The 96th Regiment O. V. I. was organized at Camp Delaware, Ohio, Aug. 14 to 19, 1862, to serve three years, and was mustered into the service of the United States Aug. 19, 1862 by Captain Charles C. Goddad, 17th Infantry, U. S. A., and mustered out at Mobile, Alabama, July 7, 1865, and finally discharged at Camp Chase, Ohio, July 29, 1865.
     All enlistments were for three years, except a few of the recruits enlisted for one year, which are shown.
     Nov. 18, 1864, the Regiment was consolidated into a battalion and Captain E. B. Campbell and seventy-five men of the 42d O. V. I. were transferred to the 96th.
     The following is a list of the raids, battles, sieges, etc., in which the Regiment bore an honorable part:

* DALLAS RAID, Louisiana, Dec. 25th and 26th, 1862. (See official records of the War of the Rebellion, in Vol. XVII., part 1, page 605, et seq.)
* CHICKASAW BAYOU, Mississippi, Dec. 28th and 29th 1862.  (See records War of Rebellion, Vol. XVII., page 605 et seq.)
* ARKANSAS POST, Arkansas, Jan. 11, 1863. (See records War of the Rebellion, Vol. XVII., part 1, page 700, et seq.)
* EXPEDITION to GREENVILLE, Mississippi, Feb. 14th to 27th, 1863.  (See Rebellion, Vol. XXIV., part 1, pages 349 to 353, and Vol. XXIV., part 3, page 630.)
* VICKSBURG,  siege of Mississippi, May 18th to July 5th, 1863. (See Rebellion records, Vol. XXIV., part 1, page 137, et seq., and 249 and 295.)
* JACKSON, Mississippi, July 9th to 16th, 1863.  (See Rebellion records, Vol. XXIV., part 2, pages 592, 593 and 593, et seq.)
* GRAND COTEAU, Louisiana, Nov. 3, 1863.  (See Rebellion records, Vol. XXVI., part 1, page 359, et seq.)
* SABINE CROSS ROADS, Louisiana, April 8, 1864.  (See Rebellion records, Vol. XXXIV, part 1, pages 264, 268, 290 to 295 and 301 to 303.)
* MONETT'S BLUFF or CANE RIVER, Louisiana, April 23, 1864.  (See Rebellion records, Vol. XXXIV., part 1, page 294.)
* FORT GAINES, Alabama, Aug. 5th to 7th, 1864.  (See Rebellion records, Vol. XXXIV, part 1, pages 402, 418 to 456.)
* FORT MORGAN, Alabama, Aug. 8th to 23d, 1864.  (See Rebellion records, Vol. XXXIX, part 1, pages 402, 419 to 456.)
* SPANISH FORT, Alabama, Mar. 26th to Apr. 8th, 1865.
* FORT BLAKELY, Alabama, April 9, 1865.
* MOBILE, siege of, Alabama, March 26th to April 12th, 1865.
* WHISTLER's STATION, Alabama, Apr. 13, 1865.