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Before the days of wire services or news bureaus, newspapers frequently printed letters from local soldiers to provide more in-depth coverage of war news. Since regiments were recruited by geographical regions, most of the men serving in a unit were neighbors, and their families often shared letters with each other. Some soldiers specifically arranged to send reports of company news to their hometown newspapers. This index, prepared by Dan Masters, records all soldiers' correspondence printed in the Toledo Herald and Times newspapers during the Civil War. Researchers should be aware that these indexes do not necessarily represent the holdings of the Center for Archival Collections. Those wishing to review news articles or editorials dealing with the war should consult the Guide to Newspaper Holdings .

Ohio Units: 7th OVI 14th OVI - 3 months | 14th OVI - 3 years | 21st OVI | 25th OVI | 27th OVI | 67th OVI
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No Regiment

"Outos"
Letter: 06/26/1861

George M. Woodbridge
Letter: 06/05/1861

Illinois Units

Battery B, 1st Illinois Light Artillery

Private Otho Klemm
Enlisted 07/25/1861 as a private, mustered in 07/25/1861, mustered out 07/23/1864
Letter: 11/30/1861

Indiana Units

44th Indiana Infantry

Captain George W. Merrill, Company F, 44th Indiana Infantry
Enlisted 9/20/1861 as Captain, mustered in 11/22/1861, resigned commission 6/24/1862.
Letters: 12/27/1861

Ohio Units

7th Ohio Volunteer Infantry

Private Edward W. Billings, Company E
Enlisted as a private 6/20/1861, mustered in 6/20/1861, mustered out with regiment 7/6/1864.
Letter: 10/26/1861

14th Ohio Volunteer Infantry (3 months)

Articles:
04/26/1861, 05/24/1861, 07/18/1861, 07/26/1861, 08/20/1861

Colonel James Blair Steedman
Enlisted 4/25/1861 as Colonel of 14th Ohio Infantry, mustered out 8/13/1861 at Toledo, OH. Re-enlisted 8/16/1861 as Colonel of 14th Ohio Infantry, promoted to Brigadier General 7/17/1862, promoted to Major General 4/20/1864, resigned commission 7/19/1866.
Letters: 4/25/1861, 4/26/1861, 6/13/1861

Assistant Surgeon Waldo C. Daniels
Enlisted 4/25/1861 as Assistant Surgeon, mustered out 8/13/1861 at Toledo, OH. Re-enlisted as Surgeon 8/16/1861, resigned commission 11/7/1862. Re-commissioned as assistant surgeon into U.S. Volunteer Medical Staff 9/9/1863, promoted to Surgeon 6/30/1864, promoted to Brevet Lieutenant Colonel 3/23/1865, mustered out 8/5/1865.
Letter: 6/14/1861

Member, 14th Ohio Infantry
Letter: 5/8/1861

"N.," 14th Ohio Infantry
Letter: 5/23/1861

"Sumter," 14th Ohio Infantry
Letter: 5/10/1861, 5/14/1861

"A.M.," 14th Ohio Infantry
Letter: 5/6/1861

"O.M. Pax"
Letter: 6/7/1861

"James," Company A
Letter: 6/14/1861

Corporal Henry Roemer, Company A
Record not in state roster
Letter: 5/31/1861

Private Robert H. Bliven, Company A
Enlisted 4/22/1861 as a Private in Company A, 14th Ohio Infantry, mustered out 8/13/1861 at Toledo, OH.
Letter: 6/11/1861

Private George Duncan Forsyth, Company A
Enlisted 4/22/1861 as a private, mustered in 4/27/1861, mustered out with regiment 8/13/1861 at Toledo, Ohio.
Letter: 6/12/1861

Private Henry G. Neubert, Company A
Enlisted 4/22/1861 as a private, mustered in 4/27/1861, mustered out with the regiment 8/13/1861 at Toledo, Ohio.
Letter: 6/3/1861

Private William A. Snyder, Company A
Enlisted 4/22/1861 as a private, mustered in 4/27/1861, mustered out with the regiment 8/13/1861 at Toledo, Ohio.
Letters: 6/3/1861, 6/12/1861

