1st Regiment, Ohio Infantry

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Brief History
The 1st Regiment, Ohio Infantry mustered in from August 5 to October 30, 1861 at Camp Corwin, Dayton, Ohio. It mustered out from September 24 to October 14, 1864. Recruits transferred to the 18th Ohio Volunteers Infantry October 31, 1864. It was ordered to the reach for muster out.

The 1st Regiment was originally recruited for 3 months service.

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.

Original Companies

Company A - also known as the "Lancaster Guards". Company B - also known as the "Lafayette Guards" (Dayton). Company C - also known as the "Dayton Light Guards". Company D - also known as the "Montgomery Guards". Company E - also known as the "Cleveland Grays" - many men from Cuyahoga County. Company F - also known as the "Hibernian Guards" - many men from Cleveland, Cuyahoga County. Company G - also known as the "Portsmouth Guards" - many men from Scioto County. Company H - also known as the "Zanesville Guards" - many men from Muskingum County. Company I - also known as the "Mansfield Guards" - many men from Richland County. Company K - also known as the "Jackson Guards" - many men from Hamilton. From: The Military History of Ohio, by Hiram H. Hardesty, as shown on Larry Steven's site page for the 1st 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.