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 Ottawa County, Ohio 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 .

Ottawa County Newspaper Correspondents
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Ottawa Democrat (Port Clinton, Ohio)

January 3, 1862
Captain William Rymers, Co. I, 41st Ohio Infantry, Camp Wickliff, Kentucky, December 22, 1861, p.3

August 15, 1862
Veteras, Co. I, 47th Ohio Infantry, Camp Meadow Bluffs, Greenbrier Co., Virginia, August 1, 1862, p.2

May 8, 1863
Corporal George W. Carpenter, "G.W.C.", 5th Company, Ohio Sharpshooters, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, April 27, 1863, p.3

June 12, 1863
Member, Co. K, 101st Ohio Infantry, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, May 12, 1863, p.1
Member, Co. I, 41st Ohio Infantry Readyville, Tennessee, May 28, 1863, p.3

August 28, 1863
"C.," Co. G, 100th Ohio Infantry, Camp near Hickman, Kentucky, August 10, 1863, p.3
"D.," Co. G, 100th Ohio Infantry, camp near Hickman, Kentucky, August 10, 1863, p.3

April 29, 1864
"Veteran Vol." 41st Ohio Infantry, Camp at Louden, Tennessee, April 12, 1864, p.1
19 soldiers of Co. I, 21st Ohio Infantry, Headquarters, 21st O.V.V.I., Graysville, Georgia, April 11, 1864, p.1

June 25, 1864
First Lieutenant John Mitchell, Co. I, 41st Ohio Infantry, in line of battle, 6 miles from Dallas, Georgia, May 30, 1864, p.1

September 30, 1864
Sergeant Patrick Murphy, Co. D, 67th Ohio Infantry, Camp in front of Petersburg, Virginia, September 19, 1864, p.1