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morning of September 12, a wagon train was captured, and it was soon discovered that the enemy was not far distant in force nnder com- mand of Gen. Lee. Preparations were made for a strenuous defense; every available man was placed on picket duty, and for eight days the skirmishing was continuous. At the end of this time troops from the valley succeeded in break- ing through the Rebel lines, bringing with them to the suinmit supplies, and the Rebel comman- der, seeing the futility of his efforts, withdrew.
On October 3, 1861, Gen. Reynolds marched from the summit of Cheat mountain to as- sault the Confederate works at Greenbrier, but the expedition was fruitless. On Novem- ber 25, the headquarters were moved into the valley, whence, on December 11, Col. Jones led 460 men against Camp Baldwin, and on the 12th and 13th, attacked Camp Alleghany, driving the enemy to their cabins repeatedly, but at last had to retire for lack of ammunition, leaving nine killed and seventy-five wounded on the field. The Huntersville raid was undertaken on December 31, and finished on January 4, with the destruction of Rebel stores, and a march of 106 miles effected in five days. Later Com- pany D was detached and formed into a battery, equipped with Wiard's steel guns, and after March 17, 1862, was known as the Twelfth Ohio Battery. The scout toward Seneca began on April 1. At Monterey another scout joined the Twenty-fifth, and on the 12th Johnston's attack on that point was repulsed, and fell back before the re-enforced, scouts to Staunton, the Federals holding McDowell until May 7. when Johnston and Jackson's corps returned to give battle. On May 8 Gen. Schenck's brigade came as a reinforcement, and offered battle at Bull Pasture mountain, credited in the reports as the battle of McDowell. The Federal forces carried the fight on until long after darkness, and then fell back on Franklin, leaving nine killed and fifty-six wounded on the field. The pursuit of Jackson, under Fremont, followed, and on June 8 the affair at Cross Keys took place, the regiment losing eight killed, fifty-four wounded and two missing. In July it was on duty on the Rappahannock, and Rapidan. On August 23, 24 and 25 it took part in the affair at Freeman's Ford, and on the 30th in the second battle of Bull Run, the regiment losing ten men killed, sev- enty-eight wounded and twenty-two missing. Having, on the 28th, learned that Phil Kearney defeated Jackson's rear-guard at Centerville, the regiment fell back on that towit after Manassas, and on September 3 moved to Upton Hill.
From the ist to the 4th of May, 1863, it was engaged in the battle of Chancellorsviile, losing seventeen killed, 120 wounded and thirty-seven missing.
The regiment was in the 2nd Brigade of the Ist Division of the 11th Army Corps. On June 27 the 25th started on the Gettysburg campaign with Gen. Barlow in command of the Division, and Gen. Ames in command of the brigade. The IIth corps arrived at Emmettsburg on the 29th. On the Ist of July the corps moved toward Get- tysburg, with Barlow's division in advance. Upon reaching the town the division was placed in position, and became engaged almost immediately. The 2.5th was also engaged on the 2nd and 3rd. Several of the officers had been killed or wounded. and the regiment was commanded by a ist lieu- tenant who had been wounded in the first day's battle. The 25th went into action with 220 inen, and lost 20 killed, 113 wounded, and 50 missing. The regiment on July 5, moved with the division in pursuit of the Rebels, and in the Hagerstown skirmish supported Kilpatrick. On January I. 1864. the regiment re-enlisted, and after their veteran furlough (during which the command had been greatly strengthened). March 26, resumed service at Hilton Head, South Carolina.
On November 2, nearly 300 recruits joined the regiment, including one entire company - D. The 25th was engaged at Hilton Head, S. C., November 30, and lost 150 in killed and wound- ed, including sixteen officers. It was engaged at Deveaux Neck and Gregory's Landing, S. C., December 6, 7, 8 and 9, and on the 8th lost 54 in killed and wounded. The troops marched into Charleston February 26, 1865.
The 25th was in the raid on the expedition destroying railroad property in eastern and cen- tal South Carolina, engagements were had at Dingle's Mills, Statsburg, Rafting Creek, Boy- kin's Mills, Swift Creek and Red Hill. Later. the 25th performed duty at Charleston, and at other points throughout South Carolina, and there remained during the winter of 1865-66 and the following spring, not being discharged until June 18, 1866.
The Eighty-sixth Infantry ( six months) was organized at Camp Cleveland, July 14, 1863. by Maj. Wilson C. Lemert, of the former three- montlis' organization, who became its Colonel. Companies F and D were pretty well represented by men from Wood county. John HI. Reid, of Perrysburg, being Captain of D. The regiment was ordered to Zanesville, Ohio, to join in the chase of John Morgan's raiders. It figured in
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the pursuit which resulted in the capture of Morgan's forces.
