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was the First Lieutenant of the Company to muster out on October 21, 1865. Wiliam Colvin was the original Second Lieutenant and resigned March 16, 1862. William M. Young was the next, and was transferred to Company D, May 24, 1863. James A. Barr was the third holding the office, and he was made First Lieutenant and Quarter master June 15, 1862. Jacob Mathias was made Second Lieutenant April 1. 1863, and resigned November 6, 1864.
There were in this Company, of persons who would be remembered at this time in Scioto County, -- Charles S. Cessna, Andrew B. McCall, Francis M. S. Purcell, musician, Louis Barbee, Robert L. Hibbs, Christian Hockenheimer, William Lightner, Jacob Nestler, Philip Rigrish and George B. Winkler.
This regiment was organized June 10, 1861, at Columbus, Ohio. At the ex- piration of its three years, the members of the 97th regiment, whose terms of service had not expired, were transferred to it. The organization, composed of veterans and recruits, was retained in the service until October 21, 1865. The original Colonel was Edward P. Fife. Ephraim R. Eckley was the original Lieutenant Colonel. John T. Raper, of Chillicothe, who entered the service June 17, 1861, as a private, was mustered out October 21, 1865, as Adjutant.
The regiment participated in the following battles: Shiloh, Tenn., April 6-7. 1862; Corinth, Miss., (occupation of) May 30, 1862; Perryville, Ky., October 8. 1862; Stone River, Tenn., Dec. 31 and Jan., 1-2, 1863; Chickamauga, Ga .. Mission Ridge( Ga., Sept. 19-20, 1863; Rocky Ridge, Ga., May 5-9, 1864; Resaca. Ga .; May 13-16, 1864, Adairsville, Ga., May 17-18, 1864; Dallas, Ga., May 25 to June 4, 1864; Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., June 9-30, 1864; Kenesaw Mt., general assault, June 27, 1864: Peachtree Creek, Ga., July 20, 1864; Atlanta, Ga., July 22, 1864; Jonesboro, ( Ga., August 31 and September 1, 1864; Spring Hill, Tenn., Nov. 29, 1864; Franklin, Tenn., November 30, 1864 and Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 15-16, 1864.
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The 27th Regiment, O. V. I.
This regiment was organized at Camp Chase, Ohio, in July and August, 1861. John W. Fuller was the first Colonel and was made Brigadier General May 22, 1864.
Mendal Churchill, brother of Mrs. Elisha Barton Green of Portsmouth, Ohio, was the second Colonel. He went out as Captain of Company E. He was made Major November 2, 1862; Lieutenant-Colonel March 19, 1864; Colonel, June 27, 1864 and discharged September 15, 1864. Henry G. Kennett, the original Lieutenant-Colonel was made Colonel of the 79th O. V. I. November 2, 1862.
Isaac N. Gilruth of the French Grant went out as Second Lieutenant of Company F. February 6, 1862 he was made Lieutenant of Company K, Captain of Company F. April 13, 1864, Major, January 28, 1865, Lieutenant-Colonel, May 29, 1865, and Colonel, May 31, 1865, but not mustered. He was mustered out July 11, 1865.
William R. Thrall, afterwards United States Marshal, Southern District of Ohio, was the original Surgeon of the regiment.
James Skelton was enlisted as a private, was made 4th Sergeant and was made Sergeant Major of the Regiment in the spring of 1864. On June 27, 1864 he was made Second Lieutenant and the same day he lost his right leg at the battle of Kenesaw Mountain.
Company E was from Jackson, Lawrence and Gallia Counties. Mendal Churchill was the first Captain. General Samuel Thomas of New York City was the original First Lieutenant. He was promoted to Captain of Company H, March 31, 1862 and to Lieutenant-Colonel of the 64th United States Colored Troops, October 9, 1863.
Charles W. Green of Portsmouth was the original Second Lieutenant of Company E. He was made First Lieutenant March 27, 1862 and discharged Sep- tember 4, 1864 on account of wounds received. Captain James Skelton has a separate sketch herein.
Company F had William Wirt Culberston for its original Captain. He re- signed March 28, 1864. Isaac N. Gilruth was the second Captain and R. H. Worth was the third. William H. Winters was the original First Lieutenant. He became Captain of Company I. June 16, 1862. James Boynton, James Skel- ton and Isaac R. Lacroix were Sergeants in the Company. Hamilton Harparee, after the War tried for murder, was a Corporal.
Henry Hush, Andrew Hoppis, Demetrius H. McFann, Marcellus Nurse, Smith Price, James Perry and Alvey Reamy were privates in this Company.
Demetrius McFann was promoted from a private.to First Lieutenant of Company G, March 31. 1862 and Captain of Company I, November 2, 1864. He resigned June 3, 1865.
Company F lost nineteen by death of whom five were killed in battle.
Company E lost eighteen by death of whom four were killed in battle or died of wounds received in battle.
The following are the battles in which the regiment participated: Black- water, Mo., December 18, 1861; New Madrid, Mo., March 13, 1862; Island Number 10, Tenn., April 8, 1862; Farmington, Miss., May 3, 1862; Corinth, Miss., May 28, 1862; Iuka, Miss., September 19-20, 1862: Corinth, Miss., October 3-4, 1862; Parker's Cross Roads. Tenn., December 30. 1862; Tuscumbia, Ala., April 24. 1863; Resaca, Ga., May 13-16. 1864; Dallas, Ga., May 25 to June4. 1864; Kenesaw Moun- tain, Ga., June 9-30, 1864; Kenesaw Mountain, (General Assault) June 27, 1864; Nickajack Creek, Ga., July 2-5, 1864; Ruff's Mills, Ga., July 4, 1864; Atlanta. Ga., (Hood's First Sortie), July 22, 1864; Atlanta, Ga., ( Ezra Chapel or Second Sortie), July 28, 1864; Savannah, Ga., (Siege of), December 10-21. 1864; River's Bridge, S. C., February 3-9 1865; Cheraw, S. C .. March 2-3, 1865; Bentonville, N. C., March 19-21, 1865, and Raleigh, N. C., April 13, 1865.
The 30th Regiment, O. V. I.
This regiment was organized at Columbus, Ohio, in August, 1861.
Company A was from Portsmouth, Ohio. William W. Reilly was the orig- inal Captain. He entered the service August 2. 1861, at the age of thirty-six years and resigned December 20, 1861. Thomas Hayes was the second Captain. He was promoted from First Lieutenant March 17, 1862, and was killed May 22,
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1863, in batttle near Vicksburg, Miss. He was much beloved and admired as a soldier and his ashes repose in Greenlawn, at Portsmouth, Ohio. Cyrus A Earnest was the third captain and was promoted from First Lieutenant and adjutant May 22, 1863. He was made Major May 31, 1865, and breveted Lieutenant-Colonel March 13, 1865.
Jeremiah Hall was the original First Lieutenant. He resigned August 24, 1864. William B. Todd was the original Second Lieutenant and Henry Mclntyre, of Portsmouth, Ohio, was the original First Sergeant He was made First Lieu- tenant and Adjutant April 27, 1863. John H. Peck was a Sergeant in this Com- pany and Jonah Jeffords was a Corporal.
Jesse Purdy, George Sowers, John C. Sowers and Gilbert D. Waite were privates in this company.
The Company lost twenty-two by death in the service, of whom nine were killed or died of wounds received in battle.
The regiment was in the following engagements: Carnifax Ferry, W. Va., September 10, 1861; South Mountain, Md., September 14, 1862; Antietam, Md., September 17, 1862; Vicksburg, Miss., (Siege of and Assaults), May 18 to July 4, 1863; Jackson, Miss., July 9-16, 1863; Dallas, Ga., May 25 to June 4, 1864, Kene- saw Mountain, Ga, June 9-30, 1864; Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., (General Assault), June 27, 1864; Nickajack Creek, Ga., July 2-5, 1864; Atlanta, Ga., (Hood's First Sortie) July 22, 1864; Atlanta, Ga., (Ezra Chapel, or Second Sortie) July 28, 1864; Atlanta, Ga., (Siege of), July 28 to September 2, 1864; Jonesboro, Ga., August 31 to September 1, 1864; Fort McAllister, Ga., December 13, 1864, and Benton- ville, N. C., March 19-21, 1865.
Companies A and E, 33d O. V. I.
On July 31, 1861, Captain Samuel A. Currie had fifty names for a Company of infantry who went into Company A of the 33d Regiment, O. V. I .; this regi- ment was organized at Portsmouth, O. Joshua W. Sill was the first Colonel, and he was promoted to Brigadier General, July 16, 1862. Oscar F. Moore was the original Lieutenant Colonel, and he was promotetd to Colonel July 16, 1862, and resigned July 20, 1864. Joshua V. Robinson was the original Major; he entered the service August 1, 1861,, and died March 23, 1862, at the battle of Chickamauga. Benjamin F. Barger, was the third Major. He was promoted from Captain of Company G, September 20, 1863. Thomas Sikes, now of Huntington, W. Va., was the fourth Major; he was promoted from Captain of Company E, May 13, 1865. F. B. Mussey of Cincinnati was the original sur- geon; he resigned October 24, 1862. John Mills Kendrick was the original Ad- jutant. He is now a Bishop in the Protestant Episcopal Church Of the United States, Albert G. Byers, was the original Chaplain of this regiment; he resigned September 16, 1862. Louis Terry was Commissary Sergeant.
Company A, was a Portsmouth Company. Samuel A. Currie was the Captain. He was mustered in August 5, 1861 and died April 16, 1862 at Shelby- ville, Tennessee. The second Captain was George P. Singer, who served until the end of the war. John M. Higgins was the First Lieutenant. promoted from Second Lieutenant April 16, 1862. Sylvester Kellar was also a First Lieutenant, appointed Sergeant from private Sept. 20, 1863, First Sergeant, August 26, 1864, promoted to First Lieutenant January 26, 1865, Captain, May 3, 1865, but not mustered; mustered out June 27, 1865, as a veteran.
George W. Roby was Second Lieutenant, promoted from First Sergeant of Company G, August 11, 1864. John Hogan was the Sergeant of this Company, as was also Isaac N. Winkler and Louis Terry.
Company A lost thirty-two by death in the service, of whom eighteen were killed in battle, or died of wounds received in battle and the remainder died of disease.
Company E of this regiment was also a Scioto County Company. Van B. Hibbs was the original Captain; he was discharged March 2, 1863, for disability, and was succeeded by Thomas Sikes, who was promoted from First Lieutenant March 5, 1863. George W. Roby was also a Captain, promoted from First Lieu- tenant of Company G, May 18, 1865. George C. Winkler was a First Lieutenant, promoted to Second Lieutenant from Sergeant December 8, 1861; First Lieutenant March 2, 1863; Captain of Company I, August 11, 1864. Milton C. Peters was
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the original Second Lieutenant, resigned December 5, 1861. Reuben Slavens was a Sergeant. Luther R. Jones was a Corporal and Joseph N. Murray was a private. Samuel Slavens was a member of this Company and was executed June 18, 1862, by the rebels at Atlanta, Ga. Van B. Hibbs became a Colonel in an- other regiment and died November 10, 1869 at the age of thirty years. He is buried at Hillsboro, Ohio. .
Company E lost thirty-two by death in the service, of whom nineteen were killed in battle, or died of wounds received in battle, and the remainder died of disease.
The 33rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry participated in the following battles: Perryville, Ky., October 8, 1862; Chickamauga, Ga., Sept. 19-20, 1863; Lookout Mountain, Tenn., November 24, 1863; Mission Ridge, Tenn., November 25, 1863; Resaca, Ga., May 13-16, 1864; Cassville, Ga., May 19-20, 1864; Kenesaw Mt., Georgia, June 9-30, 1864; Peachtree Creek, Ga., July 20, 1864; Jonesboro, Ga., August 31 to September 1, 1864; Atlanta, Ga., (with siege) July 28-September 2, 1864; Averysboro, N. C., March 16, 1865; Bentonville, N. C., March 19-21, 1865 and Goldsboro, N. C., March 21, 1865; Hoover's Gap, also numerous minor en- gagements; marched with Sherman to the Sea and through the Carolinas, ending up with the Grand Review at Washington City.
Company A, 39th O. V. I.
On July 17. 1861, Henry T. McDowell had recruited a Company, which afterwards became Company A of the 39th O. V. I. He was the original Captain and was promoted to Major on July 8, 1862, and afterwards to Lieutenant Colo- nel on October 1, 1862. He was mustered out July 28, 1865. John D. White, John R. Connell, Henry A Babbett, Oscar A. Carr and William H. Williams were also Captains of the same Company. John C. Musser was the original First Lieutenant. He became Captain of Company B, February 8, 1862. Ben- nett Davis was also a First Lieutenant as well as Silas O. Losee, Henry L. Cole- grove and Peter Thompson. Louis Sontag was the original Second Lieutenant. He resigned February 22, 1862. William H. Newman succeeded him as Second Lieutenant, and served until his resignation. He became Captain of Company C. October 1, 1862, and resigned August 20, 1864. Elijah B. Fairchild, Addison H. Bowser, Homer Montgomery and Robert S. Pomeroy were also Second Lieu- tenants in this Company. Jonathan M. Mead, who entered this Company on July 16, 1861, became First Sergeant, and was mustered out July 9, 1865, Jona- than Rockwell, Homer Montgomery and Daniel H. Mead were also Sergeants. William H. Williams was a Corporal and served the entire time.
Henry H. Bostwick. George L. Dodge, William Dixon, Samuel C. Glover, John M. McCurdy, Isaac F. Mead, Calvin Slattery, and Charles H. Walden were privates in this Company.
The 39th Regiment, O. V. I. was organized at Camp Dennison, Ohio, to serve three years. The following is a list of the battles in which it participat- ed: New Madrid, Mo., March 3-5, 1862; New Madrid, Mo., March 13, 1862; Is- land No. 10. Tenn., April 8, 1862; Farmington, Miss., May 28, 1862; Iuka, Miss., September 19-20, 1862; Corinth, Miss .. October 3, 1862; Parker's Cross Roads, Tenn., December 30, 1862; Atlanta Campaign, May 5 to September 8, 1864; Resaca, Ga., May 13-16, 1864; Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., June 9-30. 1864; Nickajack Creek, Ga., July 2-5, 1864; Chattahoochee River, Ga., July 6-10, 1864; Peach Tree Creek, Ga., July 20, 1864; Atlanta, Ga., (Hood's 1st sortie) July 22, 1864; Ezra Chapel, July 28, 1864; Jonesboro, Ga., August 31 and September 1, 1864; Lovejoy Station, Ga., Sept. 2-6, 1864; River Bridge, S. C., February 3-9, 1865; Cheraw, S. C., March 2-3, 1865; Bentonville, N. C., March 19-21, 1865.
The 39th O. V. I. had more re-enlisted Veterans than any other regiment from Ohio The number was 530. This regiment saw as much hard service. if not more, and was in more battles than any regiment which was ever formed in Scioto County.
The following are the killed in Company A, 39th O. V. I .: Barney Hol- berg, July 22, 1864, at Atlanta, Ga .; Jesse Johnson, June 23, 1864, at Kenesaw Mountain, Ga .; James M. Lindsay, May 14, 1864, at Resaca, Ga .; Elias J. Mar- shall, July 22, 1864, at Atlanta, Ga .; and Daniel Nye, July 4, 1864, at Nickajack Creek, Ga.
The following died in the service: William Urquhart, May 5, 1863, Co- rinth, Miss .; Robert Allen, July 3, 1863, Memphis, Tenn .; William Brush, July
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22, 1864, Rome, Ga .; Ira Colegrove, August 12, 1864, of wounds received July 22, 1864, at the battle of Atlanta, Ga .; Isom Dawson, January 11. 1862, Palmyra, Mo .; William Dixon, April 27, 1862, Cincinnati, Ohio; William Ernest, June 7, 1862, St. Louis, Mo .; John Ferrell, February 15, 1864, Memphis, Tenn .; Fred Findeis, August 24, 1864, Marietta, Ga .; George Hopkins, June 3, 1862, of wounds re- ceived in battle May 28, 1862, near Corinth, Miss .; Nelson B. Hurley, November 18, 1862, Grand Junction, Tenn .; Jeremiah Lightner, April 20, 1862; Mound City, III .; Charles Montgomery, Jan. 26. 1865, Chattanooga, Tenn .; George W. Mont-
gomery, May 31, 1865, Washington, D. C .; Thomas McNelly, March 31, 1864, Athens, Ohio; John Purtee, September 26, 1864, Marietta, Ga., of wounds re- ceived July 22, 1864, in the battle of Atlanta, Ga .; Christian Schaffer, August 7, 1863. Cairo, Ill .; Charles Siefort, July 11, 1862, Commerce, Mo .: Daniel H. Mead, August 22, 1864, Rome, Ga., of wounds received August 15, 1864, in action near Atlanta, Ga .; Joseph Music; Wilson G. Squires, January, 1864, at home on Vet- eran Furlough; and Henry Corwine, 1865, at Camp Denison, after serving four , years and his discharge papers were made out.
The following were wounded: William Dresseler, July 22, 1864, Atlanta, Ga .; Archibald Henderson, October 4, 1862, Corinth, Miss .; It. Silas O. Losee. July 22, 1864; George Beck, October 4, 1862; L. D. Saunders, June, 1864; John Comer, July 22, 1864; Giles Dawson; John Schoonover, Bentonville, N. C., March 21, 1865; John Ferrill, October 4, 1862, Corinth, Miss .; Alex. Pitman, July 22, 1864; Johnathan Rockwell, July 22, 1864; John Quirk, July 4, 1864, Ruff's Mills: James W. Perry, March 3, 1865, Cheraw, S. C .: and James Andrews. The same bullet that killed James M. Lindsay on May 14, 1864, at Resaca, Ga., wounded Isaac F. Mead and Frank Dawson.
There were four Dawson brothers in Company A, 39th O. V. I. William H. Williams, Isaac F. Mead and Calvin Slattery have sketches herein.
53rd Regiment, O. V. I .- Field and Staff.
A history of this regiment has been written by Mr. John K. Duke, pri- vate in Company F, and this makes the task of the historian easy. This work was published in 1890, and is a most excellent history.
The regiment began to be organized in September, 1861, and its organ- ization was completed February 6, 1862. Jesse J. Appler, of Portsmouth, was the original Colonel. He entered the service September 6. 1861, at the age of thirty years, and was discharged April 28, 1862.
General Wells S. Jones entered the service as Captain of Company A. and was made Colonel April 18, 1862; he was wounded in the battle of Fort McAllister, Ga., December 13, 1864. He was made Brevet Brigadier General March 13, 1865, and was mustered out with the regiment August 11, 1865.
Robert A. Fulton was the original Lieutenant Colonel. He entered the service at the age of fifty-two, September 6. 1861. He served his full three years and was mustered out December 10. 1864.
Preston R. Galloway was the original Captain of Company K. He was made Major, March 18,- 1865, Lieutenant Colonel June 20, 1865, and was mus- tered out with the regiment August 11, 1865.
The late Ephriam C. Dawes was the original Adjutant of the Regiment He was promoted to be Major November 1, 1862. He was wounded in the mouth at the battle of Dallas, Ga., May 17, 1864, and was discharged October 25, 1864.
John A. Lair was an assistant Surgeon. He was promoted to be Surgeon November 17, 1864, and was mustered out with the regiment August 11, 1865. James P. Bing was also an assistant Surgeon. He entered the service October 3, 1861 and resigned August 31, 1862.
William B. Stephenson was a private in Company E. He entered the service January 9, 1862. He was promoted to Sergeant-Major January 10, 1862 and to First Lieutenant and Adjutant November 1, 1862. He resigned May 14, 1864.
George W. Cavitt of Jackson entered the regiment as a private in Com- pany F. He was made Second Lieutenant January 1, 1862; First I iontenant, April 28, 1862; appointed Adjutant May 22, 1864, and was mustered out December 31, 1864.
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Dr. Joseph W. Fulton was the original Regimental Quartermaster. He entered the service September 6, 1861 at the age of forty-eight years and re- signed December 11, 1862.
Thomas McIntyre was the original Second Lieutenant of Company F and was made Chaplain December 13, 1861. He resigned May 20, 1862.
Frederick J. Griffith entered the service October 4, 1861, at the age of forty-one years as Captain of Company C. He was appointed Chaplain July 8, 1862, and resigned September 15, 1864.
Colonel George N. Gray, of Ironton, Ohio, entered the service November 19, 1861, at the age of twenty-three as a private in Company D. He was ap- pointed Sergeant November 21, 1861, and promoted to Sergeant Major Decem- ber 5, 1861. He was made Second Lieutenant of Company I, January 9, 1862 and resigned January 9, 1863.
Company A from this regiment was from Pike County; Company B, commanded by Captain John 1. Parrill was from Athens County and Company C was raised from Scioto and Lawrence Counties.
The following names will be remembered by the older citizens of the Coun- ty; Kendall D. Lindsey, First Lieutenant, died November 1, 1863, James R. Feurt, Hardin Courtney, I. N. Wheeler and I. N. Long were among the Sergeants. Benjamin Allard, Corporal and Henry Allard, Clay Byrn, Thomas W. Crain, Benjamin F. Colegrove, Jacob Cline, Thomas Deaver, Benjamin F. Gifford. Robert Hood and Matthias Rowley were privates.
Company E was originally commanded by Samuel W. Baird. William W. Gilbert was the Second Captain of the Company. Eustace H. Ball was the First Lieutenant of the Company. He entered the service October 12, 1861 and resign- ed April 15, 1864. Owen Shannon, John McCall, Robert Elliott and Thomas McFarland were Sergeants in this Company.
