Historical sketch of the 56th Ohio volunteer infantry during the great Civil War from 1861 to 1866, Part 13

Author: Williams, Thomas J
Publication date: 1899
Publisher: [Columbus, Ohio, Lawrence Pr.]
Number of Pages: 418


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3 yrs.


Kinker, Henry


do . . .


22


Died June 8, 1863, at Vicksburg, Miss. Mustered out Nov. 12, 1864, at New Orleans, La.


. .


44 Nov. 13, 1861


Discharged Aug. 20, 1862, at Helena, Ark , of disability.


McCallister, George W.


Discharged Aug. 22, 1862, at hospital at Memphis, Tenn., of disability. Died Aug. 20, 1862, at Helena, Ark.


3 yrs.


do


158


ROSTER OF FIFTY-SIXTH REGIMENT


Names. .


Rank.


Age.


Date of Entering the Service


Period of


Service.


Remarks.


Mendle, William


Private


..


Nov. 15, 1861 Oct. 18, 1861


3 yrs.


Wounded May 16, 1863, in battle of Champion Hills, Miss. ; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps -


Miller, Felix Morgan, Samuel.


do do


31


Oct. 18, 1861 Dec. 25, 1861


3 yrs. 3 yrs.


Died Sept. 3, 1862, at Henela, Ark. Transferred from Co. G; mustered out with company April 25, 1866; veteran.


Nannes, Frederick.


do


40


Nov. 13, 1861


3 yrs.


Discharged Sept. 24. 1863. at Camp Dennison. O., of disability.


Nearman, William H ...


. do


18


July 8, 1864


3 yrs.


Transferred from Co. E; mustered out with company April 25, 1866.


Newlan, Adam


, do


33


Oct. 19, 1861


3 yrs.


Transferred from Co. H; mustered out with company April 25, 1866; veteran.


Oberly, Benjamin B


. do


21


Oct. 29, 1861


3 yrs.


Transferred from Co. G; mustered out with company April 25, 1866; veteran.


Pepper, Frank


do


Perry, Jacob


do


18


Nov. 4, 1861


3 yrs.


Transferred from Co. H; wounded April 8, 1864, in battle of Sabine Cross Roads, La .; mustered out with company April 25, 1866; vet- eran.


Perry, James.


. do


22


Dec. 9, 1861


3 yrs.


Transferred from Co. H; mustered out with company April 25, 1866; veteran.


Petry, Nicolas


do


43


Oct. 18, 1861


3 yrs.


Mustered out Nov. 12, 1864, at New Orleans, La.


Petry, Peter


do


26


Oct. 18, 1861 Oct. 18, 1861


3 yrs. 3 yrs.


Discharged Sept. 30, 1862, at Mem- phis, Tenn., of disability.


Pfuhler, John.


do do


35


Oct. 18, 1861 Oct. 18, 1861


3 yrs. 3 yrs.


Transferred from Co. G -; veteran. Transferred from Co. H; mustered out with company April 25, 1866; veteran ..


Potts, Hezekiah J.


do ..


22


Oct. 29, 1861


3 yrs.


Transferred from Co. G; wounded April 8, 1864, in battle of Sabine Cross Roads, La: mustered out with company April 25, 1866; vet- eran.


Potts, Abraham W


. do . . .


22


Nov. 17, 1863


3 yrs.


Radcliff, William H.


do ..


21


Oct. 15, 1861


3 yrs.


Rauch, Xavier


do


40


Nov. 13, 1861


3 yrs.


Discharged Nov. 23.1863, at Jefferson City. Mo., of disability.


Reiniger, George.


do


18


Oct. 18, 1861


3 yrs.


Transferred from Co. G -; muster- ed out with company April 25, 1866; veteran.


Reinhard, Henry


do


35


do


24


Nov. 13, 1861 Nov. 13, 1861


3 yrs. 3 yrs.


Died July 21, 1863, at St. Louis, Mo. Discharged April 6, 1863, at Colum- bus, O.


Riffelmacher, Michael.


do


37


Nov. 13, 1861


3 yrs.


Killed May 16. 1863, in battle of Champion Hills, Miss.


Rockwell, Johu


do


43


Oct. 29, 1861


3 yrs.


Transferred from Co. G; mustered out with company April 25, 1866; veteran.


Roush, Newton J ..


do


18


Nov. 18, 1861


3 yrs.


Transfered from Co. E; mustered out with company April 25, 1866; veteran.


