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As the Second Brigade was soon to be disbanded, Gen. Keifer issued the following
FAREWELL ORDER.
Headquarters 2d Brig. 3d Div. 6th Corps, Army of Potomac, Camp near Washington, D. C., June 15, A. D., 1865. 1 GENERAL ORDERS NO. 28.
OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS: This command will soon be broken up in its organization. It is sincerely hoped that each man may
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soon be permitted to return to his home, family and friends, to enjoy their blessings and that of a peaceful, free and happy people.
The great length of time I have had the honor to command you, has led to no ordinary attachment. The many hardships, trials and dangers we have shared together, and the distinguished services you have performed in camp, on the march, and upon the field of battle, have long since endeared you to me. I shall ever be proud to have been your commander, and will cherish a lasting recollection of both officers and men. Your efficient services and gallant conduct in behalf of human rights and human freedom will not be overlooked and forgotten by a grateful country.
I cannot repress the deepest feelings of sadness upon parting with you.
I mourn with you, and share in your sorrow, for the many brave comrades who have fallen in battle and have been stricken down with disease. Let us revere their memories and emulate their noble character and goodness. A proud and great nation will not neglect their afflicted families. The many disabled offi- cers and soldiers will also be cared for by a grateful people and an affluent country.
You have a proud name as soldiers ; and I trust that, at your homes, you will so conduct yourselves that you will be honored and respected as good citizens.
I shall part with you, entertaining the sincerest feelings of af- fection and kindness for all, hoping that it may be my good for- tune to meet and greet you in future as honored citizens and friends.
J. WARREN KEIFER.
On the twenty-sixth of June the Regiment marched to Wash- ington City, where it was formed in column in front of Gen. Rick- ett's residence, and received a farewell address.
The writer corresponded with the General, requesting a copy of this address, and received the following letter in reply :
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WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 7, 1882.
J. H. GILSON, EsQ .- Dear Sir : I regret that as my brief cx- temporaneous addresses to the gallant regiments, it is my pride to recall as attached to our Division, were delivered on the spur of the occasion, none were worthy of record, and hence the im- possibility to send you aught but my lively recollections of the excellent discipline and conspicuous gallantry of all the Ohio troops I had the honor to command. With the hope of being as warmly remembered by them, I am
Cordially yours,
JAMES B. RICKETTS, Major General, U. S. A.
The Regiment then took the cars and went via. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to Columbus, Ohio, arriving on the twenty-ninth of June. It remained three days at Columbus, where it was quartered in Todd Barracks. On the thirtieth of June a recep- tion dinner was given the Regiment in the grove near Columbus, where addresses of welcome and congratulation were delivered by Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase and Hon. Samuel Galloway. On the first of July it received pay and final discharge from the United States service and was disbanded, the men returning to their respective homes. The Regiment served in the army two years and ten months. It marched about eighteen hundred miles, traveled by railroad sixteen hundred miles, and by water about eighteen hundred miles. It participated in twenty-six battles and skirmishes. The following is a list of the
ENGAGEMENTS :
Martinsburg,
June 14, 1863.
Wapping Heights, -
July 23, 1863.
Culpepper C. H.,
October 11, 1863.
Bristow Station, Bealton,
October 14, 1863. October 24, 1863.
Kelly's Ford, -
Locust Grove,
November 7, 1863. - November 27, 1863.
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Mine Run, Wilderness, Alsop's Farm, Spottsylvania, -
- Nov. 28 to 30, 1863. May 5 to 7, 1864. May 8, 1864.
- May 9 to 21, 1864. May 23, 1864.
North Ann, Tolopotamy Creek,
Cold Harbor,
May 30 and 31, 1864. June 1 to 12, 1864.
Bermuda Hundred, Weldon Railroad,
- June 18, 1864. June 22 and 23, 1864.
Monocacy, Snicker's Ferry, Charlestown,
July 9, 1864. July 18, 1864.
