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Died way 1, 1862, at Cincinnati. O. Discharged Dec. 1. 1863, at Ports- mouth. O., by civil authority. Discharged Jan. 16, 1862, at Waverly, O., by civil authority.
3 yrs.
. .
19
31
3 yrs.
Discharged Nov. 27, 1862, at Keokuk, Ia., of disability.
do
36
Died May 29, 1862, at Crump's Land- ing, Tenn.
Powers, Martin.
3 yrs.
188
ROSTER OF FIFTY-SIXTH REGIMENT ·
Names.
Rank.
Age.'
Date of Entering the Service
Period of
Service.
Remarks.
Wilson, Sylvester.
Private
18
Oct. 20, 1861
3 yrs
Wilson, Wm. A.
đo
23
Oct. 25, 1861
3 yrs.
Wisener, George W
do ..
25
Nov. 30, 1861 |3 yrs.
Accidently killed March 17, 1863, on Moon Lake, Miss.
Woolm, James H.
do
19
Oct. 20, 1861
yrs.
Discharged -- , by order of War De- partment.
Young, Ebenezer
do
25
Oct. 8, 1861 |9 mos
Drafted; mustered out July 8, 1863.
COMPANY K.
Mastered in Jan. 8, 1862, at Columbus, O., by John R. Edie, Major 15th Infantry, U. S. A. Mustered out Dec. 23, 1864, at New Orleans, La., by A. H. McDonald, A. C. M.
John Cook.
Captain
44
Nov. 19, 1861 3 yrs.
Died May 22. 1863, of wounds received May 16, 1863, in battle of Champion Hills, Miss.
William G. Snyder
. do ...
29
Oct. 29, 1861
3 yrs.
Promoted from 1st Lieutenant Co. A Aug. 10, 1864; transferred to Co. C Nov. - , 1864.
Martin Owens.
1st Lieut.
44 ¥ 8 30
Oct. 19, 1861
3 yrs.
Wounded May 16, 1863. in battle of Champion Hills, Miss .; resigned July 22, 1863.
Joseph S. Patterson
do ...
Oct. 17, 1861
3 yrs.
Promoted to 2d Lieutenant from Com. Sergeant Aug. 31, 1862; to 1st Lieu- tenant Feb. 14, 1363; resigned Nov. 26 1863.
William H. Palmer ... Robert M. Steele. James A. Aleshire
2d Lieut. 1st Sergt. .. do ..
40 44
Oct. 29, 1861 Dec. 10, 1861 Oct. 24, 1861
3 yrs. 3 yrs. 3 yrs.
Resigned July 24, 1862.
Discharged July 21, 1862, of disability. Appointed from Sergeant Aug. 26, 1862; wounded Mav 16, 1863, in bat- tle of Champion Hiils, Miss .; pro- moted to 2d Lieut. May 16. 1853, but not mustered; mustered out Nov. 14, 1864, at New Orleans, La.
Daniel Irwin
Sergeant
22
Oct. 24, 1861
3 yrs.
Appointed from Corporal Aug. 26, 1862; discharged Nov. 6, 1863, of dis- ability.
Samuel Goheen.
do
28
Oct. 28, 1861
3 yrs.
Wounded May 16, 1863, in battle of Champion Hills, Miss .; appointed from Corporal Aug. 11, 1863; trans- ferred to Co. C Jan. 26, 1864; veteran. Transferred to Co. C Jan. 26, 1864; veteran.
Joseph Lumbeck. John Morgan.
do
20
George Phillips.
do ..
26
Dec. 17, 1861
3 yrs. 3 yrs. 3 yrs.
David F. Radcliff.
do ...
23
Oct. 24, 1861
3 yrs.
Appointed from private Aug 26, 1862; transferred to Co. C Jan. 20, 1804; veteran.
William H. Wait
do ...
27
Dec. 7, 1861
3 yrs.
Hosea B. Bennett
Corporal
21
Dec. 12, 1861 3 yrs.
Danial Exline.
. . do ...
23
Oct. 24, 1861
3 yrs.
..
do ...
21
Nov. 30, 1861
3 yrs.
Lutilius Knowland
do
35
Dec. 2, 1861 Nov. 13, 1861
Mustered out. Nov. 14, 1864.
Appointed from Corporal July 21, 1862; mustered out Nov. 14, 1864.
