August 2012).<br> | ||
*Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War, [http://ohiocivilwar.com/cw56.html 56th Ohio Infantry]<br> | *Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War, [http://ohiocivilwar.com/cw56.html 56th Ohio Infantry]<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. | ||
County listing from Steve Ward's ''Buckeyes All'', Part III Revised, is given on Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War web page, [http://ohiocivilwar.com/cw56.html 56th Ohio Infantry]. | County listing from Steve Ward's ''Buckeyes All'', Part III Revised, is given on Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War web page, [http://ohiocivilwar.com/cw56.html 56th Ohio Infantry]. | ||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||
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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> | ||
*Williams, Thomas John Chew. ''Historical sketch of the 56th Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the great Civil War, from 1861 to 1866.'' (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993) {{FHL|686029|item|disp=FHL Fiche 6118213}} | |||
=== References === | === References === | ||