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Died Sept. 7. 1862, at Memphis, Tenn. Transferred to Co. B, Jan. 26, 1864; veteran.
Herder, Jacob.
do .
3 yrs.
Hill, Charles W
do ...
18
Discharged May 9, 1862, of disability Died May 30, 1862, at Cincinnati, O. Transferred to C'o. B, -; veteran. Died -, of wounds received May 16, 1863, in battle ot Champion Hills, Mississippi.
3 yrs. 3 yrs.
Hays Robert.
do .
43
Bouser, Isaac.
3 yrs.
3 yrs.
Transferred to Co. B. - -.
3 yrs.
3 yrs.
.
01.1
181
OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.
Names. .
Rank.
Age.
Date of Entering the Service.
Period of
Service.
Remarks.
McCann, Daniel. McCowen, Henry H.
Private . do ...
34
June 6, 1864 |3 yrs. Nov. 22, 1861 |
yrs.
Transferred to Co. B, --. Killed May 16, 1863, in battle of Champion Hills, Miss.
. McJunkin, William.
do
28
Oct. 29, 1861
3 yrs.
Wounded May 1, 1863, in battle of Port Gibson, Miss .; mustered out Nov. 14, 1864.
McNally, Thomas D. Marshall, Henry C.
do do
19
Oct. 29, 1861 Nov. 5, 1861
3 yrs. 3 yrs.
Died Feb. 12, 1863, at St. Louis, Mo. Transferred to Co. B, Jan. 26, 1864; veteran.
Meed, Ebenezer.
do
24
Oct. 29, 1861
3 yrs.
Died May 15, 1862, in hospital at Shi- loh, Tenn.
Morgan, Samuel J
do
Dec. 25, 1861
3 yrs.
Transferred to Co. B, Jan. 26, 1864; veteran.
Myers. James M
do . .
26
Nov. 25, 1861
3 yrs.
Died May 16, 1864, at New Orleans, La .; veteran.
Myers, John M. Nickels, Samuel Nagle, Englebert. do
do
do
Dec. 9, 1861 Nov. 15, 1861 Nov. 5, 1861
3 yrs. 3 yrs.
13 yrs.
Ober1y, Benjamin
do
21
Oct. 29, 1861
3 yrs.
Transferred to Co. B, Jan. 26, 1864; veteran.
Pfuhler, John
do
35
Transferred to Co. B.
Piggott, Wm. H.
do ...
22
Oct. 18, 1861 Oct. 29, 1861
3 yrs. 3 yrs.
Discharged Oct. - , 1862, at Helena, Ark., of disability.
Porter, William F
do ...
24
Oct. 5, 1861
3 yrs
Killed May 16, 1863, in battle of Champion Hills, Miss.
Potts. Abraham W.
do
22
Nov. 17, 1863 Oct. 29, 1861
2 yrs.
Captured May 16, 1×63, at battle of Champion Hills, Miss .: transferred to Co. B Jan 26, 1864; veteran.
Quartz, Samuel B
do . .
18
Oct. 29, 1861
3 yrs.
Killed May 16, 1803, in battle of Champion Hills, Miss.
Reeves, Ephraim
.. do . .
22
Nov. 30, 1861
3 yrs.
Captured May 16. 1863, at battle of Champion Hills, Miss .; mustered out Nov. 14, 1864, at New Orleans, La.
Rickey, Isaac M
do
28
Oct. 29, 1861
3 yrs.
Discharged April 29, 1863, at Brum's Landing. Miss .. of disability.
Rieneger, George W
. do ..
18
Oct. 18, 1861
3 yrs.
Transferred from Co. B Feb. 23, 1864; to Co. B --; veteran.
Roberts, Jeremiah
do
Jan. 22, 1864
13 yrs.
Missing April 8, 1864, at battle of Sabine Cross Roads, La.
Rockwell, John
do . ..
43
Oct. 29, 1801
3 yrs.
Transferred to Co. B Jan. 26, 1864; veteran.
Rockwell, Benjamin Sample, Joseph H. Seth, Francis M
do .. do ..
21
Oct. 29, 1861 Oct. 30, 1861 Oct. 29, 1861
3 yrs. 13 yrs.
3 yrs.
Sikes, Isaac W
Died Feb. 19, 1863, at Helena, Ark.
Sites, Peter
do do
19
Oct. 29, 1861 Nov. 19, 1801
3 yrs. 3 yrs.
Discharged Aug. 14, 1802, at Helena, Ark.
Slavens, John W
do
18
Oct. 29, 1861
3 yrs.
Discharged Feb 12, 1863, at St. Louis, Mo , of disability.
Snyder, Judah M.
39
Oct. 29, 1861 Oct. 29, 1861
3 yrs. 3 yrs.