The 86th returned to Camp Tod, and, August 8, was ordered to Camp Nelson, Ky., there to join an expedition organizing for the capture of Cumberland Gap, East Tenn. The expedition was under command of Col. John De Courcy, and left Camp Nelson August 17, arriving in front of Cumberland Gap September 8. The 86th formed a part of this command. Simul- taneously with the arrival of De Courcy in front of the Gap; on the Kentucky side, Major-Gen. Burnside arrived with his forces on the opposite or Tennessee side, thus completely investing the Rebel garrison under Gen. Frazier. On Septem- ber 9, a formal summons was sent to the Rebel commander for the surrender of the place, which demand was acceded to by Gen. Frazier, thus doubtless saving a great loss of life, as the Gap could have been stoutly defended if the Rebel general had so willed. The S6th immediately marched into the fort and took possession, hoist- ing the Stars and Stripes in place of the Rebel bunting. The fruits of this affair were 2,800 men, 5,000 stand of arms, and 13 pieces of ar- tillery.
The 86th remained at the Gap as a part of the garrison until its term of service expired. It was mustered out February 10, 1864.
The Third Ohio Cavalry was organized be- tween September 3 and December 11, 1861, at Monroeville, Huron county, and mustered for three years' service, officered by Col. Lewis Zahm, Lieut .- Co !. Douglas A. Murray, and Maj. John H. Foster. Wood was represented in several companies, probably more largely in L. John Dusing, of Company L, rose from the ranks through the successive steps to ist lieutenant of the company. Norman Brewster, also from this county, became a lieutenant in the regiment.
On January 14, 1862, the regiment moved to Camp Dennison, thence to a position in Indiana opposite to Louisville, Ky. On March 2, it was ordered to Nashville. On March 29, the com- mand moved to Pittsburg Landing. On the march, April 4, the first battalion met and drove out of Lawrenceburg Biffle's Rebel cavalry, the latter losing one killed, several wounded and six horses captured. The regiment went into camp four miles from the river, at Pittsburg Landing. on April 25. On May 4. the first battalion recon- noitered about Monterey, and crossed Chamber's creek, where it met the enemy, which was driven back to his main body. The 3rd then moved up
with Gen. T. J. Wood's division, to within ten miles of Corinth. A brisk fight ensued, and in the action the Rebels lost twelve killed, among whom was Lieut. - Col. Ingram. On May 27, 1862, the regiment found the enemy in force, west of Cor- inth, and routed him, killing four of the number. On June 1, the first battalion joined Gen. Wood's division en route to Burnsville, Tuscumbia and Iuka, Miss., but on the 19th the remainder of the regiment joined the battalion, at Tuscumbia, and for alinost a month marched and counter- marched, under the scorching sun, on both sides of the western line of Alabama. The protection of Shelbyville was entrusted to this command on July- 15, but on the ISth it marched to Winches- ter, near which, on the 29th, it took eighty-nine head of fat cattle from the enemy.
In the latter part of August, Maj. Foster's battalion attempted to cross the Cumberland range to Dunlap, but while en route captured five mounted men and dispatches from Bragg to Wheeler (who was then north of McMinnville , continued his journey toward Dunlap, drove in the pickets, killed two and wounded four men. and fell back on division headquarters. In Sep- tember, however, the real business of war opened! for this command, at Munfordville, on Septem- ber 21, 1862. There a force three times as strong was driven to their works, losing two killed and two wounded, while inflicting a loss on the enemy of thirty-eight killed and sixty wounded, includ- ing Lt .- Col. Brown. It joined in the pursuit of Bragg, October 1, and came up with him on the 4th, losing six killed, twenty wounded and seven- teen prisoners, near Bardstown.
The second and third battalions, under Col. Zahm, were, meantime, engaged in hunting down guerrillas in Tennessee and Alabama, losing, in that hazardous service, six men killed and a number wounded. Shortly after, the two bat- talions were attached to the 2d Cavalry Brigade. under Col. Zahm, took part in the battle of Perry- ville, and doing excellent service until a detach- ment went into temporary camp at Ashland. while en route to Lexington as an escort to couri- ers. On the morning of October 20, Morgan's men surrounded the little force, robbed the men of their horses and valuables, paroled them and sent them back to their regiment.
The second and third battalions next moved from Danville to Bowling Green, and thence to Gallatin. where, supported by a brigade of infan- try of Gen. Wood, they attacked the guerrilla stronghold, captured his camp equipage and many prisoners, and saw the chief retreat beyond the Cumberland. This adventure over, the battal-
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ions met another enemy in the first battalion, that had just appeared, and gave battle to the victors. The mistake was soon discovered; but the delay it occasioned gave Morgan an opportu- nity to make good his escape into the fastnesses. The regiment moved to Hartsville, Tenn., where the first and second battalions were engaged in guarding the fords of the Cumberland, and from which a detachment was sent forward to inter- cept a drove of mules and a provision train in the neighborhood of Carthage. Capt. Culver, who commanded, led his men twenty-six miles, crossed the river four times, and ultimately captured 146 mules, killed three and captured seventeen of Morgan's men, and the entire train. In Decem- ber the regiment moved to a point near Nashville where it was attached to the ist Cavalry Corps of the Army of the Cumberland, and by this means the first battalion became united with the regiment. On December 26 the 3rd, 4th and Ist Cavalry routed the Confederates at Franklin, and killed the celebrated guerrilla, Richard McCann. On the 27th a second attack on Franklin was equally successful, but the enemy coming in force drove the cavalry to Triune, where, on the 28th the Confederates were severely checked. On December 29, 30 and 31, 1862, the 2nd and 3rd Battalions held the right of Rosecrans' position, meeting Bragg's left face to face, recapturing McCook's ammunition train on the 31st, taking 140 prisoners, and entailing severe losses on Wheeler's Cavalry, but losing thirteen men killed and a number wounded. The affair at Stewart's Creek of January 1, 1863, was the repulse of Wheeler's Cavalry by the 3rd Cavalry, 10th Ohio Infantry, and Soo of the 15th Pennsylvania Cav- alry, then en route to Nashville as escort for a train of 4,000 wagons. On January 1, 1863, the regiment was in the engagement at Stewart's Creek with Wheeler's cavalry, and later skir- mished at Readyville, and maneuvered about Murfreesboro, Tennesse.
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In July, 1863, the regiment moved with Rose- crans' army in Crittenden's corps, charged across Elk river, routed the enemy, subsequently made the three-days' running fight in the Sequatchie Valley, and aided in opening communication be- tween Chattanooga and Knoxville. At Lafay- ette, on September 19 and 20, 1863, the regi- inent held the extreme left, and was driven back to Charleston, Tenn .; later, it engaged in the pursuit, coming up with the Confederates at Mc- Minnville, on September 28, and at the Shelby- ville pike, near Farmington, on October ;. Dur- ing the month of November detachments scouted in East Tennessee and around Dalton, Ga.,
near which Capt. Wood was killed. In January, 1864, only 400 effective men of the original 1, 300 were left.
The regiment was furloughed in February, 1864, and when in Ohio 1, 000 recruits were added. On May 26 and 29 the command was in the engagement at Decatur, Ala. ; it was also present at Kenesaw Mountain, June 27; at Vining Station, July 2; Peach Tree Creek, July 20: Jones- boro, August 19 and 20; Lovejoy's Station, August 20-all in Georgia; Franklin, Tenn., November 30, 1864; Selina, Ala., April 2, 1865; Columbus, Ga., April 16, and Macon, Ga., April 20. The command was mustered out August 4, 1865, hav- ing served three years and 345 days.
The One Hundred and Eighty-fifth Infantry (one year) was organized at Camp Chase, Febru- ary 25, 1865, with John E. Cummins, Colonel. who was commissioned a day later. Dennis H. Williams was Lient. - Colonel, and Horatio N. Benjamin, Major.
Wood county had a good representation in Company K, which was commanded by Capt. Luther Black; Lieut. Samuel J. Lamb, of the saine company. and Lieut. Daniel W. Peugh. of E, all from this county. The strength of the command on organization was 1,006 men, fifty per centum of whom had seen service in the field -some for three years. The officers, too, were veterans in many instances, so that, in every way. it was qualified to take a full part in quelling the Rebellion. The command left camp February 27, for Nashville, but was held at Louisville by Gen. Palmer with the consent of Gen. Thomas. while headquarters were established at Eminence. Ky. Four companies were detached to guard Cumberland Gap, two companies to Mt. Sterling. while other detachments garrisoned posts at Shelbyville, La Grange, Lebanon, Greensburg and other favorite camping places of Morgan's guerrillas. The regiment had no opportu- nity of showing its fighting qualities, though a Confederate brigade appeared before Mt. Sterling. That brigade came to surrender rather than to fight. The 185th was mustered ont at Leving- ton, Ky., September 26, 1865, the strength being then 889 men.
The Tenth Cavalry (three years) was organ- ized at Camp Taylor in October. 1862, by Chark -- C. Smith, but was not ready for the field until the spring of 1803. Mr. Smith was commiss- ioned colonel of the command February 20, 1803.
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Wood county was fairly represented in Company G. Daniel H. Hill and Jared H. Fuller, of G, rose from the ranks to a lieutenancy, the former becoming 2d Lieutenant of Company C, and the latter 2d Lieutenant of Company D.
The regiment, in the spring of 1863, left for Nashville, thence on to Murfreesboro, Tenn., and in the vicinity of the latter place remained and performed picket and scout duty until the Army of the Cumberland opened the campaign against Gen. Bragg at Tullahoma. During the campaign the 10th Cavalry performed a vast amount of marching and countermarching, fighting such Rebel cavalry as it met. At the battle of Chicka- mauga one company, commanded by Capt. Haynie (then a lieutenant), acted as escort to Gen. Granger, the main portion of the regiment being ordered to guard communications in the rear. After the battle the roth was ordered up the Sequatche Valley to guard that country against guerrillas under Champ Ferguson. While in the Valley a portion of the regiment accompanied a detachment of the 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry on a scout into East Tennessee, under command of Col. Palmer, of the latter regiment. This scout was effectual, and that part of the State was rid from banditti of every kind. The detachment was absent from the regiment about three months, and during that time was almost daily engaged with the enemy. At one time the detachment engaged and defeated a force of 500 Rebels (300 Indians and 200 North Carolinians, ) led by Gov. Vance, who was captured, together with a hun- dred of his men and his wagon-train. On the return of the expedition it found the regiment stationed at Bridgeport, Ala., where it had re- moved from Rossville, Ga. In the spring of 1864, the regiment went into camp at Lavergne, Tenn. In the long and tedious march through Ringgold, Ga., where the regiment was attached to the 2d Brigade, 3d Division, Cavalry Corps, to Marietta, it was repeatedly engaged with the enemy, and at the Battle of Resaca the 10th, under Col. Smith, led the charge which commenced that fight. In the brilliant dash the loss of the regi- ment was severe.
The regiment was actively engaged in all of Kilpatrick's movements during Sherman's Atlan- ta campaign, and several times made raids around Atlanta. On the march to the sea much of the fighting that occurred was performed by the cavalry. The toth was frequently engaged, eu- countering the enemy first at Jonesville, Ga., and from that place to Savannah, Ga., scarcely a day passed withont encounters with the Rebel Gen. Wheeler's and other cavalry and infantry.
The victory at Lovejoy's Station was mainly at- tributable to a general charge by the entire divi- sion (nine regiments) of cavalry. At Bear Creek Station the roth engaged the enemy singly be- hind formidable barricades, using the saber, and put him to ignoble flight. Lieut. James Morgan, of Company F, was killed while gallantly lead- ing his men in the charge. The cavalry command moved on the Clinton and Macon road, intending to demonstrate toward the latter place, as if to at- tack it. Gen. Kilpatrick brought his men to within a mile of the city, and, under the fire of thirteen pieces of artillery, the 10th Ohio, led by Capt. Hofford, charged the works with drawn sabers, and never halted until the fort was entered and two pieces of artillery were captured; but not without heavy loss in killed, wounded and pris- oners. Among the prisoners was Capt. J. Hof- ford. The enemy was also encountered at Griswoldville, Gordon and Milledgeville.
The roth bore an honorable part in the en- counter with the Rebel cavalry about Louisville, Ga., Waynesboro, and Augusta, in the latter part of November and first part of December. 1864. At Waynesboro the advance squadron of the roth was led by Capt. Samuel Norton. of D, who was killed at the head of the column while encouraging his men to deeds of daring. The loss on both sides in this engagement was severe. The 10th was actively engaged in the campaign through the Carolinas, meeting the enemy fre- quently. Gen. Kilpatrick on many occasions ex- pressed his opinion that the 10th Ohio was the best charging regiment he had under his com- mand.
The One Hundred and Eighty-second Infan- try (one year) .- Five companies of it were re- cruited in the vicinity of Toledo, and organized at Camp Toledo by Lieut. - Col. J. A. Chase. While at Camp Chase five other companies were added, and the organization was completed Oc- tober 28, 1864, Co !. Lewis Butler being placed in command. Some few men from Wood coun- ty served in the regiment, mainly in companies A and B. The regiment moved south on Novem- ber 1, and five days later was attached to Sher- man's army at Nashville. There the men were drilled, so that, on December 4, 1864. when Hood circumvallated the city, this command took an important part in the battle which ensued. There it remained on guard and provost duty until July 7, 1805, when it was mnustered ont. Returning to Ohio, it was discharged at Camp Chase, July 13, 1805.
