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ADAMS COUNTY, OHIO
HISTORY & GENEALOGY
 


 


Source: 
History of Adams County, Ohio
from its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time
by Nelson W. Evans and Emmons B. Stivers
West Union, Ohio
Published by E. B. Stivers
1900

CHAPTER XVII

MILITARY HISTORY.
p. 340

     Revolutionary Soldiers - Adams County in the Civil War - Morgan's Raid.

Co. D, 24th O. V. I. Co. E and I, 91st Regt. O. V. I. Co. D, 191st Regiment O. V. I.
Co. B, 33d O. V. I. Co. G, 129th O. V. I. Seventh Ohio Volunteer Cavalry
Co. I, 39th O. V. I. Co. I and K, 141st O. V. I. Battery F, First Regt. Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery
Co. B, 60th O. V. I. Co. G, 172d O. V. I. Co. E, First Regt. Ohio Volunteer Heavy Artillery
The 70th Regt., O. V. I. Co. H, 173d O. V. I. Co. B, Second Regt. Ohio Volunteer Heavy Artillery
Co. F and H of the 81st O. V. I. Co. G, H. and I, 182d O. V. I. Second Independent Battery Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery

Company D, 24th O. V. I.

     This was Adams County's first offering in the civil war.  The company was mustered into service June 13, 1861.  The original officers were:  Moses Patterson, captain; Armstead T. M. Cockerill, first lieutenant; Lafayette Foster, second lieutenant.  Patterson died Sept. 2, 1861, and Cockerill succeeded him and became lieutenant colonel of the regiment.  Isaac N. Dryden, killed at the battle of Chickamauga, was the third captain and George Collings was the fourth.
 

     The following were the battles participated in buy the company:
Great Mountain, W. Va., Sept. 12-13, 1861;
Greenbriar, West Va., Oct. 3, 1861;
Shiloh, Tenn., Apr. 6-7, 1862;
Corinth, Miss., May 30, 1862;
Perrysville, Ky., Oct. 8, 1862;
Stone Rover, Tenn., Dec. 31, 1862 and Jan. 1-2, 1863;
Woodbury, Tenn., Jan. 24, 1863;
Tulahoma Campaign, Tenn., Jan 23-30, 1863;
Chickamauga, Ga., Sept. 19-20, 1863;
Lookout Mountain, Tenn., Nov. 24, 1863;
Mission Ridge, Tenn., Nov. 25, 1863;
Ringgold, Ga. (Taylor's Ridge), Nov. 27, 1863;
Buzzard Roost, Ga. (Rocky Face Ridge), Feb. 25-27, 1864;
Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 1-14, 1864;
Nashville, Tenn. (Battle of), Dec. 15-16, 1864;
Decatur, Ala. (Capture of), Dec. 27-28, 1864.
   
     The following were killed in battle, or died in the service:
William R. Adamson Sept. 25, 1863 died of wounds at Chickamauga;
William H. Bailey Apr. 7, 1862, killed at Shiloh;
Isaac N. Dryden, captain Sept. 20, 1863, was wounded at the battle of Chickamauga and died of the same some days later;
John K. Edgington, July 28, 1861 died at Camp Chase, Ohio;
Allen Gutridge Sept. 19, 1863 was killed at Chickamauga
Luther C. Hines May 2, 1864 died of a wound in the foot received at Lookout Mountain;
William L. McConnell Jan. 16, 1862 of disease;
Robert W. McClanaham Mar. 22, 1862, of disease;
James Ogle,   killed at Chickamauga;
David S. Potter, sergeant,   color bearer, while carrying the colors, was killed at Stone River.  He is buried at West Union.
James R. Puntenney, sergeant,   was killed at Stone River;
John W. Rivers, Aug. 4, 1863 died of disease;
Wm. H. Swanger, Apr. 18, 1862 died of wounds received at Shiloh, interred at Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.;
Henry M. Toll,   was killed at Chickamauga, and buried at Chattanooga;
Alexander Thompson,   killed at Chickamauga;
William S. Crawford, Dec. 29, 1864m died of wounds received at the battle of Nashville; buried at Nashville;
Robert C. Hayslip, Sept. 29, 1865, died of disease;
Sewell Pointer, Jan. 20, 1865, died of wounds received at Nashville.
Wesley Schultz, corporal,   was killed along with Samuel W. Thomas, second lieutenant, at the battle of Nashville.
Samuel W. Thomas, second lieutenant   was killed along with Wesley Schultz, corporal, at the battle of Nashville.
None of the Adams County men have records of wounds on the official roster.  Those wounded all died of their wounds, or else no record was made.

     Most of the members of Company D have gone to the other side. 

Daniel Emery is living in Colorado.
Thomas E. DeBruin is the postmaster at Winchester.
James Credit is living in Monroe Township.
William T. Hook is in Clinton County.
John W. Lightbody is at Blue Creek, as is also George W. Lewis.
William H. Holderness is living at Vanceburg, Ky.
No doubt others are living, but he editors of this work are not advised of their whereabouts.  This company saw as hard service as any in the war.  They were noble patriots every one, and reflected great credit on the patriotism of the people of the county, whom they represented. 
William H. Holderness was first lieutenant at muster, and
Samuel B. Charles was second lieutenant, and
George Collings captain.

Company B, 33d O. V. I.

     This company was raised in Adams County.  It was mustered in the service Aug. 27, 1861, at Portsmouth, Ohio, to serve for three years.  The original officers were:

Ephriam J. Ellis, captain; Edwin M. Debruin, first lieutenant; Ellis A. Ramsey, second lieutenant; Captain Ellis was promoted to major, Jan. 16, 1863 and DeBruin to captain at the same date.  Ellis A. Ramsey was made first lieutenant Jan. 16, 1863, and William Baldwin was made second lieutenant the same date.  The regiment participated in the following battles:
     Perryville, Ky., Oct. 8, 1862; Chickamauga, Ga., Sept. 19-20, 1863; Lookout Mountain, Tenn., Nov. 24, 1863; Mission Ridge, Tenn., Nov. 25, 1863; Resaca, Ga., May 13-16, 1864; Cassville, Ga., May 19-22, 1864; Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., June 9-30, 1864; Peachtree Creek, Ga., July 20, 1864; Jonesboro, Ga., Aug. 31, and Sept. 2, 1864; Atlanta, Ga., July 28 to Sept. 2, 1864; Averysboro, N. C., Mar. 16, 1865; Bentonville, N. C., Mar. 19-21, 1865; Goldsboro, N. C., Mar. 21, 1865.

