105th Regiment, Ohio Infantry
United States 
U.S. Military Ohio Ohio Military Ohio in the Civil War Ohio Civil War Union Units 66th through 115th 105th Regiment, Ohio Infantry
Brief History[edit | edit source]
The 105th Regiment was organized at Cleveland, Ohio and mustered in August 20, 1862. From March April 29-May 20, 1865, the regiment marched to Washington, D. C. and was mustered out June 3, 1865[1].
Wikipedia has additional history for the 105th Regiment.
Companies in this Regiment with the County of Origin[edit | edit source]
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 Mahoning County
Company B - many men from Geauga County and Trumbull County
Company C - many men from Geauga County and Trumbull County
Company D - many men from Lake County
Company E - many men from Geauga County
Company F - many men from Geauga County and Lake County
Company G - many men from Ashtabula County and Lake County
Company H - many men from Columbiana County and Mahoning County
Company I - many men from Ashland County (North Townships), Geauga County and Trumbull County (South Townships)
Company K - many men from Lake County
County information[2] is from Steve Ward's Buckeyes All, Part V, Revised, on Larry Stevens' site for the 105th Ohio Infantry.
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Other Sources[edit | edit source]
The Story of a Thousand: Being a History of the Service of the 105th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in the War for the Union from August 21, 1862 to June 6, 1865, by Albion W. Tourgee (Buffalo [New York] : S. McGerald, 1896, 409, lxiv p. : ill., maps, ports.) Google book. FHL Collection book 977.1 M25t; film 874018 Item 2; fiche 6118259 (5 fiche)
- 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.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (accessed 4 December 2011).
- ↑ Stevens, Larry, comp., 105th Ohio Infantry (accessed 20 November 2010).