Tips to set up a 105th O. V. I. Soldier’s page

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Tips to set up a 105th O. V. I. Soldier

Private ... ... ... served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: August 11, 1862
Mustered out: June 27, 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Co. D 105th Regiment Ohio Infantry

... ... ... ... was Killed in Action during United States Civil War.

... ... ... ... Died in Military Service during the United States Civil War.

... ... ... ... Died while a Prisoner of War in Andersonville Prison during The United States Civil War.

... ... ... ... Died of Disease during United States Civil War.

... ... ... ... was Wounded in Action during United States Civil War.

... ... ... ... was a POW in Andersonville Prison during The United States Civil War.

The goal is, as much as possible, to tell the story of the soldier. So here are some suggested TIPS regarding information to try to find to include. (Of course, in some cases, it will be impossible to find all these items and in other cases, much more information can be found.)

1. The family, ancestors and descendants of the soldier. I suggest not going beyond 100 years ago with the births of descendants for privacy reasons.

2. The rank of the soldier should be put in the Prefix field — unless they had an important title in their non-soldiering life — like Dr., Hon., Rep., etc.

3. A reference to Albion Winegar Tourgée’s “The Story of a Thousand” describing the details of service found in the appendices. Sometimes Tourgée has a bio and image of the soldier, which should be included, too.

A great way to list the reference filling in the page numbers if there is a bio:

[https://archive.org/details/00475761.3389.emory.edu/page/n5/mode/2up ''The Story of a Thousand''] by [[Tourgée-112|Albion Winegar Tourgée]], pages X-Y, Appendices, published by S. McGerald & Son, 1896

or using this, if there is no bio.

[https://archive.org/details/00475761.3389.emory.edu/page/n5/mode/2up ''The Story of a Thousand''] by [[Tourgée-112|Albion Winegar Tourgée]], Appendices, published by S. McGerald & Son, 1896

4. Soldiers can be found in the Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio, Volume VII

Use this citation, filling in the page number:

[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Official_Roster_of_the_Soldiers_of_the_S/InpIAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1 <i>Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio, Volume VII</I>], page X

5. A Civil War sticker which includes the 105th’s regiment flag. This sticker adds the category for the 105th. You can copy the sticker format from here and update the dates and the regiment. It looks like this:

If the soldier served ONLY in the 105th, use this sticker

{{US Civil War

| side = USA

| enlisted = August 11, 1862

| mustered = June 27, 1865

| regiment flag = 105th_Regiment_Ohio_Infantry_United_States_Civil_War_Resource_Page-6.jpg

| regiment name = Co. D 105th Regiment Ohio Infantry

| rank=Private

| unit= 105th Regiment, Ohio Infantry }}

If the soldier served in the 105th AND other regiments, use this sticker and list the regiments

{{US Civil War

| side = USA

| enlisted = 1861

| mustered = 13 Mar 1865

| regiment flag = image file

| regiment name =19th Regiment, 105th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, United States Civil War}}

6. Add other military related stickers.

{{Roll of Honor

|category=Killed in Action, United States of America, United States Civil War

|image=Killed_in_Action-3.jpg

|description=Killed in Action

|war=United States Civil War}}

{{Roll of Honor

|category=Died in Military Service, United States of America, United States Civil War

|image=Roll of Honor Template-15.jpg

|description=Died in Military Service

|war=the United States Civil War}}

{{Roll of Honor

|category=Died while Prisoner of War, United States of America, United States Civil War

|image=Roll of Honor Template-15.jpg

|description=Died while a Prisoner of War in Andersonville Prison

|war=The United States Civil War}}

{{Roll of Honor

| category = Died of Disease, United States of America, United States Civil War

| image = Roll of Honor Template.jpg

| description = Died of Disease

| war =United States Civil War}}

{{Roll of Honor

| category = Wounded in Action, United States of America, United States Civil War

| image = Roll of Honor Template-14.jpg

| description = Wounded in Action

| war = United States Civil War}}

{{Roll of Honor

|category=Prisoners of War, United States of America, United States Civil War

|image=POW_Camps-7.jpg

|description=a POW in Andersonville Prison

|war=The United States Civil War}}

7. Add references — familysearch records, newspapers, books, pictures — whatever that can help tell the soldier’s story.

In addition to records such as birth, marriages, censuses and death in familysearch.org, look for Civil War pension records, the 1890 Civil War soldiers census and Old Soldier Home Records. These military records often contain the place of residence, the spouse’s name and the date of death. These bits of information can be very helpful clues, especially when the soldier has moved cross country or has a common name.

8. Add categories for military and battles. For battles, add the category if you are certain the soldier was in this battle.

[[Category: Ohio, United States Civil War]]

[[Category:Battle of Perryville]]

[[Category: Battle of Vaught's Hill]]

[[Category: Tullahoma Campaign]]

[[Category: Battle of Chickamauga]]

[[Category: Battle of Missionary Ridge]]

[[Category: Atlanta Campaign]]

[[Category: Battle of Resaca]]

[[Category: Battle of Kennesaw Mountain]]

[[Category: Battle of Peachtree Creek]]

[[Category: Battle of Atlanta]]

[[Category: Battle of Jonesborough]]

[[Category: Sherman's March to the Sea]]

[[Category: Carolinas Campaign]]

[[Category: Battle of Bentonville]]

[[Category:Grand Review of the Union Army]]

[[Category:Killed in Action, United States of America, United States Civil War]]

[[Category:Prisoners of War, United States of America, United States Civil War]]

[[Category:Andersonville Prisoners of War]]

[[Category:Libby Prison, Richmond, Virginia]]

9. If the soldier was born in Ashtabula, Mahoning or Trumbull counties, you can add the Ohio Appalachian sticker. Sometimes a soldier is born in Appalachia in New York or Pennsylvania, so those stickers are here to copy as needed, too.

... ... ... was born in Appalachia, in Ohio.

{{Appalachia Sticker|born|State=Ohio}}

{{Appalachia Sticker|born|State=New York}}

{{Appalachia Sticker|born|State=Pennsylvania}}

10. Anyone who was born and lived in Ohio can have the Ohio sticker added to their profile.

... ... ... was an Ohioan.

{{Ohio Sticker}}

Let me know the soldiers you’re working on - and when you finish - for tracking purpose.

Thanks again for the help!