Died Jan 24. 1863. at Helena, Ark. Discharged March 29, 1863, at Helena, Ark., of disability.
Storz, Frank.
18
Oct. 18, 1861 Oct. 29, 1861
3 yrs. 3 yrs.
Transferred to, Co. B - -; veteran. Wounded May 1, 1863, in bait'e of Port Gibson, Miss .: mustered out Nov. 14, 1864, at New Orleans, La.
Titus, John C ..
do ..
23
Oct. 29, 1861
3 yrs.
Transferred to Co. B Jan. 20, 1864; veteran.
Vangerder, Green B
do . . .
35
Oct. 29, 1861
3 yrs.
Discharged Sept. - , 1863, at Carroll- ton, La., of disability.
Wells, Richard
. do ...
18
Oct. 29, 1861
3 yrs.
Discharged Feb. 12, 1863, at St. Louis, Mo., of disability.
. do ...
29
Discharged Feb. 12.1863, of disability. Discharged Feb. 8. 1863, of disability. Wounded May 16, 1863, in battle of Champion Hills, Miss .: transferred to Co. B Jan 26, 1804: veteran.
Southworth, Leonard
do do
. .
...
21
Titus, William
do . do . .
21
Transferred to Co. B Jan 26. 1864.
Potts, Hezekiah J.
do
...
22
3 yrs.
Died April 7. 1862, at Cincinnati, O. Transferred to Co. B . -; veteran.
Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps Apr:1 22, 1 64.
26
44
182
ROSTER OF FIFTY-SIXTH REGIMENT.
COMPANY H.
Mustered in from Oct. 16, 1861, to Dec. 9, 1861, at Portsmouth, O., and Columbus, O., by John R. Edie, Major 15th Infantry, U. S. A., and R. B. Hull, Captain 18th Infantry, U. S. A. Mustered out Nov. 15, 1864, at New Orleans, La , by Thomas R. Rodman, A. C. M.
Names.
Rank.
Age.
Date of Entering the Service.
Period of
Service.
Remarks.
Lansing V. Applegate Thomas W. Kinney .
Captain do ...
40 20
Oct. 16, 1861 3 yrs. Oct. 29, 1861
13 yrs.
Promoted to 2d Lieutenant from Sergt. Major June 10, 1862; 1st Lieutenant Dec. 27, 186 !: Capt. Feb. 14, 1863; mustered out Nov. 15, 1864, at New Orleans, La.
Charles Soule, Jr.
1st Lieut. . do ...
26 27
Oct. 16, 1861 Oct. 18, 1861
3 yrs. 3 yrs.
Transferred from Co. D July 15, 1863; resigned Sept. 22, 1864.
Thomas Brown
2d Lieut.
28
Oct. 18, 1861
3 yrs.
Promoted to Ist Lieutenant June 20, 1862, but not mustered; resigned June 20, 1863.
Henry M. Goldsmith
do ..
38
Nov. 13 1861
3 yrs.
Promoted from Q. M. Sergeant Jan. 1, 1863; resigned Nov. 27, 1863.
John K. Combs.
1st Sergt.
24
Nov. 18, 1861
3 yrs.
Promoted to Sergt. Major Sept. 22, 1862.
William H. Brady
. do
23
Nov. 12, 1861
3 yrs.
Appointed from Sergeant Sept. 12, 1861; captured May 16, 1863, at battle of Champion Hills, Miss., mustered out Nov. 15, 1864, at New Orleans, La.
Clarence P. Bliss
Sergeant
21
Oct. 21, 1861
3 yrs.
Discharged Nov. 9, 1862, at Keokuk, Ia., of disability.
John Brady
.. do
21
Nov. 13, 1861
3 yrs
Discharged Nov. 9, 1862, at Keokuk, la., of disability.
Philip Cahill.
do
38
Oct. 22, 1861
3 yrs.
Discharged Nov. - , 1862, at St. Louis, Mo., of disability.
,
do
36
19
John Shaw.
do
24
Oct. 22, 1861 Oct. 25, 1861 Oct. 22, 1861
3 yrs. 3 yrs. 3 yrs.
Peter Brown
Corporal
31
Nov. 21, 1861
13 yrs.
Captured May 16, 1863, at battle of Champion Hills, Miss .; transferred to Co. B Jan. 26, 1864; veteran.
Alonzo B. Cole
. do
18
Oct. 25, 1861
3 yrs.
Mustered out Nov. 23, 1864, at Colum- bus, O.
Henry Dunlap
do
18
Nov. 30, 1861
3 yrs.
Appointed Corporal Sept. 3, 1863; transferred to Co. B Jan. 26, 1864; veteran.
George Myers.
do
18
Oct. 22, 1861
3 yrs.
Mustered out Nov. 15, 1864, at New Orleans, La.
