14th Regiment, Ohio Infantry

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Brief History

The 14th Regiment, Ohio Infantry mustered in August 14-September 5, 1861 at Toledo, Ohio.  They were mustered out July 11, 1865 at Louisville, Kentucky.

For more information on the history of 14th Ohio Infantry see the following:

• Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War, 14th Ohio Infantry
  
• The Civil War Archive section, 14th Regiment Infantry, (accessed 29 August 2012).
  
• The wikipedia article, 14th Ohio Infantry, (accessed 12 October 2011)
  

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.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 3,004 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

County listing from Steve Ward's Buckeyes All, Part II Revised, is given on Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War web page, 14th Ohio Infantry . Web Publishing Copyright © 2012

Company D - Many men from Defiance County

Company G - Many men from Paulding County

Company K - Many men from Defiance County

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.
  

• Chase, John A. History of the Fourteenth Ohio Regiment, O.V.V.I. from the beginning of the war in 1861 to its close in 1865. ( [Washington, D.C.] : Filmed by the Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1969) FHL Film 1550213 and Film 1688762 Item 10 and (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993) FHL Fiche 6118155