Appointed from Corporal Aug. 29, 1862; wounded May 16, 1863, in bat- tle of Champion Hills, Miss .; trans- ferred to Co C Jan. 26, 18: 4; veteran. Captured May 18, 1863, at battle of Big Sand Run. Miss., --; trans- ferred to Co. C Jan. 26, 1864; veteran. Mustered out Nov. 14, 1864.
1
.
Transferred to Co. C Jan. 26, 1864; veteran. . . Transferred to Co. C Jan. 26, 1864; veteran.
..
25
189
OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
Names.
Rank.
Age.
Date of Entering the Service.
Period of
Service.
Remarks.
James C. Harper
Corporalj
18
Nov. 11, 1861 3 yrs.
Appointed Corporal Aug. 26, 1862; transferred to Co. C Jan. 26, 1864; veteran.
Thomas R. Hatton
do
18
Nov. 11, 1861
3 yrs.
Lafayette Holmes
do
Jan. 14, 1862
3 yrs.
Transferred to Co. C Jan. 26, 1864; veteran.
Leonidas Johnson George L. Steele
do ...
21
Dec. 8, 1861 Dec. 11, 1861
3 yrs. 3 yrs.
William Stephenson Jacob White
do
22
Dec. 11, 1861 Oct. 29, 1861
3 yrs. 3 yrs.
Appointed Corporal Aug. 26, 1862; transferred to Co. C Jan. 26, 1864; veteran.
Aleshire, Hiram.
Private
18
Oct. 19, 1861
3 yrs.
Wounded and captured May 16, 1863, at battle of Champion Hills, Miss .; mustered out Nov. 14, 1864.
Bailey, Girard
.do
20
Oct. 8, 1862
9 mos
Drafied; wounded May 16, 1863, in battle of Champion Hills, Miss .; mustered out July 8, 1863.
Bates, David R
do
44
Oct. 24, 1861 Mch. 19, 1864 Dec. 10, 1861 Dec. 9, 1861
3 yrs.
Brooks, John J.
do
. .
Jan. 14, 1862
3 yrs. Transferred to Co. C Jan. 26, 1864; veteran.
Brown, John J
. do .
41
Dec. 23, 1861
3 yrs.
Discharged Aug. 18, 1862, of disa- bitity.
Burt, Thomas J.
do
36
Dec. 14, 1861
Bussey, John.
do
18
Dec. 12, 1861
3 yrs.
Captured May 16, 1863, at battle of Champion Hills, Miss .; transferred to Co. C Jan. 26, 1364; veteran.
Byrnes, Patrick
do ..
Dec. 23, 1861
3 yrs.
Clair, George.
.do
18
Mch. 27, 1864 Dec. 24, 1861 Oct. 8, 1862 Dec. 21, 1861
3 yrs.
Transferred to Mississippi Marine brigade --.
Corrie11, Elias.
do
22
Dec. 19, 1861
3 yrs.
Transferred to Co. C Jan. 26, 1864; veteran.
Corriell, Thomas J
do .
19
Dec. 16, 1861
3 yrs.
Transferred to Co. C Jan. 26, 1864; veteran.
Cummings, John R.
do ...
21
Nov. 15, 1861
3 yrs.
Daub, John
do
18
Dec. 18, 1861 Jan. 14, 1862
3 yrs. 3 yrs.
Captured May 16, 1.463, at battle of Champion Hills, Miss. ; transferred to Co. C Jan. 26, 1864; veteran.
Davis, Azariah.
do
Jan. 14, 1862 3 yrs.
Died June 15, 1862, at Crump'. Land- ing, Tenn.
Davis, Andrew
do
Jan. 14, 1862 3 yrs.
Dean, Adam
do
Sept. 7, 1862
3 yrs.
Deshler, John.
do ..
42
Dec 18, 1861 3 yrs. Dec. 11, 1861
Downing, William.
do .
28
13 yrs.
Erwin, Abram ..
do
21
Oct. 24, 1x61 3 yrs. Jan. 2, 1862 3 yrs.
Ewing, Henry E
do
Fells, Adam
do ..
25
Dec. 11, 1861
Freleand, Middleton
do
43
. .
Gates, David
do ...
24
Transferred to Co. C Jan. 20, 1804; veteran.
Transferred to Co. C Dec. - , 1861.
Gephart, Daniel
do ....
42
Dec. 7, 1861 3 yrs.
3 yrs. 3 yrs. 3 yrs.
Discharged Nov. 11, 1862, of disability. Transferred to Co. C - -. Mustered out Nov. 14, 1x64.
Bergman, Andrew
do
35
Boring, David R
do
30
Bowen, William
de ..
