58th Regiment, Ohio Infantry

Brief History
The 58th Regiment, Ohio Infantry mustered in October 1, 1861, to January 28, 1862 at Camp Chase, Ohio. They were mustered out January 14, 1865 at Columbus, Ohio.

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


 * The Civil War Archive section, 58th Regiment Infantry, (accessed 30 August 2012).
 * Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War, 58th Ohio Infantry

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 - many men from Hancock County

Company B - many men from Hancock County Cuyahoga County

Company C - many men from Hancock County Cuyahoga County

Company D - many men from Hancock County Cuyahoga County

Company E - many men from Cuyahoga County

Company F - some men from Cuyahoga County

Company G - some men from Cuyahoga County

Company I - Many men from Pickaway County, Franklin County, and Fairfield County

Fairfield County information from online siteFairfield County in the Civil War

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 2,714 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

Other Sources

 * 58th 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.


 * Stuber, Johann. Mein Tagebuch uber die Erlebnisse im Revolutions-Kriege von 1861 bis 1865. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993), and (Washington, District of Columbia : Filmed by the Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1988),