10th Regiment, Ohio Infantry

United States  U.S. Military   Ohio    Ohio Military   Ohio in the Civil WarOhio in the Civil War      Ohio Civil War Union Units 9th through 22nd   10th Regiment, Ohio Infantry

Brief History
The 10th Regiment, Ohio Infantry mustered in June 3, 1861 at Camp Dennison, Ohio. They were mustered out June 3, 1864.

For more information on the history of 10th Ohio Infantry see the following:
 * Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War, 10th Ohio Infantry
 * The Civil War Archive section, 10th Regiment Infantry, (accessed 29 August 2012).
 * The wikipedia article, 10th Ohio Infantry (accessed 12 October 2011)

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin
The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 2944 men on its roster for this unit. .

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.

County listing from Steve Ward's Buckeyes All, Part I Revised, is given on Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War web page, 10th 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.