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During the American Civil War, nearly 320,000 Ohioans served in the Union Army, more than any other Northern state except New York and Pennsylvania. [1] Of these, 5,092 were free blacks. Ohio had the highest percentage of population enlisted in the military of any state. Sixty percent of all the men between the ages of 18 and 45 were in the ...
This is a list of American Civil War units, consisting of those established as federally organized units as well as units raised by individual states and territories. Many states had soldiers and units fighting for both the United States and the Confederate States (Confederate States Army).
Pages in category "Units and formations of the Union Army from Ohio" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 249 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
First Lieutenant Robert S. King, Second Lieutenant James W. Slater, and Captain Milton W. Halsey of 18th Ohio Infantry Regiment. From the Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress. The 18th Ohio Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American ...
During the American Civil War, the State of Ohio played a key role in providing troops, military officers, and supplies to the Union army.Due to its central location in the Northern United States and burgeoning population, Ohio was both politically and logistically important to the war effort.
The 14th Ohio Infantry Regiment was organized at Toledo, Ohio, on April 25, 1861, under Colonel James Blair Steedman in response to President Lincoln's call for 75,000 volunteers. [1] The regiment moved to Cleveland, Ohio, April 25, then to Columbus, Ohio, May 22. Left Ohio for western Virginia May 27. Moved to Clarksburg May 29, and to ...
Ohio Roster Commission. Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War on the Rebellion, 1861–1865, Compiled Under the Direction of the Roster Commission (Akron, OH: Werner Co.), 1886–1895. Reid, Whitelaw. Ohio in the War: Her Statesmen, Her Generals, and Soldiers (Cincinnati, OH: Moore, Wilstach, & Baldwin), 1868.
The 44th Ohio Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. In early 1864, the regiment was reorganized into the 8th Ohio Cavalry Regiment . Service