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 Putnam 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.

Unknown Regiment |Ohio Units || Putnam County Newspaper Index by Newspaper, Date
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Unknown Regiment

"590", Army of the Southwest

Letter:
Kalida Sentinel- 3/12/1862

Ohio Units

5th Ohio Cavalry

Private Daniel D. Dunbar,"D.D.D.", Company I
Letter: Kalida Sentinel- 3/5/1863

16th Ohio Infantry

Private Cyrus B. Anderson, Company I
Letter: Kalida Sentinel- 3/5/1863

21st Ohio Infantry

Private Silas S. Daish, "S.S.D.", Company H
Letter: Kalida Sentinel- 7/19/1862

49th Ohio Infantry

Article:
Kalida Sentinel- 1/25/1862

First Lieutenant Stephen Green, Company I
Letter: Ottawa Telegram- 2/7/1863

Joseph L. Burkholder, Company I
Letter: Kalida Sentinel- 3/26/1863

Corporal Jesse Waltner, Company K
Letter: Kalida Sentinel- 3/26/1863

57th Ohio Infantry

Colonel William Mungen
Letter: Kalida Sentinel- 6/11/1863

Lieutenant Colonel Americus V. Rice
Letters: Kalida Sentinel- 7/19/1862, 7/26/1862

Lieutenant Colonel Samuel R. Mott
Letter: Kalida Sentinel- 6/25/1863

Commissary Sergeant Lewis Parker
Letter: Kalida Sentinel- 3/22/1862

Captain (later Major) John McClure, Company A
Letters: Kalida Sentinel- 6/21/1862, 8/2/1862, 3/5/1863

First Lieutenant George D. McClure, Company A
Letter: Kalida Sentinel- 8/30/1862

Private Thomas U. Lane, Company A
Letter: Kalida Sentinel- 4/19/1862

"M."
Letters: Kalida Sentinel- 6/28/1862, 8/9/1862, 8/16/1862, 4/2/1863

"Major"
Letter: Kalida Sentinel- 1/31/1863

Member
Letters: Kalida Sentinel- 7/19/1862, 12/27/1862

78th Ohio Infantry

Sergeant Daniel H. Watt, Company I
Letter: Kalida Sentinel- 3/5/1863

118th Ohio Infantry

Adjutant Josiah Gallup
Letter: Kalida Sentinel- 12/27/1862

Captain John Buchanan, "B.", "L.", Company H
Letters: Kalida Sentinel- 10/18/1862, 11/29/1862, 12/27/1862

Sergeant Daniel Barfell, Company D
Letter: Kalida Sentinel- 1/17/1863

"118th"
Letters: Kalida Sentinel- 9/13/1862, 12/6/1862