94th Regiment, Ohio Infantry

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94th Regiment, Ohio Infantry

Brief History

The 94th Regiment, Ohio Infantry mustered in August 22, 1862 at Camp Piqua, Ohio. They were mustered out June 6, 1865 at Washington, District of Columbia.

For more information on the history of this unit, see:

• The Civil War Archive section, 94th Regiment Infantry, (accessed 31 August 2012).
  
• Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War, 94th 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.

Officers and staff - Roster

Company A - many men from Clark County. See company record.

Company B - many men from Miami County. See company record.

Company C - many men from Miami County. See company record.

Company D - many men from Miami County. See company record.

Company E - many men from Greene County. See company record.

Company F - many men from Darke County. See company record.

Company G - many men from Clark County. See company record.

Company H - many men from Greene County. See company record.

Company I - many men from Darke County. See company record.

Company K - many men from Darke County. See company record.

The above information about the counties is from Record of the Ninety-fourth Regiment, Ohio volunteer Infantry, in the War of the Rebellion, (Cincinnati: Ohio Valley Press, 1890), p. 9. Internet Archive.

Company records are in Record of the Ninety-Fourth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry in the War of the Rebellion. Internet Archive.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 1,519 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

Other Sources

• 94th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, 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.

• Owens, Ira S. Greene County in the war : being a history of the Seventy-Fourth Regiment : with sketches of the Twelfth, Ninety-Fourth, One Hundred and Tenth, Forty-Fourth, One Hundred and Fifty-Fourth regiments and the Tenth Ohio Battery : embracing anecdotes, incidents and narratives of the camp, march and battlefield and the author's experience while in the army. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993), FS Library fiche 6118222 -3 and (Washington [District of Columbia] : Filmed by the Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1988), FS Library film 1486451

• Record of the Ninety-fourth Regiment, Ohio volunteer Infantry, in the War of the Rebellion, (Cincinnati: Ohio Valley Press, 1890. Internet Archive.

• United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 94th. Record of the Ninety-fourth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in the War of the Rebellion. (Washington [District of Columbia] : Filmed by the Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1988) FS Library Film 1486455 and 1688772 Item 8 and (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993) FS Library Fiche 6118244