FROM the time of the close of the war of 1812, Erie
county cannot be said to ahve possessed or acquired
much, if any, military history until the outbreak of the
war of 1861-5, which event all historians are agreed in
terming the "War of the Rebellion." During that
war the county most certainly made a record in history,
and a most glorious enviable record it was, for, with a
population in 1861 of less than twenty-vie thousand
souls, she sent into the various branches of the
military service from seven to nine per cent of her
people, or from seventeen hundred to nineteen hundred
men.
But the military history of the county commenced with
the time that that intrepid band of twenty men met and
formed a company for defense against the murderous
depredations of the Indians during the early part of the
war of 1812-15. This company was known as the " Rangers,
" and was organized at Huron. Their conflicts- at-arms
seem to have been confined substantially to the affair
with the savages on Bull Island , in which the red foe
was defeated and utterly put to rout by the Rangers. Of
this engagement there is no well authenticated written
history, but traditional history never underestimates
the magnitude of any event. This subject is elsewhere
fully discussed .
Then, again, there was the citizen soldiery, whose
greatest battles were fought and victories won on "
general training " day-the day of all days in pioneer
times, and second not even to the 4th of July. But it
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THE SEVENTH
INFANTRY.
The
Seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry was raised within a very
few days after President Lincoln issued his first
call for troops for the three months service. It
required but a very short time to recruit a regiment in
this section of the State and while the sturdy young men
of Northern Ohio were not anxious for war, they were,
nevertheless, anxous and ready to do their duty.
The ranks were quickly filled with men averaging from
twenty-to twenty-five years of age, strong willing
determined and loyal young men. MORE
TO COME
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Roster Field and
Staff.
Roster Company B
- Unofficial
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Roster Company G,
Unofficial
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Roster
Field and Staff.
William T. Wilson, colonel; mustered out with
regiment.
Henry B. Hunter, lieutenant-colonel; discharged
Dec. 8, 1864.
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Horace Kellogg, lieutenant-colonel; promoted from
captain; mustered out with regiment.
A Baldwin Norton, major; resigned Mar. 3, 1863.
John W. Chamberlain, major; promoted from Captain;
mustered out with regiment.
Roster Company G
- Unofficial
Mustered in September 24, 1862; mustered out June
12, 1865.
Charles H. Riggs, captain; died Sept. 15, 1864,
from starvation while in rebel prison at Charleston, S.
C.
Charles H. Rosenbaum, first lieutenant; promoted
from private to first lieutenant; to captain Mar. 7,
1865.
Frank B. Colver, second lieutenant; promoted to
first lieutenant June 1, 1863; discharged by special
order of war department Apr. 4, 1865.
Sherman A. Johnson first sergeant; promoted to
second lieutenant Jan. 14, 1864; discharged for wounds
June 15, 1865.
George A. Scobey, sergeant; transferred to
non-commissioned staff Apr. 6, 1863.
Wesley B. Jennings, sergeant; transferred to non-
commissioned staff April 6, 1863.
Wesley B. Jennings, sergeant; promoted to first
sergeant Jan. 1, 1864.
Charles M. Keyes, sergeant; transferred by
promotion to Company K April, 1864.
Martin L. Skillman, sergeant; captured June 15 ,
1865; mustered out with company.
Myron E. Clemons, corporal ; promoted to
sergeant; wounded at Hatcher's Run, Mar. 31, 1865.
John Steele, corporal; discharged March, 1863.
Augustus O. Garrett, corporal; promoted to
sergeant; captured June 15 , 1863.
Frank W. Canfield, corporal ; discharged for
disability.
Jacob Wentz, corporal; died in rebel prison Jan.
27, 1865.
William Gallard, corporal; killed in action June
13, 1863.
William H. Metcalf, corporal; name not on
muster- out roll.
William H. Levering, corporal; name not on
muster- out roll.
William Jennings, musician; mustered out with
company.
William Allen, musician; mustered out with
company.
George R. McConnelly, wagoner; absent as brigade
teamster.
Privates.
Louis Buyer, captured June 15, 1863.
Solomon Brown, died of wounds Nov. 21, 1864.
Charles Brumm, discharged for wounds Mar. 20,
1865.
Napoleon Buyer, absent when company was mustered
out.
Luther Barnard, wounded in action Sept. 19,
1864; captured June 15, 1863.
