51st Regiment, Ohio Infantry

Brief History
The 51st Regiment, Ohio Infantry mustered in September 17 to October 26, 1861 at Camp Dover, Ohio. They were mustered out October 3, 1865 at Victoria, Texas.

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


 * Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War, 51st Ohio Infantry
 * The Civil War Archive section, 51st Regiment Infantry, (accessed 30 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.

County listing from Steve Ward's Buckeyes All, Part III Revised, is given on Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War web page, 51st Ohio Infantry.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 3,241 men on its roster for this unit. Roster

Company A - Many men from Tuscarawas County. see Company Roster

Company B - Many men from Tuscarawas County. see Company Roster

Company C - Many men from Coshocton County. see Company Roster

Company D - Many men from Coshocton County. see Company Roster

Company E - Many men from Tuscarawas County. see Company Roster

Company F - Many Men from Coshocton County. see Company Roster

Company G - Many men from Tuscarawas County. see Company Roster

Company H - Many men from Coshocton County. see Company Roster

Company I - Many men from Coshocton County. see Company Roster

Company K - Many men from Tuscarawas County. see Company Roster

Unassigned Drafted men - see Company Roster

Field and Staff - see Company Roster

Regimental Band - see Company Roster

Names of Companies and rosters from Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion, 1861 - 1866, Vol 4 (4) - 37th – 53 Regiments infantry (at Archive.org)

Other Sources

 * 51st Ohio Regiment 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.


 * Helwig, Simon. The capture and prison life in rebeldom for fourteen months of Simon Helwig, late private, Co. F., 51st O. V. I. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993),


 * Schaar, Nancy Boothe. Letters from the 51st OVI. ([Ohio? : N.B. Schaar?], 2001-),