12th Regiment, Ohio Cavalry

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Brief History
The 12th Regiment, Ohio Cavalry mustered in November 24, 1863 at Cleveland, Ohio. They were mustered out November 14, 1865.

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: Company A - Many men from Crawford County. Company B - Many men from Salem, Columbiana County and Stark County. Company C - Many men from Champaign and Logan Counties. Company D - Many men from Franklin County. Company E - Many men from Highland, Mahoning and Summit Counties. Company F - Many men from Cuyahoga, Hancock and Lorain Counties. Company G - Many men from Allen, Defiance, Ottawa, Putnam, Richland and Hancock Counties. Company H - Many men from Guernsey and Harrison Counties. Company I - Many men from Columbiana, Erie, Monroe and Tuscarawas Counties. Company K - Many men from Miami, Montgomery and Shelby Counties. Company L - Many men from Highland and Vinton Counties. Company M - Many men from Fairfield and Highland Counties.

County listing from Steve Ward's Buckeyes All, Part II Revised, as given on Larry Stevens' web page, 12th Ohio Cavalry. (accessed on March 28, 2011)

Other Sources

 * Sheldon, R. H. History of the Twelfth Ohio Cavalry. (Philadelphia: Grand army scout and soldiers' mail, 1885). Libraries with book.


 * 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.