107th Regiment, Ohio Infantry

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Brief History
The 107th Regiment was organized at Camp Taylor, Cleveland, Ohio and mustered in September 9, 1862. The regiment had provost duty at Georgetown and at Charleston until July. It mustered out July 10, 1865. Recruits transferred to the 25th Regiment, Ohio Infantry.

The Wikipedia article on the 107th Regiment has good historical information about the regiment.

The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History has a good short history of the 107th Regiment.

Companies in this Regiment with 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 or regiment recruited in his county first.

According to the Encyclopedia of Cleveland History, the 107th Regiment "was composed largely of immigrant Germans from Cleveland and Cuyahoga County." Cleveland is a major city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.

According to the county listing from Steve Ward's Buckeyes All, Part V, Revised, on Larry Stevens site for the 107th Ohio Infantry (accessed 16 December 2010) the companies were from the following counties:

Company A - many men from Stark County Company B - many men from Cuyahoga County Company C - many men from Wayne County. specifically the town of Wooster Company D - many men from Stark County Company E - many men from Cuyahoga County Company F - many men from Erie County Company G - many men from Lorain County Company H - many men from Huron County and Stark County Company I - many men from Summit County and Tuscarawas County, specifically the town of Zoar Company K - many men from Northeast Ohio Mix

Other Sources
For a list of books, photos, etc. about the 107th Regiment, see Larry Stevens' Web page.


 * 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.