Newell L. Nicholas
do
24
Nov. 15, 1861
3 yrs.
Mustered out Nov. 15, 1864, at New Orleans, La.
Martin Phillips
do
27
Oct. 10, 1861
3 yrs. Mustered out Oct. 10, 1864, at Colum- bus, O.
Bass, Byron.
Private
Nov. 27, 1861
3 yrs.
Killed May 16, 1863, in battle of Cham- pion Hills, Miss.
Bennett, Philander
do
24
Biggs, John H
do
26
Black, Adam
do
20
Oct. 8, 1862 Jan 16. 1862 Nov. 18. 1861 Oct. 8, 1862
9 mos
Drafted; died March 31, 1863, in hos- p.talat Helena, Ark.
Boren, Abram H Boren, James D.
do do
45
Nov. 4. 1861 Oct. 23, 1861
3 yrs. 3 yrs.
Died -, of wounds received May 16, 1863, in battle of Champion Hills, Miss.
Bowens, John.
do
Boyd, William P
do ..
24 45
Died Jan. 25, 1862, at St. Louis, Mo. Mustered out Nov. 27, 186+.
Brown, Alfred
do ...
22
13 yrs. Nov. 15, 1861 Oct. 22, 1861 3 yrs. Nov. 21, 1861 |3 yrs.
9 mos 3 yrs. 3 yrs
Drafted; mustered out July 8, 1863. Transferred to Co. B Jan. 26, 1864. Mustered out Nov. 15, 1864.
Bassett, Gilbert B
do
19
Mustered out Nov. 15, 1864.
Ephraim Phillips.
do
Mustered out Nov. 15, 1864.
Wounded Mar 16, 1863, in battle of Champion Hills, Miss .; mustered out Nov. 15, 1864.
Samuel Johnston
Resigned June 10, 1862.
Charles W. Veach
Resigned Feb. 6, 1863.
Died Sept. 13. 186?, at Columbus. O.
18
Returned to 5th Virginia Cavalry -.
.
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183
OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
Names.
Rank.
Age.
Date of Entering the Service.
Period of
Service.
Remarks.
Brown, Isaac
Private
24
Nov. 21, 1861
3 yrs.
Died April 3, 1862, at Crump's Land- ing, Tenn.
Bingham, Levi
do
24
Feb. 5,1862
13 yrs.
Transferred to Co. B Jan. 26, 1864; veteran.
Bragdon, Solomon.
do
20
Nov. 22, 1861
3 yrs.
Killed May 1, 1863, in battle of Port Gibson, Mississippi.
Burch, Robinson G.
do . .
20
Oct. 8, 1x62
9 mos
Drafted; wounded May 18, 1863, in action near Vicksburg, Miss .; mus- tered out July 8, 1x63.
· Byers, Benjamin
do
21
Oct. 21, 1861
3 yrs
Mustered out Dec. 23, 1864, at Colum- bus, O.
Camp, John.
do . .
45
Oct. 18, 1861
3 yrs.
Discharged Sept. 1, 1863, at Carroll- ton, La. of disability.
Campbell, Merit.
do
26
Oct. 19, 1861
3 yrs.
Died -, of wounds received May 16, 1863, in battle of Champion Hills, Miss.
Carr, William.
.. do
40
Nov. 13, 1861
3 yrs.
Reduced from Corporal -; trans- ferred to Co. B Jan. 26, 1864; veteran.
Carr, Robert.
.. do
22
Oct. 21, 1861
3 yrs.
Christie, James E.
do
24
Dec. 3, 1861
3 yrs.
Returned to 23d Keutucky Regiment Infantry Jan. 7, 1862.
Coffman, John
do
34
Oct. 26, 1861
3 yrs.
Transferred to Co. B Jan. 26, 1864; veteran.
Cross, Wilson.
do
29
Dean, Eli.
do
43
Dewit, Hiram
do
21
Oct. 21, 1861 Oct. 19, 1861 Nov. 7, 1862
3 yrs.
Transferred to Co. B Jan. 26, 1864; veteran.
Donohew, Alvin
do . .
40
Dec. 10, 1861
13 yrs.
Transferred to Co. B Jan. 26, 1864; veteran.
Eagle, William
do
43
Oct. 29, 1861 Feb. 4, 1862
3 yrs.
Gates, Erastus
. do
32
Dec. 9, 1861
3 yrs.
Promoted to Q. M. Sergeant Dec. 9, 1861.
Gray, James
. do
44
Nov. 2, 1861
3 yrs
Gudgeon, Dixon
do
19
Oct. 19, 1861
3 yrs.
Wounded and captured April 8, 1864, at battle of Sabine Cross Roads, La .; died -, in Rebel Prison; veteran.
Gudeon, Arza
do
21
Oct. 19, 1861
3 yrs.