Sack, William


do


43


Oct. 18, 1861


3 yrs.


Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps Sept. 13, 1863.


Salliday, George W


. do ...


19


Nov. 4, 1861


3 yrs.


Transferred from Co. H; mustered out with company April 25, 1866; veteran.


3 yrs.


Discharged Sept. 1, 1862, at Helena, Ark., of disability.


Meyer, Henry.


do


. .


41


Jan. 11, 1862


3 yrs.


Discharged Sept. 1, 1862, of disabil- ity.


Mustered out Nov. 12, 1864.


Pfau, Adam.


do


22


Phillips, Andrew


29


..


Reller, Henry .


Transferred from Co. G: mustered out with company April 25, 1866. Transferred from Co. E; mustered out with company April 25, 1866; veteran.


....


159


OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY


Names.


Rank.


Age.


Date of Entering the Service.


Period of


Service.


Remarks.


Sanders, Benjamin


Private


18


Oct. 22, 1861


3 yrs.


Transferred from Co. H; discharged Jan. 20, 1866, of disability; vet- eran.


Schaefer, John


. do .


. .


42


Oct. 18, 1861


3 yrs.


Schaefer, Joseph.


do


32


Oct. 18, 1861


3 yrs.


Schule, Jacob


do


Oct. 1, 1861


3 yrs.


Captured June 25, 1863 -; joined the Navy -


Schwarz, Conrad.


do


43


Nov. 13, 1861


3 yrs.


Died June 22, 1863, at Vicksburg, Miss.


Schweinberg, Henry.


do


38


Nov. 13, 1861


3 yrs.


Mustered out Nov. 12, 1864, at New Orleans, La.


Seiz, Theophilus.


do


28


Oct. 18, 1861


3 yrs.


Shety, Jacob ..


do


18


Nov. 13, 1861


3 yrs.


Sickles, Lafayette


do


25


Nov. 29, 1861


3 yrs.


Transferred from Co. H; captured May 3, 1864, at battle of Snaggy Point, La .; mustered out June 30, 1865, at Columbus, O.


Smith, William. Spitznagle, Henry


. do do . .


18


Dec. 6, 1861 Dec. 9, 1861


3 yrs. 3 yrs.


Transferred from Co. H; mustered out with company April 25, 1866; veteran.


Stevenson, Thomas K.


do


19


Oct. 29, 1861


3 yrs.


Transferred from Co. H; mustered out with company April 25, 1866; veteran.


Steingle, Joseph.


.. do


21


Nov. 13, 1861


yrs.


Mustered out Nov. 12, 1864, at New Orleans, La.


Steimmeier, Frederick


. do


20


Oct. 18, 1861


3 yrs. Mustered out Nov. 12, 1864, at New Orleans, La.


Storz, Frank


do


18


Oct. 18, 1861


3yrs.


Transferred to Co. G: transferred from Co. G -; discharged Aug. 16, 1865. for disability : veteran. Mustered out Nov. 12, 1864, at New Orleans, La ..


Striber, Frederick


. do


27


Oct. 18, 1861


3 yrs.


Titus, John C.


. do


23


Oct. 29, 1861


3 yrs.


Transferred from Co. G; captured April 8, 1864, at battle of Sabine Cross Roads, La .; mustered out June 30, 1865, at Columbus, O .; veteran.


Thomas, Rees


do ..


29


Nov. 15, 1861 |3 yrs.


Transferred from Co. E; captured May 1, 1863. at battle of Port Gib- son. Miss .; mustered out with company April 25, 1866; veteran. Mustered out Sept. 6, 1865.


Transferred from Co. E: mustered out with company April 25, 1866; veteran.


Trailor, Benjamin


do


19


Nov. 17, 1861


3 yrs.


Transferred from Co. H; wounded May 3, 1864, in battle of Snaggy Point, La .; mustered out with com- pany April 25, 1866; veteran ..


Vollmer, William Weehle, Augustus.


do do


36


Nov. 13, 1861 Jan. 2, 1862


3 yrs. 3 yrs.


Died June 16, 1862, at Portsmouth. O. Discharged Aug. 18, 1862, of disa- bility.


Wegman, Henry


do


18


Oct. 18, 1861


3 yrs.


Will, Michael.


do .


35


Oct. 18, 1861


3 yrs.


Mustered out Nov. 12, 1864, at New Orleans, La. Mustered out Nov. 12, 1864, at New Orleans, La. Captured June 25, 1862; joined the Navy.