     The following were killed in battle or died in the service:
Ephraim J. Ellis, killed at Chickamauga, Sept. 20, 1863;
Spencer H. Wilson, the first sergeant, son of the Hon. John T. Wilson, died Mar. 4, 1863, at Louisville, Ky.;
Samuel Anderson, sergeant, died July 9, 1864, at Camp Dennison, Ohio;
Corporal Samuel Pullin, died Aug. 24, 1864, a prisoner at Andersonville, Ga.;
George A. Bryan, died a prisoner, Apr. 20, 1864, at Danville, Va.;
Luther Bentley, died June 4, 1862, at Elizabethtown, Ky.;
Isaac Black, died Dec. 26, 1861, at Louisville, Ky.;
Henry C. Bryan, was killed May 14, 1864, at Resaca, Ga.;
Ashbury Evans, was killed Oct. 8, 1862, at Perryville, Ky.;
Charles Fetters, Dec. 31, 1862, at Stone River;
Isaac Fretz, died of disease, June 5, 1865, at Long Island, N. Y.;
Daniel H. Grimes, died Jan. 4, 1862, at home;
Daniel Grimes, died Aug. 9, 1864, of wounds received in prison;
Ransom Hodges, died June 23, 1862, at Huntsville, Ala;
Moses E. Hempleman, died Feb. 19, 1863, at Murfreesboro, Tenn.;
Richard Hagerman, died Jan. 23, 1865, in prison at Andersonville, Ga.;
Isaac N. McNown, died Mar. 4, 1862, at Elizabethtown, Ky.;
Jacob W. E. McCormick, died May 4, 1864, at Andersonville, Ga.;
Manley Bennett, died Apr. 3, 1865, of wounds received in action at Chattanooga, Tenn.;
Joseph Parker, Jr., killed July 22, 1864, in battle at Atlanta, Ga.;
William H. Richards, died June 20, 1864, in prison;
William F. Rankins, died Nov. 8, 1862, at Huntsville, Ala.;
Moses Starrett, died Jan. 7, 1865, at Louisville, Ky.;
John Thompson, died Apr. 17, 1853, on flag of truce boat at Fortress Monroe, Va.;
John M. Vanderman, killed Dec. 31, 1862, at Stone river;
Ezra Whitees, died Dec. 10, 1863, at Chattanooga, Ten., of wounds;
William Walker, died Jan. 8, 1862, at Louisville, Ky.;
Henry C. Walker, died Apr. 16, 1862, at Huntsville, Ala;
Aaron Whaley,
died Dec. 24, 1862, at New Albany, Ind.

     There is no separate record of those wounded, who recovered.

     Six of this company were captured at the battle of Chickamauga.  Of those who were captured and who survived are:

Daniel R. Shriver, first sergeant;
William F. Grierson, sergeant;
William E. Howell.
John B. Seeman was captured Mar. 23, 1865, at Goldsboro, N. C.
Gen. Joshua W. Sill, killed at Stone River, was the first colonel of this regiment, and
Oscar F. Moore succeeded him.
F. B. Mussey was the original surgeon of the regiment.
John Wills Kendrick, the original adjutant of the regiment, is the Bishop of Arizona of the Protestant Episcopal Church. 
Albert G. Byers was the original chaplin.
Capt. Ellas A. Ramsey is living at Washington C. H., manager for southern Ohio of the Union Central Life, Insurance Company.


Company I, 39th O. V. I.

     This company was organized in August, 1861.  Rev. David C. Benjamin, a Methodist minister on the West Union Circuit, was the original captain, and Fletcher Hypers, another Methodist minister on the same circuit, was first lieutenant.  Nathan R. Thompson, of Winchester, was the second lieutenant.  Most of the company enlisted on the fourth day of July, 1861.  This was the celebrated Groesbeck Regiment of Cincinnati.  John Groesbeck was the original colonel.  Edward F. Noyes, afterwards general, was the second colonel, and Henry T. McDowell, of Portsmouth was the first lieutenant colonel.  Benjamin W. Chidlaw, was chaplain till Apr. 1, 1862.  Company A of this regiment was from Portsmouth, Ohio.  The following is a list of battles in which the regiment participated:
     New Madrid, Mo., Mar. 3-5, 1862; New Madrid, Mo., Mar. 13, 1862; Island No. 10, Tenn., Apr. 8, 1862; Iuka, Miss., Sept. 19-20, 1862; Corinth, Miss., Oct. 3-4, 1862; Parker's Cross Roads, Tenn., Dec. 30, 1862; Atlanta Campaign, May 5 to Sept. 8, 1864; Resaca, Ga., May 13-16, 1864; Dallas, Ga., May 25 to June 4, 1864; Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., June 9-30, 1864; Nickajack Creek, Ga., July 2-5, 1864; Chattahoochee River, Ga., July 6-10, 1864; Peach Tree Creek, Ga., July 20, 1864; Atlanta, Ga., July 22, 1864; Jonesboro, Ga., Aug. 31 to Sept. 1, 1864; Lovejoy Station, Ga., Sept. 2-6, 1864; River's Bridge, S. C., Feb. 3-9, 1865; Cheraw, S. C., Mar. 2-3, 1865; Bentonville, N. C., Mar. 19-21, 1865.
     The following were the casualties:
George W. Hetherington, died Jan. 26, 1862, at Palmyra, Mo.;
David Irwin, died July 18, 1862, at Corinth, Miss.;
Samuel A. Kelley, corporal, died Aug. 18, 1864, at the battle of Atlanta, Ga.;
Benjamin F. Kilgore, died July 22, 1864, at the battle of Atlanta, Ga.;
John M. McNeil, private, died Oct. 16, 1862;
John Massie, private, died Sept. 18, 1862, at Jackson, Tenn.
Joseph P. Nesbit was killed in action near Savannah, Ga., Dec. 11, 1864;
John H. Parks, private, died July 7, 1864, of wounds received at Nickajack, Ga.;
James H. Stewart, private, died May 23, 1862, at his home in Manchester, Ohio;
William K. Walker, private, died Mar. 16, 1863, of disease;
George Gerhorn, corporal, was wounded in service;
William E. McNeil, corporal, wounded July 4, 1861, in the battle of Atlanta;
John B. Douglas, private, captured near Savannah;
Henry C. Foster, private, was wounded July 22, 1864, in the battle of Atlanta, Ga.


