148th Regiment, Ohio Infantry (National Guard)

United States     U.S. Military      Ohio      Ohio Military      Ohio in the Civil War     Ohio Civil War Union Units 116th through 165th    148th Regiment, Ohio Infantry

Brief History
The 148th Regiment, Ohio Infantry (National Guard) was organized at Marietta, Ohio, and mustered in May 17, 1864. They returned to Marietta September 5, and mustered out September 14, 1864.

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


 * Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War, 148th Ohio Infantry
 * The Civil War Archive section, 148th Regiment Infantry, (accessed 6 September 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.

Staff and Field Officers - See Roster

Company A - Many men were recruited from Washington County and Vinton County - See Company Roster

Company B - Many men were recruited from Washington County and Vinton County - See Company Roster

Company C - Many men were recruited from Washington County and Vinton County - See Company Roster

Company D - Many men were recruited from Washington County and Vinton County - See Company Roster

Company E - Many men were recruited from Washington County and Vinton County - See Company Roster

Company F - Many men were recruited from Washington County and Vinton County - See Company Roster

Company G - Many men were recruited from Washington County and Vinton County - See Company Roster

Company H - Many men were recruited from Washington County and Vinton County - See Company Roster

Company I - Many men were recruited from Washington County and Vinton County - See Company Roster

Company K - Many men were recruited from Washington County and Vinton County - See Company Roster

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 968 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

Other Sources

 * 148th Regiment, Ohio Infantry (National Guard), 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.