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Ohio in the Civil War: Identifying a Regiment

Resources to assist in researching Ohio regimental history in the United States Civil War.

Identifying an Ohio-based Civil War regiment can be tricky. These resources can help you identify a regiment by geographic location within the state of Ohio. They may also offer context for a particular regiment, including significant battle involvement, notable persons, statistics, and other useful information.

Links for web-based regiment information

List of Ohio Civil War units
From wikipedia: a list of the Civil War infantry, calvalry, and artillery units from Ohio. each pointing to an article about that particular unit. Use these entries to learn basic location and participation information for a given unit. Follow cited sources for more information.
Civil War Bibliography - BGSU Center for Archival Collections
Bowling Green State University's Center for Archival Collections maintains an extensive collection of primary documents and biographical content related to the service of Northwest Ohioans in the Civil War.
Ohio in the Civil War
"This site contains extensive bibliographical material about Ohio's Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery and Miscellaneous regiments. Also included are links to various libraries and archives for Ohio Civil War researchers." Maintained by Larry Stevens. Has companion facebook page.

Book sources for regiment information

The military history of Ohio : its border annals, its part in the Indian wars, in the War of 1812, in the Mexican War, and in the War of the Rebellion
Call Number: Special Collections F491 .M55 1887

Publication Date: 1887
Official roster of the soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1866
Call Number: Full text online at HathiTrust

Publication Date: 1886-1895
A compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Dyer, Frederick Henry
Call Number: Full text online at Google Books

Publication Date: 1908
A compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Dyer, Frederick Henry
Call Number: Full text online at Internet Archive

Publication Date: 1908
Ohio in the war: her statesmen, her generals, and soldiers. by Reid, Whitelaw
Call Number: BLUFFTON READING ROOM E525 .R34 v.1&2

Publication Date: 1898
The War of the Rebellion: a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies by United States War Department
Call Number: Full Text online at Cornell University

Publication Date: 1883-1901