1st Regiment, Ohio Infantry (3 months, 1861)

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Brief History
The 1st Regiment, Ohio Infantry was organized at large from April 14 to April 29, 1861 and was mustered in April 17, 1861 for 3 months of service. It mustered out August 2, 1861 in Ohio.

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


 * The Civil War Archive section, 1st Regiment Infantry (3 months), (accessed 24 August 2012).

After it mustered out, a number of the men re-enlisted in the reconstituted 1st Regiment for 3 years.

The Wikipedia article, 1st Ohio Infantry, gives brief histories of both the 3 month regiment and the 3 year regiment.

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.

For the counties for this regiment, see 1st Regiment, 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.