Smithfield, Opequan, Flint Hill,
August 21, 1864. August 29, 1864.
Fisher's Hill,
Cedar Creek,
September 19, 1864. September 21, 1864. September 22, 1864. October 19, 1864.
Petersburg,
- March 25, 1865.
Petersburg,
April 2, 1865.
During its term of service, the men of the Regiment suffered over six hundred gun shots from the enemy, that inflicted either wounds or death. During the advance on Richmond and Peters- burg, from May fourth till July sixth, the men wore their ac- coutrements almost constantly, and were scarcely ever out of the range of hostile cannon and musketry. The Regiment lost during its term of service, nine officers and one hundred and eleven enlisted men killed in battle or died of wounds. Four- teen officers and three hundred and seventy-nine enlisted men were wounded. Fourteen were "missing in action," and as they were never heard from are supposed to be dead. The total cas- ualties in killed, wounded and missing were five hundred and twenty-three. The exact number taken prisoners by the enemy is not known. It is probably upwards of two hundred. It lost by death from disease, two officers and one hundred and twenty
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enlisted men. The per cent. of losses was perhaps equal to that of any Regiment that served in the war of the Rebellion. The Regiment was engaged in the severest battles that were fought during the war.
The Union loss in the three days battle of the Wilderness was five thousand, five hundred and ninety-seven killed, twenty-one thousand, four hundred and sixty-three wounded, and ten thou- sand, six hundred and seventy-seven missing: total, thirty-seven thousand, seven hundred and thirty-seven; which was the great- est loss in any battle of the war, and which was fourteen thou- sand, five hundred and fifty-one more than the loss in the battle of Gettysburg. The loss in the latter battle was two thousand, eight hundred and thirty-four killed, thirteen thousand, seven hundred and nine wounded, and six thousand, six hundred and forty-three missing. The Union loss in the three days' battle of the Wilderness was five hundred and thirty-eight more than the loss in Sherman's whole campaign from Chattanooga to Atlanta, from May fifth to September eighth, 1864. The Union loss in the battle of Spottsylvania was four thousand, one hundred and seventy-seven killed, nineteen thousand, six hundred and eighty- seven wounded, and two thousand, five hundred and seventy- seven missing, which was three thousand, two hundred and fifty- five more than the loss at Gettysburg.
In the battle of the Wilderness, on the sixth of May, the Reg- iment was literally "cut to pieces." Its loss was two hundred and twenty-nine killed, wounded and missing, out of twenty- three officers and five hundred and fifty-five enlisted men. Per- haps no Regiment ever sustained a greater loss in one day's fight. In the battle of Spottsylvania the fire was so terrific, that trees were cut down by bullets. A portion of the trunk of a large oak tree that was cut in two by bullets, is now on exhibi- tion at the War Department in the National Capitol. This section of the tree is twenty-one inches in diameter at the place where it was cut in two.
As an organization, the dear old One Hundred and Twenty-
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Sixth Regiment, with its endeared associations and memories, has long since been broken up. That splendid organization, as it proudly stood on parade at Camp Mingo, seems almost visible in the imagery of the memory. The ringing voices of the men as they responded "here," "here," "here," to the call of the roll seems almost audible to the imagination. Those years of peril and hardship and suffering, those battles, and marches, and sieges will never be forgotten. Many, after having passed through the bloody baptism of fire, returned to their homes, full grown and gigantic in noble deeds, which shall be an honor to their children and their children's children.
