31st Regiment, Ohio Infantry

Brief History
The 31st Regiment, Ohio Infantry mustered in August 4, 1861 at Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio. They were mustered out July 20, 1865 at Louisville, Kentucky.

For more information on the history of 31st Ohio Infantry see the following:


 * Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War, 31st Ohio Infantry
 * The Civil War Archive section, 31st Regiment Infantry, (accessed 30 August 2012).
 * The wikipedia article, 31st 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.

Company A - see Roster

Company B - see Roster

Company C - Many men from Licking County. - see Roster

Company D - Many men from Perry County ; see Roster

Company E - Many men from Morrow County ; see Roster and Hancock County see Roster

Company F - Many men from Union County ; see Roster and another Roster.

Company G - Many men from Perry County ; see Roster

Company H - see Roster

Company I - see Roster

Company K - Many men from Clark County ; see Roster

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 2,693 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

Other Sources

 * 31st Ohio Regiment Infantry, Civil War Index, which includes history, battles, and roster with name, rank, age, date entered service, period of service and remarks.


 * 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.


 * McNeil, Samuel A. Personal recollections of service in the Army of the Cumberland and Sherman's Army : from August 17, 1861 to July 20, 1865. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993), and (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1994),


 * Putnam, John H. A journalistic history of the Thirty-First Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, with its lights and shadows. Volume I, embracing the first year of its' existence. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993)