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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
The 47th Regiment, Ohio Infantry mustered in August 13, 1861 at Camp Dennison, Ohio. They were mustered out August 11, 1865 at Little Rock, Arkansas.<ref>National Park Service, [ | The 47th Regiment, Ohio Infantry mustered in August 13, 1861 at Camp Dennison, Ohio. They were mustered out August 11, 1865 at Little Rock, Arkansas.<ref>National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref> The regiment was also kown as the Wilstach Regiment after Charles F. Wilstach who was a major influence in the organization of the regiment.<ref>Joseph A. Saunier, ''A history of the Forty-seventh Regiment, Ohio veteran volunteer infantry, Second brigade, Second division, Fifteenth Army Corps, Army of the Tennessee'', (Hillsboro, Ohio : Lyle Print. Co., 1903?), p. 9. Digital version at [https://archive.org/stream/historyoffortyse00saun#page/9/mode/1up Internet Archive]. Also on {{FHL|547318|item|disp=FHL film 1550150}}.</ref><br> | ||
For more information on the history of this unit, see:<br> | For more information on the history of this unit, see:<br> | ||
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*[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|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).<br> | *[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|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).<br> | ||
*National Park Service, [ | *National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm 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. <br> | ||
*[[Ohio in the Civil War|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. <br> | *[[Ohio in the Civil War|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. <br> | ||
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