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WAR OF 1812.
Ohio has never been
found lacking in the military spirit whenever need arose to arm
for defense against foreign or domestic foes. The War of
1812 awakened this latent military spirit to a high degree, and
as early as September, 1810, 8in anticipation of approaching
hostilities, and still more, perhaps, in view of the fact that
the Indians were already committing depredations on the border
settlements there was preparation made for repelling the
threatened attacks.
REGIMENTAL MUSTER.
MEXICAN WAR
CIVIL WAR.
Seventh Ohio
Regiment of Volunteer Infantry was formed. Full of
patriotic ardor, all were anxious to go to the front.
Early in May they left Camp Taylor and marched into Cleveland,
whence, more than a thousand strong, they took the cars for Camp
Dennison, Cincinnati. Here the regiment was organized by
the election of E. B. Tyler, of Ravenna, Ohio, as
colonel; William R. Creighton, lieutenant-colonel; and
John S. Casement, Major; the men received their uniforms and
being put under strict discipline, entered upon actual work of
soldiers. Soon after, the President issuing a call for
three years' troops, the Seventh responded almost to a man, and
after a six days' furlough, were mustered into the three years'
service. They began regular duty in Western Virginia, and
soon after were ordered to join General Cox, whose
division was then moving up the Kanawha Valley. It being
ascertained that four thousand Confederates under General
Floyd were preparing to cross the Gauley at Cross Lanes, the
spot recently vacated by the Seventh, a countermarch was ordered
and the enemy was encountered at dawn on the following day in
large force. A skirmish ensued and the Seventh after
making a brave stand, was driven back by superior numbers,
losing 120 men in killed, wounded and prisoners.
In October, under Colonel Dyer, who had assumed
command, the the Seventh participated in the pursuit of Floyd
through West Virginia. It was then transferred to Central
Virginia and, as a part of General Lander's command
retreated before General Jackson to Hampshire Heights,
where ten days were spent, it being mid-winter, in boisterous
weatehr with snow ten inches deep, the troops having scarcely
any protection from the cold, and being at the same time short
of rations. The rest of the time until spring was spent in
camp at Pawpaw Station, where General Landers died and
was succeeded by General Shields.
Under General Shields the regiment played a
conspicuous part at the battle of Winchester, Mar. 23, 1862,
losing fourteen killed and fifty-one wounded, besides several
prisoners. Colonel Tyler was promoted to the rank
of Brigadier-general being succeeded in the colonelcy of hte
regiment by Lieutenant-Colonel Creighton.
An order having been issued by the war
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The Nineteenth Regiment of Ohio
Volunteer Infantry was formed soon.........
Twentieth Regiment, Ohio
Volunteer Infantry. - The Twentieth Regiment of Volunteer
.......
Twenty-third Regiment, Ohio
Volunteer Infantry. - Company .......
Twenty-sixty Regiment, Ohio
Volunteer Infantry. - Mahoning.......
Thirty-seventh Regiment, Ohio
Volunteer Infantry. -
Eighty-sixth Ohio Volunteer
Infantry. -
Eighty-seventh Ohio Volunteer
Infantry. -
Eighty-eighth Ohio Volunteer
Infantry. -
One Hundred and Fifth Regiment,
O. V. I. -
One Hundred and Twenty-fifth
Regiment, O. V. I. -
One Hundred and Fifty-fifth
Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. -
One Hundred and Ninety-sixth
Regiment, O. V. I. -
One Hundred and Ninety-seventh
Regiment, O. V. I. -
Second Ohio Volunteer Cavalry. -
The Sixth Ohio Volunteer
Cavalry. -
Twelfth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer
Infantry. -
ARTILLERY.
The following batteries
contained recruits from Trumbull and Mahoning counties.
First Light
Artillery, organized 1860, six companies, James Barnett,
colonel, who was succeeded in October 1864, by C. S. Cotter.
It was mustered into the United States service September, 1861.
Second Ohio Heavy
Artillery was recruited in all parts of the state in July
and August, 1863, in order to garrison some captured forts with
heavy arms. It consisted of 2400 men.
Second Ohio
Independent Battery was organized in the northwestern part
of Ohio, in July, 1861, and mustered into the service at Camp
Chase Aug. 9, for a period of three years. It re-enlisted
in 1864 and was mustered out in July, 1865.
TOD POST, NO 29, G. A. R.,
UNION VETERAN LEGION
SONS OF VETERANS.
LOGAN RIFLES, O. N. G.
SPANISH WAR VETERANS.
Soon after the close of
the war with Spain several organizations of the veterans of that
war were formed. The local veterans applied for a charter
for a camp and it was organized in December, 1899 and named
Major Logan Camp, Spanish-American War Veterans. Later
on it surrendered its charter in that organization and accepted
a charter in the Spanish War Veterans, a stronger organization.
In 1904 most of the many societies of the war with Spain united
under the name United Spanish War Veterans and the local camp
was granted a charter in that organization and is now known as
Major Logan Camp No. 26, Department of Ohio, United
Spanish War Veterans. The commanders of the local camp
have been, James A. Freed, Peter Cummings, William
Smoker, Joseph Leonard, John J. Klager and Robert E.
Kroll. The meetings are held in Grand Army Hall every
second Thursday evening.
The following veterans of the war with Spain are buried
in the local cemeteries:
Oak Hill Cemetery - Clifton L. Dalzell, HEnry G.
Woolfe, George W. Spigler, William S. Brown, James Edwards, John
R. Williams, John A. Logan, John W. Wonn, Jesse Swaney, Vernon
Humes, Edward Wallace, Fred Krueger, George Farrow, Frank G.
Wiseman, Percy Jacobs, Charles S. Wood, John Kenvin, David W.
McFarlane, Roy E. Jacobs, John Tresise and Stant
Westover.
Calvary Cemetery - Daniel G. Kennedy, Edward L.
McElwain, Edward J. Conway and Bernard McBride.
St. Joseph's Cemetery - Simon Flushgarten.
Girard Cemetery - William Williams
Girard Cemetery - William Williams
Hubbard Cemetery - Henry Keich.
Mineral Ridge Cemetery - William A. Ohl.
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