104th Regiment, Ohio Infantry

Brief History
The 104th Regiment was organized at Camp Massillon, Ohio and mustered in August 30, 1862. The regiment was at Greensboro until June and mustered out June 17, 1865.

For more information on the history of this unit, see:


 * Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War, 104th Ohio Infantry
 * The Civil War Archive section, 104th Regiment Infantry, (accessed 5 September 2012).
 * Wikipedia has additional history about the regiment.

Companies in this Regiment with 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 - Many men from Stark County. See Roster.

Company B - Many men from Stark County and Columbiana County. See Roster.

Company C - Many men from Columbiana County. See Roster.

Company D - Many men from Portage County. See Roster.

Company E - Many men from Stark County. See Roster.

Company F - Many men from Columbiana County. See Roster.

Company G - Many men from Columbiana County See Roster.

Company H - Many men from Summit County. See Roster.

Company I - Many men from Portage County. See Roster.

Company K - Many men from Columbiana County. See Roster.

County information and rosters are in N.A. Pinney's book, ''History of the 104th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry from 1862 to 1865. ''

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 1,740 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

Regimental History and Roster

 * History of the 104th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry From 1862 to 1865. By Nelson A Pinney. Akron, OH: Werner & Lohmann, 1886. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive

Other Sources

 * 104th Regiment, Ohio 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.


 * Gaskill, Joseph W. Footprints through Dixie : everyday life of the man under a musket : on the firing line and in the trenches, 1862-1865. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993),


 * Pinney, Nelson A. History of the 104th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry from 1862 to 1865. (Washington, District of Columbia: Filmed by the Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1987), and (Bethesda, Maryland: University Publications of America, c1993),