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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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SEVENTY-SECOND OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.
THREE YEARS' SERVICE
VOL. VI.
This Regiment was organized
in the State of Ohio, at large, from October, 1861, to February,
1862, to serve three years. The original members (except
veterans ) were mustered out Dec. 14, 1864, by reason of expiration
of term of service, and the organization, composed of veterans and
recruits, retained in service until Sept. 11, 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:
| CRUMP'S LANDING, TENN. |
APRIL 4, 1862 |
| SHILOH, TENN., |
APRIL 6-7, 1862 |
| CORINTH, MISS (Siege of) |
APRIL 30 to MAY 31, 1862 |
| RUSSELL HOUSE, MISS, |
MAY 17, 1862 |
| JACKSON, MISS., |
MAY 14 1863. |
| VICKSBURG, MISS. (Siege of), |
MAY 18 to JULY 4, 1863 |
| VICKSBURG, MISS. (Assaults), |
MAY 19-20, 1863 |
| BIG BLACK RIVER, MISS. |
JULY 6, 1863 |
| JACKSON, MISS., |
JULY 9-16, 1863 |
| BRANDON, MISS., |
JULY 19, 1863 |
| HICKAHALA CREEK, MISS., |
FEBRUARY 10, 1864. |
| BRICE'S CROSS ROADS, MISS., (Guntown), |
JUNE 10, 1864 |
| HARRISBURG, MISS., |
JULY 13, 1864 |
| TUPELO, MISS, |
JULY 14, 1864 |
| OLD TOWN CREEK, MISS., |
JULY 15, 1864 |
| LITTLE HARPETH, TENN., |
1864 DEC. 6 |
| NASHVILLE, TENN., |
DEC. 15-16, 1864 |
| PURSUIT OF HOOD, |
DEC. 17, 1864, to JAN. 1, 1865. |
| SPANISH FORT, ALA., |
MARCH 26, to APRIL 9, 1865. |
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COMPANY A
Mustered in
Feb. 17, 1862, at Camp Chase, O., by Charles G. Eaton,
Captain; Wm. C. Bidle, 1st Lieutenant,
and Thomas W. Egbert, 2d Lieutenant, and Mustering Officers.
Mustered out Sept. 11, 1865, at
Vicksburg, Miss., by G. W. Eyestone, Captain 46th U. S.
COLORED Infantry, and A. C. M.
Western Division Mississippi
| Names |
Rank |
Age |
Date of
Entering the
Service |
Period
of
Service |
Remarks |
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| Eaton,
Charles G. |
Captain |
38 |
1861 Oct. 9 |
3 yrs. |
Promoted
from 2d Lieutenant Nov. 30, 1861; to Major Apr. 6, 1862. |
| Russell,
Spencer |
do |
25 |
1861 Oct. 10 |
3 yrs. |
Promoted to
1st Lieutenant from 2d Lieutenant Apr. 6, 1862; Captain
July 15, 1862; resigned Aug. 21, 1863. |
| Dirlam,
Charles |
do |
30 |
1861 Oct. 10 |
3 yrs. |
Mustered as
private; promoted to 2d Lieutenant Apr. 6, 1862; 1st
Lieutenant July 15, 1862; Captain Apr. 9, 1864; captured
June 12, 1864, near Ripley, Miss.; mustered out Mar. 19,
1865, on expiration of term of service. |
| Harrington,
Jonathan F. |
do |
26 |
1861 Oct. 15 |
3 yrs. |
Appointed
1st Sergeant from Corporal Apr. 6, 1862; promoted to 2d
Lieutenant Jan. 1, 1863; 1st Lieutenant apr. 9, 1864;
Captain May 2, 1865; mustered out with company Sept. 11,
1865. |
| Gifford,
Henry W. |
do |
18 |
1861 Nov. 8 |
3 yrs. |
Mustered as
private; promoted to Sergt. Major ____; 2d Lieutenant
Nov. 11, 1864; 1st Lieutenant Mar. 18, 1865, and
appointed Adjutant. |
| Hudson,
Charles L. |
do |
18 |
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| Uncle,
Andrew |
2d Lient. |
24 |
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| Perrin,
Zelotes |
1st Sergt. |
35 |
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| Dwight,
Sidney K. |
do |
26 |
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| Weeks,
William |
Sergeant |
43 |
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| Egbert, T.
W. |
do |
39 |
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| Woolverton,
William B. |
Sergeant |
20 |
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| Davis, Cyrus
N. |
do |
34 |
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| Chadwick,
Samuel |
do |
34 |
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| Jones, Enoch
F. |
do |
21 |
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| Lay,
Harkness N. |
do |
25 |
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| Wadams, John
N. |
do |
28 |
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| McCleary,
Charles H. |
do |
23 |
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| Gates,
Freedom S. |
do |
23 |
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| Barber,
Charles |
Corporal |
17 |
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| Miller,
William G. |
do |
24 |
1861 Oct. 10 |
3 yrs. |
Appointed
Corporal Feb. 17, 1862; captued June 10, 1864, at battle
of Brice's Cross Roads, Miss.; no further record founds. |
| Moe, Ezra J. |
do |
19 |
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| Aldrich,
John T. |
do |
20 |
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| Barber,
Nelson |
do |
18 |
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| Tuck,
William S. |
do |
21 |
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| Metz, Jacob |
do |
26 |
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| Parmeter,
Julius W. |
do |
24 |
1864 Mch. 23 |
3 yrs. |
Appointed
Corporal Aug. 1, 1865; mustered out with company Sept.
