26th Regiment, Ohio Infantry

United States U.S. Military Ohio Ohio Military Ohio in the Civil War Ohio Civil War Union Units 23rd through 65th 26th Regiment, Ohio Infantry

Brief History

The 26th Regiment, Ohio Infantry mustered in June 8-July 24, 1861 at Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio.  They were mustered out October 21, 1865 at San Antonio and Victoria.

For more information on the history of 26th Ohio Infantry see the following:

• The Civil War Archive section, 26th Regiment Infantry, (accessed 30 August 2012).
  
• Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War, 26th Ohio Infantry
  
• The wikipedia article, 26th Ohio Infantry (accessed 16 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.

Company A -  see Roster

Company B -  see Roster

Company C -  Many men from Morrow Countysee Roster

Company D -  see Roster

Company E -  many men from Morrow County; see Roster

Company F -  see Roster

Company G - see Roster  - Many men from Mahoning County

Company H - see Roster

Company I -   see Roster

Company K - many men from Madison County. see Roster

The above Company rosters are from Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1866, vol. III, 21st-36th Regiments-Infantry, (Cincinnati, Ohio Valley Pub., 1886), pages 230-262.

A county listing from Steve Ward's Buckeyes All, Part II Revised, is given on Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War web page, 26th Ohio Infantry.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 1,938 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

Other Sources

• 26th Ohio Regiment Infantry, Civil War Index, which includes history, battles, and roster with name, rank, age, date entered service, period of service and remarks.
  

• 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.