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The First Light Artillery (three years) was organized under the militia law of 1860, and forined a part of the Ohio militia. It consisted of six companies, having one gun each. The Colonel was Jaines Barnett. The organization was drilled and disciplined, and at the breaking out of the war took the field, reporting at Colum- bus April 22, 1861. It went into camp at Mari- etta, Ohio. On May 28 a part of the organiza- tion was sent to Col. Steedman of the 14th Ohio, then stationed at Parkersburg, and the rest went on the following day to Benwood, thence to Grafton, reporting to Gen. T. A. Mor- ris. The two guns sent under Lt .- Col. Sturgis to Col. Steedman participated at Philippi. This was the first artillery fired by the Federal forces in the war of the Rebellion. Later the main command was joined by the detachment under Lt .- Col. Sturgis, and moved with Gen. Morris' forces to Laurel Hill. and joined in the attack made on the Rebels at that place; the Rebels were again attacked at Carrick's Ford, which terminated the three-months' term of the com- mand's service (about July 26, 1861).
The regiment with its twelve light batteries was mustered into the U. S. service for three years, dating from September 3, 1861. The command was organized by batteries at Camp Dennison, and as each battery was filled and equipped it was sent to the field. Each battery had a separate and distinct history. Nearly all the men who went from Wood county served in battery G. and were mainly from Washington. Freedom and Liberty townships. The battery was mustered in at Camp Dennison December 17, 1861. On February 15 it went to Cincin- nati, thence into camp at Jeffersonville, Ind .. where it remained until the 27th, when it went to Nashville. On March 11 the command was ordered, with Capt. Mendenhall's regular bat- tery, to report to Gen. Crittenden, commanding the 5th Division. It moved with the column, and on Sunday morning, April 6, fifteen miles from Savannah, on the Tennessee river, the troops heard the heavy firing at Pittsburg Landing. The command reached Savannah by 8 p. M. and thence by steamer proceeded to Pittsburg Land- ing, reaching there at one o'clock in the morning of Monday, April 7. disembarked and took posi- tion in line of battle at 6 A. M., supported by Gen. Boyle's brigade of Crittenden's division, and was engaged the entire day. This battery was the only volunteer battery of Buell's army engaged in the battle.
took part in the engagement at Stone River. The battery was engaged at Chickamauga Sep- tember 19 and 20, 1863, taking position on the Rossville road, where it was continually under fire until after the battle of Mission Ridge. On October 9, upon the re-organization of the army. it was ordered to report to Col. Barnett, the commanding officer of the Reserve Artillery. On December 2, it marched for Nashville, and was mustered in as a veteran battery January 4, 1864. In August it moved with the cavalry under Gen. Croxton, in pursuit of Wheeler's forces, which after three or four sharp engagements were driven across the Tennessee river at Florence. Ala. The battery moved to Chattanooga in Oc- tober; but, in the same month, reported to chief of artillery of the 4th Army Corps at Pulaski. On November 23, it broke camp at Pulaski, and while falling back toward Nashville disputed the ground with Hood day by day. On the 20th it checked Hood's advance into Franklin, and cov- ered the rear of the Federal column moving out, and reached Nashville on the night of December I. The loss of the battery in killed and wounded at the battle of Franklin was twenty-three. It was highly complimented by Gen. Stanley for gallant services in the field.
On December 14, the battery was in the gen- eral engagement between Gens. Thomas and Hood, at Nashville, also it sharply engaged the enemy at Rutherford's creek, being in the ad- vance column of the Federal forces in Hood's re- treat to the Tennessee river. In March, 1865, it moved with the 4th Corps into East Tennessee and North Carolina, and in April returned to Nashville. In June it moved to New Orleans: returned in August for Ohio, and was mastered out at Camp Chase, September 1, 1865.
The Second Heavy Artillery (three years) was organized at Camp Dennison between the middle of June and the close of September, 1863, and mustered in between August i and October 5, that year, with Horatio G. Gibson, Colonel. Company A was mustered July 20; B, August 5: C, August 26; D, September 7; E, September 9: F. September 23; G, September 19; H, I, K and L, September 7, and M. September 9, 1803. Wood county furnished some men for this com- mand, who served in battery L. This battery, of October 8, was moved to Fort Boone, Frank- fort, Ky. : thence was transferred, in December of the same year, to Battery Simons, at Mi- fordville, Ky. ; from there, in May, 1864, marche 1
The battery served with General Crittenden's division through the siege of Corinth, and later , by land to Camp Sedgwick, at Cleveland, Tenn ..
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