4th Regiment, Ohio Infantry

United States  U.S. Military   Ohio    Ohio Military   Ohio in the Civil War 4th Regiment, Ohio Infantry

Brief History
The 4th Regiment, Ohio Infantry was mustered in June 4, 1861 at Camp Dennison, Ohio. They were mustered out July 12, 1865 at Washington, District of Columbia.

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.

Three Years Service: Company A - also known as "Knox County Guards' - many men from Mt. Vernon, Knox County. Company B - also known as "Union Guards" - many men from Mt. Vernon, Knox County. Company C - also known as "Delaware Guards" -  many men from Delaware County. Company D - also known as "Hardin County Guards" -  many men from Kenton &amp; Patterson, Hardin County and Richland County. Company E - also known as "Given Guards" -  many men from Wooster, Wayne County. Company F - also known as "Canton Guards" - many men from Stark County; and 16 men from the Sandyville Light Guards. Tuscarawas County. Company G - also known as "Kenton Rangers" - many men from Kenton, Hardin County. Company H - many men from Marion County. .Company I - also known as "Olentangy Guards" - many men from Delaware County. Company K - many men from Marion and Richland Counties.

County listing from Steve Ward's Buckeyes All Part I Revised, as given on Larry Stevens' web page, 4th Ohio Infantry. (accessed on March 14,2011)

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.