32nd Regiment, Ohio Infantry

Brief History
The 32nd Regiment, Ohio Infantry mustered in August 20 to September 7, 1861 Mansfield, Ohio. They were mustered out July 20, 1865 at Louisville, Kentucky.

For more information on the history of 32nd Ohio Infantry see the following:


 * The Civil War Archive section, 32nd Regiment Infantry, (accessed 30 August 2012).
 * Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War, 32nd Ohio Infantry
 * The wikipedia article, 32nd Ohio Infantry (accessed 16 October 2011)

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.

For the rosters below, H32 stands for the roster in History of the Thirty-Second Regiment and OR stands for the roster in Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio.

Field and Staff Roster (H32)

Company A - many men from Carroll County, Columbiana County, Stark County, and Mahoning County; see Roster (H32) and Roster (OR) Company B - many men from Union County and Champaign County; see Roster (H32) and Roster (OR) and another Roster in History of Union County, Ohio. Company C - many men from Knox County and Allen County; see Roster (H32) and Roster (OR) Company D - many men from Richland County, Huron County, and Stark County; see Roster (H32) and Roster (OR) Company E - many men from Richland County and Crawford County; see Roster (H32) and Roster (OR) Company F - many men from Huron County and Champaign County see Roster (H32) and Roster (OR). On December 22, 1863, this company became the 26th Independent Battery, Ohio Light Artillery. Company G - many men from Muskingum County, Perry County, and Licking County; see Roster (H32) and Roster (OR). Company H - see Roster (H32) and Roster (OR) Company I - many men from Van Wert County, Paulding County, Richland County and Ashland County; see Roster (H32) and Roster (OR) Company K - many men from Coshocton County; see Roster (H32) and Roster (OR)

Unassigned Recruits Roster (H32) and Roster (OR)

The above information about the companies and counties is from Hays, E. Z., ed., History of the Thirty-Second Regiment Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry, Columbus, Ohio: Cott and Evans, 1896. Starting on page 76, the book also gives a history for each company with a roster giving names of the men and short military biography for each man.

A county list is also in Steve Ward's Buckeyes All, Part II Revised, on Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War web page, 32nd Ohio Infantry.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 2,759 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

Other Sources

 * 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.


 * 32nd Ohio Regiment Infantry, Civil War Index, which includes history, battles, and roster with name, rank, age, date entered service, period of service and remarks.


 * Burson, William. A race for liberty, or, My capture, imprisonment and escape. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993),


 * Hamilton, William Douglas. Recollections of a cavalryman of the Civil War after fifty years, 1861-1865. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993) and (Columbus, Ohio : Ohio Historical Society, 1988)


 * Hays, E. Z. History of the Thirty-second regiment, Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry. (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1974) and (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993) . Digital versiion on Internet Archive. Includes histories and rosters for each company.


 * Regimental Association of the Thirty-Second Ohio Infantry. Minutes of the Regimental Association, 32nd Regt., O. V. V. I. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993), and


 * United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 32nd (1861-1865). Roster of the Thirty-second Regiment Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry. and Proceedings of the 30th and 31st annual reunions, Thirty-second Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry.  (Columbus, Ohio : Ohio Historical Society, 1988).