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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
The 87th Regiment, Ohio Infantry mustered in June 10, 1862 at Columbus, Ohio (Camp Chase). | The 87th Regiment, Ohio Infantry mustered in June 10, 1862 at Columbus, Ohio (Camp Chase). They were mustered out September 20, 1862 at Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio. <ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref> This was a three month regiment.<br> | ||
For more information on the history of this unit, see:<br> | For more information on the history of this unit, see:<br> | ||
*The Civil War Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unohinf6.htm#87th 87th Regiment Infantry], (accessed 31 August 2012). | *The Civil War Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unohinf6.htm#87th 87th Regiment Infantry], (accessed 31 August 2012). | ||
*Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War, [http://ohiocivilwar.com/cw87.html 87th Ohio Infantry] | *Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War, [http://ohiocivilwar.com/cw87.html 87th Ohio Infantry] | ||
=== 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.<br> | |||
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Company I - Many men from [[Geauga County, Ohio|Geauga County]] and [[Lake County, Ohio|Lake County]]<ref>Albert G. Riddle, ''History of Geauga and Lake Counties, Ohio: with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Pioneers and Most Prominent Men'', (Evansville, Indiana: Unigraphic, 1973. Reprint of original published: Philadelphia: Williams Bros., 1878), page 52. {{FHL|95700|item|disp=FHL Q book 977.133 H2wiL}}</ref><<br> | |||
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=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||
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=== References === | === References === | ||
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[[Category:Ohio_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | [[Category:Ohio_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] |
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