Research Links for the 25th Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Edwards, Thomas J., Raising the Banner of Freedom (2003), new comprehensive history of the 25th OVI as revealed by a blending of Col. Edward Culp's 1885 book (listed below) and the writings of other officers and enlisted men describing their compelling war experiences, 1861 ~ 1866. Available new and used through online booksellers amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com, booksamillion.com, and iuniverse.com. NOTE: page 79 illustration (Gettysburg, July 1) has been changed in the revised 2009 edition. For a copy of the "new" visual, please contact the author at edwardstj@aol.com.
Culp, Edward C., The 25th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry in the war for the Union, 1885. Original in collection of Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, Ohio. Also available through University Microfilms, 1885 Reprint (1973); or typed transcript available through webmaster Edwardstj@AOL.com
Dyer, Frederick H., A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, Vol. 2, Dayton, Ohio, Morningside, 1979.
Evans, Thomas, transcript of Civil War Diary (1862-1863) in the 25th OVI, in the collection of the Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, Ohio.
Mesnard, Luther B, transcript of Civil War Diary, company D, 55th Ohio & Co. B, 25th Ohio, Civil War Miscellaneous Collection, U. S. Army Military History Institute, Carlisle Barracks, Pa.
Mesnard, Luther B, "The Rise and Survival of Private Mesnard," Civil War Times, Illustrated, Part I (Jan., 1986); pp. 18-25; and Part II (Feb., 1986), pp. 10-17 & 44-45.
Reid, Whitlaw, Ohio in the War: Her statesmen, Her Generals and Soldiers, Vol. 2, Cincinnati, Ohio: Wilstach, Baldwin, 1872. E525R342v2.
Roster Commission, Official Roster of Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion, Vol. 3, Cincinnati, Ohio: Ohio Valley Pub & Mfg Co., 1886, pp. 166-226 and 724-729. E525.3038v3. Unit roster & list of wartime deaths.
Internet Links
Civil War Center (LSU) http://www.cwc.lsu.edu
Civil War Web Sites http://www.cwreenactors.com/links.htm
Ohio Historical Society http://www.ohiohistory.org
Gettysburg National Military Park http://www.nps.gov/archive/gett/home.htm
Ohio in the Civil War http://www.ohiocivilwar.com/
National Archives, Research Access to Military Service & Pension Records http://www.archives.gov/research/order/vets-records.html
http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-warThe American Civil War Homepage
U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center
http://www.carlisle.army.mil/ahec/