15th Regiment, Ohio Infantry

Brief History
The 15th Regiment, Ohio Infantry mustered in September, 1861 at Mansfield, Ohio. They were mustered out December 27, 1865 at Columbus, Ohio.

For more information on the history of 15th Ohio Infantry see the following:


 * The Civil War Archive section, 15th Regiment Infantry, (accessed 29 August 2012).
 * Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War, 15th Ohio Infantry
 * The Wikipedia article, 15th Ohio Infantry, (accessed 12 October 2011)
 * Ohio in the Civil War, 15th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry (Three Years Service) (1861-1865), (accessed 26 October 2016).

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.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 3,076 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

Company A - Some men from Guernsey County

Company B - Many men from Guernsey County

Company C - Many men from Morrow County and Wyandot County

Company D - Captain David J. Culbertson - many men from Wyandot County. See roster. some from Crawford County Company E - Many men from Belmont County

Company F - Many men from Belmont County

Company G - Many men from Wyandot County

Company H - Many men from Van Wert County

Company I - Many men from Wyandot County

Company K - Many men from Belmont County

Other Sources

 * 15th Ohio Regiment Infantry (3 years), 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.


 * Cope, Alexis.The Fifteenth Ohio Volunteers and its campaigns, war of 1861-5. (Columbus, Ohio : Ohio Historical Society, 1988) and (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993)  and Roster of the surviving members of the Fifteenth Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry in the war of 1861-1865. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993)


 * McConnell, William. Diary of William McConnell, private, Company I, 15th O. V. V. I., 1st Brigade, 3rd Div., 4th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland : from September 16th, 1861 to August 2nd, 1865. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993),


 * United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 15th (1861-1865). Roster of the surviving members of the Fifteenth Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry in the war of 1861-1865. and Proceedings of the 14th, 15th, 23rd, 34th through 37th annual reunions, Fifteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry.  and Constitution of the Fifteenth Ohio Infantry together with the proceedings of the annual reunion, 1883.  (Columbus, Ohio : Ohio Historical Society, 19880