Discharged Nov. 20, 1862, at St. Louis, Mo., of disability.
Haines, Archibald
do do
18
Oct. 23, 1861 Nov. 18, 1861
3 yrs. 3 yrs.
Hanes, Samuel L
do
18
Oct. 23, 1861
3 yrs.
Hanes, Wesley
do
3 yrs.
Harvey, John
do
Feb. 12, 1862
3 yrs.
Johnston, John W
do ..
34
Oct. 22, 1861 Nov. 16, 1861 Nov. 18, 1861
3 yrs. 13 yrs. yrs.
Jones, William Lloyd, Peter
do do .
18 44
Dec. 9, 1861 Oct. 22, 1861
13 yrs. 13 yrs.
Lodwick, Warren
do do
20
Nov. 22, 1861 Dec. 1, 1861
3 yrs. 3 yrs.
McIntire, George W
do
24
Oct. 31, 1861
3 yrs.
McIntire, Joseph
do
19
Nov. 23. 1861 Nov. 15, 1861
3 yrs.
Mckeever, Daniel.
. do
18
18
Nov. 4,1861
3 yrs.
Mcknight, Calvin.
do
18
Oct. 31, 1861
3 yrs.
Transferred to Co. B Jan. 26, 1864; veteran. Transferred to Co. B Jan. 26, 1864; veteran.
do . .
27
Died Sent. - , 1862, at Memphis, Tenn. Killed May 1, 1863, in battle of Port Gibson, Mississippi.
Discharged July 25, 1862, at Cincin- nati, O., of disability.
Died April 28, 1862, at Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee. Transferred to 5th U. S. Cavalry July -, 186 !.
Died May 10, 1862, at Pittsburg Land- ing, Tennessee. Discharged Dec. 11, 1862, at Colum- bus, O., of disability.
Mustered out Nov. 15, 1864.
Johnson, Thomas
do 25
Jones, William J.
do .
25
Transferred to Ist Missouri Light Artillery -
Mustered out Nov 15, 1864.
Transferred to Co. C Jan. 26, 1864; veteran.
Ludgate, Charles .
18
Mustered out Nov. 15, 1864. Discharged Feb. 11, 1862, at Ports- mouth, O., by civil authority. Transferred to Co. B Jan. 26, 1864; veteran.
Died Oct. 2, 1862, at St. Louis, Mo. Transferred to Co. B Jan. 26, 2864; veteran.
3 yrs,
McKnight, James
do
28
Mustered out Nov. 15, 1864.
Haines, James W
3 yrs.
Friley, William
Mustered out Nov. 15. 1864.
3 yrs. 3 yrs.
Transferred to Co. A - -
184
ROSTER OF FIFTY-SIXTH REGIMENT
Names.
Rank.
Age.
Date of Entering the Service.
Period of
Service.
Remarks.
Martin, Jefferson
Private
18
Dec. 4, 1862
3 yrs.
Discharged Dec. 15, 1861, by civil authority ..
Matheny, James
do
45
Oct. 26, 1861
Mault, John
do
20
Oct. 25, 1861
Monahan, Hugh
do
39
Oct. 10. 1×61
3 yrs.
Mullen, John
do
45
Nov. 13, 1861
Mullen, Thomas
do
18
Nov. 13, 1861
Murphy, Wesley
do
22
Nov. 4, 1861
3 yrs.
Wounded May 16, 1863, in battle of Champion Hills, Miss .; mustered out Nov. 15, 1864.
Myers, Lewis.
do
19
Oct. 22, 1861
3 yrs.
Nicholas, Charles C.
do
19
Nov. 15, 1861 3 y rs.
Nicholas, Newman
do
45
Nov. 15, 18t.1 Oct. 19, 1861
3 yrs.
Transferred to Co. B Jan. 26, 1864; veteran.
Perry, Jacob
do
18
Nov. 4, 1861
3 yrs.
Transferred to Co. B Jan. 26, 1864; veteran.
Perry, Abram
. do
44
Perry, James
do
22
Nov. 15, 1861 Dec. 9, 1861
3 yrs. 3 yrs.
Died Sept. - , 1862, at Memphis, Tenn. Transferred to Co. B Jan. 26, 1864; veteran.
Pershee, Daniel
do
19
Phillips, Amos
do
23
Phillips, Andrew
do .
29
Nov. 12, 1861 Nov. 13, 1861 Oct. 18, 1861
3 yrs. 3 yr -. 3 yrs.
Transferred to Co. B Jan. 26, 1864; veteran.
Phillips, Edmond
. do
18
Phillips, Levi.
do
23
Roush, John
do
18
Nov. 13, 1861 Oct. 8, 1862 Oct 19, 1361
Oct. 19, 1861 Nov. 4, 1861
3 yrs. 3 yrs.
Transferred to Co. B, Jan. 26, 1864; veteran.
Sanders, Benjamin
do
18
Oct. 22, 1861
3 yrs.
Transferred to Co. B, Jan, 26, 1864; veteran.
Scott, Hamilton
do
45
Oct. 29, 1861
3 yrs.
Discharged Oct. 27, 1862, at Cincin- nati, O., of disability.
Scott, John
do
19
Oct. 30, 1861
3 yrs. 3 yrs.
Discharged -- , 1862. at Camp Denni- son, O., of disability . Discharged -- , 1862, at Camp Denni- son, O., of disability.
Selix, Alfred
do 38
Oct. 22, 1861
3 yrs.
Discharged April 29, 1862, of disabil- ity.
Shiels, William
. do ..
45
Oct. 21, 1861
3 yrs.
Discharged April 1, 1862, of disabil- ity.
Shipman, John.
do . .
35
Oct. 8, 1862 Nov. 6, 1861 Nov. 29, 1861
9 mos 3 yrs. 3 yrs.
3 yrs.
Stevenson, Thomas K ..
do
19
Oct. 29, 1861
3 yrs.
Storrer, William.
do
18
Trailer, Benjamin do
19
Dec. 22, 1861 Nov. 17, 1861 Nov. 29, 1861
3 yrs. 3 yrs.
Turner, Ephraim. do .
44
Van Meter, Lewis W.
do
20
Oct. 29, 1861
3 yrs.
Drowned Aug. 18, 1863, by explosion of steamer.
Wiles, William
do
24
Oct. 29, 1861
3 yrs.
Discharged Aug. 30, 1863, of disabil- ity. Died June 20, 1862, at Corinth, Miss.
Wilson, Jacob, Jr.
do
18
Dec. 4, 1861
3 yrs.
. .
. .
Captured May 1. 1863, at battle of Port Gibson, Miss .; mustered out Nov. 15, 1864.
Died Aug. 3, 1864, at New Orleans, La .; veteran.
Discharged -, of disability.
Newlan, Adam
do
33
Roush, Martin
do
21
Mustered out Nov. 15, 1864.
Salliday, George W
. do
19
Sickles, Lafayette. do
25
Spitznagle, Henry .
do
18
Dec. 9, 1861
Transferred to Co. B, Jan. 26, 1864; veteran.
Transferred to Co. B. Jan. 26, 1º64; veteran.
Died Feb. 29. 1862, at Dover, Tenn. Discharged Dec. - , 1362, of disability. Transferred to Co. B, Jan. 26, 1864; veteran.
Sickles, George.
do
19
Mustered out July 8, 1863.
Died Sept. 10, 1862, at Helena, Ark. Transferred to Co. B, Jan. 26, 1864; veteran.
Scott, Adam
do .
Mustered out Nov. 15, 1864.
Drafted; mustered out July 8, 1863. Transferred to Mississippi Marine Brigade, Nov. .. , 1862.
3 yrs.
3 yrs. 9 mos
Mustered out Nov. 15, 1864.
. .
3 yrs. Died Nov. 12, 1862, at Helena, Ark. Died Sept. 20, 1862, at Helena, Ark. 3 yrs. Mustered out Nov. 15, 1864.
3 vrs. Died July -, 1862, at home in Ohio. 3 yrs. Died Nov. 9, 1863, at Keokuk, Ia.
3 yrs.
3 yrs.
185
OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
COMPANY I.
Mustered in from Oct. 10, 1861, to Dec. 12, 1861, at Portsmouth, O., and Columbus, O., by John R. Edie, Major 15th Infantry, U. S. A., and A. B. Dodd, Captain 15th Infantry, U. S. A. Mustered out Dec. 11, 1864, at New Orleans, La., by A. H. McDonald, A. C. M.
Names.
Rank.
Age.
Date of Entering the Service.
Period of
Service.
Remarks.
Edwin Kinney Absalom L. Chenoweth.
Captain ... do ...
24 26
3 yrs. Oct. 10, 1861 3 yrs. Oct. 20, 1861
Resigned Oct. 3, 1862. Promoted from 2d Lieutenant Oct. 3, 1862; mustered out Nov. 16, 1864, at New Orleans, La. Resigned Oct. 3, 1862.
Thomas Lowery John D. Niswonger
1st Lieut do ..
19
Oct. 20, 1861 Nov. 23, 1861
3 yrs. 13 yrs.
Promoted to 1st Lieutenant Oct. 27, 1862; mustered out Nov. 21, 1864, at New Orleans, La.
Henry Schump
2d Lieut.
21
Oct. 17, 1861
3 yrs.
Promoted from Com. Sergeant, March 17, 1863; mustered out Nov. 11, 1864, at New Orleans, La.
John R. Overman.