Welty, John


do


18.


Nov. 13, 1861


3 yrs.


Wetzel, Henry,


do


37


Nov. 13, 1861


3 yrs.


Discharged Aug. 15, 1863, at Camp Dennison, O., of disability.


. .


21


20


Oct. 15, 1861 Oct. 15, 1861


3 yrs. 3 yrs.


Thomas, William


Thomas, Thomas D.


do do


. .


Mustered out Nov. 12, 1864, at New Orleans, La. Captured June 26, 1862; -; paroled prisoner.


Discharged Aug. 18, 1862, of disabil- ity. Died July 16, 1862, in hospital at Memphis, Tenn.


·


160


ROSTER OF FIFTY-SIXTH REGIMENT .


Names.


Rank.


Age.


Date of Entering the Service.


Perion of


Service.


Remarks.


·


Weidebrock, Christian.


Private


25


Oct. 16, 1861


13 yrs.


Absent, sick in hospital at Keokuk, Ia.


Williams, Ashley R


do


18


Oct. 15, 1861


3 yrs.


Transferred from Co. E; discharged Dec. 6, 1864, of disability.


Williams, Daniel


do


19


Oct. 15, 1861


3 yrs.


Transferred from Co. E; discharged March 7, 1866, of disability; vet- eran.


Zwilcher, Engelbert


do


Feb. 3, 1862


3 yrs. Captured June 25, 1862; joined the Navy.


COMPANY C.


Mustered in from Oct. 17, 1861, to Nov. 22, 1861. at Portsmouth, O., by R. B. Hull, Captain 18th Infantry, U. S. A. Mustered out April 25, 1866, at New Orleans, La., by A. McAllister, Captain 10th U. S. C. Art.


William B. Williams.


Captain


35


Aug. 7, 1861


13 yrs.


Discharged Nov. 14, 1864, by order of War Department.


William G. Snyder


. do


29


Oct. 29, 1861


3 yrs.


Transferred from Co. K; mustered out with company April 25, 1866. Died Sept. 17, 1863, at Portsmouth, O. Transferred from Co. E -; ap- pointed Regt. Quartermaster -.


Christian H. Schaefer ..


do


21


Oct. 5, 1861


3 yrs.


Promoted from 2d Lieutenant Co. A, Jan. 18, 1865; mustered out with company April 25. 1866.


Benjamin Roberts


2d Lieut.


25


Oct. 18, 1861


3 yrs.


Promoted to 1st Lieutenant Co. B. June 18, 1863.


James Vandervort.


do


33


Oct. 17, 1861


3 yrs.


Promoted from 1st Sergeant June 18, 1863; to 1st Lieutenant Co. D May 31, 1865; veteran.


Harvey N. Brid well


. do ..


25


Oct. 21, 1861


3 yrs.


Promoted from 1st Sergeant Co. D May 31, 1865; mustered out with company April 25, 1-66.


Abraham Hibbins.


1st Sergt.


24


Nov. 19, 1861


3 yrs


Transferred from Co. I as 1st Ser- geant; mustered out with company April 25, 1866; veteran.


Henry C. Dare


Sergeant


19


Oct. 17, 1861


3 yrs.


Discharged July 16, 1863, for wounds received May 1, 1863, in battle of Port Gibson, Miss.


Andrew S. Drennen


do


. .


22


Oct. 17, 1861


3 yrs.


Appointed Corporal July 25. 1862: Sergeant Aug. 25, 1865; mustered out with company April 25, 1866; veteran.


Thomas L. Evans


do


21


Oct. 17, 1861


3 yrs.


Wounded May 1, 1863, in battle o. Port Gibson, Miss .; appointed from Corporal May 1, 1864; mustered out Nov. 14, 1864, at New Orleans, La.


Richard D. Evans


do


22


Oct. 17, 1861


3 yrs.


Discharged Dec. 4, 1863, at Helena, Ark., of disability.


Samuel Gohen


. do


28


Oct. 28, 1861


3 yrs.


Transferred from Co. K: mustered out with company April 25, 1866; veteran.


Henry Kugelman.


do


19


Oct. 17, 1861


3 yrs.


Appointed from Corporal Jan. 1, 1863; mustered out Nov. 14, 1864, at New Orleans, La.


William H. McLaughlin


.. do


23


Dec. 22, 1861


[3 yrs.


Transferred from Co. I; mustered out with company April 25, 1866; veteran.


