16th Regiment, Ohio Infantry (3 months, 1861)

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Brief History
The 16th Regiment, Ohio Infantry (3 months, 1861) mustered in May 3, 1861at Columbus, Ohio. They were mustered out August 18, 1861 at Columbus, Ohio.

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


 * Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War, 16th Ohio Infantry
 * The Civil War Archive section, 16th Regiment Infantry (3 months), (accesseed 29 August 2012).

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 Coshocton, Coshocton County

Company B - Many men from Ashland County

Company C - Many men from Wooster, Wayne County

Company D - Many men from Coshocton County

Company E - Many men from Springfield, Clark County

Company F - Also known as "Tuscawaras Guards" - Many men from New Philadelphia, Tuscawaras County

Company G - Many men from Holmes County

Company H - Also known as "Ferguson's Guernsey Guards" - Many men from Cambridge, Guernsey County

Company I - Many men from Richland County

Company K - Also known as "Canaan Guards" Many men from Dresden, Muskingum County (Color Company)

Company Band - Also known as"Henry Hawkins Band" Many men from Springfield, Clark County

County listing from Steve Ward's Buckeyes All, Part II Revised, is given on Larry Stevens' web page, 16th Ohio Infantry.

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.