91st Regiment, Ohio Infantry

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91st Regiment, Ohio Infantry

Brief History

The 91st Regiment, Ohio Infantry mustered in August 26, 1862 at Camp Ironton, Ohio. They were mustered out June 24, 1865 at Cumberland, Maryland.

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

• The Civil War Archive section, 91st Regiment Infantry, (accessed 31 August 2012).
  
• Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War, 91st 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.

Company A

Company B

Company C

Company D
Company E - Many men were from Adams County

Company F

Company G

Company H

Company I - Many men were from Adams County

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 1,556 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

Other Sources

• 91st 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.

• Ewing, Elmore Ellis. The Story of the Ninety-first. (Columbus, Ohio : Ohio Historical Society, 1988), FS Library film 1688772 Item 5 and Bugles and bells, or, Stories told again : including the story of the Ninety-First Ohio Volunteer Infantry, reunion poems and social tributes. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993), FS Library fiche 6118238 and The story of the Ninety-First : read at a re-union of the Ninety-First Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, held at Portsmouth, Ohio, April 8, 1868 in response to the toast "Our bond of union". (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993), FS Library fiche 6118239

• Lambert, Lois J. Ninety-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry : with the Civil War letters of Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Franklin Coates and an annotated roster of the men of Company C. (Milford, Ohio : Little Miami Pub. Co., c2005), FS Catalog book 977.1 M2L

• Windsor, Anthony H. History of the Ninety-first Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (Columbus, Ohio : Ohio Historical Society, 1988) FS Library 1688772 Item 6 and History of the 91st Regiment, O. V. I (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993) FS Library Fiche 6118240