Private Albert V. Wilder, Company A
Enlisted 4/22/1861 as a private, mustered in 4/27/1861, mustered out with the regiment 8/13/1861 at Toledo, Ohio.
Letters: 6/4/1861, 6/12/1861

Private John L. Clark, Company B
Enlisted 4/20/1861 as a private, mustered in 4/27/1861, mustered out with the regiment 8/13/1861 at Toledo, Ohio.
Letter: 6/20/1861

Member, Company K
Letter: 5/1/1861

Corporal George W. Harding, Company K
Enlisted 4/23/1861 as a Corporal, mustered in 4/27/1861, mustered out with the regiment 8/13/1861 at Toledo, Ohio.
Letter: 6/15/1861

Captain George W. Kirk, Company K
Commissioned 4/23/1861 as Captain, mustered in 4/27/1861, mustered out with the regiment 8/13/1861 at Toledo, Ohio.
Letter: 6/15/1861

14th Ohio Volunteer Infantry - 3 Years Service

Chaplain Edwin B. Raffensberger
Enlisted 9/17/1861 as Chaplain, mustered in 9/17/1861, resigned commission 2/24/1863.
Letter: 10/26/1861

Corporal Augustus C. May, Company B
Enlisted 8/18/1861 as a private, mustered in 8/18/1861, captured at unknown date, promoted to Corporal 12/15/1863, reenlisted in 1864, mustered out with regiment 7/11/1865.
Letter: 10/12/1861, 11/2/1861

Corporal Michael M. Goulden, Company C
Enlisted 9/18/1861 as a Corporal, mustered in 9/18/1861, reenlisted in 1864, mustered out with regiment 7/11/1865. Listed on detached duty with Dept. Headquarters.
Letters: 10/11/1861, 10/16/1861, 10/25/1861, 10/31/1861, 11/8/1861, 11/23/1861, 12/30/1861

Second Lieutenant Josiah Johnson, Company F
Commissioned 8/21/1861 as Second Lieutenant, mustered in 9/18/1861, resigned commission 10/7/1862.
Letter: 11/15/1861

21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry

Captain Arnold McMahan, Company C
Commissioned as First Lieutenant Company C, 21st Ohio Infantry April 25, 1861 at Perrysburg, Ohio, mustered in April 27, 1861 at Cleveland, Ohio, mustered out with company August 12, 1861 at Columbus, Ohio. Recommissioned Captain Company C, 21st Ohio Infantry September 19, 1861 at Findlay, Ohio, promoted to Major June 14, 1863, captured September 20, 1863 at the Battle of Chickamauga and imprisoned until March 1, 1864, promoted to Lieutenant Colonel February 29, 1864, promoted to Colonel by brevet March 13, 1865. Mustered out with the regiment July 25, 1865 at Louisville, Kentucky.
Letter: 11/2/1861

25th Ohio Volunteer Infantry

Member, Company K
Letter: 12/16/1861

"Neophyte," Company K
Letters: 7/3/1861, 7/15/1861, 7/29/1861, 9/4/1861

Tom and Jim, Company K
Letter: 11/18/1861

Private Neil Cameron, Company K
Enlisted 6/24/1861 as a private, mustered in 6/24/1861, killed 5/8/1862 at the battle of McDowell, Virginia.
Letter: 11/27/1861

Sergeant Irvin F. Carver, Company K
Enlisted 6/24/1861 as a Sergeant, mustered in 6/24/1861, reduced to ranks 5/1/1863, mustered out 7/16/1864.
Letter: 9/7/1861

Private Emil L. Marx, Company K
Enlisted 6/24/1861 as a private, mustered in 6/24/1861, discharged for disability 5/20/1863 at Brook's Station, Virginia.
Letter: 10/21/1861, 11/15/1861

27th Ohio Volunteer Infantry

Article:
8/20/1861

67th Ohio Volunteer Infantry

Article:
12/26/1861