3,232
edits
companies & counties added
(added Civil War info) |
(companies & counties added) |
||
| Line 13: | Line 13: | ||
=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | === Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | ||
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 2443 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UOH0007RC]. | The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 2443 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UOH0007RC]. | ||
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 - Many men from Hamilton County | |||
Company B - Many men from Hamilton County | |||
Company C - Many men from Hamilton County | |||
Company D - Also known a Stoneman's Bodyguard - Many men from Clermont County | |||
Company E - Many men from Ripley, Brown County | |||
Company F - Many men from Bentonville, Adams County | |||
Company G - Also known as Hartsuff's Escort and Scofield's Escort - Many men from Portsmouth and Scioto County | |||
Company H - Also know as Newton Guards - Many men from Marietta, Washington County | |||
Company I - Many men from Athens County | |||
Company K - Many men from Meigs County | |||
Company L - Many men from Gallia County | |||
Company M - Many men from Gallia County | |||
County listing from Steve Ward's ''Buckeyes All'' , Part I Revised, is given on Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War web page, [http://ohiocivilwar.com/cwc7.html 7th Ohio Cavalry.]<br> <br> | County listing from Steve Ward's ''Buckeyes All'' , Part I Revised, is given on Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War web page, [http://ohiocivilwar.com/cwc7.html 7th Ohio Cavalry.]<br> <br> | ||