11, 1865. |
| Possing,
Samuel |
do |
25 |
1862 Aug. 12 |
3 yrs. |
Appointed
Corporal. 1864 Feb. 29,; discharged Aug. 7, 1865, at
Vicksburg, Miss., by order of War Dept. |
| Bush, Albert
L. |
do |
28 |
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| Pittinger,
Nathaniel P. |
do |
24 |
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| Vantassell,
John W. |
do |
24 |
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| Rogers,
Stephen H. |
do |
23 |
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| Bradbury,
Andrews |
do |
17 |
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| Boyd,
Charles |
do |
19 |
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| Pilgrim,
Morris |
do |
23 |
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| Almond,
Alexander |
Private |
20 |
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| Ames,
Spencer B. |
do |
23 |
1861 Nov. 24 |
3 yrs. |
Died Apr.
20, 1862, at Cincinnati, O. |
| Babcock,
Frank G. |
do |
18 |
1864 Mch. 7 |
3 yrs. |
Captured
June 11, 1864, near Ripley, Miss.; mustered out Aug. 7,
1865, by order of War Department. |
| Babcock,
Thomas |
do |
27 |
1861 Oct. 16 |
3 yrs. |
Captured
Apr. 6, 1862, at battle of Shiloh, Tenn.; exchanged;
captured June 11, 1864, near Ripley, Miss.; mustered out
Aug. 7, 1865, by order of War Dept.; veteran. |
| Barrows,
Robert |
do |
18 |
1861 Nov. 3 |
3 yrs. |
Discharged
Aug. 9, 1862, at Columbus., on Surgeon's certificate of
disability. |
| Bartlett,
Thomas |
do |
21 |
1864 Mch. 8 |
3 yrs. |
Died Oct.
24, 1864, in hospital at Memphis, Tennessee. |
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| Bercaw,
Robert M. |
Private |
34 |
1862 Aug. 13 |
3 yrs. |
Mustered out
June 13, 1865, at Fort Gaines, Ala., by order of the War
Dept. |
| Berger,
Samuel |
do |
37 |
1861 Oct. 21 |
3 yrs. |
Died June 9,
1862, at Monterey, Tenn. |
| Blanchard,
William |
do |
17 |
1861 Nov. 23 |
3 yrs. |
Mustered out
Dec. 14, 1864, at Nashville, Tenn., on expiration of
terms of service. |
| Bolander,
George |
do |
40 |
1861 Nov. 25 |
3 yrs. |
Mustered out
with company Sept. 11, 1865; veteran. |
| Boone, Adam
C. |
do |
24 |
1861 Oct. 21 |
3 yrs. |
Mustered out
Dec. 14, 1864, at Nashville, Tenn., on expiration of
term of service. |
| Brace,
George H. |
do |
24 |
1861 Nov. 23 |
3 yrs. |
Discharged
Sept. 3, 1862, at Camp Dennison, O., on Surgeon's
certificate of disability. |
| Brandt,
Jacob |
do |
27 |
1864 Mch. 18 |
3 yrs. |
Captured
July 13, 1864, at battle of Harrisburg, Miss.; perished
by explosion of steamer Sultana on Mississippi river,
near Memphis, Tenn., Apr. 27, 1865. |
| Brown,
Murray W. |
do |
18 |
1861 Nov. 8 |
3 yrs. |
Discharged
Feb. 20, 1862, at Columbus, O., on writ of habeas
corpus. |
| Burkett,
George |
do |
25 |
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| Burroughs,
James F. |
do |
22 |
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| Cabbs,
Freeman |
do |
24 |
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| Cadwallader,
Hiram B. |
do |
23 |
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| Chambelin,
William |
do |
19 |
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| Chapin,
Willard |
do |
19 |
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| Cloud, Seth |
do |
18 |
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| Collom,
George |
do |
20 |
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| Collver,
David |
do |
18 |
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| Coy, Peola |
do |
30 |
1864 May 25 |
3 yrs. |
Substitute;
mustered out with company Sept. 11, 1865. |
| Dalton,
Richard |
do |
26 |
1861 Nov. 12 |
3 yrs. |
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| Davis, John |
do |
44 |
1864 Mch. 1 |
3 yrs. |
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| Dennis,
Nelson A. |
do |
29 |
1862 Feb. 10 |
3 yrs. |
Discharged
Nov. 13, 1862, at Memphis, Tenn., on Surgeon's
certificate of disability. |
| Dennis,
William |
do |
30 |
1864 Jan. 5 |
3 yrs. |
Mustered out
with company Sept. 11, 1865. |
| Denson,
David |
do |
20 |
1861 Oct. 17 |
3 yrs. |
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| Doing, David |
do |
41 |
1861 Oct. 11 |
3 yrs. |
Discharged
Mar. 24, 1862, at Camp Shiloh, Tenn., on Surgeon's
certificate of disability. |
| Drinkwater,
James |
do |
16 |
1861 Nov. 8 |
3 yrs. |
Promoted to
Principal Musician Jan. 2, 1864 |
| Drinkwater,
Reuben |
do |
20 |
1861 Nov. 8 |
3 yrs. |
Discharged
Jan. 28, 1863, at Cincinnati, O., on Surgeon's
certificate of disability. |
| Drown, James
A. |
do |
22 |
1861 Oct. 16 |
3 yrs. |
Discharged
Oct. 24, 1862, at Columbus, O., on Surgeon's certificate
of disability. |
| Duesler,
James W. |
do |
18 |
1861 Oct. 28 |
3 yrs. |
Killed Apr.