Company B, 60th O. V. I.

     This company was organized at Gallipolis, Ohio, Feb. 28, 1862, and served one year.  It was mustered out Nov. 10, 1862, on order from the War Department.  Company B was organized in the northern edge of Adams County and the southern part of Highland County, with some men from Brown.  The original captain was Phillip Rothrock; William O. Donohoo, first lieutenant; A. S. Hetherington, second lieutenant.  The regiment participated in the following battles:
     Strasburg, Va., June 1-2, 1862; Harrisburg, Va., June 6, 1862; Cross Keys, Va., June 8, 1862; Harper's Ferry, Va., Sept. 15, 1862.

     The casualties of this company were as follows:
Charles Havens, private, died June 5, 1862, in rebel prison;
H. B. Higgins, private, died June 30, 1862, of wounds received at Winchester, Va.;
George W. Nelson, private, died Dec. 5, 1862, of disease;
Joseph Nichols, private, died July 2, 1862, of disease;
George Reedy, private, died June 1, 1862, at New Creek, Va., of disease;
Thomas A. Thompson, private, died Sept., 1862, of wounds at Harper's Ferry, Va., in battle;
William C. Waits, private, died July 8, 1862, of disease.
Stephen D. Paris, private, was captured at Winchester, Va., also
Roselle, captured at Winchester, Va.;
Peter E. Ridings, died June 2, 1862, at Petersburg, Va., while a prisoner of war;
Thomas A. Thompson, died of wounds received at the battle of Harper's Ferry, Sept. 15, 1862.
 

The 70th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.

     This regiment was organized in 1861, at West Union, Ohio.  It had its rendezvous at the old fair grounds, lying on the Maysville and Zanesville turnpike, named Camp Hamer, in honor of General Thomas L. Hamer, of Georgetown, Ohio, who was in the Mexican war.  The regiment remained there during the months of Oct., Nov., and Dec., 1861, and moved to Ripley, Ohio, Dec. 25, 1861.  There it remained in camp until Feb. 18, 1862.  The regiment was formed of Adams County men, except one company from Brown County and two from Hamilton County.
     The original field officers were: 
Joseph R. Cockerill,
colonel;
Dewitt C. Loudon, lieutenant colonel;
John W. McFerran, major;
Henry L. Phillips, first lieutenant and adjutant;
Israel H. DeBruin, quartermaster;
John M. Sullivan, chaplain;
Charles H. Swain, surgeon;
Thomas J. Ferrell, assistant surgeon;
Robert H. Von Harlinger
and
Frederck Jaeger, assistant surgeons.

Col. Cockerill resigned Apr. 13, 1864, and Lieutenant Colonel Dewitt C. Loudon was promoted to colonel.  He resigned Aug. 9, 1864.
Major McFerran died Oct. 3, 1862, at Fort Pickering, near Memphis, Tennessee.
William Brown was the second major.  He was promoted to lieutenant colonel Apr. 26, 1864, and was killed Aug. 3, 1864, in battle near Atlantic.
Thomas Brown was the third major, promoted from captain of Company H.

Surgeon Charles H. Swain resigned Aug. 3, 1863, and Robert H. Von Harlinger was appointed in his place and served during the remaining service of the regiment.
Frederick Jaeger was an assistant surgeon, appointed Sept. 7, 1862, and resigned Jan. 29, 1864.
Andrew Urban was the second adjutant, and
Lindsey L. Edgington
the third adjutant.
Rev. H. I. DeBruin
, quartermaster, resigned June 2, 1863, and
John Heaton was appointed in his place, followed by Charles A. Grimes and Francis Richards.
Joseph
Blackburn, captain of Company F, was the first chaplain.  He resigned Aug. 28, 1862, and was followed by John M. Sullivan, who resigned Jan. 16, 1864.

     The original officers of Company A were: 
W. B. Brown, captain;
Lewis Love, first lieutenant;
Brice Cooper, second lieutenant;
This company was raised about Winchester, Fincastle, and North Liberty.

     The original officers of Company B were:
James F. Summers, captain;
Samuel G. Richards, first lieutenant
William P. Spurgeon, second lieutenant.
This company was raised about Locust Grove and in the northeastern part of the county.

     The original officers of Company C were:
 Reason T. Naylor, captain;
Valentine Zimmerman, first lieutenant;
W. R. Stewart, second lieutenant;
This company was raised in Monroe Township and in the vicinity of West Union

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     The original officers of Company D were:
Charles Johnson, captain;
Samuel M. Woodruff, first lieutenant;
Joseph W. Denham, second lieutenant.
This company was raised in Cincinnati, Hamilton County.

     The original officers of Company E were:
John T. Wilson, captain
John Campbell, first lieutenant;
Joseph Spurgeon, second lieutenant.
This company was raised in the vicinity of Tranquility, Eckmansville, and North Liberty.

     The original officers of Company F were:
Joseph blackburn, captain;
James Drennen, first lieutenant;
Isaac W. Adams, second lieutenant.
This company was raised in the western part of Adams County and Brown County.

     The original officers of Company G were:
N. W. Foster, captain;
John H. Truitt, first lieutenant;
John Nelson, second lieutenant.
This company was raised around Manchester, Stout's Run, and Gift Ridge.

     Company H,
Benjamin F. Wiles, captain;
William H. Herbert, first lieutenant;
John Taylor, second lieutenant.
This company was raised in the western part of Adams County and the eastern part of Brown County.

     Company I.
David B. Carter, captain;
Joinville Reiff, first lieutenant;
George A. Foster, second lieutenant.
This company was raised in Hamilton County.

     Company K,
Felix Slone
, captain;
William R. Harmon, first lieutenant;
Amos F. Ellis, second lieutenant.
This company was from Brown County.

     The first soldier from Adams County killed in battle was William J. Ellis from Company G, killed at Shiloh on Apr. 6, 1862.

     The first soldier from Adams County wounded was Henry Kress from Manchester, wounded in the battle of Shiloh on the same morning.