35
Wounded and captured May 16. 1863. at battle of Champion Hills, Miss .: transferred to Co. C Jan. 20, 1864; veteran.
3 yrs. Transferred to Co. C Jan. 26, 1864; veteran.
Wounded May 1, 1863, in battle of Port Gibson, Miss .; mustered out Nov. 14, 1-64.
Clark, John S.
do
18
Clausing, Theodore.
do
22
Claypool, James
do
. .
3 yrs. 3 yrs. 9 mos
Transferred to Co. C --. Discharged -- , by civil authority. Drafted; mustered out July x, 1%%3.
Transferred to Co. C Jan. 26, 1964; veteran.
Mustered out Nov. 14, 1864.
Davis, Jonathan
do
Discharged Sept. 2, 1863, of disability. Discharged Jan. 10, 1803, of disa. bility.
Discharged Jan. 4, 1864, of disability. Discharged May 9, 1863, ot disability. Discharged Sept. 20, 1862, of disa- bilitv.
Died July 6, 1862, at St. Louis, Mo. Transferred to Co. G. Dec. - , 186 .
3 yrs. Nov 27, 1801 3 yrs. Oct 29. 1361 :3 yrs.
Died June 15, 1862, at Crump's Land- ing, Teun.
do
18
Appointed Corporal Aug. 26, 1862.
Transferred to Mississippi Marine Brigade --.
Discharged -- , of disability.
do ...
18
. .
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190
ROSTER OF FIFTY-SIXTH REGIMENT
Names.
Rank.
Age.
Date of Entering the Service.
Period of
Service.
Remarks.
Gilmore, James. Gordy, George M
Private do
44
Nov. 14, 1861
3 yrs.
Died July 13, 1863, at Vicksburg, Miss. Transferred to Co. C Jan. 26, 1864; veteran.
Guynn, William A.
do
25
Feb. 25, 1864
3 yrs.
Transferred to Co. C -.
Harshberger, George W
do
27
Oct. 8, 1862
9 mos
Drafted; mustered out July 8, 1863. No further record found.
Hicks. John W.
do
High, Luther C.
do
25
Dec. 5, 1861 3 yrs. Transferred to Co. C Jan. 26, 1864; veteran. .
Huey, Isaac J
do
20
Dec. 4, 1861
3 yrs.
Transferred to 1st Missouri Light Artillery Dec. 17, 1863.
Johnson, James.
do
Dec. 10, 1861
13 yrs.
Johnson, James J.
do
35
Dec. 5, 1861
3 yrs.
Died Dec. 23, 1861, at Portsmouth, O.
Jones, John.
do
30
Dec. 7, 1861
3 yrs.
Jones, Elihu .
do
26
Dec. 26, 1861
3 yrs.
Mustered out Nov. 14, 1864, at New Orleans, La.
Klein, Nicholas
do
18
Feb. 27, 1864
Transferred to Co. C .
Lake, Isaac M
do
21
Oct. 29, 1861
Leniger, William
do .
22
Dec. 7, 1861
3 yrs.
3 yrs. Discharged Feb. 23, 1863, of disability. Transferred to Co. C Jan. 26, 1864; veteran.
Lenox, Henry C.
do .. 24
Oct. 8, 1862
9 mos
Drafted; mustered out July 8, 1863.
Lesser, William
do
18
Dec. 7, 1861
13 yrs.
:3 yrs.
Lawery, George.
do
21
Dec. 12, 1861
13 yrs.
Lucas, William
. do
18
Dec. 16, 1861
Returned to 9th Virginia Volunteers 3 yrs.
McCann, Thomas J
. do
18
Nov. 30, 1861
3 yrs.
Transferred to Co. C Jan. 26, 1864; veteran.
McCann, William
do
Jan. 1, 1862
3 yrs. Drowned April 11, 1863, in Mississippi river at Helena, Ark.
McCartney, Joseph.
do ..
44
Oct. 29, 1861
3 yrs. Discharged Aug. 18, 1862, of disa- bility.
McCartney, Thomas
do .
22
do .
19
Oct. 29, 1861 |3 yrs. Oct. 8, 1862 9 mos
Died March 11, 1862, at Cincinnati, O. Drafted: wounded May 16, 1863, at battle of Champion Hills, Miss .; mustered out July 8, 1863, at Vicks- burg, Miss.
McManama, William .
do .. do .
40 25
Nov. 8, 1861 Dec. 10, 1861 Nov. 17, 1861
Nov. 29, 1861
3 yrs.