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Henry C. Barnard, captured June 15, 1863;
mustered out with company.
George N. Bonn, captured June 15 , 1863;
mustered out with company.
Jay Bogart, mustered out with company.
James Burns, captured June 15, 1863; mustered
out with company.
Albert D. Buck, mustered out with company.
Henry Blosier, captured June 15, 1863; mustered
out with company.
Michael Clark, captured June 15 , 1863; mustered
out with company.
John Clavin, discharged for disability.
James Cross, captured June 15, 1863; mustered
out with company.
William H. Chamberlain; discharged for
disability.
Cornelius D. Conger, captured June 15, 1863;
mustered out with company.
George B. Drake, promoted corporal; captured
June 15, 1863; mustered out with company.
Benjamin Drake, captured June 15, 1863; mustered
out with company.
Jacob Detless, died from wounds received in
action Nov. 21, 1864.
Martin Dipple, discharged for disability.
Benjamin E. Deeley, captured June 15, 1863;
mustered out with company.
Edward Forrester, on detached service.
Conrad Fillmore, absent, sick in hospital.
Joseph Groff, captured June 15, 1863.
Joseph H. Goff, captured June 15, 1863; mustered
out with company.
George W. Greenhoe, captured June 15, 1864;
mustered out with company.
Charles W. Gillen, discharged for disability.
William Golden, captured Aug. 10, 1864.
George Golden, jr., died June 21, 1865.
Bryant Headley, transferred by promotion to
101st United States Colored troops, Sept. 1, 1864.
Charles Hegoney, no date of muster-out.
John Harper, captured June 15, 1863.
James Hoyt, died Mar. 6, 1863.
William Hoyt, died May 25, 1863.
Richard Howe, captured June 15, 1863; mustered
out with company.
Charles Hammond, discharged for disability; no
record.
John Hines, on detached service.
George Hines, captured June 15, 1863; mustered
out with company.
Henry D. Johnson, died from wounds received in
action June 15, 1863.
Charles G. Knight, promoted to corporal;
captured June 15, 1863.
Thomas Keyes, captured June 15, 1863; mustered
out with company.
Lyman Luce, mustered out with company.
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Patrick Laughlin, captured May 15, 1864;
exchanged Mar. 11, 1865; mustered out with company.
John La Fere, died in rebel prison.
Andrew J. Lewis, transferred to Veteran Reserve
Corps.
Frank Littlefield, discharged for disability.
Jonn P. McElwane, died in rebel prison.
William Morgan, mustered out with company.
Barney McGookey, died in hospital May 9, 1865.
Richard Martin, missing in action June
15, 1863.
Foster Neil, captured June 15, 1863.
Thomas Neil, starved to death in
Andersonville prison.
Theodore Ochs, killed in action Mar. 31,
1865.
Albert Ott, killed in action July 12,
1864.
William Oehen, in hospital when company was
mustered out.
August Raab, absent in hospital when
company was mustered out.
Conrad Rhohella, discharged for wounds
receivd in action June 13, 1863.
Delos C. Ransom, captured June 15, 1863.
William Reed, captured June 15, 1863; mustered
out with company.
James Reed, died of wounds July 12, 1864.
Samuel E. Stowe, captured June 15, 1863;
mustered out with company.
Andrew Strawson, captured Oct. 19, 1864.
Albert Southey, name not on muster roll.
John R. Savenack, mustered out with company.
Peter Sheur, captured June 15, 1863;
mustered out with company.
George Stockley, captured June 15, 1863.
George Shesley, on detached duty.
Benjamin Thompson, on detached service.
Frederick Tucker, in hospital when company was
mustered out.
Alfred C. Van Tine, discharged for wounds Feb.
20, 1865.
George A. Warren, died in hospital at
Cumberland, Md.
Albert L. Walker, promoted to first lieutenant
Mar. 14, 1865; assigned to 186th Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Regiment.
William P. Wheeler, promoted to corporal;
wounded in action Sept. 19, 1864; discharged from
hospital.
Solomon Kriss, discharged for disability.
William Stahl, discharged in hospital.
George Weber, captured June 15, 1863.
John G. McGookey, mustered out with company.
Richard H. Trimmer, wounded in action; captured
June 15, 1863.
Thomas Parsons, captured June 15, 1863.
Milo H. Wagner, wounded in action; captured June
15, 1863.
William Kelley, wounded in action; captured June
15, 1863.
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