7th Regiment, Ohio Infantry

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Brief History
The 7th Regiment, Ohio Infantry mustered in June 16, 1861 at Camp Dennison, Ohio. They were mustered out July 6, 1864

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


 * The Civil War Archive section, 7th Regiment Infantry (3 years), (accessed 24 August 2012).
 * Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War, 7th 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 2761 men on its roster for this unit. .

Company A - Captain O.J. Crane - Also known as Zouave Light Guards - Many men from Cleveland, Cuyahoga County

Company B - Captain James T. Sterling - Also known as Sprague Zouave Cadets - Many men from Cleveland, Cuyahoga County.

Company C - Captain Giles W. - Also known as Monroe Rifles, a.k.a. Roundheads, a.k.a. The Praying Company - Many men from Oberlin, Lorain County

Company D - Captain John N. Dyer - Also known as Painesville Union Guards - Many men from Lake County

Company E - Captain John W. Sprague - Also known as Huron Infantry - Many men from Erie County

Company F - Captain D. B. Clayton - Also known as Franklin Rifles - Many men from Franklin Mills, Portage County

Company G - Captain F. A. Seymour - Also known as Tyler Guards - Many men from Ravenna, Portage County

Company H - Captain Joel F. Asper - Also known as Company A of Warren, a.k.a. Warren Infantry - Many men from Warren, Trumbull County

Company I - Captain W. R. Sterling - Also know as Union Guards and Mahonin Guards - Many men from Youngstown, Mahoning County and Mahoning County

Company K - Captain John F. Schutte - Also know as National Guards - Many men from Cleveland, Cuyahoga County

The information about the captains is from The Seventh Regiment: A Record, by Major George L. Wood, (New York: James Miller, 1865), page 23. Internet Archive.

County listing from Steve Ward's Buckeyes All, Part I Revised, is given on Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War web page, 7th Ohio Infantry.

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, published books, etc.


 * Books/Monographs/Book on Film. Civil War regimental histories. (Columbus, Ohio : Ohio Historical Society, 1988)


 * Wilson, Lawrence. Itinerary of the Seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 1861-1864, with roster, portraits, and biographies. (Washington [District of Columbia] : Filmed by the Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1988) and The history of Company C, Seventh Regiment, O. V. I. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993)


 * Wood, George L. The Seventh Regiment: a Record. (New York: James Miller, 1865). Digital copy: Internet Archive. (Washington [District of Columbia]: Filmed by the Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1989) and (Bethesda, Maryland: University Publications of America, c1993)