John H. Morris


do


23


Oct. 17, 1861


3 yrs.


Promoted to Sergt. Major Feb. 4, 1865; veteran.


David F. Radcliffe.


do


23


Oct. 24, 1861


3 yrs.


Transferred from Co. K; wounded April 8, 1864, in battle of Sabine Cross Roads, La .; discharged Aug. 22, 1865, of disability ; veteran.


Moses Rife


Ist Lieut do


31


24


Nov. 7, 1861 Nov. 20, 1861


13 yrs. 3 yrs.


Jeremiah P. Wood


·


161


OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY


Names.


Rank.


Age.


Date of Entering the Service.


Period of


Service.


Remarks.


William Roberts


Sergeant


23


Oct. 17, 1861


3 yrs.


Mustered out Nov. 14, 1864, at New Orleans, La.


William H. Wait


do


. .


27


Dec. 7, 1861


3 yrs.


Transferred from Co. K; mustered out with company April 25, 1866; veteran.


Martin J. Adams


Corporal


19


Oct. 17, 1861


3 yrs.


Appointed Corporal May 1, 1864; mus- tered out with company April 25, 1866; veteran.


Transferred from Co. K; mustered out with company April 25, 1866; veteran.


George Caldwell


do ...


24


Oct. 19, 1861


3 yrs.


Discharged July 24, 1862, at Cincin- nati, O., of disability.


Lodwick D. Davis


do ..


20


Oct. 17, 1861


3 yrs.


Wounded May 16, 1863, in battle of Champion Hills, Miss .; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps -


Thomas D. Davis


.. do


18


Oct. 17, 1861


3 yrs.


Wounded May 16, 1863, in battle of Champion Hills, Miss .; mustered out with company April 25, 1866; veteran.


David Evans


do


24


Oct. 17, 1861


3 yrs.


Died July 14, 1863, at Chickasaw Bayou, Miss., of wounds received May 16, 1863, in battle of Champion Hills, Miss.


Daniel Friend


.. . do . .


20


Oct. 19, 1861


3 yrs.


Discharged Sept. 24, 1862. at Helena, Ark., of disability.


James C. Harper


do


18


Nov. 11, 1861


3 yrs.


Transferred from Co. K: mustered out with company April 25, 1866; veteran.


Luther C. High


. do ..


25


Dec. 5, 1861


3 yrs.


Transferred from Co. K; mustered out with company April 25, 1866; veteran.


Lafayette Holmes


. do


..


Jan. 14, 1862


3 yrs.


Thomas S. Jones


... do . .


23


Oct. 25, 1861


3 yrs.


Wounded May 16, 1863, in battle of Champion Hills, Miss .; appointed Corporal May, 1, 1864; mustered out with company April 25, 1866; veteran.


Promoted to Com. Sergeant Nov. 1, 1862.


Adam Siemon


. do . .


18


Oct. 17, 1861 Oct. 31, 1861


3 yrs. 3 yrs.


Transferred from Co. I; mustered out with company April 25, 1866; veteran.


William S. Wilcox


. do


25


Nov. 26, 1864


1 yr.


Transferred from Co. D; mustered out Nov. 26, 1865, at New Orleans, La.


Thomas J. Williams


.. do


20


Oct. 17, 1861


3 yrs.


Promoted to Q. M. Sergeant July 4, 1863.


George M. Gordy


Musician


28


Dec. 7, 1861


3 yrs.


Transferred from Co. K: mustered out with company April 25, 1866; veteran.


George W. Lowery


do


21


Dec. 12, 1861


3 yrs.


Thomas J. Morris


do ...


18


Oct. 30, 1861


3 yrs.


Frank Adams.


Wagoner


40


Oct. 17, 1861


3 yrs.


Discharged Feb. 26, 1864, at Madison- ville, La., of disability.


Adamson, Thomas G ..


Private


39


Oct. 17, 1861


3 yrs.


Discharged Dec. 31, 1861, at Ports- mouth, O., of disability.


Alexander, Zachariah T


... do


18


Dec. 11, 1861


3 yrs.


Transferred from Company I; mus- tered out with company April 25, 1866; veteran.


Barwhite, William


.. do


19


Oct. 24, 1864


1 yr.


Transferred from Co. D; mustered out Dec. 15, 1865, at New Orleans, La.


John J. Bussey


do


18


Dec. 12, 1851 [3 yrs.


. .


