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Official Roster
of
Soldiers of the State of Ohio
in the
War of the Rebellion
1861-1866
Vol. VI.
70th-86th Regiments - Infantry
buried in the state of Ohio
Compiled Under Direction of the Roster Commission:
Joseph B. Foraker, Governor
James S. Robinson, Sec'y of State
H. A. Axline, Adjutant-General
Published by Authority of the General Assembly
Akron, O.:
The Werner Ptg. and Mfg. Co.
1888
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SEVENTIETH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
THREE YEARS' SERVICE.
VOL. VI.
THIS Regiment was organized at
Camp Dennison, Ohio, from November, 1861, to February, 1862, to
serve three years. On the expiration of its term of service
the original members (except veterans) were mustered out, and the
organization, composed of veterans and recruits, retained in the
service until August 14, 1865, when it was mustered out in
accordance with orders from the War Department.
The official list of battles, in which this Regiment
bore an honorable part, is not yet published by the War Department,
but the following list has been compiled, after careful research,
during the preparation of this work:
| SHILOH, TENN., |
APRIL 6-7, 1862 |
| JACKSON, MISS. |
JULY 9-16, 1863 |
| CHATTANOOGA, TENN. |
NOVEMBER 23-25, 1863 |
| DALLAS, GA., |
MAY 25 TO JUNE 4, 1964. |
| NEW HOPE CHURCH, GA., |
JUNE 2, 1864 |
| KENESAW MOUNTAIN, GA., |
JUNE 9-30-1964 |
| ATLANTA, GA (Hood's First Sortie), |
JULY 22, 1864 |
| EZRA CHURCH, GA. (Second Sortie) |
JULY 28, 1864 |
| ATLANTA, GA (Siege of,) |
JULY 28 to SEPTEMBER 2, 1864 |
| JONESBORO, GA., |
AUGUST 31 to SEPTEMBER 1, 1864 |
| LOVEJOY STATION, GA., |
SEPTEMBER 2-6, 1864 |
| STATESBORO, GA., |
DECEMBER 4, 1864 |
| FORT McALLISTER |
DECEMBER 13, 1864 |
| AVERYSBORO, N. C., |
MARCH 16-20, 1865 |
| BENTONVILLE, N. C. |
MARCH 19-21, 1865 |
| SHERMAN'S MARCH TO THE SEA. |
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FIELD AND STAFF
Mustered in Dec. 15, 1861, at Camp Hamer, O., by ____.
Mustered out Aug. 14, 1865, at Little Rock, Ark., by John C. Nelson,
Captain 70th O. V. I.
| Names. |
Rank. |
Age. |
Date of
Entering the
Service |
Period of
Service |
Remarks: |
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| Joseph R. Cockerill |
Colonel |
|
Oct. 2, 1861 |
3 yrs. |
Resigned April 13, 1864 |
| DeWitt C. Louden |
Lt. Col. |
|
Oct. 3, 1861 |
3 yrs. |
Promoted to Colonel Apr.
26, 1864, but not mustered; rsigned Aug. 9, 1864 |
| Henry L. Phillips |
do |
|
Oct. 28,
1861 |
3 yrs. |
Promoted to Captain Co. A
from 1st Lieutenant and Adjutant Oct. 3, 1862; promoted
from Captain Co. K Sept. 30, 1864; musterd out with
regiment Aug. 14, 1865. |
| John W. McFerren |
Major |
|
Oct. 2, 1861 |
3 yrs. |
Died Oct. 3, 1862, at Fort
Pickering, Memphis, Tennessee |
| William B. Brown |
do |
28 |
Oct. 16,
1861 |
3 yrs. |
Promoted from Captain Co. A
Oct. 3, 1862; to Lieut. colonel April 26, 1864, but not
mustered; killed Aug. 3, 1864, in action near Atlanta,
Ga. |
| James Brown |
do |
26 |
Oct. 18,
1861 |
3 yrs. |
Promoted from Captain Co. H
Nov. 18, 1864; mustered out with regiment Aug. 14, 1865. |
| Charles H. Swain |
Surgeon |
|
Oct. 24,
1861 |
3 yrs. |
Resigned Aug. 1, 1863. |
| Robert L. Von Harlingen |
do |
|
Oct. 1, 1863 |
3 yrs. |
Mustered out with regiment
Aug. 14, 1865. |
| Thomas J. Farrell |
As. Surg. |
|
Dec. 11,
1861 |
3 yrs. |
Mustered out Dec. 10, 1864,
on expiration of term of service. |
| Frederick Jaeger |
do |
|
Sep. 17,
1862 |
3 yrs. |
Resigned Jan. 29, 1864 |
| Andrew Urban |
Adjutant |
19 |
Sep. 11,
1861 |
3 yrs |
Promoted to 2d Lieutenant
and Act. Adjutant from 1st Sergeant Co. I Oct. 3, 1862;
1st Lieutenant and Adjutant Dec. 24, 1862; killed Sep.