     The following is a list of the battles in which the regiment participated:
Shiloh, Tenn, Apr. 6-7, 1862; Russell House, May 17, 1862; Battle of Resaca, May 7 to May, 1864; siege of Corinth opening April 29, and closing with the capture of Corinth, May 30, 1862; capture of Holly Springs, Miss., July 1, 1862; captured canon and ammunition at Fort Randolph, Miss., Oct. 1, 1862; siege of Vicksburg from June 20 to July 4, 1863; Jackson, Miss., July 9-16, 1863; Black River, Miss., July 5, 1863; Chattanooga, Tenn., Nov. 23, 1863; Battle of Missionary Ridge, Nov. 25, 1863; Knoxville Raid during the month of December, 1863, and driving Longstreet from Knoxville after the battle of Missionary Ridge; Dallas, Ga., May 25, to June 4, 1864; Champion Hills, May 16, 1863; New Hope Church, Ga., June 2, 1864; Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., June 30, 1864; Little Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., June 20, 1864; Big Shanty, June 8, 1864; Atlanta, Ga., July 22, 1864; Ezra Church, Ga., July 28, 1864; Jonesboro, Ga., July 28, to Sept. 2, 1864; Lovejoy Station, Ga., Sept. 2 - 6, 1864; Statesboro, Ga., Dec. 4, 1864; Fort McAllister, Ga., Dec. 13, 1864; Rome,

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Ga., October, 1864; Aversboro, N. C., Mar. 16-20, 1865; Bentonville, N. C., Mar. 19-21, 1865; Raleigh's March to the Sea; Little Rock, Ark., August, 1865.
     Two hundred and forty-four died of disease or were killed in battles.  Of this number sixty-one were killed in battle or died of wounds.  The following is a list of the members of the regiment, except from Companies D, I and K, who were killed in battle or died in the service.
Robert B. Baird, Company A, died Apr. 6, '65, of wounds;
George Baker, sergeant, May 21, '62;
Charles S. Ball, killed in battle, Apr. 7, '62;
George W. Bartholonew, Nov. 19, 1861;
Corwin Bell, June 4, 1865;
Wm. H. H. Black, Nov. 25, 1864;
James M. Brady, Jul. 11, 1864;
Erwin A. Brattin, Jan. 30, 1863;
Jesse M. Breckenridge, May 17, 1862;
Austin Brewer, Mar. 25, 1864;
John W. Burba, Apr. 1, 1862;
Robert W. F. Carl, June 5, 1864;
John H. Corbin, Feb. 28, 1862;
Washington I. Foster, Dec. 1, 1863;
Boon Funk, July 22, 1864, killed in battle;
John A. Hamilton, Jan. 10, 1863;
Jackson Harvey, June 12, 1862;
Edward Hasson, Nov. 25, 1863;
Christian Holmes, Mar. 23, 1865;
Jonathan M. Howland, June 12, 1864, of wounds;
Elias H. Kines, Apr. 18, 1864;
James B. Lamonda, May 25, 1864;
John P. Liggette, killed in battle of Ezra Church, Ga., July 28,1 864;
Daniel Lyons, sergeant, Sept. 19, 1864, of wounds;
Thomas McBride, killed in the battle of New Hope Church, Ga., June 2, 1864;
Robert J. McKnight, killed in railroad accident March, 1864;
William H. Marlott, Oct. 13, 1862;
George E. Maun, Dec. 10, 1864;
William R. Maxwell, Dec. 2, 1864;
Andrew Morris, killed in battle, Apr. 7, 1862;
Henry C. Morris, corporal, died Dec. 14, 1864, of wounds;
William W. Myers, Nov. 24, 1864;
John H. Nevel, Sept. 13, 1862;
Francis A. Purdin, May 23, 1864;
John H. Ramsey, June 5, 1862;
John Reed, Jan. 12, 1862;
Tarry W. Reed, May 16, 1864;
Hiram S. Reeves, June 10, 1864;
John T. Rhodes, Feb. 11, 1864;
Thomas Robinson, July 26, 1862;
Isaac Shankel, killed in battle of Ezra Church, Ga., July 28, 1864;
Louis J. Skinner, Sept. 13, 1862;
Henry L. Smith, corporal, Sept. 11, 1863;
James M. Stultz, Apr. 3, 1862;
Byron Swisher, June 3, 1862;
John M. Thompson, captured Dec. 4, 1864, at Statesboro, Ga., and died in Rebel Prison, Mar. 24, 1865;
Samuel Thompson, Mar. 10, 1865;
George W. Walker, Dec. 3, 1863;
Madison Walker, Sept. 18, 1863;
Nathaniel W. Williams, Jan. 29, 1863.

COMPANY B.

James Alexander, killed July 4, 1863;
John Baggott, Apr. 6, 1862;
William T. Buck, Aug. 19, 1863;
George Compton, June 13, 1862;
John D. Compton, killed Dec. 13, 1864;
William A. Cook, Apr. 7, 1862;
John L. Dillinger, killed Aug. 15, 1864;
Sylvester G. Francis, Apr. 7, 1862;
Isaac Howsier, Feb. 7, 1863;
Henry Jackson, July 5, 1862;
Henry J. Jackson, May 15, 1862;
Daniel Lighter, Oct. 8, 1863;
John McMillen, July 28, 1864;
Samuel M. Matthias, Sept. 20, 1863;
John Moder, Feb. 19, 1865, of wounds;
John Moomaw, May 2, 1862;
Samuel Newman, Apr. 20, 1862;
Alexander Parker, May 27, 1862, of wounds;
Louis F. Shafer, June 29, 1864, of wounds;
James F. Summers, captain, killed July 28, 1864;

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John F. Tarleton, corporal, May 21, 1862;
Philip B. Taylor, Aug. 28, 1862;
James Tener, corporal, Mar. 13, 1862;
John M. Thompson, corporal, Apr. 4, 1862;
Jacob Wright, Dec. 8, 1864;
Milton Yanky, Dec. 25, 1861;
Thomas W. Young, Apr. 14, 1863;
John E. Zinkhorn, May 28, 1863.

COMPANY C.

Benjamin Ayers, Sept. 2, 1862;
Hiram Carter, May 22, 1862;
John H. Duffey died in Rebel prison;
Robert B. Fitch died of diseasae;
Andrew J. Griffith
, Apr. 17, 1863;
Henry Grooms, Mar. 23, 1864;
Uriah W. Irwin, corporal, Sept. 10, 1862;
Nathan Mahaffey, killed Dec. 13, 1864;
Samel S. Mahaffey, killed Apr. 6, 1862;
Elias Matheny June 29, 1864;
Daniel Nicholas, Mar. 25, 1864;
William Potts, died at Big Black River, Miss.;
George Purtee, July 5, 1862;
John Purtee, Aug. 25, 1863;
William Roder, Oct. 20, 1863;
Davis Roderick, sergeant, killed Dec. 13, 1864;
John Rathwell died in Rebel prison, May 17, 1862;
Frederick Siberal, June 10, 1865;
Abner Smalley, killed Aug. 14, 1864;
Charles Taylor died at home;
John Thornburg, corporal, died of wounds;
Jefferson Waldren, July 24, 1862;
David Wales, May 29, 1862;
David Wilmoth, July 3, 1864.

