23 USCI

Gallia County – Green Township

U.S. Civil War Draft Registration Records, 1863-1865, 11th Congressional District
John Clark
William Coles
George Cordell
Jesse Collins
Frank Coleman
Ottawa Crawley

1890 Census
Jesse Collier, 27 USCI
William Deed, 27 and 23 USCI
Spencer Ford, 5 USCI
Peter Hogan, 27 USCI

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Delaware County – Other Sources

Born in Delaware County
Charles W. A. Henderson, 27 USCI
George W. Whyte, 55 Massachusetts

The Military History of Ohio…, “Roll of Honor of Ohio’s Rank and File from Delaware County in the War of the Rebellion,” 1886.
David Alston, 9 USCHA
Nelson Anderson, 55 Massachusetts
Jerry Austin, 5 USCI
George W. Curry, 5 USCI
John W. Day, 5 USCI
Richard Herrell, 14 RIHA, 11 USCHA
Shadric Highwarden, 5 USCI, died at Baltimore, February 14, 1870
Benjamin Jones, 28 USCI and 23 USCI
John Wesley Mayo, 27 USCI, died at City Point, VA
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from Delaware County, or you can view the Ohio county pages to find African Americans
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Delaware County – Delaware

Enlisted in Delaware
Westley Alston, 27 USCI, August 29, 1864
Isaac Breckenridge, 27 USCI, April 2, 1864
William Dimery, 27 USCI, July 23, 1864
Thomas H. Evans, 27 USCI, February 27, 1864
William H. Grimes, 27 USCI, February 12, 1864
Benjamin Hamilton, 27 USCI, April 2, 1864
James M. Hart, 27 USCI, July 22, 1864
Walker Lewis, 27 USCI, February 16, 1864
Emanuel Ringer, 27 USCI, February 12, 1864
Henry Self, 5 USCI, September 9, 1864
Charles E. Taylor, 27 USCI, February 12, 1864
William Turney, 27 USCI, July 22, 1864
William Underwood, 27 USCI, April 2, 1864
Robert Wilson, 27 USCI, February 12, 1864

1890 Census
David Alstin, 100 USCI
Robert N.… Read more

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Erie County – Ohio Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Home

1890 Census
Jordon Coleman, 123 USCI
David Darthart, 12 USCI
George Fields, 114 USCI
William Grayson,27 USCI
Daniel Green, 100 USCI
William Hedges , 100 USCI
Emanuel P. Jackson, 55 Massachusetts
William Johnson, 38 USCI
James Malone, U.S. Navy  
Moses Monday, 27 USCI
Wesley Morris, 23 USCI
Jacob W. Reid, 55 Mass
Thomas H. Rhodes, 5 USCHA
Alvin Smith, 27 USCI
Robert Smith, 54 Massachusetts
William Steele , 26 USCI
James H. Taylor, 27 USCI
Gilbert White, 27 USCI
Arthur Williams, 44 USCI

Died at the Ohio Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Home, but buried elsewhere
John Simms, 54 Massachusetts, died September 26, 1916 (buried in Cleveland, Ohio)

Buried at the Ohio Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Home Cemetery
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Tuscarawas County – Uhrichsville

Enlisted in Uhrichsville
Charles Blanchard, substitute, 27 USCI, May 16, 1864
James A. Grayson, substitute, 27 USCI, August 30, 1864
Townsend Jackson, 12 USCI, August 25, 1864
Richard Newman, drafted, 27 and 23 USCI, June 23, 1864
Samuel Reed, 27 USCI, February 17, 1864
John Rydout, 27 USCI, August 30, 1864
Alfred Stuart, 27 USCI, August 30, 1864
James H. Tapsico, 5 USCI, August 25, 1864
Cornelius West, 27 USCI, March 21, 1864

Union Cemetery
Joseph Johnson, 4 USCI, died April 1914

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Black Veterans at the Ohio Soldier’s and Sailors’ Home

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After the Civil War, African Americans who served in the United States Colored Troops and the United States Navy could apply to reside in both federal and state soldiers’ and sailors’ homes. Below is the list of Black veterans who were admitted to the Ohio Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Home in Sandusky, Ohio, between November 1888 and August 1919.

Cottage I, from Souvenir Book of Views: Ohio Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Home, Sandusky, O.
Sandusky Star-Journal,
July 13, 1901

You can view the admission records on Family Search, “Ohio Soldier Home Records, 1888-1919.” This collection of images comes from 20 volumes that include the records of the first 10,000 residents of the Home.… Read more

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