41st Regiment, Ohio Infantry

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Brief History
The 41st Regiment, Ohio Infantry mustered in August 26 to October 29, 1861 at Camp Wood, Cleveland, Ohio. They were mustered out November 27, 1865 at San Antonio, Texas.

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.

Companies with County: Company A - Many men from Cuyahoga County and Bazetta, Hartford, Kinsman and Vernon Townships, Trumbull County. Company B - Also known as "Hitchcock Guards". Many men from Burton, Geauga County Company C - Many men from Wooster, Wayne County (Color Company) .Company D - Many men from Bedford and Cleveland Townships, Cuyahoga County. Company E - Many men from Cleveland, Cuyahoga County. Company F - Many men from Lorain County, Mahoning County and Ottawa County. Company G - Also known as "Geauga Zouaves". Many men from townships of Claridon, Hambden, and Huntsberg, Geauga County, and Wakeman, Huron County. Company H - Also known as "Lorain Guards" a.k.a. "Praying Company". Many men from Oberlin, Lorain County; Cuyahoga County; and Wakeman, Huron County. Company I - Many men from Cuyahoga County and Port Clinton, Ottawa County. Company K - Many men from Cleveland, Cuyahoga County and Vienna, Trumbull County.

County listing from Steve Ward's Buckeyes All, Part II Revised, as given on Larry Stevens' web page, 41st Ohio Infantry. (accessed on April 7, 2011)

Other Sources

 * Robert L. Kimberly and Ephraim S. Holloway, The Forty-first Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865, (Microfilm of original published: Cleveland, Ohio : W.R. Smellie, 1897).


 * 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.