1st Sergt
33
Oct. 28, 1861
3 yrs.
Discharged Aug. 26, 1863, at Cincin- nati, O., of disability.
Abram Hibbins.
do
24
Nov. 19, 1861
3 yrs.
Appointed from Sergeant Aug. 29, 1863; transferred as 1st Sergeant to Co. C, Jan. 26, 1864; veteran.
Wilson L. Buchannan ..
Sergeant
18
Dec. 11, 1861
3 yrs.
Wounded May 16, 1863, in battle of Champion Hills, Miss .; mustered out Nov. 16, 1864.
William Hatfield
do
27
Oct. 31, 1861
3 yrs.
Appointed Jan. 1. 1863; transferred to Co. C, Jan. 26, 1864; veteran.
George Irvine.
do .
20
Nov. 23, 1861
3 yrs.
Died May 17, 1863, of wounds received May 16, 1863, in battle of Champion Hills, Miss.
John Kinney
do
23
Nov. 30, 1861
Died May 3, 1862, at Pittsburg Land- ing, Tenn.
William H. McLaughlin
do
23
Dec. 22, 1861
3 yrs. 3 yrs.
Appointed Jan. 1, 1863; transferred to Co. C, Jan. 26, 1864; veteran.
Orville G. Pinney
do
26
Oct. 15, 1861
3 yrs.
Discharged Oct. 14, 1862, at St. Louis, Mo., of disability.
James L. Reed
do
18
Nov. 30, 1861
3 yrs.
Appointed Sergeant Jan. 1, 1863; mustered out Nov. 16, 1864.
Joseph Aducdle.
do
33
Nov. 6, 1861
3 yrs.
Appointed Corporal Jan. 1, 1863; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps - -.
Thomas W. Bryant
do
28
Oct. 25, 1861
3 yrs.
Discharged June 23, 1863, at St. Louis, Mo., of disability.
James A. Dolby
do
19
Oct. 26, 1861
3 yrs.
Transferred to Co. C. Jan. 26, 1864; veteran.
William McCarty
do
26
Nov. 30, 1861
3 yrs.
Wounded May 1, 1863, in battle of Port Gibson, Miss .; discharged Oct. 9, 1863, of disability.
John N. Marshall
. do
42
Nov. 30, 1861
3 yrs.
Detached as Superintendent of Con- trabands Jan. 27, 1863; wounded July 4, 1863, in action at Helena, Ark .; mustered out Nov. 16, 1864.
Evan R. Maxwell
do ..
28
Nov. 6, 1861
3 yrs.
Discharged -, at Cincinnati, O., of disability.
Thomas P. Nelson
do .
35
Oct. 15, 1861
3 yrs.
Discharged Sept. 21, 1862, at Cincin- nati, O., of disability.
John Weter
do
38
Oct. 24, 1861
3 yrs.
Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, April 23, 1863; mustered out Oct. 26, 1864.
George Wilson
. do
44
Oct. 22, 1861
13 yrs.
Discharged Sept. 1, 1862, at Helena, Ark., of disability.
Thomas Eagon
Musician
25
Dec. 15, 1861
3 yrs.
Stephen Baird
Wagoner
24
Nov. 30, 1861
3 yrs.
Discharged Sept. 5, 1862, at Camp Dennison, O., of disability. Discharged Sept. 5, 1862, at Colum- bus, O., of disability.
Alexander, Zachariah T
Private
18
Dec. 11, 1861
3 yrs.
Transferred to Co. C, Jan. 26, 1864; veteran.
. .
42
186
ROSTER OF FIFTY-SIXTH REGIMENT ..
Names.
Rank.
Age.
Date of Entering the Service.
Period of
Service.
Remarks.
Atkinson, Abel W
Private
18
Nov. 30, 1861 3 yrs.
Discharged Dec. 14, 1861, at Ports- mouth, O., by civil authority.
Atwell, William W.
do
24
Nov. 7, 1861 3 yrs.
Transferred to 1st Missouri Light Artillery April 14, 1×63.
Bennett, Jacob L.
do
18
Black, Oscar C ..
do
18
Oct. 8, 1862 Nov. 30, 1861
9 mos 3 yrs. Drafted: mustered out July 8, 1863. Transferred to Co. C. Jan. 26, 1864; veteran.
Bland, George W
do
19
Oct. 16, 1861
3 yrs. Wounded July 10, 1863. in battle of Jackson, Miss .; transferred to Co. C, Jan. 26, 1864; veteran.
Brandon, Joseph Brown, William.
do
23
Oct. 8, 1862 9 mos Oct. 8, 1862 9 mos
Bollenbaugher, Chris'n Carey, Philip.
do
24
Oct. 8, 1862
9 mos
Drafted; mustered out July 8. 1863.
Transferred to Co. C, Jan. 26, 1864; veteran.
