Like other cities at the time, Twinsburg finds itself amidst the beginning of the Civil War.

There were 120 documented volunteers from Twinsburg who enlisted with various regiments, including:

• 1st Regimental Iowa Volunteer Infantry
• 1st Regimental Michigan Volunteer Infantry
• 1st Regiment, O.V.I.
• 2nd Regiment, O.V.I.
• 6th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry
• 6th Regiment, O.V.I.
• 7th Regiment, O.V.I.
• 7th U.S Regulars
• 9th Independent Battery, Ohio Light Artillery
• 10th Regiment, O.V.I.
• 13th Regiment, O.V.I.
• 17th Regiment, O.V.I.
• 18th Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry
• 19th Regiment, O.V.I.
• 20th Independent Battery, Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery
• 21st Regiment, O.V.I.
• 23rd Regiment, O.V.I.
• 24th Regiment, Connecticut Volunteer Infantry
• 30th Regiment, O.V.I.
• 41st Regiment, O.V.I.
• 49th Regiment, O.V.I.
• 84th Regiment, O.V.I.
• 85th Regiment, O.V.I.
• 103rd Regiment, O.V.I.
• 104th Regiment, O.V.I.
• 105th Regiment, O.V.I.
• 115th Regiment, O.V.I.
• 125th Regiment, O.V.I.
• 150th Regiment, O.V.I.
• 177th Regiment, O.V.I.

Note: O.V.I. is the abbreviation for Ohio Volunteer Infantry.

For further reading on Twinsburg’s soldiers during the Civil War, look for Beyond the Monument: The Civil War Soldiers of Twinsburg, Ohio written by Veronica Hughes, published in 2017.