86th Regiment, Ohio Infantry (6 months, 1863-4)

United States  U.S. Military   Ohio    Ohio Military   Ohio in the Civil War   Ohio Civil War Union Units 66th through 115th 86th Regiment, Ohio Infantry (6 months, 1863-4)

Brief History
The 86th Regiment, Ohio Infantry (6 months, 1863-4) mustered in July 17, 1863 at Camp Cleveland, Ohio. They were mustered out February 10, 1864 at Cleveland, 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.

Companies by County: Six Months Service Company A - Many men from Youngstown, Mahoning County. Company B - Many men from Marysville, Union County. Company C - Many men from Wellington, Lorain County and Holmes and Richland Counties. Company D - Many men from Wayne and Wood Counties. Company E - Many men from Edgerton and Stryker, Williams County and Defiance County. Company F - Many men from Tontogany and Giliad, Wood County and Fulton County. Company G - Many men from Lake, Medina, Trumbull and Wayne Counties. Company H - Many men from Wauseon, Fulton County. Company I - Many men from Tiffin, Seneca County. Company K - Many men from Oxford, Butler County and Warren County.

County listing from Steve Ward's Buckeyes All, Part IV Revised, as given on Larry Stevens' web page, 86th Ohio Infantry. (accessed on April 19, 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