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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 service. Ohio mustered 230 regiments of infantry and cavalry, as well as 25 light artillery batteries and 5 independent companies of sharpshooters. Total ...
Pages in category "People of Ohio in the American Civil War" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 517 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The battle and the enlistment records of every soldier from the 103rd Ohio Infantry is available online. [1] Needing additional soldiers, President Lincoln put out the call for volunteers to serve in the Union army. Several hundred men - mostly farmers - from the northern Ohio counties of Cuyahoga, Medina, and Lorain answered the call.
“Military and Personal Sketches of Ohio’s Rank and File from Sandusky County in the War of the Rebellion" is available through the Hayes Library.
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. Pape-Findley, Nancy. The Invincibles: The Story of the Fourth Ohio Veteran Volunteer Cavalry, 1861-1865 (Tecumseh, MI: Blood Road Pub ...
Two soldiers from Ohio regiments who participated in a Civil War locomotive chase were finally awarded the Medal of Honor.
The following is a partial list of generals or rear admirals either born in Ohio or living in Ohio when they joined the Union Army or Union Navy (or in a few cases, men who were buried in Ohio following the war, although they did not directly serve in Ohio units).
Pages in category "Military personnel from Ohio" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 290 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .