The 110th
was organized at Piqua, Ohio, in the late summer of
1862, and was mustered into the service October 3rd
under Colonel J. Warren Kiefer. But one
Jerome Township soldier served in this regiment, so
far as can be ascertained.
Soon after the regiment was mustered into service it
was ordered to Virginia, first going to Parkersburg
and then to Clarksburg and on to New Creek, where it
arrived November 26th, and was kept on drilling and
fortifying until about the middle of December. In
January, 1863, the regiment was ordered to
Winchester and was assigned to the First Brigade,
Second Division, Eighth Army Corps, where it was
employed in scouting and reconnoitering during the
winter months.
The regiment was under fire for the first time June
13th at Kernstown, meeting the advance of Lee's
army, and after contesting the ground stubbornly on
the 13th and 14th they were compelled to fall back
before a large force of the enemy and retreated to
Harper's Ferry. In July the regiment was ordered to
Frederick City, Maryland, via Washington, and then
to New York and back to the Potomac and Rappahannock
in November, having frequent skirmishes during the
fall months, capturing many prisoners, and remained
in winter quarters at Brandy Station.Pg. 130 -
In the spring of 1864 the regiment was assigned to the
Second Brigade, Third Division, Sixth Army Corps,
and went into line for the Wilderness campaign.
On the 5th of May they were heavily engaged, losing
19 killed, 88 wounded and 11 missing. In the assault
at Coal Harbor, June 3rd, the loss in the regiment
was five killed and thirty-four wounded. It
participated in the battle of Monocacy and in this
engagement the casualties were upward of seventy.
The regiment was continuously on the move during
July and August, skirmishing and guarding trains. In
the battle of Winchester, October 19th, the regiment
was on the front line and did heroic service in
checking the advance of the rebels when the Eighth
and Nineteenth Corps were driven back. During
the late fall and winter the regiment was in winter
quarters on the Weldon Railroad.
The first battle of the regiment in the spring campaign
of 1865 was March 25th, attacking the outposts and
capturing a large number of prisoners, and on the
2nd of April an attack was made on the enemy's works
at Petersburg, routing the rebels and taking
possession of the fortifications. The regiment
having captured a larger number of flags than any
regiment in the Corps, was selected as the guard of
honor to escort all the flags captured by the Corps
to General Meade's headquarters.
The regiment, after Lee's surrender, marched
via Richmond to Washington, and was in the Grand
Review.
The regiment participated in upward of twenty battles,
and the loss by death was 230. The total
casualties were almost 800. The regiment was
mustered out at Washington, D. C, June 25th, 1865.
Colonel Kiefer was wounded three times
and was promoted to Brigadier-General and Brevet
Major-General. |