Henry Schump


. . do . .


21


Transferred from Co. K Jan. 26, 1864; discharged June 19, 1865. at New Orleans, La .; of disability ; veteran. Killed May 4, 1864, while on board steamer John Warner on Red river, La .; veteran.


Transferred from Co. K; mustered out with company April 25. 1866; veteran,


162


ROSTER OF FIFTY-SIXTH REGIMENT


Names.


Rank.


Age.


Date of Entering the Service.


Perion of


Service.


Bennett, Hosea B .. Bergman, Andrew J


Private do


21


Dec. 12, 1861 3 yrs. Mch. 19, 1864


3 yrs.


Black, Charles B


do


18


Feb. 20, 1865


1 yr.


Black, Oscar C


do


18


Nov. 30, 1861


3 yrs.


Bland, George H.


do


19


Oct. 16, 1861


3 yrs.


Bochar, John K.


do


Nov. 18, 1863 3 yrs.


·


Brooks, John J


. do


35


Dec. 9, 1861


3 yrs.


Transferred from Co. K; mustered out with company April 25, 1866; veteran.


Transferred from Co. K; wounded April 8, 1864, in battle of Sabine Cross Roads, La .; mustered out with company April 25, 1866; vet- eran.


Brown, Riley


. . . do


20


Oct. 17, 1861


3 yrs.


Burt, Thomas J 1


do


36


Dec. 14, 1861


3 yrs.


Campbell, Alexander Carey, Philip.


do


27


19


Oct. 7, 1861 Nov. 10, 1861


3 yrs. 3 yrs.


3 yrs.


Transferred from Co. K -; mus- tered out Aug. 19, 1865, at Camp Dennison, O.


Cochran, John J


do


22


Oct. 26, 1861


3 yrs.


Cole, Charles


do


18


Oct. 17, 1861


3 yrs.


Collins, James A


do


19


Mch. 27, 1865 lyr.


Mustered out March 27, 1866, at New Orleans, La.


Transferred from Co. K; veteran.


Coriell, Elias


do do ..


22


Dec. 16, 1861 Dec. 19, 1861


3 yrs. 3 yrs.


Crabtree, Joseph S


do


18


Oct. 17, 1861


3 yrs.


Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps July 1, 1864.


Crabtree, Daniel


do


18


Oct. 17, 1861


3 yrs.


Died April 3, 1862, at St. Louis Mis- souri.


Crabtree, William


do


33


Oct. 17, 1861


3 yrs.


Died Aug. 31, 1863, at St. Louis. Mo., of wounds received May 16, 1863, in battle of Champion Hills, Miss.


Discharged Dec. 8, 1862.


Transferred from Co. K, Jan. 26, 1864; mustered out Nov. 9, 1865, at New Orleans, La.


Dalrymple, Smith


. do . .


20


Jan. 2, 1862


3 yrs.


Wounded May 16, 1863, in battle of Champion Hills, Miss; mustered out with company April 25, 1866; veteran.


Davis, Richard T


do


24


Oct. 17, 1861 Oct. 17, 1861


3 yrs.


Killed May 16, 1863, in battle of Champion Hills, Miss.


Davis, Thomas E


. do


19


3 yrs.


Mustered out Oct. 4, 1865, at Camp Dennison, O; veteran.


Davis, John W


do


19


Oct. 17, 1861


3 yrs.


Transferred to Mississippi River Marine Brigade


Davis, Reese


do


19


Oct. 17, 1861


3 yrs.


Mustered out with company April 25, 1866; veteran.


Remarks.


Transferred from Co. K; veteran. Transferred from Co. K -; felo-de- see at Gretna, La., May 5, 1865. Mustered out Sept. 5, 1865, at St. Louis, Mo.


Transferred from Co. [; mustered out Feb. 3, 1865, at New Orleans, La .; veteran.


Transferred from Co. I; died Dec. 20, 1864, at New Orleans, La .; veteran. Captured April 8, 1864, at battle of Sabine Cross Roads, La .; died June 14, 1864, in Rebel Prison at Tyler, Tex.


Discharged Oct. 9, 1863, for wounds received May 1, 1863, in battle of Port Gibson, Miss.


Transferred from Co. K; mustered out with company April 25, 1866; veteran.


Died Nov. 7, 1862, at Helena, Ark.


Transferred from Co. I; mustered out with company April 25, 1866: veteran.


Clair, George.


do


18


Mch. 29, 1864


Mustered out with company April 25, 1866; veteran.


