19th Regiment, Ohio Infantry (3 months, 1861)

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Brief History
The 19th Regiment, Ohio Infantry (3 months, 1861) mustered in April and May, 1861 at Cleveland, Ohio. They were mustered out as follows: Companies: "A" August 27, "B" and "C" August 29, "D" August 30, "E" August 28, "F" August 30, "G" August 31, "H" August 18, "I" August 30, "K" August 31, 1861 at Columbus, Ohio.

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.

Companies by County: Three Months Service: Company A - Also known as "Canton Guards". Many men from Stark County. Company B - Many men from Youngstown, Mahoning County. Company C - Many men from Warren, Trumbull County. Company D - Many men from Morgan, Ashtabula County. Company E - Many men from New Lisbon, Columbiana County. Company F - Also known as "Geauga Rifles". Many men from Chardon, Geauga County. Company G - Also known as "Akron Union Light Infantry, Company A". Many men from Summit County. Company H - Also known as "Salem Guards". Many men from Salem, Columbiana County. Company I - Many men from Ashtabula, Ashtabula County. Company K - Also known as "Akron Union Light Infantry, Company B". Many men from Cuyahoga Falls, Summit County. "Akron Buckeye Infantry, Company C" disbanded due to quota excess.

County listing from Steve Ward's Buckeyes All, Part II Revised, as given on Larry Stevens' web page, 19th Ohio Infantry. (accessed on April 4, 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.