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+id: society-of-civil-war-families-of-ohio
+title: Society of Civil War Families of Ohio
+date: 2024-08-19
+author: k3jph
+layout: page
+guid: society-of-civil-war-families-of-ohio
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+permalink: /family/society-of-civil-war-families-of-ohio
+redirect_from: [/family/scwfo, /family/ogs/modsoscwfo]
+---
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+{% include figure.html image="hereditary-societies/ogs-scwfo.png" 
+    placement="right" width="3"
+    link="https://www.ogs.org/about/lineage/scwfo/"
+    cap="Logo of the Society of Civil War Families of Ohio"
+    alt="Logo of the Society of Civil War Families of Ohio" %}
+
+> Member _jure_ Private Thomas Wesley Newman (79th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company H); member no. 1070
+
+The [Society of Civil War Families of
+Ohio](https://www.ogs.org/about/lineage/scwfo/) (SCWFO) is a lineage society
+under the [Ohio Genealogical Society](https://www.ogs.org) (OGS), dedicated to honoring the descendants
+of Civil War veterans who served Ohio during the conflict. Membership in SCWFO
+acknowledges a family's direct connection to the state's Civil War history,
+ensuring that the contributions of these veterans and their descendants are
+remembered and preserved.
+
+## Private Thomas Wesley Newman
+
+Private [Thomas Wesley Newman](https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Newman-16570)
+served in the [79th Ohio Volunteer
+Infantry](http://www.ohiocivilwar.com/cw79.html), Company H, during the Civil
+War. His service was brief and lead to a disability discharge at Columbus, Ohio,
+on November 5, 1862. The family's connection to him is traced through
+[collateral descent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collateral_(kinship)) from
+his brother, [Benjamin Franklin
+Newman](https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Newman-16481), reflecting the broader
+legacy of the Newman family's contributions during this pivotal period in
+American history.