Discharged Jan. 2, 1862, at Chilli- cothe, O.


Transferred from Co. K; mustered out June 30, 1865, at Columbus, O .; veteran.


Crabtree, Disbury S. Cummings, John R.


do do


19 21


Oct. 17, 1861 Nov. 15, 1861


3 yrs. 3 yrs.


Coriell, Thomas J


. . . do


Jan. 14, 1862


3 yrs.


Bowen, William


do


19


35


1


163


OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.


Names.


Rank.


Age.


Date of Entering the Service.


Period of


Service.


Remarks.


Davis David I


Private . do ..


43


Oct. 25, 1861 Oct. 30, 1861


3 yrs.


Discharged March 26, 1864, at Alex- andria, La., of disability; veteran. Captured April 8, 1864, at battle of Sabine Cross Roads, La .; mustered out June 30, 1865, at Columbus, O; veteran.


Davis, Jonathan


do ...


Jan. 14, 1862


13 yrs.


Transferred from Co. K; mustered out with company April 25, 1866; veteran.


Deno, Henry


do


22


Nov. 26, 1864


1 yr.


Transferred from Co. D; mustered out Nov. 26, 1865, at New Orleans, La.


Dent, John H.


do


19


Feb. 24, 1865


1 yr.


Mustered out Feb. 25, 1866, at New Orleans, La.


Desmond, Johr


do


41


Oct. 18, 1861


3 yrs.


Transferred from Co. I; mustered out with company April 25, 1866; veteran.


Dills, Stephen T


do ..


25


Oct. 17, 1861


3 yrs. 3 yrs.


Mustered out Nov. 14, 1864, at New Orleans, La.


Dodson, Isaac


.. do


22


Nov. 3, 1861


Mustered out Nov. 14, 1864, at New Orleans, La.


Dolby, James A


do


19


Oct. 26, 1861


3 yrs.


Transferred from Co. I; mustered out with company April 25, 1866; veteran.


Duvall, David D


. do


29


Feb. 13, 1865


1 yr.


Mnstered out to date Feb. 26, 1865, at Columbus, O.


Edwards, Evan


do


26


Oct. 18, 1861


3 yrs.


Mustered out with company April 25, 1866; veteran.


Edwards, Evan E.


do


22


Oct. 17, 1861


3 yrs.


Edwards, William


do


18


! Oct. 17, 1861


3 yrs.


Wounded May 16, 1863, in battle of Champion Hills, Miss .; transferred to Vetcran Reserve Corps April 28, 1864.


Edwards, David E


. do ...


18


Oct. 17, 1861


3 yrs.


Wounded May 16, 1863, in battle of Champion Hills, Miss .; mustered out with company April 25, 1866; veteran.


Ellis, Stephen R.


.. do


. .


18


Dec. 11, 1861


3 yrs.


Transferred from Co. I; wounded April 8, 1864, in battle of Sabine Cross Roads, La .; mustered out with company April 25, 1866; vet- eran.


Evans, Daniel J


do


Jan. 4, 1862


Evans, William T


do


35


Oct. 17, 1861


Evans, Evan D


do


18


Oct. 17, 1861


Died March 22, 1862, at Crump's Landing. Tennessee.


Fitch, Edward


do


18


Oct. 17, 1861


3 yrs.


Discharged -- , by order of War Department.


Gates, David


do ...


24


Oct. 29, 1861


3 yrs.


Transferred from Co. K .; mustered out March 15, 1866, at Columbus, O .; veteran.


Goudy, Edward.


do


. .


21


Oct. 19, 1861


3 yrs.


Mustered out with company April 25, 1866; veteran.


Gephart, Daniel


do


Dec. 7, 1861


3 yrs.


Transferred from Co. K; discharged Aug. 23, 1863, at Carrolton, La., of disability.


Gratigny, Almond F


do


25


Feb. 15, 1865


1 yr.


Mustered out Feb. 18, 1866, at New Orleans, La.


Guynn, William A.


do


25


Feb. 25, 1864


3 yrs.


Transferred from Co. K -; mus- tered out with company April 25, 1866.


Hahn, Lawrence


do


...


21


Oct. 26, 1861


3 yrs.


Transferred from Co. I; mustered out with company April 25, 1856; vet- eran.


3 yrs.


Davis, William D


18


...


. .


. .


Discharged Dec. 18, 1863, for wounds received May 16, 1863, in battle of Champion Hills, Miss.


