Description: Men of the 9th Ohio is an illustrated history of the 9th Ohio Independent Battery of Light Artillery. The 9th Ohio was an original Civil War volunteer artillery unit, comprised of volunteers from northeastern Ohio. The book tells the story of the unit during the Civil War service Oct 1861 - July 1865, as well as the successes and failures of the men following the war, covering the period 1865 - 1936. In addition, the book tells the story of the "reenactor" 9th Ohio, which was founded in 1960 and continues to operate to this day performing Civil War reenactment living history events. The book lists the complete roster of the original unit, 240 men. It also provides the cemetery burial sites of 187 of them. This book is not only a Civil War historical book, it is also a wealth of knowledge for geneological researchers.

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