Research Links for the 25th Ohio Volunteer Infantry

Research Links for the 25^th Ohio Volunteer Infantry

Edwards, Thomas J., Raising the Banner of Freedom (2003), new comprehensive history of the 25th OVI as revealed by a blending of Col. Edward Culp's 1885 book (listed below) and the writings of other officers and enlisted men describing their compelling war experiences, 1861 ~ 1866. Available new and used through online booksellers amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com, booksamillion.com, and iuniverse.com. NOTE: page 79 illustration (Gettysburg, July 1) has been changed in the revised 2009 edition. For a copy of the "new" visual, please contact the author at edwardstj@aol.com.

Culp, Edward C., The 25^th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry in the war for the Union, 1885. Original in collection of Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, Ohio. Also available through University Microfilms, 1885 Reprint (1973); or typed transcript available through webmaster Edwardstj@AOL.com

Dyer, Frederick H., A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, Vol. 2, Dayton, Ohio, Morningside, 1979.

Evans, Thomas, transcript of Civil War Diary (1862-1863) in the 25^th OVI, in the collection of the Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, Ohio.

Mesnard, Luther B, transcript of Civil War Diary, company D, 55^th Ohio & Co. B, 25^th Ohio, Civil War Miscellaneous Collection, U. S. Army Military History Institute, Carlisle Barracks, Pa.

Mesnard, Luther B, "The Rise and Survival of Private Mesnard," Civil War Times, Illustrated, Part I (Jan., 1986); pp. 18-25; and Part II (Feb., 1986), pp. 10-17 & 44-45.

Reid, Whitlaw, Ohio in the War: Her statesmen, Her Generals and Soldiers, Vol. 2, Cincinnati, Ohio: Wilstach, Baldwin, 1872. E525R342v2.

Roster Commission, Official Roster of Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion, Vol. 3, Cincinnati, Ohio: Ohio Valley Pub & Mfg Co., 1886, pp. 166-226 and 724-729. E525.3038v3. Unit roster & list of wartime deaths.

Internet Links

Civil War Center (LSU) http://www.cwc.lsu.edu

Civil War Web Sites http://www.cwreenactors.com/links.htm

Ohio Historical Society http://www.ohiohistory.org

Gettysburg National Military Park http://www.nps.gov/archive/gett/home.htm

Ohio in the Civil War http://www.ohiocivilwar.com/
National Archives, Research Access to Military Service & Pension Records http://www.archives.gov/research/order/vets-records.html

The American Civil War Homepage http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center http://www.carlisle.army.mil/ahec/

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