7th Independent Company, Ohio Sharpshooters

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Brief History
The 7th Independent Company, Ohio Sharpshooters mustered in January 27, 1863 at Camp Cleveland, Ohio. They were mustered out July 28, 1865 at Headquarters of General Sherman, Commanding Military Division Mississippi.

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin
The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 203 men on its roster for this unit. .

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 G - Organized at Dayton

Company H - Organized at Findley

Company K - Organized at Lima

Roster of men in the 7th Independent Company Sharpshooters on page 573


 * Companies from Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War, 7th Ohio Independent Battery

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.