3 yrs. 3 yrs. 13 yrs.


Discharged Sept. 22, 1864, at New Orleans, La., of disability ; veteran. Mustered out with company April 25, 1866; veteran.


. .


164


ROSTER OF FIFTY-SIXTH REGIMENT


Names.'


Rank.


Age.


Date of Entering the Service.


Period of


Service.


Remarks.


Hall, James C.


Private


25


Oct. 17, 1861


3 yrs.


Captured May 5, 1864, on board steam- er John Warner, Red river, La .; mustered out June 30 1865, at Colum- bus, O .; veteran.


Halbert, John.


do . ..


43


Oct. 26, 1861


3 yrs.


Discharged Nov. 26, 1862, at Cincin- nati, O., of disability.


Harwood, Thomas


do .


25


Oct. 17, 1861


3 yrs.


Mustered out Nov. 14, 1864, at New Orleans, La.


Hasse, Michael.


do


36


Oct. 17, 1861


3 yrs.


Discharged Dec. 10, 1862, at Keokuk, Ia., of disability.


Hatfield, William


do


27


Oct. 31, 1861


3 yrs.


Transferred from Co. I; mustered out with company April 25, 1866; vet- eran.


Henesy, Patrick


.. do ...


30


Nov. 15, 1864


1 yr.


Transferred from Co. D; mustered out Jan. 15, 1866, at New Orleans, La.


Hied, George


do


44


Oct. 26, 1861


3 yrs.


Discharged Jan. 16, 1863, at St. Louis, Mo., of disability.


Hill, William S.


do


18


Oct. 17, 1861


3 yrs.


Hoyt, William B.


do


40


Oct. 19, 1861


3 yrs.


Hudson, Samuel L


do


21


Feb. 20, 1865


1 yr.


Hudson Elijah H


do


20


Feb. 18, 1865


1 yr.


Hunley, Joseph


do .


32


Oct. 17, 1861


3 yrs.


Mustered out with company April 25, 1866; veteran.


Hunter, Grant B


do ..


36


Oct. 17, 1861


3 yrs.


Mustered out with company April 25, 1866; veteran.


Jackson, Robert H.


. do


16


Sept. 16, 1864


Lyr.


Jones, Evans E


do


19


Oct. 17, 1861


3 yrs.


Died June 13, 1865, at New Orleans, La .; veteran.


Jones, Daniel


do


18


Oct. 17, 1861


3 yrs.


Wounded June 8, 1863, in siege of Vicksburg, Miss .; mustered out with company April 25, 1866; vet- eran.


Jones, Isaac J.


đo 21 22


Oct. 17, 1861 Oct. 25, 1861


[3 yrs. 13 yrs.


Died April 10, 1862, at St. Louis, Mo. Mustered out with company April 25, 1866; veteran.


Kline, Nicholas.


do


18


Feb. 27, 1864


3 yrs.


Transferred from Co. K -; mus- tered out with company April 25, 1866.


Knowland, Lutilius Lacy, Daniel


do do


21


Nov. 30, 1861 Oct. 17, 1861


3 yrs. 13 yrs.


Killed -, in an affray at Ports- mouth, O.


Leniger, William


do


22


Dec. 7, 1861 |3 yrs.


Transferred from Co. K; mustered out Jan. 25, 1866, at Columbus, O .; veteran.


Lewis, Henry H


do


22


Oct. 25, 1861


3 yrs.


Died Feb. 8, 1864, at Cairo, Il1., of wounds received May 16, 1863, in battle of Champion Hills, Miss.


Lewis, Joshua


do ..


37


Oct. 17, 1861


3 yrs.


Wounded May 16, 1863, in battle of Champion Hills, Miss .; mustered out May 30, 1865, at New Orleans, La .; veteran.


Lloyd, Peter


. do ..


44


Oct. 22, 1861


3 yrs.


Transferred from Co. H; mustered out June 30, 1865, at Columbus, O .; veteran.


Lowery, Francis M.


. do


21


Sept. 6, 1864


1 yr.


Mustered out Sept. 6, 1865, at New Orleans, La.


McCann, Thomas J.


. do ..


18


Nov. 30, 1861


3 yrs.


Transferred from Co. K; captured April 8, 1864, at battle of Sabine Cross Roads, La .; mustered out June 30, 1865, at Columbus, O.


McDonald, Andrew C ..


do


21


Oct. 17, 1861


Discharged Jan. 26, 1863, at St. Louis, Mo., of disability.