But alas, many did not return. The precious boon of peace was purchased at a dear cost. Two hundred and forty-two, (also fourteen missing and supposed to be dead) members of the One Hundred and Twenty-Sixth Regiment yielded up their lives in defense of their country, in order that others might live to enjoy the blessings of freedom and liberty. Those martyred dead without complaint endured toil and suffering, the hottest sun and winter's cold, the toilsome march and the choking dust. They fought bravely on many a bloody field, and carried the " dear old flag" amid the smoke and storm of battle. They even dared and fell and died in the mighty conflict, the roar of ar- tillery and the rattle of musketry dying upon their ears forever .. On the stretchers borne to the rear, in the fever ward and the hos- pital, in the rebel prison pen and the foul stockade they have suffered and sickened and languished and died, and were borne hence to their final resting place. Many lie in "unknown" graves. What emotions of sadness the statement awakens, that perhaps four-fifths of those members of the One Hundred and Twenty-Sixth Regiment who fell in battle lie in unknown graves. Friends and relatives at home, with tears and the deepest solici- tude waited and waited and waited, and are still waiting for tid- ings from loved ones who were " missing" on the field of carnage, and whose fate is forever unknown.
Through the munificence of the Government the dead from all
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the battle fields were removed to the different National Ceme- teries, and it is hoped that the honored dead of the One Hun- dred and Twenty-Sixth Regiment, although marked " unknown," are all interred in those hallowed enclosures used as "God's Aeres," for the slain heroes of the war. Let the memory of the patriotic dead, who died in order that their Government might live, be embalmed and cherished and ever held sa- cred. Let the nation never forget the debt of gratitude it owes to those who have sacrificed their lives in defense of its unity and power. On each returning Decoration Day, from every city, town and hamlet, let processions, laden with flowers, move slowly among those silent graves, tearfully and reverently strewing them over with garlands of flowers and evergreens, and decorating them with flags, thus honoring and cherishing the memory of those gallant dead, who will repose there until the earth and the sea shall give up their dead.
" On fame's eternal camping ground, Their silent tents are spread, And glory guards with silent round The bivouac of the dead."
And now, after a laborious research for the necessary facts to compile a history, necessarily incomplete, of the One Hundred and Twenty-Sixth Regiment, the writer has completed his task. In imagination the old battles have been fought over again. Those long tiresome marches have been performed again. How in- tensely have the horrors of the battle field and the carnage there presented, been called up again to view. We have again wept over fallen comrades, and stood over the graves of those who were the victims of disease and exposure, with emotions that we could not repress. We have stood as it were, by the side of dead and wounded comrades, and felt, oh! how intensely, the great sacrifice of humanity for the restoration of the Union. We have also called up some very pleasant and interesting mem- ories. The soldier's life had its charms as well as its sorrows and hardships. Perhaps these events, so long buried in the past, should not have been resurrected again at this late date, but the
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writer has been so impressed with the fact that it was a brilliant and noble record, that he could not refrain trom the prosecution of his undertaking until it was completed, and again tenders his thanks to those mentioned in the introductory, who assisted him, and gratefully remembers the encouragement received from many others.
As a Nation, may we never learn war any more. May future generations never again be called on to enact its bloody drama. The curse of human slavery-the cause and pretext of the war -has forever been abolished, and the Nation has been purified by the fiery ordeal. Thank God, every star in the "dear old flag" is still there. Let us cherish this beautiful symbol of our National unity, baptised in the blood of heroes for its protection and perpetuity while the Government lasts, and the living mil- lions are shadowed with its folds of stripes and stars.
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ROSTER OF 126th OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY. FIELD AND STAFF.
Colonel, ... Benjamin F. Smith. Lt. Col., ... Wm. H. Harlan ...
Aaron W. Ebright ..
Thomas W. McKinnie ..
Major, ...... Aaron W. Ebright ..
Geo. W. Voorhes.
Wm. G. Williams.
Surgeon, ... Wm. Estep.
66 J. Sykes Ely.
Ithamer B. Weed.
Alva Richards ..
Asst. S'gn, J. Sykes Ely .. Ithamer Weed.
Alva Richards.
Joshua Worley ..
Mustered out with Regiment.
Chaplain,. Rev. J. K. Andrews. .
[ Acting Brigadier General. Was a Captain in Regular Army. Also Colonel of the 1st O. V. I. Commissioned Brevet Brig. Gen. March 26, 1865, for gallant conduct in action.
