175th Regiment, Ohio Infantry

United States     U.S. Military      Ohio      Ohio Military      Ohio in the Civil War    Ohio Civil War Union Units 166th through 200th    175th Regiment, Ohio Infantry

Brief History
Organized at Camp Dennison, Ohio, and mustered in October 11, 1864. Mustered out: to Nashville, Tennessee, June 23. Mustered out June 27, 1865.

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


 * The Civil War Archive section, 175th Regiment Infantry, (accessed 6 September 2012).
 * Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War, 175th Ohio Infantry


 * Ohio Civil War Central, 175th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, (accessed 26 October 2016)

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.

Field and Staff Officers - See Roster

Company A - Men were from many counties across the state - See Roster

Company B - Men were from many counties across the state - See Roster

Company C - Many men from Ross County - See Roster

Company D - Many men were from Brown County - See Roster

Company E

Company F

Company G - Many men from Franklin County

Company H

Company I

Company K

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 1,604 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

Other Sources

 * 175th Regiment, Ohio 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.


 * Jacobson, Eric A. and Richard A. Rupp. Baptism of fire : the 44th Missouri, 175th Ohio and 183rd Ohio at the Battle of Franklin ( Franklin, Tennessee 2011) . WorldCat.