33rd Regiment, Ohio Infantry

United States  U.S. Military   Ohio    Ohio Military   Ohio in the Civil War Ohio Civil War Union Units 23rd through 65th   33rd Regiment, Ohio Infantry

Brief History
The 33rd Regiment, Ohio Infantry mustered in August 5 to September 13, 1861 at Portsmouth, Ohio. They were mustered out July 12, 1865 at Louisville, Kentucky.

For more information on the history of 33rd Ohio Infantry see the following:


 * Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War, 33rd Ohio Infantry
 * The Civil War Archive section, 33rd Regiment Infantry, (accessed 30 August 2012).
 * The wikipedia article, 33rd Ohio Infantry (accessed 16 October 2011)

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.

Company A - see Roster

Company B - Many men from Adams County - see Roster

Company C - see Roster

Company D - see Roster

Company E - see Roster

Company F - see Roster

Company G - see Roster

Company H - see Roster

Company I - see Roster

Company K - Many men from Hardin County. see Roster

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 2,043 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

Other Sources

 * 33rd 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.


 * 33d Ohio Volunteer Infantry Association. Constitution and roster of the 33d Ohio Volunteer Infantry Association, adopted September 12, 1888. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993),


 * Lambert, Lois J. Heroes of the western theater : Thirty-third Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry. (Milford, Ohio : Little Miami Pub. Co., c2008),


 * United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 33rd (1861-1865). Constitution and roster of the 33rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry and 1st annual reunion, 1888. (Columbus, Ohio : Ohio Historical Society, 1988),


 * Waddle, Angus L. Three years with the armies of the Ohio and the Cumberland. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993),