Discharged for disability Feb. 16, 1864.
Killed Sept. 19, 1864, in battle of Opequan.
Wounded May 6th, 1864. Promoted from Capt. Company H, Jan. 1st, 1865. Promoted Lieut. Colonel. Wounded May 12, 1864, in battle of Spottsylvania. Promoted from Capt. Company A, Sept. 14, 1864. Discharged Sept. 22, 1864. Promoted from Capt. Company K, Dec. 31, 1864.
Resigned Feb. 14, 1864. Resigned June 7, 1864. Resigned Nov. 14, 1864.
Mustered out with Regiment.
Promoted Surgeon.
Promoted Surgeon.
Promoted Surgeon.
Resigned Oct. 2, 1864.
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REGIMENTAL OFFICERS.
ROSTER OF 126TH REGIMENT-Continued. Field and Staff.
Qr. Mr., ... Alex. Patterson.
Resigned March 24, 1863.
« Jacob Lamb.
Transferred from Company I, April 1st, 1863.
f Promoted from Private Company C, Oct. 1, 1862. Captured in battle Locust Adjutant, .. Lewis W. Sutherland.
Act. Adjt., Thos. J. Hyatt ..
f 1st Lieut. Company F. Wounded May 6, 1864. Killed in battle Opequan, Sept. 19, 1864.
"6 Jas. W. Moffat.
1st Lieut. Company E. Promoted Captain Jan. 1st, 1865.
Geo. T. Guiney.
1st Lieut. Company D. Wounded Sept. 22, 1864, at Opequan.
NON COMMISSIONED STAFF.
S'g't.Maj., John A. Shaffer
James W. Moffat ..
¥ Geo. T. Guiney.
Henry S. Moses
Transferred from Company B. Discharged April 29, 1864 for disability.
S Transferred from Company G Feb. 14, 1863. Promoted 1st Lieut. Company E, July 13, 1864.
( Transferred from Company F, and promoted Serg't. Major Feb. 13, 1864. Promoted 1st Lieut. Dec. 31, 1864.
Transferred from Company F, and promoted Serg't Major Dec. 22, 1864. Transferred from Company D. Promoted 1st. Lieut. Company A, July 13, 1864.
Q. M. S'gt,C. E. Patterson .. Robt. T. Stephenson.
Transferred from Company A, July 13, 1864.
Com. S'gt, Rufus Ricksecker.
Transferred from Company G, Jan. 2, 1863. Promoted 1st Lieut. July 13, 1864. Killed Sept. 19, 1864, in battle of Opequan.
[ Transferred from Company I, July 13, 1864. Promoted 1st Lieut. Company H, Nov. 23, 1864.
Charles C. Crawford
Wm. P. Shocknesse.
Transferred from Company F, Nov. 20, 1864.
[ Transferred from Company A. Wounded in the head by piece of shell in the Ordnance boat explosion at City Point, Aug. 9, 1864.
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Hos.Stw'd, Wm. Foster.
COMPANY OFFICERS.
1 Grove, Nov. 27, 1863. Discharged June 16, 1865.
ROSTER OF 126TH REGIMENT-Continued. Companies A and B.
Capt., ...... Geo. W. Voorhes.
Albert J. Harrison.
1
C. E. Patterson.
1
1st Lieut., Henry Hixon.
C. E. Patterson ..
2d Lieut., Henry King ... Wm. H. McCoy
COMPANY A.
Promoted Major Sept. 4, 1864. Discharged Sept. 22, 1864.
§ Promoted to Captain July 12, 1864. Assigned to Company A, vice Vorhes promoted to Major.
Commissioned Brevet Major of Volunteers, April 2, 1865, for gallantry in action. In command of Company at muster out.
Killed in battle of Cold Harbor, June 6, 1864.