COMPANY E.

Cyrus Allison, first sergeant, June 25, 1862;
Jacob T. Baldridge, corporal, killed Aug. 17, 1864;
James F. Batson, killed Aug. 17, 1864;
Alexandere Brown, corporal, Sept. 6, 1863;
Michael F. Duffey, corporal, July 20, 1862, killed July 2, 1864;
Samuel M. Hamilton, killed Apr. 8, 1862;
William M. Hamilton, May 24, 1862;
Nathan P. Harsha, Oct. 9, 1863;
John M. Humes, May 5, 1862;
John C. McClure, Sept. 6, 1862;
William W. McFadden, Mar. 28, 1864;
George C. McGinness, June 7, 1862;
Abrham Maxwell, killed Apr. 6, 1862;
William Mercer, July 3, 1862;
Samuel H. Moore, Jan. 13, 1863;
Thomas Moore, July 17, 1863;
Joseph A. Rodgers, Apr. 16, 1862; of wounds;
William S. Seaton, Apr. 14, 1862;
Joseph L. Shinn, May 19, 1862;
Thomas Sheffler, killed July 28, 1864;
Louis V. Srebenthall, Feb. 13, 1865;
David W. Vance, May 2, 1862;
Sharezer Walt, Aug. 13, 1864;
Sampson Walker, June 2, 1864;
David C. Young, sergeant, Mar. 15, 1862.

COMPANY F.

Marion Brinker, Dec. 15, 1864, of wounds;
William B. Brown, killed Aug. 3, 1864;
John S. Burbage, June 18, 1862;
James Cochran, Sept. 27, 1864;
Wilson M. Ellis, June 28, 1862;
William Gettis, July 14, 1863;
Oliver Gray, June 22, 1862;
Thomas E.  Grier, first sergeant, Nov. 28,1 864, of wounds;
Marquis D. L. Hare, captain, killed Mar. 21, 1865;
Wilson Haysleet, Oct. 6, 1864;
Benjamin F. Jacobs, June 10, 1862;
Presley J. Lane
, corporal, Apr. 19, 1862;
Richard E. Lytle, May 10, 1862;
John W. McFerren, major, Oct. 3, 1862;
Alexander C. Neal, Sept. 13, 1862;
John L. Swisher, Jan. 30, 1863;
Nelson B. Thompson, sergeant, June 12, 1863;
Andrew Urban, adjutant, killed Sept. 3, 1864;
William H. Vaugh, July 18, 1862.

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COMPANY G.

Byron Best, May 29, 1865;
Samuel Bradford, Oct. 1, 1862;
Casper Dougal, June 2, 1862;
William J. Ellis, killed Apr. 6, 1862;
George Elrod,Nov. 13, 1862;
Thomas C. Elrod, corporal, Oct. 30, 1862;
James H. Fields, corporal, killed Aug. 9, 1864;
Henry Hayslip, Aug. 24, 1864, of wounds;
James W. Hayslip, Aug. 31, 1864;
Nelson Hempleman, Aug. 18, 1864, of wounds;
Noah T. Jones, musician, Dec. 4, 1862;
Alexander Little, corporal, Apr. 22, 1862; of wounds;
Joseph Little, Oct. 25, 1863;
James W. McDaniel, June 1, 1862;
Edwin C. Marsh, Sept. 22, 1864;
Alexander Ralsin, July 30, 1863;
William Rape, May 18, 1862;
Aaron Robuck, Jan. 23, 1863;
Rerlemon Ryan, May 31, 1864;
James Shelton, May 22, 1862;
Joseph R. Shively, killed Apr. 6, 1862;
Matthew Tucker, May 27, 1862;
Abraham Watson, Oct. 17, 1864;
James Watson, Mar. 19, 1862;
Joh n Robuck, drowned in the Ohio River eighty miles below Louisville, Ky., Aug., 1865, while on the way home.

COMPANY H.

Jacob Beam, Sept. 9, 1862;
Harrison Bowman
, May 13, 1862;
Samuel Brady, Sept. 30, 1864, of wounds;
James Fryar, July 18, 1862;
Augustus Gill, captured Apr. 6, 1862; and died Apr. 27, 1862;
Henry H. Gray, Apr. 11, 1864;
William H. Greenlee, Mar. 31, 1862;
Jesse L. Howland, May 24, 1862;
Alexander Hudson
, Dec. 28, 1862;
Michael Joyce, Dec. 28, 1863;
Charles
Junnper, sergeant, Mar. 1, 1864;
James
Kilgore, May 28, 1864, of wounds;
David King,
Thomas Laughlin. Oct. 16, 1862;
Valentine
Miller, Oct. 17, 1863;
William A. Ramsey, Oct. 13, 1863, of wounds;
George R. Shafer, Jan. 11, 1864;
James Smith, Oct. 31, 1862;
Martin Smith, May 9, 1863;
William Sullivan, Jan. 15, 1862:
David Thatcher, July 18, 1865;
James O. Thoroman, September, 1863;
Stephen Tucker, May 20, 1862.

     Of the officers and soldiers in this regiment, the following have sketches in this work:  Gen. Joseph R. Cockerill, Major John W. McFerren, Lieutenant Colonel Henry L. Phillips, Captain L. L. Edgington, Hon, John T. Wilson, John Campbell, Hugh McSurely, Thomas W. Connelley and John K. Polland, deceased.
     The Seventieth Ohio Infantry was organized by J. R. Cockerill, of West Union.  This regiment was formed Oct. 1, 1861.  Its place of rendezvous was situated on the old fair grounds at West Union, and was named in honor of Gen. Thomas L. Hamer.  The camp guard lines followed the old fair ground fence and the tents stood about half-way between where the late residence of Jacob Woods stands and the entrance to the grounds on the east.  The regiments drilled in the field to the south of the present site of Shuster Bros'. Mills.  During dress parade, Col. Cockerill stood and gave command from a position about midway between two large locust trees that stand along the street or lane leading from near the present residence of Mrs. John Leonard to the old fair ground gate.  while the regiment was located at West Union the patriotic citizens and relatives of the soldier boys visited them daily and brought the soldiers clothing, food and furniture and other camp comforts.  The regiment did not have any guns until about

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its departure from Paducah for the battle field at Shiloh.  It had done military duty of all kinds, except fighting, without arms.  Each soldier had a stick on the end of which was fastened an old bayonet.  On Christmas day, 1861, the regiment marched from Camp Hamer to Ripley, one division going via Bentonville and Aberdeen and thence by boat to Ripley; and the other division marching over the old state road, via Decatur.  Companies D and I of Cincinnati joined the regiment at Ripley, where it remained until Feb. 17, 1862, when it boarded the old steamer Magnolia for Cincinnati.  From Cincinnati it was ordered to Paducah, where it went into camp, and remained until the movement was begun up the Tennessee toward Shiloh.  The regiment as already stated participated in the battle of Shiloh and was complimented by Gen. Sherman for valiant service rendered on that bloody field. It is related that before the battle, the Confederates had planned an assault on the Federal forces to be made on Saturday.  The regiment had taken position near the landing of Shiloh, had stacked arms and begun preparations for dinner.  Major McFerren with seven men advanced, but he had not gone far, when suddenly came the challenge "Halt! who comes there?"  Quick as a flash, the doughty little major answered, "The advanced guard of the army of the United States."  "The hell you say."  The Rebel picket discharged his musket aimlessly, and precipitately retreated toward the Confederate lines.  This incident delayed the Confederate advancement until Sunday morning, and as seen in the light of history saved the Federal forces from certain defeat.  From the advance sheets of  "A History of the Seventieth Regiment" by T. W. Connolly, we glean the following, deemed worthy of a place here:
     "The first man of the regiment, killed in battle was William J. Ellis of Company H, at Shiloh, Sunday morning, Apr. 6, 1862.  The second capture from the regiment was made near Shiloh on Apr. 4, 1862, when Lieutenant W. H. Herbert, Co. H, Jesse McKinley, George Lowery, J. M. Sutton, Thomas Everton, Samuel Cox, William Mc. and Paul Gaddis were made prisoners on picket line.  On May 9, 1862, between Shiloh and Corinth, the regiment received its first pay in silver and gold.
     At the storming of Fort McAllister on Dec. 13, 1864, the 70th Ohio Regiment flag was the first placed on the fort and this was done seven minutes after commencing.  As a recognition of bravery, this regiment had the honor of manning the fort for one month afterward.
     On Feb. 5, 1864, it was mustered out at Little Rock, Ark.  On Aug. 14, 1865, about three hundred were still left to march from Bufort to take part in the grand review at Washington at the close of the war.  It took part in thirty-five battles and skirmishes.  The regiment came to Camp Dennison after being mustered out and every man received his discharge and last pay.
     After the regiment was mustered out at Little Rock, Arkansas, while coming up on the Ohio River from Cairo, on the steamer Argosa, and eighty miles below Louisville, near Cave rock, the mud drum of the boat burst while a severe storm was raging, at which time twenty-three members of the regiment were scalded severely and nine were drowned in the river.

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Companies F and H of the 81st O. V. I.

     This regiment was organized from the state at large.  Brevet Brigadier General Robert N. Adams, now living at Minneapolis, Minnesota, was second colonel of the regiment
     The late John A. Turley, of Portsmouth, Ohio, afterwards colonel of the 91st O. V. I. was the original lieutenant colonel of the regiment.
     Frank Evans
and William H. Chamberlin, both Miami University students were, in turn, majors of the regiment.
     William Clay Henry
, of Buena Vista, was also major of the regiment.  Cornelius C. Platter, of Ross County, was adjutant and afterwards captain of Company D.  Companies C and I were organized at Greenfield, Ohio.  Company D was organized at Upper Sandusky.  Company F, was organized at Cincinnati, but a number of the men were from Adams and Scioto counties.  Company H was organized from Adams and Scioto counties.  Company K was from Galion, Ohio.
     The regiment was in the following battles: Shiloh, Tenn., Apr. 6-7, 1862; Corinth, Miss., (siege of), April 30 to May 25, 1862; Corinth, Miss., Oct. 3-4, 1862; Tuscumbia, Ala., Apr. 24, 1863; Town Creek, Ala., Apr. 28, 1863; Ley's Ferry, Ga., May 14-15, 1864; Rome Cross Roads, Ga., May 16, 1864; Dallas, Ga., May 25 to June 4, 1864; Atlanta, Ga.  (Hood's First Sortie), July 22, 1864; Atlanta, Ga. (Hood's Second Sorty), July 28, 1864; Atlanta, Ga. (siege of), July 28, to Sept. 2, 1864; Jonesboro, Ga., August 31 to Sept. 1, 1864; Lovejoy Station, Ga., Sept. 2-6, 1864; Savannah, Ga. (siege of), Dec. 10-21, 1864; Bentonville, N. C., Mar. 19-21, 1865; Sherman's March to the Sea.
     The original officers of Company F were Orzo J. Dodds, captain; William Clay Henry, first lieutenant; Mahlin G. Bailey, second lieutenant.
     Benjamin P. Howell, a Miami University student, was at one time captain of the company.
     William M. Murphy, of Adams County, was the second lieutenant, promoted from sergeant major.  He died since the war.
     The following members of the company were from Adams County:
Albert B. Baird, first sergeant, resides in Cincinnati;
David W. McCall, sergeant, died Oct. 4, 1862, of wounds received in the battle of Corinth the same day;
Samuel Devoss, sergeant;
Joshau B. Truitt, died June 3, 1862, at Rome, Ohio;
Abner McCall, corporal, killed Oct. 3, 1862, at the battle of Corinth;
James Woodworth, corporal, wounded July 22, 1864, at Corinth;
John Hayslip;
George W. Easter
, corporal, wounded Oct. 3, 1862, at the battle of Corinth;
Leonard Young, wounded July 22, 1864, at Atlanta, Ga.;
Price J. Jones, corporal, afterward first lieutenant Co. H;
Charles H. Baird;
William M. Buck;
William M. Furnier;
James T. Pitts;
John D. Truitt,
died July 28, 1864, at Atlanta, Ga., of wounds received in the battle of Atlanta July 22, 1864;
Joseph W. Britton, discharged July 16, 1862, for disability;
Samuel M. Hayward;
William McCandless
, wounded Oct. 3, 1862, at the battle of Corinth;
Joseph W. Porter, wounded Oct. 3, 1862, at the battle of Corinth.
     The original officers of company H were:

