91st Regiment, Ohio Infantry

United States  U.S. Military   Ohio    Ohio Military   Ohio in the Civil War    Ohio Civil War Union Units 66th through 115th91st Regiment, Ohio Infantry

Brief History
The 91st Regiment, Ohio Infantry mustered in August 26, 1862 at Camp Ironton, Ohio. They were mustered out June 24, 1865 at Cumberland, Maryland.

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


 * The Civil War Archive section, 91st Regiment Infantry, (accessed 31 August 2012).
 * Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War, 91st Ohio Infantry

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.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 1,556 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

Other Sources

 * 91st 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.


 * Ewing, Elmore Ellis. The Story of the Ninety-first. (Columbus, Ohio : Ohio Historical Society, 1988), and Bugles and bells, or, Stories told again : including the story of the Ninety-First Ohio Volunteer Infantry, reunion poems and social tributes. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993),  and The story of the Ninety-First : read at a re-union of the Ninety-First Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, held at Portsmouth, Ohio, April 8, 1868 in response to the toast "Our bond of union". (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993),


 * Lambert, Lois J. Ninety-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry : with the Civil War letters of Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Franklin Coates and an annotated roster of the men of Company C. (Milford, Ohio : Little Miami Pub. Co., c2005),


 * Windsor, Anthony H. History of the Ninety-first Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (Columbus, Ohio : Ohio Historical Society, 1988) and History of the 91st Regiment, O. V. I (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993)