3, 1864, in battle of Lovejoy Station, Ga. |
| Lindsey L. Edgington |
do |
25 |
Oct. 19,
1861 |
3 yrs. |
Promoted to Sergt. Major
from Sergeant Adjutant Sept. 20, 1864; Captain Co. B
Nov. 18, 1864. |
| Nelson H. Edgington |
do |
22 |
Nov. 9, 1861 |
3 yrs. |
Promoted from 1st Sergeant
Co. F April 10, 1865; mustered out with regiment Aug.
14, 1865; veteran. |
| Israel H. De Bruin |
R. Q. M. |
|
Oct. 12,
1861 |
3 yrs. |
Resigned June 2, 1863. |
| Townsend Heaton |
do |
22 |
Oct. 19,
1861 |
3 yrs. |
Promoted to Hospital
Steward from private Co. B March 1, 1862; 1st Lieutenant
Co. B Jan. 22, 1863; appointed Regt. Quartermaster from
1st Lieutenant Co. E Dec. 31, 1863; transferred to Co. E
Jan. 19, 1864. |
| Charles A. Grimes |
do |
29 |
Oct. 28,
1861 |
3 yrs. |
Promoted to Com Sergeant
from Sergeant Co. G May 1, 1862; 1st Lieutenant and
Regt. Quartermaster Jan. 15, 1864; mustered out Jan 26,
1865, on expiration of term of service. |
| Francis M. Richards |
do |
29 |
Oct. 21,
1861 |
3 yrs. |
Promoted to Com. Sergeant
from private Co. F Jan. 24, 1864; Q. M. Sergeant Sept.
1, 1864; 1st Lieutenant and Regt. Quartermaster April
10, 1865; mustered out with regiment Aug. 14, 1865;
veteran. |
| Joseph Blackburn |
Chaplain
|
42 |
Oct. 11,
1861 |
3 yrs. |
Promoted from Captain Co. F
April 14, 1862; resigned Aug. 28, 1862. |
| Joseph M. Sullivan |
do |
|
Oct. 3, 1862 |
3 yrs. |
Resigned Jun. 16, 1864 |
| James McIntosh |
Ser. Maj. |
26 |
Sep. 23,
1861 |
3 yrs. |
Promoted from Sergeant Co.
I Oct. 1, 1864; mustered out with regiment Aug. 14,
1865; veteran. |
| James A. Stevenson |
Q. M. S. |
24 |
Oct. 18,
1861 |
3 yrs. |
Promoted from Sergeant Co.
A Nov. 1, 1861; discharged Dec. 16, 1862, on Surgeon's
certificate of disability. |
| John H. Kelly |
do |
24 |
Nov. 4, 1861 |
3 yrs. |
Promoted from Sergeant Co.
H Dec. 16 1862; reduced to ranks Co. H by request Aug.
8, 1864. |
| John T. Bradley |
do |
18 |
Oct. 18,
1861 |
3 yrs. |
Promoted from Sergeant Co.
A Apr. 2, 1865; mustered out with regiment Aug. 14,1865;
veteran. |
| William K. McGinnis |
Com. Ser. |
22 |
Nov. 1, 1861 |
3 yrs. |
Promoted from Sergeant Co.
E Sep. _, 1864; to 1st Lieutenant Co. F April 10, 1865. |
| John H. Behrens |
do |
23 |
Sep. 13,
1861 |
3 yrs. |
Promoted from Corporal Co.
I April 25, 1865; mustered out with regiment Aug. 14,
1865; veteran. |
| William Montgomery |
Hos. St'd |
31 |
Dec. 9, 1861 |
3 yrs. |
Promoted from private Co. G
April 30, 1862; mustered out with regiment Aug. 14,
1865; veteran. |
| Samuel Naden |
Dm. Maj. |
29 |
Oct. 19,
1861 |
3 yrs. |
Promoted from private Co. F
March 1, 1862; reduced to ranks Co. F by request Sept.
6, 1862. |
| Zachariah T. Guthrie |
Fife Maj. |
22 |
Nov. 1, 1861 |
3 yrs. |
Promoted from private Co. E
March 1, 1862; reduced to ranks Co. E by request Sept.
6, 1862. |
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