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Official Roster
of
Soldiers of the State of Ohio
in the
War of the Rebellion
1861-1866
Vol. I.
1st - 22nd Regiments Ohio Volunteer Infantry
6th, 8th and 11th Regiments Reserve Infantry
Jones' Independent Battalion Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Wallace Guards, Dennison Guards and Trumbull Guards.
Departmental Corps Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1st-10th Independent Companies of Sharpshooters.
5th and 27th Regiments U. S. Colored Troops
Unassigned Recruits, U. S. Colored Troops.
4th and 11th Battalion Ohio Volunteer Infantry
1st Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery.
Cotter and Williams' Independent Batteries Ohio Volunteer
Light Artillery.
2nd Independent Battalion Cavalry
Bard's Independent Company Cavalry
H. W. Burdsall and John S. George's Independent Companies
Cavalry.
ROLL OF HONOR
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Compiled Under Direction of the Roster Commission:
WM. McKINLEY, Jr., Governor
SAMUEL M. TAYLOR, Sec'y of State
JAMES C. HOWE, Adjutant-General.
Published by Authority of the General Assembly.
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Akron:
The Werner Company.
1893
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FIRST OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.
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THREE MONTHS SERVICE
This Regiment was organized at Columbus, Ohio, April
18, 1861, in response to the call of the President dated April 15,
1861, for volunteers to serve "three months." It was composed
of companies from different parts of the state as follows:
Company A (Lancaster Guards), Lancaster, Ohio; Company B (Lafayette
Guards), Company C (Dayton Light Guards, and Company D (Montgomery
Guards), Dayton, Ohio; Companies E (Cleveland Grays) and F.
(Hibernian Guards), Cleveland, Ohio; Company G (Portsmouth Guards),
Portsmouth, Ohio; Company H (Zanesville Guards), Zanesville, Ohio;
Company I (Mansfield Guards), Mansfield, Ohio, and Company K
(Jackson Guards), Hamilton, Ohio. Most of which were prominent
militia organizations of the State. The Regiment was ordered
to Washington D. C., at once and left Columbus on the morning of
Apr. 19, 1861. It was mustered into service Apr. 29, 1861, at
Lancaster, Pa., and on its arrival at Washington early in May was
assigned to General Schenck's Brigade of General
Tyler's Division. It was actively engaged in the battle
of Vienna, V., June 17, 1861, with a loss of nine killed and two
wounded, and in the battle of Bull Run, Va., July 21, 1861, with a
loss of three killed, two wounded and two missing. The
Regiment was mustered out on expiration of term of service from
August 1, to 16, 1861. The official list of battles in which
this Regiment bore an honorable part has not yet been published by
the War Department, but the following has been compiled during the
preparation of this work:
| VIENNA, VA. |
JUNE 17, 1861. |
| BULL RUN, VA., |
JULY 21, 1861. |
FIELD AND STAFF
Mustered in April 29,
1861, at Lancaster, Pa., by Alexander McD. McCook, 1st Lieutenant 3d
Infantry, U. S. A., Mustering Officer. Mustered out Aug. 16,
1861, at Dayton, Ohio, by Ansel B. Denton
| Names |
Rank |
Age |
Date of
Entering the
Service |
Period
of
Service |
Remarks |
|
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| McCook,
Alexander McD. |
Colonel |
30 |
1861 Apr. 28 |
3 mos. |
Appointed
Apr. 16, 1861; mustered out with regiment Aug. 16, 1861. |
| Parrott,
Edwin A. |
Lt. Col. |
31 |
1861 Apr. 17 |
3 mos. |
Appointed
Apr. 16, 1861; mustered out with regiment Aug. 16, 1861. |
| Hughes, John
G. |
Major |
40 |
1861 Apr. 17 |
3 mos. |
Appointed
Apr. 16, 1861; mustered out with regiment Aug. 16, 1861. |
| McMillen,
William E. |
Surgeon |
36 |
1861 Apr. 17 |
3 mos. |
Appointed
Apr. 16, 1861; mustered out with regiment Aug. 16, 1861. |
| Wilson,
Albert |
As. Surg. |
32 |
1861 Apr. 17 |
3 mos. |
Appointed
Apr. 16, 1861; mustered out with regiment Aug. 16, 1861. |
| Parrott,
Joseph S. |
Adjutant |
27 |
1861 Apr. 17 |
3 mos. |
Appointed
Apr. 16, 1861; mustered out with regiment Aug. 16, 1861. |
| Hill, James |
R. Q. M. |
44 |
1861 Apr. 17 |
3 mos. |
Appointed
Apr. 16, 1861; resigned June 17, 1861 |
| Steele,
James |
do |
29 |
1861 Apr. 17 |
3 mos. |
Promoted
from Q. M. Sergeant June 17, 1861; mustered out with
regiment Aug. 16, 1861 |
| McKinney,
George D. |
Ser. Maj. |
25 |
1861 Apr. 17 |
3 mos. |
Promoted
from Sergeant Co. C May 1, 1861; to Captain Co. C July
2, 1861 |
| Jones, James
E., |
do |
24 |
1861 Apr. 17 |
3 mos. |
Promoted
from Sergeant Co. C July 2, 1861; mustered out with
regiment Aug. 16, 1861. |
| Leonhard,
George P. |
Q. M. S. |
24 |
1861 Apr. 17 |
3 mos. |
Promoted
from Private Co. C July 2, 1861; mustered out with
regiment Aug. 16, 1861 |
| Hooven,
Enoch P. |
Hos. St'd |
20 |
1861 Apr. 17 |
3 mos. |
Promoted
from Private Co. E June 1, 1861; mustered out with
regiment Aug. 16, 1861 |
| Robinson,
William F. |
Fife Maj. |
47 |
1861 Apr. 17 |
3 mos. |
Promoted
from Private Co. E May 1, 1861; mustered out with
regiment Aug. 16, 1861 |
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