113th Regiment, Ohio Infantry

United States     U.S. Military      Ohio      Ohio Military      Ohio in the Civil War      Ohio Civil War Union Units 66th through 115th      113th Regiment, Ohio Infantry

Brief History
The 113th Regiment was organized at Camp Chase, Zanesville, and Camp Dennison, Ohio, October 10 to December 12, 1862. It moved to Louisville, Kentucky, in June, and there mustered out July 6, 1865.

For more information about this Regiment and its history, see:


 * Wikipedia article on the 113th Ohio Infantry includes a short history of the battles fought by this regiment, its movements, and source information.
 * Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War web site for the 113th Ohio Infantry.
 * The Civil War Archive section, 113th Regiment Infantry, (accessed 5 September 2012).

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 Madison County

Company B -

Company F -

Company G - Many men from Madison County, Fayette County and Pickaway County

County listing from Steve Ward's Buckeyes All, Part V revised, is listed on Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War web site for the 113th Ohio Infantry.

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.


 * McAdams, Francis Marion. Every-day soldier life, or, A History of the one hundred and thirteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. (Columbus, Ohio : Ohio Historical Society, 1988) and (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993)


 * United States. Army.Ohio Infantry Regiment, 113th (1862-1865). Proceedings of the twenty-ninth annual reunion of the 113th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry. (Columbus, Ohio : Ohio Historical Society, 1988)