69th Regiment, Ohio Infantry

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United States Gotoarrow.png  U.S. Military Gotoarrow.png  Ohio Gotoarrow.png   Ohio Military Gotoarrow.png  Ohio in the Civil War Gotoarrow.png69th Regiment, Ohio Infantry

Brief History

The 69th Regiment, Ohio Infantry mustered in November, 1861, to April, 1862at Hamilton, Ohio, and Camp Chase, Ohio.  They were mustered out July 17, 1865 at Louisville, Kentucky. [1]


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:
Company A - Many men from Butler & Warren Counties.
Company B - Many men from  Butler County.
Company C - Many men from  Butler County.
Company D - Many men from  Darke County.
Company E - Many men from  Butler & Darke Counties.
Company F - Many men from  Butler County.
Company G - Many men from  Coshocton County.
Company H - Many men from  Fairfield County.
Company I - Many men from  Harrison County.
Company K - Many men from  Harrison County.


County listing from Steve Ward's Buckeyes All, Part III Revised, as given on Larry Stevens' web page, 69th Ohio Infantry. (accessed on April 19, 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

References

  1. National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 December 2010).