Clapper, Martin
do
43
Dec. 11. 1861 3 yrs.
Cluiter, James W.
do .
19
Oct. 20, 1861
3 yrs.
Cole, John
dc
22
Oct. 19, 1861
3 yrs.
Conkle, George W
do
32
Oct. 8, 1862 Dec. 7, 1861
3 yrs.
do
20 43
Oct. 8, 1862 Oct. 19, 1861
9 mos
Drafted; mustered out July 8, 1863.
Discharged May 25. 1862, at Cincin- nati. O., of disability.
Davidson, Joseph.
do
20
Oct. 8, 1862 9 mos
Desmond, John.
do
41
Oct. 18, 1861
3 yrs.
Dolby, Nathaniel
do
28
Oct. 25, 1861
3 yrs.
Ellis, Stephen R.
. do
18
Dec. 11, 1861
13 yrs.
Fligor, Andrew J
do
33
Fligor, John E.
do
18
Nov. 5, 1861 Nov. 10, 1861 3 yrs.
Frasier, William T.
đo
29
Oct. 14, 1861
3 yrs.
Freeman, John.
do
....
do
39
Nov. 7,1861 Oct. 17, 1861 |3 yrs.
Died April 8, 1862, at Pittsburg Land- ing, Tenn.
Gatton, Josephus.
do
19
Nov. 20, 1861
Gibbons, Burden
do
38
Nov. 30, 1861
Gollum, Ernst
do
43
Nov. 17, 1861
3 yrs.
Gross, Godfrey
do
Oct. 27, 1861
3 yrs.
Hahn, Lawrence
do
21
Oct 26, 1861
3 yrs.
Harris, Chas. H.
do
22
Hinton, Thomas E
do
43
Oct. 28, 1861 Oct. 8, 1862 Oct. 8, 1:62
3 yrs. 9 mos 9 mos
Discharged -- , 1862, of disability. Drafted; mustered out July 8, 1863. Drafted; died June 2. 1863, at St. Louis, Mo.
Drafted; mustered out July 8, 1863. Drafted: mustered out July 8, 1863.
Kuhn, Henry.
do
30
Oct. 8, 1862 Oct. 8, 1862 Oct. 25, 1861
9 mios 9 mos
Loney, John ..
do
31
3 yrs .! Died April 12, 1862, at Portsmouth, O.
McCartney, James
do
37
Dec. 18, 1861
3 yrs.
Discharged Aug. 18, 1862, at Cincin- hati, O., of disability.
McCormick, Wm. H.
do
20
Nov. 30, 1861
3 yrs.
Discharged Feb. 19, 1863, at St. Louis, Mo., of disability.
McDowell, William
do
26
Oct. 8, 1862
9 mos
Maury, William
do
21
Oct. 8, 1862 Dec. 7, 1861
9 mos 3 yrs.
Martin, James
do
Died Aug. 8, 1863, at Memphis, Tenn., of wounds received May 16, 1863, in battle of Champion Hills, Miss.
do
do
19
Nov. 10, 1861 3 yrs.
9 mos
Cowan, Wm. G.
do
Drafted; mustered out July 8, 1863. Discharged Jan. 18, 1862, at Ports- mouth, O., by civil authority.
Crawmer, Andrew J. . Cutler, Jacob.
do
3 yrs.
Drafted wounded May 16, 1863, in bat- tle of Champion Hills, Miss .; mus- tered out July 8, 1863.
Transferred to Co. C, Jan. 26, 1864; veteran.
Mustered out Nov. 16, 1864.
Transferred to Co. C, Jan. 26, 1864; veteran.
Died June 1, 1862, at Cincinnati, O.
Died Oct. 10, 1863, at Omega, Pike county, O.
Killed April 8, 1864, in battle of Sa- bine Cross Roads, La .; veteran.
3 yrs. Discharged Dec. 16, 1861, at Ports- 3 yrs. mouth, O .. by civil authority. Discharged June 16. 1863, at St. Louis, Mo., of disability.
Discharged July 22, 1862, at Cincin- naii, O., of disability.
Discharged Jan. 25, 1862, at Ports- mouth, O., by civil authority.
Wounded Mav 16, 1863, in battle of Champion Hills, Miss .; transferred to Co. C, Jan. 26, 1864; veteran.
Johnson, David.
do
Kinnison, George.
do
35
Drafted; died May 14, 1863, at St. Louis, Mo.
Drafted: mustered out July 8, 1863.
Drafted; mustered out July 8, 1863.
Drafted; died April 9, 1863, at St. Louis, Mo.
Died Sept. 5, 1862, at Waverly. O. Died Nov. 9, 1862, in Keokuk, Ia.
. .
3 yrs.
yrs.
- Galbraith, John H
187
OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.
Names.