McManaway, Allen


. do . . .


24


Oct. 17, 1861


3 yrs. 3 yrs.


. .


...


..


Mustered out July 3, 1865, at New Orleans, La.


Jones, William J.


do


25


Transferred from Co. K; veteran.


Mustered out Nov. 14, 1864, at New Orleans, La. Mustered out Feb. 20, 1866, at New Orleans, La. Mustered out Feb. 18, 1866, at New Orleans, La.


165


OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.


Names.


Rank.


Age.


Date of Entering the Service.


Period of


Service.


Remarks.


Martin, John


Private


29


Oct. 27, 1864


1 yr.


Transferred from Co. D; mustered out Dec. 17, 1865, at New Orleans, La.


Matthews, Thomas Moore, Samnel H.


do


23


Oct. 17, 1861


3 yrs.


do .


24


April 1, 1865


1 yr.


Died April 15, 1862, at St. Louis, Mo. Mustered out March 31, 1866, at New Orleans, La.


Morgan, Evan


. do .


31


Oct. 17, 1861


3 yrs.


Died Dec. 21, 1863, in hospital at Cincinnati, O.


Morris, William


do


21


Feb. 10, 1862


3 yrs.


Mustered out Feb. 9, 1865, at New Orleans, La .; veteran.


Morris, James W


do


20


Oct. 17, 1861


3 yrs.


Discharged Nov. 15, 1862, at Keokuk, Ia., of disability.


Murray, John P


do ..


43


Oct. 17, 1861


3 yrs.


Newcomb, Benjamin F.


. do


25


Dec. 3, 1861


3 yrs.


Transferred from Co. K: captured May 5, 1864, on Red River Ex- pedition; mustered out June 30, 1865, at Columbus, O.


Nolte, Henry


... do . .


33


Oct. 17, 1861


3 yrs.


Discharged Sept. 21, 1863, at St. Louis, Mo., for wounds received May 16, 1863, in battle of Champion Hill, Miss.


O'Reilly, Martin


do


21


Oct. 14, 1861 |3 yrs.


Transferred from Co. I; mustered out with company April 25, 1866; veteran.


Patterson, Joseph H


. do


30


Oct. 17, 1861


3 yrs.


Promoted to Com. Sergeant Aug. 15, 1862.


Pearson, William H ..


do


18


Mch. 7, 1865


1 yr.


Mustered ont March 7, 1866, at New Orleans, La.


Phillips, Lewis.


do


18


Nov. 20, 1861


3 yrs.


Discharged Dec. 6, 1862, at Helena, Ark., of disability.


Phillips, Daniel.


do


Died Aug., 25, 1862, at Helena, Ark. Transferred from Co. K-


Plummer, Henry C. Richards, Henry.


do


21


Dec. 27, 1861 Feb. 22, 1864 Oct. 17, 1861


3 yrs. 3 yrs. 3 yrs.


Killed May 16, 1863, in battle of Champion Hills, Miss.


Riggs, Joseph


do


18


Oct. 30, 1861


3 yrs. 3 yrs.


Wounded April 8, 1864, in battle of Sabine Cross Roads, La .; mustered out with company April 25, 1806; veterar ..


Roberts, Jeremiah.


do


26


Jan. 21, 1864


3 yrs. 3 yrs.


Transferred from Co. K; captured May 5, 1864, on Red River Expe- dition; mustered out June 30, 1805, at Columbus, O.


Samuel, William


do


21


Oct. 17, 1861


3 yrs.


Mustered out with company April 25, 1866; veteran.


Schlichter, Christian


do ..


21


Nov. 16, 1861


3 yrs.


Mustered out with company April 25, 1866; veteran.


Scott, Peter


do ..


Jan. 2, 1862


3 yrs.


Transferred from Co. K; wounded April 8, 1864, in battle of Sabine Cross Roads, La .; veteran.


Sherwood, Jacob


do . . .


18


Oct. 15, 1861


3 yrs.


Transferred from Co. I; wounded April 8, 1864, in battle of Sabine Cross Roads, La .; mustered out with company April 25, 1866; vet- eran.


Simer, Andrew J. P. Southerland, David.


do . do ..


28


Dec. 16, 1861 Nov. 6, 1861


3 yrs. 3 yrs.


Transferred from Co. K; veteran. Transferred from Co. I; mustered out with company April 25, 1866; vet- eran.




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