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The following online sources are related to military history and records for Union County. Some resources contain information on soldiers who were residents of Union County during or after their term of service. Other resources provide information about research methods and sources on the state and national level necessary to fully trace an individual's military history.

General

• Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet - U.S. - Military - A comprehensive list of web sites devoted to United States military history and records
• U.S. Military Records - Research Outline - An outline of military record research methods and sources by the LDS Family History Library

Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

• Lineages' Genealogy Site - Pension List, 1820 - A searchable database of the 1818-1819 pension list of the United States originally published in 1820
• Revolutionary Pensioners - A Transcript of the Pension List of the United States for 1813
• Revolutionary War Soldiers Living in the State of Ohio in 1818-1819 - A transcript of the Ohio section of the 1818-1819 pension list of the United States originally published in 1820
• Union County, Ohio - 1883 History - Military Record, Chapter 1, War of the Revolution - A history with details on soldiers who subsequently lived in Union County

War of 1812

• Union County, Ohio - 1883 History - Military Record, Chapter 2, War of 1812 - A history with details on soldiers with a connection to Union County
• War of 1812 - Roster of Ohio Soldiers - A searchable database of the roster originally published in 1916

Early 19th Century

• Union County, Ohio - 1883 History - Military Record, Chapter 3, The Old Militia - A history with details on soldiers with a connection to Union County

Mexican War, 1846-1848

• Union County, Ohio - 1883 History - Military Record, Chapter 4, The Mexican War, 1846-1847 - A history with details on soldiers with a connection to Union County

Civil War, 1861-1865

General

• Civil War Records - National Archives and Records Administration- An outline of Civil War research methods and sources in the National Archives
• Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet - U.S. - Civil War / War for Southern Independence - A comprehensive list of web sites devoted to Civil War history and records
• Ohio in the Civil War - A comprehensive site devoted to information on Ohio Civil War history
• Union County, Ohio - 1883 History - Military Record, Chapter 5, The War of the Rebellion - A history with details on soldiers with a connection to Union County
• Union County, Ohio - 1883 History - Military Record, Roster, Section 1 - A transcript of roster information for soldiers with a connection to Union County
• Union County, Ohio - 1883 History - Military Record, Roster, Section 2 - A transcript of roster information for soldiers with a connection to Union County
• Union County, Ohio - 1883 History - Military Record, Roster, Information on All Ohio Units - A transcript of roster information for soldiers with a connection to Union County

Ohio Cavalry Regiment, 1st

Union County supplied many soldiers to Company D and K.

• 1st Ohio Cavalry - A bibliography and brief history of the regiment

Ohio Infantry Regiment, 13th

Union County supplied many soldiers to Company F.

• 13th Ohio Infantry - A bibliography and brief history of the regiment

Ohio Infantry Regiment, 16th

Union County supplied many soldiers to Company F.

• 16th Ohio Infantry - A bibliography and brief history of the regiment
• 16th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 1861-1864 - A comprehensive site devoted to information on the 16th Infantry Regiment

Ohio Infantry Regiment, 17th

Union County supplied many soldiers to Company C.

• 17th Ohio Infantry - A bibliography and brief history of the regiment

Ohio Infantry Regiment, 30th

Union County supplied many soldiers to Company E.

• 30th Ohio Infantry - A bibliography and brief history of the regiment

Ohio Infantry Regiment, 31st

Union County supplied many soldiers to Company F.

• 31st Ohio Infantry - A bibliography and brief history of the regiment

Ohio Infantry Regiment, 32nd

Union County supplied many soldiers to Company B.

• 32nd Ohio Infantry - A bibliography and brief history of the regiment

Ohio Infantry Regiment, 40th

Union County supplied many soldiers to Company D.

• 40th Ohio Infantry - A bibliography and brief history of the regiment

Ohio Infantry Regiment, 54th

Union County supplied many soldiers to Company K.

• 54th Ohio Infantry - A bibliography and brief history of the regiment

Ohio Infantry Regiment, 66th

Union County supplied many soldiers to Company F.

