This site is dedicated to the soldiers of the 89th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. My interest in the regiment began when I learned that a relative, a great-great-great uncle, Joab Hart, was in Co A.
My goal is to publish as much public domain primary source material as I can and identify private collections. This is an on-going project and I will be making changes and additions as I gather more material. The major topics are listed below:
Brief History (Introduction to the regiment including maps of Ohio identifying their home counties)
Narrative Sources (List of sources that make up the letters/writings in the narrative chronology) Updated 16 Mar 00
Narrative Chronology (Over 250 wartime letters, articles, and diary entries organized in chronological order to present a contemporary account of the regiment's service) Updated 16 Mar 00
Prisoner of War Experiences (Wartime letters and articles describing the experiences of the soldiers when they were prisoners of war) Updated 16 Mar 00
Roster (Complete roster of the regiment) Updated 3 Feb 00
Pension Stories (Interesting accounts from pension records)
Post-War Documents (Account of Chickamauga campaign by the regiment's commander (Colonel Caleb Carlton), Carlton's military biography, and excerpts from an officer's autobiography) Updated 20 Sep 99
Images (Collection of photos, artifacts, drawings, gravestones, and patriotic line art from the soldiers' letters) Updated 3 Feb 00
Contributions (List of materials contributed by visitors to this site) Updated 2 Jun 07 (See 9. just submitted by Gary Baker, relative of Private Isaac Dyer, Co. K)
What's New (New letters I have transcribed and posted) Updated 16 Mar 00
If you have any material relating to the 89th Ohio to contribute to this site, please contact me.
I can also provide some assistance in researching your Ohio Civil War ancestor. I have the multi-volume "Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War of Rebellion, 1861-1866" and Whitelaw Reid's "Ohio in the War." The rosters are by regiment so you would need to provide a name and regiment. The index is at the Ohio Historical Center. Reid's work provides a short history of the regiment's service.
Enjoy your visit! Lee Fenner