OCLWHi2624 Finding aid for the United States Army, 1st Ohio Light Artillery Regiment Records Finding aid prepared by Margaret Burzynski-Bays Western Reserve Historical Society
10825 East Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
2014 Finding aid encoded by Margaret Burzynski-Bays using the OhioLINK EAD Application in 2013 Finding aid written in English Finding aid prepared using the Western Reserve Historical Society processing manual Overview of the Collection Western Reserve Historical Society United States Army, 1st Ohio Light Artillery Regiment United States Army, 1st Ohio Light Artillery Regiment Records 0.20 linear feet (1 container) The 1st Ohio Light Artillery Regiment was formed under the Militia Law of 1860. The regiment consisted of six companies with one gun each. It was sent to Camp McClellan, at Marietta, at the outbreak of the American Civil War and split up. Two companies saw action at Philippi while four were sent to Grafton. They rejoined for the battle at Laurel Hill and mustered out of state service on July 26, 1861. The full regiment entered United States service on September 3, 1861 at Camp Dennison, where it was organized into twelve light batteries. As each battery was filled and equipped it was sent separately into the field, resulting in 12 individual battery histories. The collection consists of extracts from reports on the activities of the entire regiment and a brief history and roster of officers of Battery "E". MS 3965 The records are in English closed stacks1861-1864 Scope and Content

The United States Army, 1st Ohio Light Artillery Regiment Records, 1861-1864 and undated, consist of extracts from reports on the activities of the entire regiment and a brief history and roster of officers of Battery "E".

This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of the American Civil War and the activities of the 1st Ohio Light Artillery Regiment.

Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged by document type and then chronologically.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 3965 United States Army, 1st Ohio Light Artillery Regiment Records, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Indexing Terms

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

Subjects:United States. Army. Ohio Light Artillery Regiment, 1st (1861-1865)United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories -- Ohio Light Artillery Regiment, 1st.Detailed Description of The Collection

United States Army, 1st Ohio Light Artillery Regiment Records1861-1864 undated11Index to extractsundated11Extracts of records1861-186312Extracts of records1863-186412Roster of officers and brief history of Battery Eundated