Company F had for its original Captain, James R. Percy. He was killed August 18, 1864 at the battle of Atlanta, Ga. Joshua E. Baily was the Second Captain. He was promoted from First Lieutenant of Company K. November 18, 1864 and mustered out with the Company August 11, 1865.
Charles K. Crumit, George W. Cavett, John D. Moore and David Lasley were successively First Lieutenants of this Company. Thomas McIntyre was the original Second Lieutenant of the Company, Hallam H. Cissna was a private in this Company as was Arthur W. Chenoweth and John K. Duke. There were three persons by the name of Sampson, four Smiths, and three Welles in this Company.
Robert A. Starkey entered Company A as a private September 16, 1861, was promoted to First Lieutenant October 4, 1861, and to Captain April 18, 1864. He was mustered out with the Company August 11, 1865.
General W. S. Jones distinguished himself by his services in this regi- ment, as did Major E. Cutler Dawes. Their records are familiar to the citizens of Scioto County and Southern Ohio. Lieutenants E. H. Ball, Robert A. Starkey and William B. Stevenson were known for their gallant service.
Captain Jacob W. Davis of Company C was killed on the picket line August 11, 1864. He is buried at Wheelersburg, Ohio, his home at the opening of the war. He was a born disciplinarian and the idol of his command.
Dr. J. W. Fulton, named for General Joseph Warren, the patriot, of Bos- ton, who lost his life in the battle of Lexington, has a separate sketch herein.
Colonel George N. Gray had a distinguished military record. He was wounded at the battle of Shiloh and thereafter rendered unfit for active service, but became a member of the signal corps. He lost a son, Charles S. Gray in the Spanish war September 3, 1898.
This regiment participated in the following battles: Shiloh, Tenn., April 6-7, 1862; Monterey, Tenn., April 28, 1862; Corinth, Miss., (siege of) April 30, 1862; Chickasaw, Bayou, Miss, December 28-29, 1862; Black River, Miss., July 1-2, 1863; Jackson, Miss., July 9-16, 1863; Mission Ridge, Tenn., November 25, 1863; Resaca, Ga., May 13-16, 1864; Dallas, Ga., May 25 to June 4, 1864; Kenesaw Mt., Ga., June 27, 1864; Ruffs' Mills, Ga., July 3, 1864; Atlanta, Ga., (Hood's First Sortie), July 22, 1864; Ezra Chapel, (Atlanta, Ga.,) July 28, 1864; to Sep- tember 2, 1864; Jonesboro, Ga., August 31 to Sept. 1, 1864; Fort McAllister, Ga .. December 13, 1864 and North Edisto River, S. C., February 12, 1865.
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56th Regiment O. V. I.
This was the par excellence the Scioto County Regiment. Captain Charles F. Reiniger was the original Captain of Company B. All the men in this Company were of German birth or parentage. About one half of Company C was recruited from Scioto County and the remainder from Jackson. The origi- nal Captain, William B. Williams, was for a long time city marshal of Ports- mouth. Company D was recruited at Portsmouth, Ohio. David B. Lodwick was the Captain. There was a fine squad of men from Gallia County in this Com- pany. Company F was recruited largely from Scioto County. George Wilhelm was the original Captain. Company G was a Scioto County Company. Isaac Fullerton was the original Captain. Company H was recruited mostly from the country and about the furnaces. Company I was from Pike County and Company K was from Jackson and Scioto with John Cook as original Captain.
Field and Staff.
Peter Kinney was the original Colonel. He entered the service Septem- ber 11, 1861, at the age of fifty-six and resigned April 3, 1863.
William H. Raynor was the original Lieutenant Colonel. He entered the service September 28, 1861, and was made Colonel April 2, 1863. He was wounded and captured May 5, 1864, on the steamer John Warner on Red River. He was discharged October 27, 1864, by order of War Department.
Sampson E. Varner was the original Major. He was appointed Lieuten- ant Colonel April 6, 1863 and discharged November 14, 1864, by order of War Department.
Henry E. Jones was the original Adjutant. He was promoted to Captain of Company A February 6, 1863. He was transferred to Company D August 8. 1863. He was detached on Brigade and Division Staff until May 8, 1864, and was made Lieutenant Colonel January 18, 1865. He was made Colonel April 2, 1866 and mustered out with the regiment April 25, 1866.
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