8th Regiment, Ohio Infantry (3 months, 1861)

Brief History
The 8th Regiment, Ohio Infantry (3 months, 1861) mustered in April 18-May 4, 1861 at Cleveland, Ohio. They were mustered out July 24, 1861 at Camp Dennison, Ohio.

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


 * Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War, 8th Ohio Infantry
 * Ohio Civil War Central, 8th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry (Three Months Service), (accessed 27 October 2016).
 * A Military History of the 8th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry: Its Battles, Marches, and Movements by Franklin Sawyer

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 - Many men from Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio

Company B - Many men from Cleveland, Ohio Huron County

Company C - Many men from Crawford County

Company D - Many men from Norwalk, Huron County

Company E - Many men from Huron County and Sandusky, Erie County

Company F - Many men from Fremont, Sandusky County

Company G - Many men from Fremont, Sandusky County

Company H - Many men from Lorain County and Medina County

Company I - Many men from Elyria, Lorain County and Huron County

Company K - Many men from Medina County

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 488 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

Other Sources

 * 8th Ohio Regiment Infantry (3 months), 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, published books, etc.