6th Regiment, Ohio Infantry Militia (1 month, 1862)

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Brief History
The 6th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Militia mustered into service on September 2, 1862 at Cincinnati, Ohio to serve one month. Confederate forces invaded Kentucky in August 1862, and this unit took position in Kentucky near Fort Mitchell. The Confederates withdrew on September 12th. The 6th returned to Cincinnati and had guard duty. They were discharged on October 4, 1862.

"Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit.

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.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 1,017 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

Other Sources

 * 6th, 8th, and 11th Ohio Regiment Infantry (1 month), Civil War Index, which includes history, battles, and roster with name, rank, age, date entered service, period of service and remarks, etc. and companies.


 * 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.