Finding aid for the Ohio Militia, 20th Division, 1st Brigade, 1st Regiment, and 4th Division, 2nd Brigade, 1st Regiment, Records
Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: Ohio Militia, 20th Division, 1st Brigade, 1st Regiment, and 4th Division, 2nd Brigade, 1st Regiment
Title: Ohio Militia, 20th Division, 1st Brigade, 1st Regiment, and 4th Division, 2nd Brigade, 1st Regiment, Records
Dates: 1833-1843
Extent: 0.20 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract: The 20th Division, 1st Brigade, 1st Regiment, and 4th Division, 2nd Brigade, 1st Regiment were formed from the militias of Portage and Trumbull counties (Ohio) in 1837 according to an act passed by the Ohio General Assembly to organize and discipline the Ohio Militia. The militia in Portage County, headquartered in Ravenna, was formerly the 4th Division, 2nd Brigade, 1st Regiment of Ohio militia, made up of 10 companies and two sections of light infantry. The records of the 4th Division were kept by Col. Lucius V. Bierce, and the records of the 20th Division were kept by Joel B. Burnett and Perry H. Babcock. In 1838, companies of the 20th Division split off to make up the 4th Regiment of Ohio Militia. The collection consists of rank rolls, company officer elections, regimental orders, records of payments and fines assessed, and judicial and other records of the 20th Division, 1st Brigade, 1st Regiment of Ohio Militia, together with similar records of its predecessor, the 4th Division, 2nd Brigade, 1st Regiment. The records of the 4th Division are dated 1833-1837 and the records of the 20th Division are dated 1837-1843.
MS Number MS 1233
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English

Scope and Content

The 20th Division, 1st Brigade, 1st Regiment, and 4th Division, 2nd Brigade, 1st Regiment, Records, 1833-1843, consist of rank rolls, company officer elections, regimental orders, records of payments and fines assessed, and judicial and other records of the 20th Division, 1st Brigade, 1st Regiment of Ohio Militia, together with similar records of its predecessor, the 4th Division, 2nd Brigade, 1st Regiment. The records of the 4th Division are dated 1833-1837 and the records of the 20th Division are dated 1837-1843.

This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of Portage County and Trumbull County, Ohio in the mid-nineteenth century. Those studying military history and the history of the Ohio Militia will find this collection useful.

Statement of Arrangement

The collection is maintained in one volume.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Related Material

The researcher should also consult MS 3455 20th Division, Ohio Militia Records.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

Ohio -- Militia -- History -- Sources.
Ohio. Militia. Division, 20th. Brigade, 1st. Regiment, 1st -- Archives.
Ohio. Militia. Division, 4th. Brigade, 2nd. Regiment, 1st -- Archives.
Portage County (Ohio) -- History, Military -- Sources.
Trumbull County (Ohio) -- History, Military -- Sources.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 1233 Ohio Militia, 20th Division, 1st Brigade, 1st Regiment, and 4th Division, 2nd Brigade, 1st Regiment, Records, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio