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History
of
Auglaize County
and the
Indian History of Wapakoneta, and the First
Settlement of the County.
Publ. Wapakoneta: Robert Sutton, Publisher
1880
MILITARY
pg. 201
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THE soldiers
of Auglaize County were largely embodied in the 37th, 4th, 99th,
and 118th Regiments Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Let us merely
glance at these regiments.
The 37th Regiment O. V. I. was the third German
regiment organized in the State, and was mustered into service
Oct. 2, 1862. It participated in the campaigns of the
Kanawha Valley, Arkansas, and the Yazoo River, and again in the
investment of Vicksburg. Here the Lieut.-Colonel was
severely wounded, and the command during the next month devolved
upon Major Hipp, now of St. Marys. After the fall
of Vicksburg, the regiment participated in the capture of
Jackson, and returned to Cherokee Station, via Memphis and
Corinth. It next appeared at Chattanooga, operating in the
Sugar Creek Valley, and in the march to Kingston, again in
command of Major Hipp. It afterward engaged in the
movements on the Chattahoochee River, but moved rapidly from
here against Atlanta. After the fall of the city, forced
marches were made across Georgia and Alabama in pursuit of
Hood's cavalry. On Nov. 13, 1864, the regiment entered
Atlanta to obtain outfits for the "grand march to the sea" under
Sherman. The history of this march is known, and at
its close we find the regiment in camp at Goldsboro', N. C.,
during the capitulations of Lee and Johnson.
It then marched to Washington, was reviewed by the President and
Cabinet, and then transferred to Little Rock, Arkansas, and
lastly to Cleveland, Ohio, where the men were discharged, Aug.
12,1865.
The 45th O. V. I. was mustered into service Aug. 19,
1862, and proceeded the same day to Kentucky. It operated
about Danville, and with Woolford's and the Second Ohio
Cavalry pursued the forces of John Morgan on his Ohio
raid. Again it pursued the command of Col. Scott as
far as Winchester, Ky. The regiment now
operated in Kentucky and Tennessee until it took part in the
battle of Resaca, after which it participated in the Atlanta
campaign, including the engagements at New Hope Church, Lost
Mountain, and Kenesaw Mountain. It then returned to Middle
Tennessee and took part in the battles of Franklin and
Nashville, which broke the strength of Gen. Hood.
The regiment returned to Nashville, when it was mustered out of
service, June 15, 1865.
The 99th O. V. I. was mustered into service Aug. 26,
1862, and included one company from Auglaize County. It
left Camp Lima Aug. 31, under orders to report at Lexington, Ky.
It participated against Bragg in the retreat to Wild Cat, then
marched against John Morgan, who was pushed from his own
ground, but without any significant result. Again it moved
toward Nashville, took part in the battle of Stone River, and
advanced on Murfreesboro'. It next operated in the
Tennessee and Sequatchie Valleys, but moved in time to engage in
the battle of Chickamauga. It afterward entered Lookout
Valley, engaged in the "battle above the clouds," and the
following day swept over Mission Ridge. After these
engagements it went into camp until it moved in the Atlanta
campaign, when it participated in the battles of Kenesaw and
Pine Mountain, Atlanta, Jonesboro', and Lovejoy. It then
started in pursuit of Hood, via Resaca to Duck River, and
after opening communications, was ordered to Franklin.
From here it proceeded to Nashville, where it took a position in
front of the city, and moved against Hood's entrenchments.
The entrenchments were carried and the rebel guns turned upon
the retreating army, which was pursued as far as Columbia.
Here the 99th was consolidated with the 50th Ohio, after which
it moved to Wilmington, Kingston, Goldsboro', Raleigh,
Greensboro', and was finally mustered out at Salisbury, N. C.,
June 26, 1865.
The 118th O. V. I. was mustered into service in Aug.
1862, and was ordered at once to Kentucky. It operated in
Kentucky and Tennessee, without any particular engagement, until
the campaign of 1864, when, on the 7th of May, it moved against
Dalton, and again against Resaca. In this latter
engagement the regiment, in a single charge, lasting about ten
minutes, lost 116 of the 300 men engaged. A few days later
it took part in the fierce encounters about Dallas and
Pumpkinville Creek, in its irresistible advance. It was
engaged at Kenesaw, Chattahoochee, Utoy Creek, and the closing
movements at Atlanta. This city fell, and the regiment
returned to Decatur and joined in the pursuit of Hood,
who was driven here to Franklin, where a stand was made only to
be lost. From here the regiment pursued the retreating
army as far as Columbia, and from there went to Clifton.
It then proceeded into North Carolina, and embarked for
Cincinnati, from which city it went by rail to Washington.
From Washington it went to the mouth of the Cape Fear River,
moved upon and captured Ft. Anderson, and was the first regiment
to plant its colors on the fort. Its next engagement was
at Town Creek, from which point it marched to Kingston, and
advanced to Goldsboro', when it joined Sherman's army,
and participated in the final movements against the forces of
Johnson. The regiment was finally mustered out at
Cleveland, Ohio, July 9, 1865.
We have thus cast only a glance at the war record, for
space forbids that we enter into a history of the Soldiers of
Auglaize County. For their record belongs to the Nation as
distinctly as the principles for which they fought belong to
man. Participating in all the suffering, defeats, and
crowning triumps of the National Army, their record is a record
of the war. The results of their devotion are therefore,
first, National, but ultimately, Universal, for they fought as
men for man, the principles for which they contended being the
foundation on which rests the welfare and happiness of the race.
They depend not upon local annals for the abiding history of
their achievements, but find it traced in living characters of
gratitude upon the hearts of a liberty loving nation. In
this national capacity they secure for themselves the grate
benedictions of that Posterity for which whey preserved a Land
of Liberty, Unity, and Peace. Today, we stand before then
dawn of an era of peace whose mild mission is destined to
conquer, for the age of the pen guided by Reason is superseding
the era of the sword.ROLL OF HONOR -
Commissioned Officers.
| Name |
Rank. |
Co. |
Regiment. |
Date Enlistm't. |
Date of Death or Discharge. |
| Andrews, Geo. W. |
Brev. Brig. Gen. |
|
|
|
Resigned 1864 |
| Andrews, Geo. W. |
Colonel |
|
15th & 71st O. V. I. |
April 27, '61 |
Promoted. |
| Mott, Sam'l R., Sr. |
Colonel |
|
118th O. V. I. |
Sept. '62 |
Resigned Feb. 10, '64 |
| Mott, Sam'l R., Jr. |
Colonel |
|
57th O. V. I. |
Sept. '62 |
Aug. 25, '65 |
| Kennedy, Wm. |
Lieut. -Col. |
|
118th O. V. I. |
Aug. '62 |
Resigned Dec. 12, '64 |
| Walkup, John |
Lieut. -Col. |
|
118th O. V. I. |
Sept. 5, '62 |
Resigned April 17, '63 |
| Bennet, O. |
Major. |
|
Gen. Hill's STaff |
|
|
| Hipp, Charles |
Major |
|
37th O. V. I. |
Aug. 20, '61 |
Aug. 20, '65 |
| Whiteman, A. L. |
Major |
|
156th O. N. G. |
May 2, '64 |
Sept. 2, '64 |
| Hunter, Franklin C. |
Surgeon |
|
24th Iowa V. |
|
|
| Bradley, Jacob |
Asst. Surgeon |
|
|
|
|
| Barber, Abram |
Captain |
|
118th O. V. I. |
May 15, '63 |
Wounded and Resigned |
| Baker, David |
Captain |
|
57th O. V. I. |
June 16, '62 |
Aug. '65 |
| Bitler, Samuel |
Captain |
K |
99th O. V. I. |
Aug. 10, '62 |
July 19, '65 |
| Bennet, O. |
Captain |
|
Dayton Z |
|
|
| Cutler, John |
Captain |
|
34th O. V. I. |
|
|
| Craig, Samuel |
Captain |
G |
156th O. N. G. |
May 2, '64 |
Sept. '64 |
| Heston, Joseph S. |
Captain |
F |
4th N. J. V. |
Aug. 17, '61 |
|
| January, Benj. F. |
Captain |
K |
154th O. N. G. |
May 2, '64 |
Sept. 2, '64 |
| Kelley, Henry B. |
Captain |
K |
99th O. V. I. |
Aug. 7, '64 |
|
| Kaga, Abraham |
Captain |
F |
15th O. V. I. |
Apr. 16, '61 |
Sept. 27, '61 |
| Kaga, Abraham |
Captain |
E |
Benton Cadets |
Sept. 9, '61 |
Jan. 9, '62 |
| Kaggs, Abraham |
Captain |
K |
20th O. V. I. |
Jan. 27, '62 |
Jan. 6, '64 |
| Layton, W. V. M. |
Captain |
K |
15th O. V. I. |
Apr. 20, '61 |
July, '61 |
| Little, John C. |
Captain |
E |
187th O. V. I. |
March 2, '65 |
Jan. 20, '66 |
| Marhsall, J. D. |
Captain |
C |
17th O. V. I. |
April, '61 |
Aug. '65 |
| McMurray, Robert |
Captain |
E |
67th O. V. I. |
May 25, '64 |
July 17, '65 |
| Mott, S. R., Sr. |
Captain |
E |
31st O. V. I. |
Sept. '61 |
Promoted to Col. 118. |
| NIeberg, Theo. |
Captain |
C |
37th O. V. I. |
Aug. 30, '61 |
Aug. 12, '65 |
| Schmidt, Henry |
Captain |
C |
37th O. V. I. |
Aug. 22, '61 |
Aug. 7, '65 |
| Silver, Wm. |
Captain |
G |
52d Pa. |
Sept. |
|
| Scott, Albert S. |
Captain |
|
31st O. V. I. |
|
|
| Stone, Michael |
Captain |
G |
118th O. V. I. |
Aug. 13, '62 |
July 16, '64 |
| Underwood, J. W. |
Captain |
|
57th O. V. I. |
June 16, '63 |
Aug. '65 |
| Breese, John |
1st Lieut. |
G |
156th O. N. G. |
May 2, '64 |
Sept. 2, '64 |
| Dickman, Theo |
1st Lieut. |
C |
58th O. V. I. |
Jan. 8, '62 |
Resigned Dec. 8, '62 |
| Finke, Henry |
1st Lieut. |
C |
37th O. V. I. |
Aug. 27, '61 |
Aug. 20, '65 |
| Harter, Newton J. |
1st Lieut. |
|
71st O. V. I. |
Feb. 7, '62 |
Aug. 29, '62 |
| Herring, Wm. |
1st Lieut. |
C |
59th U. S. Inf. |
May 4, '64 |
Jan. 31, '66
[Tenn. |
| Jones, Thos, H. B. |
1st Lieut. |
B |
45th O. V. I. |
|
Killed at Jones's Hill, |
| Kishler, Wm. S. |
1st Lieut. |
K |
99th O. V. I. |
Aug. 23, '62 |
Wd. at Stone River, and died Jan. 23,
'63 |
| Nickell, Andrew |
1st Lieut. |
E |
82d O. V. I. |
Nov. 11, '61 |
Nov. 20, '62 |
| Nickels, Amour |
1st.Lieut. |
|
71st O. V. I. |
Jan. 10, '62 |
Resigned June 8, '63 |
| Phelps, F. E. |
1st Lieut. |
|
8th U. S. Cav. |
'70 |
Still in service |
| Rogers, Geo. M. |
1st Lieut. |
B |
57th O. V. I. |
Sept. 26, '61 |
Aug. 26, '64 |
| Sawyer, Lewis Cass |
1st Lieut. |
|
5th O. Ind. Battery |
Aug. 31, '61 |
Jun. 17, '62 |
| Storok, Fritz |
1st Lieut. |
C |
37th O. V. I. |
- |
- |
| Stevenson, T. W. |
1st Lieut. |
|
99th O. V. I. |
July, '62 |
Resigned Nov. 26, '62 |
| Trimble, Henry M. |
1st Lieut. |
K |
99th O. V. I. |
|
Dec. 31, 1864 |
| Walkup, E. B. |
1st Lieut. |
|
99th O. V. I. |
Dec. '62 |
July 17, '65 |
| Boesel, Charles |
2d Lieut. |
|
37th O. V. I. |
|
|
| Burk, G. W. |
2d Lieut |
G |
156th O. N. G. |
May, '64 |
Sept. '64 |
| Cordrey, Davis D. |
2d Lieut. |
D |
18th U. S. Inf. |
July '62 |
Died Jan. 24, '63 |
| Fike, Jacob |
2d Lieut |
D |
71st O. V. V. I. |
Oct. 29, '65 |
ov. 30, '65 |
| Kinsey, Jesse |
2d Lieut. |
B |
45th O. V. I. |
July '62 |
|
| Kuhn, R. A. |
2d Lieut. |
|
Telegrapher U. S. A. |
July 154, 862 |
June. 26, 2865 |
| Means, Lyman N. |
2d Lieut. |
B |
4th O. V. I. |
July 14, '262 |
June 15, '65 |
| Moody, J. W. |
2d Lieut. |
|
15th " |
May, '61 |
|
| Smith, Jacob H. |
2d Lieut. |
K |
1st Pa. |
Apri 19, '61 |
July 25, '61 |
| Schmidt, Casper |
2d Lieut. |
|
37th |
Sept. 7, '61 |
March, '62 |
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