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MILITARY
(Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio and
Representative Citizens.
Evansville, Ind. - A. B. C. Hitchcock - 1913 - 913 pgs)
(Shelby
Co., Ohio, Military Index)
ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTEENTH REGIMENT
OHIO VOLUNTEERS INFANTRY.
| This regiment, eight
companies strong, was sent to Cincinnati in September, 1862,
as that city was then threatened by Kirby Smith.
The ninth company was here formed, and the regiment mustered
into the service. Late in September it moved, under
Gen. A. J. Smith, toward Lexington, but at Cynthiana was
detached to guard the railroad. Patrol and guard duty
was performed, and rebel recruiting largely prevented.
On August 1, 1863, it went, by Lexington and Louisville, to
Lebanon, Ky., and on the 20th set out on a march for East
Tennessee. On Nov. 10th, Kingston was reached, and a few
days later the rebels cut the communication between that point
and Knoxville. Picket duty became arduous, to prevent a
surprise from Wheeler's cavalry. The victories at
Knoxville and Chattanooga relieved the Kingston garrison, and
on December 9th, the regiment reached Nashville, and from
there went to Blain's Cross Roads, and finally to Mossy Creek,
to support Elliott's cavalry. On the 29th, the
rebel cavalry under Martin and Armstrong
assaulted General Elliott, at Paultier's creek, when he
fell back to Mossy creek. As the cavalry approached, the
regiment took position in the edge of a piece of woods, when
the rebel force moved directly upon them. When the enemy
approached within a hundred yards, the regiment opened a rapid
fire, which was kept up about two hours, when it charge the
rebels, and drove them over the crest of a hill. In this
action the rebels lost about forty, killed and wounded.
It was disposed with great skill, by Lieutenant-Colonel
Young, and commanded by General Elliott.
While in East Tennessee, the regiment suffered great
privations, and subsisted about six months on half and quarter
rations. They had neither sugar nor coffee for four
months. Clothing was also short, but with all this the
troops never murmured, but were even cheerful. The
regiment was then kept changing about until the campaign of
1864. One march of one hundred miles, to Charleston, was
made in five days. May 4th, the regiment encamped on
state line. Here all baggage was sent to the rear.
On the 7th, the regiment moved upon Dalton, and again advanced
upon Resaca. On the afternoon of the 14th, it
participated in a charge on the enemy's works, and lost one
hundred and sixteen men, in less than ten minutes out of three
hundred actually engaged. On the 15th the engagement was
renewed, but that night Johnston retired to Cassville,
which in turn he abandoned, on approach of the national
forces. After a few days' rest, the regiment went into
the desperate battles of Dallas and Pumpkin-Vine creek, and
bore a gallant and honorable part. It was afterwards
engaged at Kenesaw mountain, at the Chattahoochie, at Utoy
creek, and in the final movements about Atlanta. In
these operations, about seventy-five men were lost.
During one hundred and twenty-one consecutive days, the
regiment was within hearing of hostile firing every day except
one. During sixty consecutive days it was under fire
sixty different times, and during one week there was not a
period of five minutes during which the whistling of a ball or
the scream of a shell could not be heard. After the fall
of Atlanta the regiment fell back to Decatur, where, after a
short rest, it joined in the pursuit of Hood, as far as
Gaylesville, Ala. On the 23d of November it went to
Johnsonville, Tenn., and then to Columbia, to join the army
confronting Hood, finally reaching Franklin on the 30th.
The brigade was drawn up in single line, its right resting on
the Williamsburg pike, and its left at the Locust Grove, this
regiment being second from the right. The enemy struck
the line to the left of the regiment. The shock was
terrific, but the line stood firm, and poured a terrific fire
into the rebel column. The troops fought desperately,
the men using bayonets, and the officers side-arms, over the
very breastworks. By daylight the One Hundred and
Eighteenth were across the river, and falling on Nashville,
where it was again engaged. After the battle of Nshville,
it participated in the pursuit of the rebels as far as
Columbia, and then went to Clifton. From there it
proceeded to North Carolina, and on January 16, 1865. On
February 11th, it embarked on a steamer at Alexandria, landed
at nati proceeded by rail to Washington City, which was
reached January 27, 1865. On February 11, it embarked on
a steamer at Alexandria, landed at Smithville, at the mouth of
Cape Fear river, moved, immediately on Fort Anderson, captured
it, and the One Hundred and Eighteenth regiment was the first
to plant its colors on the walls. On February 20th, it
engaged in a sharp action at Town creek, in which three
hundred horsemen and two pieces of artillery were captured,
and then entered Wilmington on the 22d. On the 6th of
March it moved to Kingston, then to Goldsboro, and joined
Sherman's army on the 23d of March. It then camped at
Mosley Hall until April 9th, when it participated in the final
operations against Johnston. It then camped near Raleigh
until May 3d, when it moved to Greensboro, and then to
Salisbury, where it remained until June 24th, when it was
mustered out of the service. The regiment arrived at
Cleveland, O., June 2, was welcomed by Chief Justice Chase,
participated in a 4th of July celebration, and was finally
discharged on the 9th of July, 1865, having first gone into
camp at Lima, O., in August, 1862. |
FIELD AND STAFF OFFICERS.
