155th Regiment, Ohio Infantry (National Guard)
United States 
U.S. Military Ohio Ohio Military Ohio in the Civil War Ohio Civil War Union Units 116th through 165th 155th Regiment, Ohio Infantry
Brief History
The 155th Regiment, Ohio Infantry (National Guard) was organized at Camp Dennison, Ohio, and mustered in May 8, 1864. They were ordered home for muster out August 19. They mustered out August 27.[1]
For more information on the history of this unit, see:
- The Civil War Archive section, 155th Regiment Infantry, (accessed 6 September 2012).
- Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War, 155th Ohio Infantry
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.
Field and Staff Officers - See Roster
Company A - Many men were from Pickaway County[2] - See Roster
Company B - Many men from Trumbull County and Mahoning County[3] - See Roster
Company C - Many men were from Pickaway County[2] - See Roster
Company D - Many men from Trumbull County and Mahoning County[3] - See Roster
Company E - Many men were from Pickaway County[2] - See Roster
Company F - Many men were from Pickaway County and Mahoning County[4] - See Roster
Company G - Many men from Trumbull County and Mahoning County [3] - See Roster
Company H - Many men were from Pickaway County[2] - See Roster
Company I - Many men were from Pickaway County[2] - See Roster
Company K - Many men were from Pickaway County and Mahoning County[4] - See Roster
The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 1,041 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.
Other Sources
- 155th Regiment, Ohio Infantry (National Guard), 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.
References
- ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 December 2010).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Wikipedia 155th regiment, Ohio
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 [1]fckLRHistory of Trumbull and Mahoning Counties page 150
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Internet ArchiveOfficial roster of the soldiers of the state of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1866 p. 213