1st Regiment, Ohio Heavy Artillery

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Brief History
The 1st Regiment, Ohio Heavy Artillery mustered in September 15, 1862 at Portsmouth, Ohio, as the 117th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. It mustered out July 25, 1865 at Department of the Cumberland.

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 Columbiana, Jackson County and Scioto County.

Company B - many men from Ross County.

Company C - many men from Franklin County and Pike County.

Company D - many men from Meigs County and Scioto County.

Company E - many men from Adams County.

Company F - many men from Lawrence County and Scioto County.

Company G - many men from Gallia County.

Company H - many men from Jackson County and Meigs County.

Company I - many men from Morgan County.

Company K - many men from Clark County and Montgomery County.

Company L - many men Hancock County.

Company M - many men from Erie County.

County listing from Steve Ward's Buckeyes All, Part I Revised, as shown on Larry Stevens' site, 1st Ohio Heavy Artillery (accessed 31 January 2011)

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.