| Name |
Rank |
Remarks |
| Beach, Wm.
Morrow |
Surgeon |
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| Mott, Samuel
R. |
Colonel |
resigned,
Feb., 10, 1864 |
| Phillips, W.
H. |
Surgeon |
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| Sowers,
Edgar |
Colonel |
mustered out
with regiment |
| Walkup, John |
Leiut. - Col |
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| Young,
Thomas L. |
Colonel |
resigned,
Sept. 14, 1864 |
COMPANY C,
ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTEENTH REGIMENT O. V. I.
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Name |
Rank |
Remarks |
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Austin, George |
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wounded at Rasaca |
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Austin, Samuel |
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died at Nashville |
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Baker, George |
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killed at Rasaca, May 14, 1864 |
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Barker, John |
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wounded at Rasaca, May 14 - June, 1865 |
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Behr, Charles F. |
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discharged, Mar. 19, 1863, disability |
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Bickman, George |
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Bickman, Joseph |
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killed at Rasaca, May 14, 1864 |
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Carey, Wm. F. |
Commissary Sergeant |
Aug., 1862 - June, 1865 |
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Christman, John S. |
Sergeant |
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Clawson, James H. |
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killed at Resaca, May 14, 1864 |
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Clawson, Perry |
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wounded at Resaca, May 14, 1864 |
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Clawson, Peter |
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Aug., 1862 - June, 1865 |
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Clawson, Thomas |
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died at Knoxville, Tenn., July 7, 1864 |
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Daes, Joseph |
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Drees, Bernard |
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Erwin, Mahlon |
Corporal |
Aug., 1862 - June, 1865; died at home since discharge |
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Flowers, Jacob |
Musician |
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Flowers, William |
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Floyd, Charles H. |
Capt. |
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Gump, Levi |
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Hullinger, Jeremiah |
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Aug., 1862 - June, 1865 |
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Huston, Edward |
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died at home since discharge |
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Johnston, Henry P. |
Sergeant |
Aug., 1862 - June, 1865 |
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Keck, Charles D. |
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wounded at Resaca June, 1865 |
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Kistner, Joseph |
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died at Townsend's Bridge Feb., 4, 1863 |
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Leming, Asa |
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Malcom, Horace H. |
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taken prisoner at Atlanta, Ga. |
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Mann, Charles H. |
Corporal |
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Mann, Chas. W. |
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Aug., 1862 - June, 1865 |
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Mann, William H. |
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wounded at Atlanta, Ga., July 22, 1864 |
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Marshall, Joseph |
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wounded at Moss Creek, Tenn.; discharged, Nov., 17, 1864 |
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Menke, Henry |
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Aug., 1862 - June, 1865 |
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Millhoff, Philip J. |
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Morman, Francis |
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Aug., 1862 - June, 1865 |
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Moyer, George |
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Moyer, William |
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Muirray, Andrew |
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Murray, George |
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Aug., 1862 - June, 1865 |
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Nnlist, Uriah |
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Popplemon, Henry |
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Rademacher, William |
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Aug., 1862 - June, 1865 |
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Ramsey, Thomas B. |
Commissary Sergeant |
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Reiss, George |
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Schlater, Henry |
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Aug., 1862 - June, 1865 |
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Schultz, Benard |
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Aug., 1862 - June, 1865 |
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Schwartz, Samuel |
Orderly Sergeant |
Aug., 1862 - June, 1865 |
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Shaffer, John |
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Aug., 1862 - June, 1865 |
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Shaffer, Joseph W. |
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Aug., 1862 - June, 1865 |
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Short, William J. |
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Aug., 1862 - June, 1865 |
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Soup, August |
Private |
Aug., 1862 - June, 1865 |
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Stone, William D. |
Capt. |
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Sweigart, John |
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Taylor, Robert |
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Tholemier, Henry |
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wounded at Resaca and killed at Camp Dennison, Ohio |
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Thompson, Ebenezer |
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died at Jeffersonville, Ind., Jan. 17, 1865 |
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Waucop, Abram O. |
Capt. |
promoted from sergeant |
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Wolfrom, Andrew |
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wounded at Rasaca June, 1865 |
COMPANY I,
ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTEENTH REGIMENT O. V. I.