[ Promoted from Q. M. Serg't, July 13, 1864. Wounded Sept. 19, 1864, at Ope- quan. Promoted to Capt. Jan. 1st, 1865.
Discharged for disability, March 28, 1863.
Discharged for disability, March 14, 1864.
COMPANY B.
Capt., ...... Wm. B. Kirk.
Geo. W. Hoge .. 1
1st Lieut., Geo. W. Hoge .. Robert Hilles.
.Joseph C. Watson.
2d Lieut., Robert Hilles ..
Abraham Kelly ..
Samuel C. Swank.
Discharged June 25, 1863, for disability. Wounded July 9, 1864, at Monocacy. Discharged Nov. 18, 1864, to accept command as Col. of 183rd O. V.I. Commissioned Brevet Brig. Gen. of Vols. Promoted Captain.
Died May 13, 1864, of wounds received in battle of Wilderness, May 6, 1864.
Transferred from Company I, July 12, 1864. Discharged May 15, 1865. Promoted 1st Lieut. June -, 1863.
Promoted from 1st. Serg't, June -, 1863. Captured in battle of Wilderness.
Transferred from Serg't Company G, Nov. 20, 1864. In command at mus- ter out.
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ROSTER OF 126TH REGIMENT-Continued. Companies C and D.
COMPANY C.
Capt., ...... Richard M. Lyons. Killed in battle of Wilderness, May 6, 1864.
1st Lieut., John E. McPeck ..
2d Lieut., John H. Hammond. Ambrose U. Moore ...
66 Hiram J. Stonebrook.
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§ Discharged Dec. 8, 1864, on account of wounds received in battle of Mo- nocacy, July 9, 1864.
Resigned Nov. 28, 1862.
( Promoted from Serg't, Nov. 28, 1862. Discharged for disability July 20, 1864, on account of wounds received in battle of Wilderness, May 6, 1864.
[ Transferred from Serg't Company G, Nov. 28, 1864. In command at mus- ter out.
COMPANY D.
Discharged March 1st, 1863.
Resigned Nov. 1st, 1863.
Transferred from Company I, Dec. 20, 1864. Mustered out May 15, 1865.
Promoted Captain.
Captured in battle of Wilderness, May 6, 1864. Mustered out May 15, 1865. ( Promoted from Serg't Major, Dec. 21, 1864. Transferred to Company K, March 17, 1865. Acting Adj't since Jan. 3, 1865.
S In command at muster out. Wounded and captured in battle of Wilder- ness, May 6, 1864.
Promoted 1st Lieutenant.
§ Promoted from Serg't March 1st, 1863. Wounded Sept. 19, 1864, in battle of Opequan. Discharged Feb. 20, 1865.
Promoted from Serg't Nov. 3, 1864. Promoted to 1st Lieut. March, 1865.
COMPANY OFFICERS:
Capt., ...... Samuel Paisley ....
Robert Martin.
Henry C. Yontz
1st Lieut., Robert Martin.
Samuel C. Kerr
George T. Guiney.
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Joseph McKee.
2d Lieut., Samuel C. Kerr
David R. S. Wells
Joseph McKee ..
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ROSTER OF 126TH REGIMENT-Continued. Companies E, F and G.
Capt., ..... .... Wm. L. Dixon ....
Thos. J. Hyatt ..
1
James W. Moffat ..
1st Lieut., John H. Benfer.
James W. Moffat.
2d Lieut., Frank P. Williams ....
Capt., ...... Jacob Weyand.
John W. Crooks ...
1st Lieut., Thos. J. Hyatt ..
¥ John W. Crooks.
Jason L. Smith.
2d Lieut., John W. Crooks.
Capt., ...... Oliver W. France ...
1st Lieut., Andrew J. Dingman ..
COMPANY E.
Discharged for disability, June 9, 1864.
( Killed Sept. 19, 1864, in battle of Opequan. Promoted from 1st Lieut. Com- pany F, and assigned to Company E, June 25, 1864.