Rank.
Age.
Date of Entering the Service.
Period of
Service.
Remarks.
Martin, Daniel
Private
35
Nov. 22, 1861 3 yrs.
Marshall, Wm. J
do
18
Nov. 30, 1861
3 yrs.
Killed May 16, 1863, in battle of Cham- pion Hills, Miss.
Matthews, Oscar W Norris, Henry D
do
18
Dec. 3, 1861 Nov. 7, 1861
3 yrs. 3 yrs.
Nottingham, George M.
do
27
Oct. 8, 1802
9 mos
Drafted; died -- , at Vicksburg, Miss., of wounds received May 1, 1963, in battle of Port Gibson, Miss. Transferred to Co. C, Jan. 26, 1864; veteran.
O'Reilly, Martin.
. do
21
Oct. 14, 1861
3 yrs.
Pauley, James W
do
20
Nov. 10, 1861
3 yrs
Palm, David
. do . do
21 33
Oct. 8, 1862 Oct. 14, 1861
9 mos 3 yrs.
Ray, James
. do
24
Oct. 26, 1861
3 yrs.
Rine, Jeremiah L
do
23
Oct. 8, 1862 9 mos
Roberts, Edward.
do
20
Oct. 8. 1862
". mos
Roll, Samuel V.
.. do
27
Oct.
8, 1862
9 mos
Ross, George W
do
18
Oct. 30, 1861 Oct. 19, 1861 Oct. 15, 1361
3 yrs.
Transferred to Co. C, Jan. 26, 1864; veteran.
Sherwood, Levi.
do
18
Oct. 22, 1861
3 yrs.
Sherwood, Dennis
do
21
Siemon, Adam
do
18
Oct. 25, 1861 Oct. 31, 1861
3 yrs.
Southerland, David
do
18
Nov. 6, 1861
3 yrs.
Transferred to Co. C., Jan. 26, 1864; veteran.
Smith, William
. do
21
Oct. 18, 1861
3 yrs.
Smith, John W . Springer, Henry N
do do
23
Oct. 20, 1861 Oct. 26, 1861
3 yrs.
Steele, Amos.
do
21
Nov. 30, 1861 3 yrs 19 mos
Stetler, Thompson.
do
26
Stewart, George M.
do
20
Oct. 8, 1862 Nov. 30, 1861 |3 yrs.
Stockman, Jesse
do ..
18
[ Oct. 24, 1861 ;3 yrs.
Thacker, Joseph. Thacker, Fountain
do
26
Oct. 31, 1861 13 yrs. Nov. 7, 1861 3 yrs.
Tripp, George.
do
19
Nov. 6, 1861
3 yrs.
Tripp, Henry
. do ..
18
Nov. 7, 1861
3 yrs.
Vancoy, Nelson Vanfleet, Joseph.
do do .
36
Oct. 19, 1861 Oct. 8, 1862
9 mos
Vanhuff, John.
do
19
Oct. 31, 1861
3 yrs
Walker, John.
do
27 18
Oct. 17, 1861 Nov. 23, 1861
3 yrs. 3 yrs
Weekley, Jolın.
do ..
Whaley, Wm. S.
do . .
18
Oct. 20, 1861
3 yrs.
Discharged Nov. 3, 1863. at St. Louis, Mo., for wounds received May 16, 1863, in battle of Champion Hills, Miss.
Drafted : mustered out July 8. 1863. Wounded May 16, 1863. in battle of Champion Hills, Miss .; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps --. Died April 8, 1862, at Pittsburg Landing, Tenn.
Drafted : mustered out July 8, 18: 3. Drafted; mustered out July 8, 1863. Drafted; wounded May 1, 1863, in bat- tle of Port Gibson, Miss .; mustered out July 8, 1863.
3 yrs.
Shaner, Hiram Sherwood, Jacob
do
22
3 yr -.
do
18
Discharged Aug. 9, 1862, at Columbus, O., of disability.
Died March 17. 1863, at Helena, Ark. Wounded :was 16, 1863, in battle of Champion Hills, Miss .; transferred to Co. C, Jan. 26, 186+; veteran.
Dird March 25, 1862, at Crump's Landing, Tenn.
Transferred to Co. C Jan. 26, 1864; veteran.
Drafted: mustered out July º. 1863. Transferred to Co. C Jan. 26, 1864; veteran.
Captured Mar 16, 1863, at battle of Champion Hills. Miss .: veteran. Mu-tered out Nov. 10, 1864.
do
24
Transferred to Co. C Jan. 26, 1864; veteran. Transferred to Co. C Jan. 26, 1864; veteran. Discharged -, on expiration of term
Drafted; wounded May 16. 1863. in battle of Champion Hills, Miss .; mustered out July 8, 1863. Discharged -- , by order of War De- partment.
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