Ohio Volunteer Infantry is simple and easy. Just click Join Now to request an application. Please include your snail mail address. We vote on the events we will attend as a unit during our annual meeting and elections in January. There are no requirements as to how many events you must attend.
Members purchase their own uniforms, tents, and camp equipment over a period of time.
We can provide you with a list of recommended sutlers or check out our Civil War Sites . It is best to converse with a member from the unit before purchase anything. After initial purchases, reenacting can be relatively inexpensive, with gasoline and food being your main ongoing expenses. A four-button sack coat is the standard uniform of the 51st. Sky blue trousers were made of wool and held up with braces or suspenders.