60th Regiment, Ohio Infantry

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Brief History

The 60th Regiment, Ohio Infantry mustered in February to April, 1864 at Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio.  They were mustered out July 28, 1865 at Washington, District of Columbia.

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.

Companies by County:

Three Year's Service 1864-1865

Company A - Many men from Franklin County.
Company B - Many men from Wayne County.
Company C - Many men from Ashtabula and Greene Counties.
Company D - Many men from Belmont and Ross Counties.
Company E - Many men from Morgan and Tuscarawas Counties.
Company F - Many men from Clinton and Meigs Counties.
Company G - Many men from Cuyahoga and Guernsey Counties.
Company H - Many men from Cuyahoga and Henry Counties.
Company I - Many men from Hamilton, Mercer and Montgomery Counties.
Company K - Many men from Hamilton County.

County listing from Steve Ward's Buckeyes All, Part III Revised, as given on Larry Stevens' web page, 60th Ohio Infantry. (accessed on April 18, 2011)

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.