3rd Regiment, Ohio Infantry

United States  U.S. Military   Ohio    Ohio Military   Ohio in the Civil War 3rd Regiment, Ohio Infantry

Brief History
The 3rd Regiment, Ohio Infantry mustered in June 4, 1861 at Camp Dennison, near Cincinnati, Ohio. They mustered out June 23, 1864 at Camp Dennison, Ohio.

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 Columbus, Franklin County. Company B - many men from Belmont County &amp; Columbus, Franklin County. Company C - also known as "Ohio State Guards" (Color Company) many men from Athens County. Company D - many men from Springfield, Clark County. Company E - many men from Zanesville, Muskingum County. Company F - also knbown as "Hamilton Guards" many men from Hamilton, Butler County. Company G - many men from Cincinnati, Hamilton County. Company H - many men from Newark, Licking County. Company I - many men from Cardington, Morrow County. Company K - many men from Wellsville, Columbiana County &amp; Licking County.

County listing from Steve Ward's Buckeyes All, Part I Revised, as shown on Larry Stevens' site, 3rd Ohio Infantry(accessed 31 January 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.