| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1 | Title: | Ohio Militia, 20th Division, 1st Brigade, 1st Regiment, and 4th Division, 2nd Brigade, 1st Regiment, Records
| | | | Creator: | Ohio Militia, 20th Division, 1st Brigade, 1st Regiment, and 4th Division, 2nd Brigade, 1st Regiment | | | | Dates: | 1833-1843 | | | | Abstract: | The 20th Division, 1st Brigade, 1st Regiment, and 4th Division, 2nd Brigade, 1st Regiment were formed from the militias of Portage and Trumbull counties (Ohio) in 1837 according to an act passed by the Ohio General Assembly to organize and discipline the Ohio Militia. The militia in Portage County, headquartered in Ravenna, was formerly the 4th Division, 2nd Brigade, 1st Regiment of Ohio militia, made up of 10 companies and two sections of light infantry. The records of the 4th Division were kept by Col. Lucius V. Bierce, and the records of the 20th Division were kept by Joel B. Burnett and Perry H. Babcock. In 1838, companies of the 20th Division split off to make up the 4th Regiment of Ohio Militia. The collection consists of rank rolls, company officer elections, regimental orders, records of payments and fines assessed, and judicial and other records of the 20th Division, 1st Brigade, 1st Regiment of Ohio Militia, together with similar records of its predecessor, the 4th Division, 2nd Brigade, 1st Regiment. The records of the 4th Division are dated 1833-1837 and the records of the 20th Division are dated 1837-1843. | | | | Call #: | MS 1233 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Ohio. Militia. Division, 20th. Brigade, 1st. Regiment, 1st -- Archives. | Ohio. Militia. Division, 4th. Brigade, 2nd. Regiment, 1st -- Archives. | Ohio -- Militia -- History -- Sources. | Portage County (Ohio) -- History, Military -- Sources. | Trumbull County (Ohio) -- History, Military -- Sources.
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