1st Regiment, Ohio Light Artillery Militia (3 months, 1861).

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Brief History
"Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit.

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.

Battery A - many men from Portage County.

Battery B - many men from Cuyahoga, Geauga and Lorain Counties.

Battery C- many men from Ashland, Geauga and Lake Counties.

Battery D - many men from Ashland, Portage and Summit Counties.

Battery E - many men from Cuyahoga, Lorain, Medina and Morrow Counties.

Battery F - many men from Locust Grove, Adams County; Brown and Clermont Counties.

Battery G - many men from Cuyahoga and Lucas Counties; Freedom, Liberty and Washington Townships, Wood County.

Battery H - many men from Toledo, Lucas County; Monroe and Washington Counties.

Battery I- many men from Hamilton and Portage Counties.

Battery K- many men from Washington County and mix.

Battery L - many men from Portsmouth and Scioto County.

Battery ,M - many men from Auglaize, Miami and Shelby Counties.

County information from Steve Ward's Buckeyes All, Part I Revised, as shown on Larry Stevens' web site. (accessed on March 14,2011)

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.