Reunion of the 14th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment, held at Maumee, Ohio in 1877. The wrought iron fence and graves within Riverside Cemetery can be seen in the background. Photograph courtesy of the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, Toledo, Ohio.
I am an enthusiastic amateur historian, not a reenactor.
I do, however, have friends who are reenactors.
If you are looking for the 14th Ohio Reenactment Company,
please visit them at
http://www.14thovi-3rdark.com/
This section contains an short history of the 14th OVI--3 months service and 3 years service-- taken from Clark Waggoner's History of the City of Toledo and Lucas County, originally published in 1888.
The history of the regiment presented in outline form. The information comes primarily from Dyer's Compendium, with a few other sources used to complete the picture.
The story of Toledo, Ohio in the months prior to the outbreak of hostilities, from the summer of 1860 to the formation of the first Northwestern Ohio regiment -- the 14th Ohio -- and its departure for western Virginia.
This section includes letters written by and about members of the regiment that appeared in local newspapers. They are divided into the following subsections:
It was through my research into Henry D. Kingsbury that I became interested in the 14th Ohio. I spent many hours pouring through reels of microfilm and writing to places far and wide in search of records. I even made the drive to Brunswick, Ohio to see where Henry grew up. This short biography is the result of this labor of love.
This section contains short biographical sketches of various members of the 14th Ohio Regiment. The sources are primarily local history books published during the late 19th century. More bios will be added over time.
This section is not finished. It will include articles and pictures pertaining to some, but not necessarily all, of the battles and campaigns in which the 14th OVI participated.
Ever wonder how the local newspapers covered the war. I picked one battle, Chickamauga, to give an idea of what the folks back home were hearing.
A list of the men of the Fourteenth Ohio Infantry who were prisoners of war. By honoring these men we pay tribute to all Americans who have suffered as Prisoners of War.
A special page dedicated to the men who died at Andersonville, Georgia.
The Fourteenth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry may have been the first regiment from Northwest Ohio, but certainly not the only one. During the course of the American Civil War, Northwest Ohio supplied soldiers either wholly or partially for at least thirteen other units. Included here are short capsule histories of some of these units, primarily infantry regiments, but also cavalry and artillery. These histories come from a local history book published in 1888. No attempts have been made by the author of this web site to verify or substantiate any of the information presented in these histories. Those interested in learning more are encouraged to pursue their own avenues of research.
Included in this section are links to sites associated with the 14th OVI as well as books that can help you learn more about the regiment and the theatre of war in which they fought.
I am also secretary of the Greater Toledo Civil War Roundtable. If you are interested in the Civil War and live in the Toledo area, or just passing through, please give us a visit. This site will tell you who we are, what we do, and where we meet.
This is my genealogy page. Included among its many pages is the story of my great great grandfather, Charles Ambrose Hibbard, who was a private in Company I, 67th Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