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Charles M. Hughes, captain;
Robert E. Roney, first lieutenant;
William Pittman, second lieutenant.
W. Clay Henry, was the second captain of the company and
Cornelius C. Platter the second first lieutenant.
Daniel Worley was first lieutenant. 
Henry C. Doddridge was a sergeant.  He afterwards became a first lieutenant.  He was wounded and captured May 16, 1864.
John R. Baird was a sergeant.
     Captain David A. Murphy, who has a portrait and a sketch in this work, was a private in this company.  He was a soldier with a record like that of Chevalier Bavard - "without fear and without reproach." 
There were three brothers by the name of Monk in this company and six private soldiers with the surname of Thompson.
     Dr. Peter J. Kline, one of the most prominent physicians an surgeons in the sate, residing at Portsmouth, Ohio, was a sergeant in Company I.  Dr. Kline is well known to the people of Adams County, not only for his high professional standing, but also for his love for the ex-soldiers of the civil war and his devotions to their interests.  He is constantly in demand to speak at Soldiers' Reunions and on Memorial Days.  His record as a soldier was one of the best.  He never failed in a single duty and was always at the front.  No surviving soldier of the civil war stands higher in the public estimate than he.
     The following were the casualties in Company H:
George Adkins, died Sept. 2, 1862;
Isaac P. Clark, died Feb. 14, 1863, at Corinth, Miss.;
Elisha Decker, died Aug. 5, 1864, at Marietta, Ga.;
William H. Howard, corporal, died May 30, 1864, of wounds;
Thomas Hutchinson, died Oct. 9, 1862, of disease;
John McGim, died Apr. 4, 1863, of disease;
James Maddox, killed July 22, 1864, near Atlanta, Ga.;
John K. Manley, killed Aug. 11, 1864, at Atlanta, Ga.;
Samuel Morrison, died July 3, 1863, at Corinth, Miss., of disease;
Joh n N. Murfin died Jan. 21, 1865, in hospital boat, of disease;
Christopher Oppy, died Sept. 14, 1864, at Rome, Ga.;
William T. Oppy, died Aug. 6, 1863, in hospital;
James Peyton, killed July 22, 17864, at the battle of Atlanta;
John Smiley, died Apr. 14, 1865, at Nashville, Tenn.;
Isaac O. Thompson, died Aug. 31, 1863, of disease;
Francis M. Tumbleson, died Mar. 5, 1863;
Samuel T. Watts
, died May 25, 1864.

     John B. Young, of Blue Creek, Adams County, was a member of Comopany H.  He wrote many interesting letters to the county newspapers during his service.  He has a separate sketch herein.  Mr. Young was a model soldier, and has reason to be proud of the services he rendered his country.
     Dr. Kline has kindly furnished the following:
     The Eighty-first Ohio Regiment had its first experience on the firing line when it carried its colors into the smoke of battle at Pittsburg Landing on that memorable and bloody Sabbath morning, Apr. 6, 1862.  Amid the crash and din of this fight, it was given a position in the Army of Tennessee, remaining ever afterward in this gallant and historic army until the close of the war, three yeas later, when with thinned ranks and those colors so bright and new on that Sabbath morning, now tattered and battle-scarred, it stood at the battle of Bentonville, N. C., more than one thousand miles from the scene of its first action.  By its gallantry in action and patient endurance on the march, it had added in no
 

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small degree to the brilliant history of Gen. Sherman's favorite army corps, led by his most beloved lieutenant-general James B. McPherson, who fell while gallantly leading his men on the twenty-second day of July, 1864, in front of Atlanta and only a short distance from the line of the Eighty-first Ohio.  On the afternoon of the same day, together with the rest of the brigade to which it belonged, it took part in a charge on the left of the Fifteenth Army Corps, retaking the works out of which Morgan L. Smith's Division had been driven, and at the same time recapturing the famous De Grasses Battery of four twenty-pound Parrots which had fallen into the hands of the enemy.  On this charge they were led by Dr. C. P. Dennis, of Portsmouth, Ohio, then a member of Gen. Morgan L. Smith's staff.  Early in May, 1864, this regiment marched across the little wooden bridge which spans Chickamauga Creek at Lee and Gordon's Mills, with nine hundred bright muskets in its ranks.
     Three months later only three hundred guns were stacked by this command in the streets of Atlanta.  This was the mute eloquence of the gallantry of this regiment from Resaca to the Gate City of the South.  By a strange coincident, it furnished the first man killed in the army of Tennessee, Thomas D. Crossby, at Resaca; and also the last one killed in the campaign at Atlanta, John M. Cowman.  After the capture of Atlanta, together with its brigade, it was transferred to the Fourth Division of the Fifteenth Army Corps; and become a part of General John M. Corse's command, of Altona fame.  It participated in Sherman's March to the Sea; and was present at the capture of Savannah, Georgia, Dec. 21, 1864.
     Turning northward unflinchingly and uncomplainingly, it took up that terrible five hundred miles march; through swamps, across rivers, and over all obstacles a determined and desperate enemy could place in its way.  Together with the rest of Sherman's army, it joined in the Union cheer, carried the last earthworks, and for the last time met armed resistence to the Union cause at Gouldsborough, N. C., Mar. 21, 1865.  From here it marched three hundred and fifty miles, reacing Washington City; and together with the rest of Sherman's army passed in review May 24, 1865, and then became citizen soldiers.

Companies E and I, 91st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.

     The 91st Regiment was organized at Ironton, Ohio, Sept. 7, 1862, to serve three years, and served until the twenty-fourth of June, 1865.  John Turley, of Scioto County, was original colonel; Benjamin F. Coates, of Adams County, was the original lieutenant colonel, Company E, Captain Samuel E. Clark, and Company I, Captain Thomas C. Downey, were raised and organized in Adams County.  The regiment participated in the following battles:
     Buffalo, W. Va., Sept. 26, 1862; Fayetteville, W. Va., May 19, 1863; Blake's Farm, W. Va., May 21, 1863; Cloyd's Mountain, Va., May 9, 1864; New River Bridge, Va., May 10, 1864; Cow Pasture River, Va., June 5, 1864; Lynchburg, Va., June 17-18, 1864; Stevenson's Depot, Va., July 20, 1864; Winchester, Va., July 24, 1864; Halltown, Va., Aug. 25-26. 1864; Martinsburgh, Va., Sept. .18, 1864; Opequan, Va., Sept. 19, 1864; Fisher's Hill, Va., Sept. 22, 1864; Cedar Creek, Va., Oct. 19, 1864; Myerstown, Va., Nov. 18, 1864.