Wounded May 6, 1864. Commissioned Brevet Major of Volunteers, April 2, 1865, for gallant conduct in action. In command at muster out.
Resigned on account of disability, Aug. 2, 1863.
Promoted from Serg't Major to 1st Lieut., and assigned to Company E, July 13, 1864. Acting Adj't. Promoted Capt. Jan. 1, 1865.
Resigned March 3, 1863.
COMPANY F.
[ Discharged Sept. 23, 1864, for wounds received in battle of Cold Harbor, June Ist, 1864. Wounded second time in battle of Monocacy, July 9, 1864. Commissioned Brevet Major and Lieut. Colonel of Volunteers, March 13, 1 1865, for meritorious conduct on the field.
In command at muster out. Wounded Sept. 22, 1864.
[ Acting Adj't. Wounded May 6, 1864. Promoted Captain and assigned to Company E, June 25, 1864.
Promoted Captain Oct. 12, 1864.
Transferred and promoted from Serg't Company I, Nov. 24, 1864. Re-trans- ferred to Company I, Dec. 22, 1864.
Promoted 1st Lieut. March 16, 1864.
COMPANY G.
Died May 22, 1864, of wounds received in battle of Wilderness, May 6, 1864. Dismissed March 29, 1864.
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COMPANY OFFICERS.
ROSTER OF 126TH REGIMENT-Continued. Companies G, H and I.
1st Lieut., Rufus Ricksecker
George J. Henderson ..
2d Lieut., Simon B. Petree ..
( Promoted from Com. Serg't, July 13, 1864. Killed Sept. 19, 1864, in battle of the Opequan.
Promoted from Serg't Nov. 20, 1864. In command at muster out.
S Taken prisoner in battle of Locust Grove, Nov. 27, 1863. Discharged May 21, 1865.
COMPANY H.
Capt., ...... Jonathan McCready.
Thos. W. McKinnie ..
1st Lieut., Thos. H. Smith.
Thos. W. McKinnie.
Charles C. Crawford.
Jason L. Smith.
2d Lieut., Wm. H. Nargney ...
Thos. W. McKinnie ...
Albert J. Harrison ...
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Discharged March 14, 1863, for disability.
Promoted Captain Sept. 1, 1864.
" Transferred from Company I, Nov. 23, 1864. Re-transferred to Company I, May 1, 1864. Wounded April 2, 1865, at Petersburg.
Transferred from Company I, May 1, 1865. In command at muster out.
Died of disease, Nov. 27, 1864.
Promoted from Serg't Nov. 27, 1862. Promoted to 1st Lieut. March 14, 1863.
Promoted from Serg't March 14, 1863. A. A. A. General on Brigade Staff, 2nd Brig., 3rd Div., 6th A. C. Wounded and captured in battle Wilder- ness, May 6, 1864. Transferred to Company A, Nov. 22, 1864.
COMPANY I.
§ Captured June 14, 1863, at Martinsburg. Transferred to Company D, Dec. 20, 1864. Mustered out May 15, 1865.
In command at muster out.
1st Lieut., Jacob Lamb. Transferred to Regimental Staff as Q. M. of Regiment, April 1, 1863.
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COMPANY OFFICERS.
Capt., ...... Henry C. Yontz ..
Wm. H. Smith ..
3 Died Sept. 7, 1864, of wounds received in battle of Wilderness, May 6, 1864. § Promoted Lieut. Colonel of Regiment, Jan. 1st, 1865. Wounded May 6, 1864. Wounded again at Cedar Creek, Oct. 19, 1864.
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ROSTER OF 126TH REGIMENT-Continued. Companies I and K.
1st Lieut., Joseph C. Watson.
.. Wm. H. Smith
: Jason L. Smith.
Charles C. Crawford.
2d Lieut., Joseph C. Watson. Wm. H. Smith.
Captured May 6, 1864. Transferred to Company B, July 12, 1864.
