15th Regiment, Ohio Infantry

United States  U.S. Military   Ohio    Ohio Military   Ohio in the Civil WarOhio in the Civil War      Ohio Civil War Union Units 9th through 22nd   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)

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.

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.


 * 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)


 * 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. (Columbus, Ohio : Ohio Historical Society, 1988