• 66th Ohio Infantry - A bibliography and brief history of the regiment
• Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 66th Regiment - A comprehensive site devoted to information on the 66th Infantry Regiment

Ohio Infantry Regiment, 82nd

Union County supplied many soldiers to Company H.

• 82nd Ohio Infantry - A bibliography and brief history of the regiment
• 82nd Ohio Infantry Volunteers - A comprehensive site devoted to information on the 82nd Infantry Regiment

Ohio Infantry Regiment, 86th

Union County supplied many soldiers to Company B and E.

• 86th Ohio Infantry - A bibliography and brief history of the regiment

Ohio Infantry Regiment, 96th

Union County supplied many soldiers to Company K.

• 96th Ohio Infantry - A bibliography and brief history of the regiment
• The American Civil War - Roster of the 96th O.V.I. - A transcript of the roster

Ohio Infantry Regiment, 121st

Union County supplied many soldiers to Company A, C, and I.

• 121st History - A brief history of the regiment
• 121st Ohio Infantry - A bibliography and brief history of the regiment

Ohio Infantry Regiment, 136th

Union County supplied many soldiers to Company D, H, and K.

• 136th Ohio Infantry - A bibliography and brief history of the regiment

Ohio Infantry Regiment, 174th

Union County supplied many soldiers to Company B and C.

• 174th Ohio Infantry - A bibliography and brief history of the regiment

Ohio Infantry Regiment, 187th

Union County supplied many soldiers to Company B.

• 187th Ohio Infantry - A bibliography and brief history of the regiment

Korean War, 1950-1953

• State-Level Casualty Lists for the Korean Conflict, Sorted Alphabetically by Last Name of Casualty
• State-Level Casualty Lists for the Korean Conflict, Sorted by Home of Record

Vietnamese War, 1961-1975

• State-Level Casualty Lists for the Vietnam Conflict, Sorted Alphabetically by Last Name of Casualty
• State-Level Casualty Lists for the Vietnam Conflict, Sorted by Home of Record

Publications, Records, etc.

The following bibliography lists items related to the military and military records for Union County. general works and specific conflicts. Each section is arranged by author or compiler and title. These items are available at repositories listed on the Archives and Libraries page per the holdings information following each entry. Some of these items may also be available at other libraries within Ohio and elsewhere.

Microfilmed items held by the LDS Family History Library are usually available for interlibrary loan through the LDS family history centers. Make a note of the microfilm reel numbers needed in order to place a request.

1890 surviving servicemen, and widows of Ohio : partial listing.
p. 28.
List of a few selected Civil War veterans including name, unit, and dates of service.
Contents: Claibourne Township, Union County, Ohio — Darby Township, Union County, Ohio.
In Union echoes. Vol. 15, no. 3 (June 1995).

Down in Dixie.
p. 51.
Account of a meeting of the Livingston Post, G.A.R., in Essex, Ohio, which included a speech by C.W. Huffman, titled Prison life in the rebel dens, originally published in the Richwood gazette (Richwood, Ohio : 1872), Oct. 29, 1887.
In Union echoes. Vol. 20, no. 5 (Oct. 2000).

Gowan's guards.
p. 21.
History of the Gowan's guards, a Civil War unit from Jerome Township, Union County, Ohio.
In Union echoes. Vol. 15, no. 2 (Apr. 1995).

Old soldier's convention.
p. 34.
Roll call list of veterans primarily from Union County, Ohio, appearing in the Marysville tribune, Oct. 8, 1859 and Aug. 22, 1860.
In Union echoes. Vol. 13, no. 3 (fall 1993).

[Revolutionary War soldiers buried in Union County, Ohio].
p. 60.
Lacks title.
In Union echoes. Vol. 6, no. 6 (Nov. 1986).

Smith, Virginia M.
News of our Civil War veterans, Union County, Ohio : transcriptions from local newspapers, 1862-1939 / compiled by Virginia Smith. — [Plain City, Ohio : V. Smith, 2008]
349 p. : ports.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [v]) and index.

Special project.
p. 23.
List of Revolutionary War soldiers believed to be buried in Union County, Ohio.
In Union echoes. Vol. 4, no. 2 (Mar. 1984).