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Ailes, H. S. |
4th Sergeant |
promoted to sergeant-major |
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Akers, F. M. |
Corporal |
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Akers, Francis M. |
Corporal |
Aug., 1862 - June, 1865 |
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Allen, Isaac |
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recruit in 1865; July, 1865 |
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Black, Geo. W. |
3d Sergeant |
promoted to orderly sergeant |
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Blue, Joseph |
Corporal |
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Burton, Bazel |
Private |
Aug., 1862 - June, 1865 |
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Burton, Bazel |
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recruit in 1864; July, 1865 |
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Burton, S. E. |
Private |
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Campbell, R. M. |
1st Sergeant |
promoted to first lieutenant and quarter-master |
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Campbell, T. F. |
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recruit in 1864; July, 1865 |
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Consolover, Wm. |
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died |
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Coulson, C. B. |
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died at Knoxville, Tenn. |
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Dinsmore, J. K. |
Corporal |
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Dinsmore, John K. |
Sergeant |
Aug., 1862 - June, 1865 |
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Dudy, Frederick |
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died at Mosler Hall, N. C. |
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Duvall, J. B. |
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Duvall, Jacob B. |
Corporal |
Aug., 1862 - June, 1865 |
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Edwards, Samuel |
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July, 1865 |
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Fagan, David D. |
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July, 1865 |
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Fodra, George |
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July, 1865 |
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Fulton, Isaac |
Private |
Feb., 1864 - June, 1865 |
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Fulton, Isaac |
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recruit in 1864; July, 1865 |
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Gouge, Robert L. |
Corporal |
died at Lexington, Ky |
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Graham, George P. |
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July, 1865 |
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Guthrie, Stephen R. |
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July, 1865 |
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Hardisty, Beeman |
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July, 1865 |
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Julian, Robert |
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died at Knoxville, Tenn |
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Kent, Nathan |
Corporal |
Aug., 1862 - June, 1865 |
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Kerst, Nathan |
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July, 1865 |
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Kestler, John H. |
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died at Moorehead City, N. C. |
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Landers, William |
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July, 1865 |
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Lawrence, A. A. |
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Mellinger, C. |
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died at Chattanooga, Tenn. |
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Melvin, Thomas H. |
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July, 1865 |
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Mitchell, William H. |
Sergeant |
Aug., 1862 - June, 1865 |
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Mitchell, Wm. H. |
2d Sergeant |
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Mopes, Benjamin |
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July, 1865 |
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Morgan, Aaron |
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died near Kenesaw Mountain, Ga. |
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Morgan, Peter |
Private |
Aug., 1862 - June, 1865 |
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Nicholson, John W. |
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Aug., 1862 - June, 1865 |
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Nicholson, John W. |
Wagoner |
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Oscar, Allen |
Private |
July, 1865 |
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Parr, Richard |
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1862 |
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Peckham, John M. |
Private |
Aug., 1862 - June, 1865 |
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Peebles, ____ |
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July, 1865 |
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Peebles, Ira J. |
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Peekham, John M. |
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July, 1865 |
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Rhinehart, Jacob F. |
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July, 1865 |
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Sattler, Joseph |
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July, 1865 |
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Sceyter, William H. |
Private |
Aug., 1862 - June, 1865 |
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Seister, Wm. H. |
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July, 1865 |
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Sowers, Edger |
Captain |
promoted to major and colonel |
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Stang, Joseph M. |
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died at Knoxville, Tenn. |
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Stockstill, Francis M. |
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July, 1865 |
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Taylor, William H. |
1st Lieutenant |
promoted to captain |
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Thompson, George M. |
Corporal |
promoted to first lieutenant |
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Thompson, Robert |
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died at Nashville, Tenn. |
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Thorn, Harry |
Musician |
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Tillow, John |
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July, 1865 |
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Walker, Fulton |
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recruit in 1864; died at Nashville, Tenn. |
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Westfall, Jonathan C. |
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died at Knoxville, Tenn. |
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Wilson, Cassius C. |
Sergeant |
Aug., 1862 - June, 1865 |
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Wilson, Cassius C. |
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promoted to sergeant |
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Wollery, R. S. |
4th Sergeant |
discharged 1865 |
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Wwoolery, Richard S. |
Sergeant |
Aug., 1862 - June, 1865 |
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