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     The following members of Company E died in service:
Capt. Samuel E. Clark, killed in the battle of Cloyd's Mountain, Va.;
William Cruit, did June 1, 1864, in Rebel prison;
James A. Cruit, died Nov. 11, 1864, in Rebel prison;
Thomas M. Douglas, died Sept. 18, 1864, at Baltimore, Md.,
William L. Douglas, died June 28, 1864, at Leesburg, Va.;
William Edward, died Mar. 20, 1864;
Ira W. Ellison, Mar. 26, 1864, at Fayetteville, W. Va.;
William P. Jones, died June 15, 1865, in Rebel prison;
William A. Leatherwood, killed in the battle of Cloyd's Mountain, Va.;
Samuel R. McColm died Aug. 10, 1864, at Baltimore, Md.;
William Shreffler died Aug. 19, 1862, at Point Pleasant, W. Va.;
James J. Swanger, killed in battle of Lynchburg, Va.;
John Ward, died Sept. 10, 1864, Antietam, Md.

     The following members of Company E were wounded in battle, viz:
William Cruit,
William P. Jones,
Nathan A. Woodrow,
James Barickman,
James Wilson,
John V. Kincaid
in the battle of Cloyd's Mountain, W. Va.;
Thomas Thompson, Cow Pasture River, W. Va.;
Franklin D. Bayless,
William T. Knox,
John Hagerty
and
Edard B. Shultz in the battle of Stevenson's Depot;
Joseph N. Moore at Martinsburgh, Va.;
James M. Boyles,
George Foster,
Joseph A. Stroman,
Jacob Moore
and
John H. Prather in the battle of Opequan, Va.;
John Flemming,
Allen Flemming
and
James P. McGovney
in battle of Fisher's Hill, Va;
Robert S. Moore, Lalathia Coryell and Sidney Stroman in battle of Lynchburg, Va.

     The following members of Company I were wounded in the service:
Jesse M. Bond, Thomas A. Clemmer, Joseph V. Delaplaine, Lucien J. Fenton, R. St. Clair Fulton, Joseph B. Gamel and Robert Kennedy, wounded in the battle of Opequan; 
Aaron T. Shriver
, Lynchburg;
George W. Armstrong, Evan M. Hughes, and Robert Palmer in the battle of Stevenson's Depot;
William L. Albert, at Halltown.

     Of Company I the following died in service:
William Dickey and Samuel L. McKee were killed in the battle of Lynchburg, Va.;
Silas Duncan died Apr. 30, 1863, at Fayette Court House, W. Va.;
Ira T. Hays, James B. Johnson, James H. McCoy, James F. Steen, William Taylor and Garland Pulliam were all killed in the battle of Opequan;
John A. McNeil, died Feb. 11, 1863, and
Samuel M. McNeil, died Nov. 23, 1862, at Gauley Bridge;
Samuel Pursell died Aug. 11, 1864, at Antietam, Md.;
Algen Scott died July 13, 1863, at Winchester.

James Crawford succeeded Samuel E. Clark as captain of Company E and he was discharged the eleventh of October, 1864, and succeeded by William D. Burbage, of Washington, D. C.
Samuel P. Baldridge, deceased, was lieutenant of Company E, as was also Milton Brown.
The second lieutenants
were: James C. Freeman, John H. Moore and Eugene B. Williard, of Hanging rock, Ohio.
Henry B. Woodrow, sergeant of Company E was made second lieutenant of Company H, Dec. 2, 1864.

     Of the officers of Company I, Capt. Thomas C. Downey resigned Nov. 29, 1862, and was succeeded by Allen T. Wickoff
Samuel T. Baldridge was the original second lieutenant of this Company I.

    

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Company G, 129th O. V. I.

 

 

 

 

 

Companies I and K, 141st O. V. I.

     National guards were from Adams County.  The commissioned officers of Company K were:
George Kirker, captain; John N. Morris, first lieutenant; Ellis Washburn, second lieutenant.
     Of Company K, the commissioned officers were:  Simon M. Fields, captain; Robert Parker, first lieutenant, and Thomas Hayslip,

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second lieutenant.  It was mustered into service May 11, 1864, and mustered out Sept. 3, 1864.
     During its service it was stationed at Charleston, W. Va.  There were no casualties in either company.

Company G, 172d O. V. I.

 

 

 

Company H, 173d O. V. I.

 

 

 

 

 

Company G, H, and I, 182d O. V. I.

 

 

 

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Company D, 191st Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seventh Ohio Volunteer Cavalry.

 

 

 

 

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oners; routed Forrest, Buford and Rhoddy in their chosen position at Ebenezer, capturing two guns and 300 prisoners; carried the works in your front at Selma, capturing thirteen guns and 1,100 prisoners, five battle flags, and finally crowned your success by a night assault on the enemy's entrenchments at Columbus, Ga., where you captured 1500 prisoners, twenty-four guns; eight battle flags with vast ammunitions of war; April 21, you arrived at Macon, Ga., having captured on your march 300 prisoners, thirty-nine pieces of artillery and thirteen battle flags.  Whether mounted with the saber or dismounted with carbines the brave men of the Third, Fourth, and Ffth Iowa; First and Seventh Ohio and Tenth Missouri triumphed in every conflict.

Battery F, First Regiment Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery.

 

 

 

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Company E, First Regiment Ohio Volunteer Heavy Artillery.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Company B, Second Regiment Ohio Volunteer Heavy Artillery.

 

 

 

 

 

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Second Independent Battery Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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wait.  Rochard S. Postlewait, George W. Siberal, Levi Smith and Henry Wilson.
     The battery left West Union and went to Cincinnati and from there to Sandusky and from Sandusky it went to Johnson's Island and guarded the Rebel prisoners officers of the Confederate army placed on the Island, until about December 1, when it went to Cleveland and was there about twenty-five days.  At Johnson's Island it relieved the Eighth Independent Battery.  There were no casualties in the service but the weather was very severe while they were stationed at Johnson's Island, and being from southern Ohio and unaccustomed to the climate near the lake, some of them came near freezing to death.

 

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