6, 1862, in battle of Shiloh, Tenn. |
| Dwight,
Ephraim F. |
do |
41 |
1862 Aug. 22 |
3 yrs. |
Mustered out
Aug. 15, 1865, by order of War Dept. |
| Ernst, Peter |
do |
45 |
1862 Jan. 30 |
3 yrs. |
Discharged
Aug. 12, 1862, at Columbus, O., on Surgeon's certificate
of disability. |
| Feaga,
William |
do |
25 |
1861 Nov. 8 |
3 yrs. |
Captured
June 11, 1864, near Ripley, Miss.; discharged June 16,
1865, by order of War Dept.; veteran. |
| Flack,
George |
do |
35 |
1861 Dec. 29 |
3 yrs. |
Mustered out
Dec. 14, 1864, at Nashville, Tenn., on expiration of
term of service. |
| Forbes,
Carlos |
do |
25 |
1862 Oct. 24 |
9 mos. |
Drafted;
mustered out July 30, 1863, near Vicksburg, Miss. |
| Forbes,
Theodore |
do |
2 |
1862 Oct. 24 |
9 mos. |
Mustered out
July 30, 1863, near Vicksburg, Miss., on expiration of
term of service. |
| Forster,
John B. |
do |
29 |
1862 Jan. 1 |
3 yrs. |
Mustered out
with company Sept. 11, 1865; veteran. |
| Fritz, John |
do |
29 |
1865 Feb. 13 |
1 yr. |
Mustered out
with company Sept. 11, 1865. |
| Fry, Albert |
do |
19 |
1864 Mch. 1 |
3 yrs. |
Died Mar.
25, 1864, at home. |
| Gearhart,
George |
do |
37 |
1864 Mch. 1 |
3 yrs. |
Captured
June 11, 1864, nera Ripley, Miss.; mustered out July 1,
1865, at Columbus, o., by order of War Dept. |
| Geissinger,
James |
do |
17 |
1861 Oct. 18 |
3 yrs. |
Veteran. |
| German,
Andrew |
do |
16 |
1861 Oct. 18 |
3 yrs. |
Discharged
July 14, 1862, at Cincinnati, O., on Surgeon's
certificate of disability; re-enlisted Feb. 29, 1864;
captured June 11, 1864, near Ripley, Miss.; mustered out
with company Sept. 11, 1865; veteran. |
| German,
Thomas |
do |
17 |
1861 Oct. 18 |
3 yrs. |
Discharged
July 14, 1862, at Cincinnati, O., on Surgeon's
certificate of disability. |
| Godfrey,
George H. |
do |
23 |
1864 Feb. 29 |
3 yrs. |
Died Mar.
15, 1865, in hospital at Memphis, Tennessee. |
| Golden,
Martin |
do |
19 |
1861 Oct. 18 |
3 yrs. |
Discharged
____. |
| Gordon,
James |
do |
19 |
1861 Oct. 18 |
3 yrs. |
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| Gordon,
James |
do |
22 |
1862 Aug. 22 |
3 yrs. |
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| Hackett,
David |
do |
25 |
1861 Dec. 20 |
3 yrs. |
Discharged
Mar. 24, 1862, at Camp Shiloh, Tenn., on Surgeon's
certificate of disability. |
| Hannam,
Benj. F. |
do |
23 |
1861 Nov. 3 |
3 yrs. |
Discharged
Mar. 24, 1862, at Camp Shiloh. |
| Harkness,
McFall |
do |
19 |
1861 Oct. 23 |
3 yrs. |
Promoted to
Com. Sergeant 1863 Jan. 19. |
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| Harkness,
Emmons D. |
Private |
16 |
1861 Oct. 10 |
3 yrs. |
Mustered out
Nov. 10, 1864, at Columbus, O., on expiration of term of
service. |
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