86th Regiment, Ohio Infantry (6 months, 1863-4)

United States  U.S. Military   Ohio    Ohio Military   Ohio in the Civil War   Ohio Civil War Union Units 66th through 115th 86th Regiment, Ohio Infantry (6 months, 1863-4)

Brief History
The 86th Regiment, Ohio Infantry (6 months, 1863-4) mustered in July 17, 1863 at Camp Cleveland, Ohio. They were mustered out February 10, 1864 at Cleveland, Ohio.

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


 * Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War, 86th Ohio Infantry
 * The Civil War Archive section, 86th Regiment Infantry (Reorganized), (accessed 31 August 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.

County listing from Steve Ward's Buckeyes All, Part IV Revised, is given on Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War web page, 86th 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