41st Regiment, Ohio Infantry

Brief History
The 41st Regiment, Ohio Infantry mustered in August 26 to October 29, 1861 at Camp Wood, Cleveland, Ohio. They were mustered out November 27, 1865 at San Antonio, Texas.

For more information on the history of 41st Ohio Infantry see the following:


 * Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War, 41st Ohio Infantry
 * The Civil War Archive section, 41st Regiment Infantry, (accessed 30 August 2012)
 * The wikipedia article, 41st Ohio Infantry (accessed 22 November 2011)

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.

Company A - Many men from Portage County some men from Cuyahoga County Many men from Trumbull County - See Company Roster

Company B - Many men from Geauga County and Lake County some men from Cuyahoga County - See Company Roster

Company C - Many men from Wayne County - See Company Roster

Company D - Many men from Cuyahoga County

Company E - Mny men from Cuyahoga County

Company F - Many men from Portage County Cuyahoga County

Company G - Many men from Geauga County and Lake County Cuyahoga County

Company H - Many men from Lorain County

Company I - Many men from Cuyahoga County

Company K - Many men from Cuyahoga County

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 2,381 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

Other Sources

 * 41st Ohio Regiment 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.


 * Hazen, William Babcock. A narrative of military service. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993),


 * Robert L. Kimberly and Ephraim S. Holloway, The Forty-first Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865, (Microfilm of original published: Cleveland, Ohio : W.R. Smellie, 1897). and (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993)


 * United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 41st. Roster of surviving members of the Forty-first Regiment Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry in the war of the rebellion. (Columbus, Ohio : Ohio Historical Society, 1988) and (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993) and