83rd Regiment, Ohio Infantry

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Brief History[edit | edit source]

The 83rd Regiment, Ohio Infantry mustered in August and September, 1862 at Camp Dennison, Ohio. They were mustered out August 10, 1865 at Camp Dennison, Ohio. [1]

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

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties 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.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 2,138 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

Many men in the regiment lived in or near Cincinnati, Hamilton County.[2]

Field and Staff - Roster

Company A - Mustered in at Camp Dennison, Hamilton County[3] - See Roster

Company B - Mustered in at Camp Dennison, Hamilton County[3] - See Roster

Company C - Mustered in at Camp Dennison, Hamilton County[3] - See Roster

Company D - Mustered in at Camp Dennison, Hamilton County[3] - See Roster

Company E - Mustered in at Camp Dennison, Hamilton County[3] - See Roster

Company F - Mustered in at Camp Dennison, Hamilton County[3] - See Roster

Company G - Mustered in at Camp in Field[3] - See Roster

Company H - Mustered in at Campbell County, Kentucky[3] - See Roster

Company I - Mustered in at Campbell County, Kentucky[3] - See Roster

Company K - Mustered in at Camp Dennison, Hamilton County[3] - See Roster

Other Sources[edit | edit source]

  • 83rd Ohio Regiment 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
  • Gerard, Clinton W. A diary : the Eighty-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry in the war, 1862-1865. (Columbus, Ohio : Ohio Historical Society, 1988), FS Library film 1688772 Item 2 and (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993), FS Library fiche 6118231
  • Marshall, Thomas B. History of the Eighty-third Ohio volunteer infantry, the Greyhound Regiment (Washington [District of Columbia] : Filmed by the Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1988) FS Library Film 1550154 and (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993) FS Library Fiche 6118232

References[edit | edit source]

  1. National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 December 2010).
  2. Thomas B. Marshall, History of the Eighty-Third Ohio Volunteer Infantry : the Greyhound Regiment, (Cincinnati, Ohio : Eighty-Third Ohio Volunteer Infantry Association, [1912]), p. 22. Digital version on Internet Archive. Also on FS Library fiche 6118232
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 Thomas B. Marshall, History of the Eighty-Third Ohio Volunteer Infantry : the Greyhound Regiment, (Cincinnati, Ohio : Eighty-Third Ohio Volunteer Infantry Association, [1912]), p. 19. Digital version on Internet Archive. Also on FS Library fiche 6118232