Promoted Captain Dec. 21, 1864.
f Transferred from Company F, Dec. 22, 1864. Re-transferred to Company H, May 1, 1865. Brevet Captain April 2, 1865, for gallant conduct in action. Re-transferred from Company H, May 1, 1865. Discharged May 17, 1865. Promoted 1st Lieut. May 1, 1363.
Promoted from Serg't May 2, 1863. Promoted to 1st Lieut. July 14, 1864.
COMPANY K.
Capt., ...... Reuben Lampton ...
Wm. G. Williams ..
Isaac M. Knotts
1st Lieut., Joseph M. Shaffer.
Wm. G. Williams ..
66 Isaac M. Knotts.
Geo. T. Guiney ..
2d Lieut ... Wm. G. Williams
Edwin C. Lewis.
Killed May 9, 1864, in battle Spottsylvania C. H.
Wounded Sept. 19, 1864. Promoted Major of Regiment, Dec. 31, 1864. In command at muster out of Company. Died of disease, Feb. 18, 1863.
Promoted Captain, Aug. 2, 1864.
( Transferred from Company F, Oct. 17, 1864. Promoted Captain March 9, 1865.
Transferred from Company D, March 17, 1865. Acting Adj't of Regiment.
Promoted 1st Lieut. Feb. 19, 1863.
Discharged July 15, 1864. Promoted from Serg't May 14, 1863.
COMPANY OFFICERS.
RICHARD M. LYONS CAPT. CO. C 126TM REGT. O. V.I
ROSTER OF 126TH REGIMENT.
The following officers were commissioned by Gov. Brough, but being absent from the Regiment, were not mustered.
Lt. Col., ... Henry C. Yontz.
Oct. 12, 1864. Prisoner of war.
July 27, 1864. Wounded and in hospital.
July 27, 1864. Prisoner of war.
July 27, 1864. Prisoner of war.
Oct. 12, 1864. Prisoner of war.
Oct. 12, 1864. Prisoner of war.
Abraham Kelly.
Prisoner of war.
Wounded and in hospital.
Elias Foust.
Nov. 3, 1864. Prisoner of war.
Benj. L. Waddle.
Nov. 13, 1864. Prisoner of war.
Thos. H. Whitmer
Nov. 3, 1864. Prisoner of war.
Wm. H. Keplinger
John Scott.
Barclay Cooper
Nov. 3, 1864. Prisoner of war. Feb. 23, 1865.
2d Lieut.,. Daniel Reed. 2 Robt. M. Morrow. Feb. 23, 1865.
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COMPANY OFFICERS.
Captain, ... John E. McPeck.
L. W. Sutherland.
Samuel C. Kerr
Joseph C. Watson.
Samuel B. Petree.
1st Lieut., Ambrose U. Moore
Nov. 3, 1864. Prisoner of war.
MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY A, 126th OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.
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EXPLANATION.
Names marked " a" were absent from the Regiment at the muster out. Those absent were in hospitals or parole camps, or were on detached duty. Names marked " x" were mustered out with the Regiment, June 25th, 1865.
Captain, ...... Geo. W. Voorhes.
1st Lieut., ..... Henry Hixon,.
2d
Henry King,
1st Sergeant, Wm. H. McCoy,.
2d Jno. N. Myers, x
3d Jos. Fisher, ..
4th Wm. Foster, x
5th John Scott,.
1st Corporal, John Giles, x
2d R. T. Stephenson, x
3d Wm. B. Glass,.
4th Jas. McDonough, x
5th Basil Albaugh, x
6th Harvey L. Thompson, x
7th J. Gillis Buckley,
₹ Promoted Major, Sept. 4, 1864. Discharged Sept. 22, 1864.
Killed in battle of Cold Harbor, June 6th, 1864.
Discharged for disability, March 28, 1863.
Promoted 2d Lieut. Discharged for disability, March 14, 1864.
Wounded and missing in battle of Wilderness, May 6th, 1864.
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