This roster includes the known officers and enlisted men of the 83rd Ohio Infantry (Three Years’ Service), organized by Field & Staff and Companies A through K. Information is drawn from 19th-century state adjutant general reports, the Official Records, and verified regimental histories.
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For an overview of this regiment’s organization, service, engagements, and casualties, see the regiment summary page.
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Field & Staff
Some details are incomplete in surviving primary sources.
Company A
Records for this company are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Company B
Records for this company are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Company C
Records for this company are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Company D
Records for this company are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Company E
Records for this company are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Company F
Records for this company are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Company G
Records for this company are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Company H
Records for this company are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Company I
Records for this company are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Company K
Records for this company are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Consolidations or Transfers
On January 17, 1865, the 83rd Ohio Infantry was consolidated with the 48th Ohio Infantry. Members whose terms expired before October 1, 1865, were mustered out July 24, 1865. Remaining veterans and recruits were consolidated with the 114th Ohio Infantry to form the 48th Battalion Ohio Infantry. For further details, see the 48th Ohio Infantry and 114th Ohio Infantry pages.
Sources & Notes
- Official Records of the War of the Rebellion, Series I, Volumes 17, 24, 34, and others as relevant.
- State Adjutant General Report for Ohio (various years and volumes).
- Dyer’s Compendium.
- Fox, “Regimental Losses in the American Civil War.”
- The Union Army, Federal Publishing Company, 1908, Vol. 2.