W. unded and captured May 16, 1863, at battle of Champion Hills, Miss .; mustered out Nov. 14, 1864, at New Orleans, La.
Dratted; mustered out July 8, 1863.
Martin, William Meeks, Richard A
do
23
Oct. 8, 1862 Dec. 10, 1861
9 mos 3 yrs.
Discharged Sept. 12, 1863, at New Or- leans, La. of disability.
Milner, Isaac
do
31
Oct. 29, 1861
3 yrs.
Wounded and captured May 16, 1863, at battle of Champion Hills, Miss .; mustered out Nov. 14, 1864, at New Orleans, La.
Monahon, Michael
do
43
Nov. 30, 1861
3 yrs. Discharged Nov. 27, 1862, of disa- bility.
Monahon, James
do
20
Dec. 20, 1861 3 yrs.
Montgomery, Robert.
do
18
Oct. 8, 1862 |9 mos Drafted: mustered out July 8, 1863, at Vicksburg, Mi-s.
Montgomery, Shadrick.
do
21
Oct. 8, 1862
9 mos
Dralted; wounded Mar 16. 1863, at battle of Champion Hills, Miss .; mustered out July 8, 1863, at Vicks- burg, Miss.
Newcomb, Benjamin F.
do ..
25
Dec. 3, 1861
3 yrs.
Wounded June -, 1863, in siege of Vicksburg, Miss .; transferred to Co. C Jan. 26, 1864; veteran.
Noel, Henry
. do
32
Oct. 21, 1861
3 yrs.
Discharged Aug. 21, 1862, of disa- bility.
Oliver, Thomas ...
44
Oct. 26, 1861 Feb. 22, 1864
3 yrs.
Transferred to Co. C -.
Plummer, Henry C.
do . . do ..
18
Absent, sick in hospital at Paducah, Ky.
May, John
Mayfield, Watkins
do .
40
3 yrs.
Martin, James.
do . .
31
Discharged Nov. 2, 1862, of disability. Died Sept. 1, 1862, at Memphis. Tenn. Transferred to Co. C Jan. 25, 1:64; veteran.
Liff, Charles
do
18
Dec. 11, 1861
Mccullough, James H.
.. do
23
..
28
Dec. 7, 1861
3 yrs.
Feb. 23. 1864
3 yrs
3 yrs.
3 yrs. 3 yrs.
3 yrs.
·
191
OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.
Names.
Rank.
Age.
Date of Entering the Service.
Period of
Service.
Remarks.
Rayburn, W. McNeal ..
Private
18
Nov. 30, 1861
3 yrs.
Returned to Co. - , 26th O. V. I., April 26, 1862.
Richards, John.
do
44
Nov. 17, 1861
3 yrs.
Rife, John ...
do
40
Nov. 10, 1861
3 yrs.
Mustered out Nov. 14, 1864. Died Aug. 26, 1862, at New Orleans, La.
Rodgers, Lucius R. Russell, Emanuel.
do
. .
22
Oct. 26, 1861
13 yrs.
Transferred to Co. C Jan. 26, 1864; veteran.
Russell, Terry.
do
44
Oct. 26. 1861 Nov. 18, 1861
3 yrs.
Died Aug. 29, 1862, at Jackson, O. Discharged Dec. 28, 1861, at Ports- mouth. O., of disability.
Scott, Peter.
do
Jan. 2, 1862
3 jis.
Captured Nov. 18, 1863, at battle of New Iberia, La .; transferred to Co. C Jan. 26, 1864: veteran.
Seibert, John S.
do
20
Oct. 8, 1862 Oct. 8, 1862
9 mos
Sibert, John.
do
24
Simer, Andrew J. P
do
28
Dec. 16, 1861
3 yrs.
Slusser, John B
do
21
Oct. 8, 1862
19 mos
Drafted; mustered out July 8, 1863. Transferred to Co. C
Staunn, Christian
do
29
Feb. 10, 1864
3 yrs.
Thompson, John
do
24
Dec. 10, 1861
3 yrs.
Transferred to Co. C Jan. 26, 1864; veteran.
Walker, James
do
44
Oct. 26, 1861
3 yrs.
Transferred to Co. C Jan. 26, 1864; veteran.
Walker, George
do
18
Dec. 20, 1861 Feb. 10, 1862
13 yrs.
White, Isaac N
do
31
Oct. 29, 1861
Williams, Richard
do
33
Dec. 4. 1861
Wiseman, Joseph W
do ..
40
Nov. 5, 1861 Dec. 14, 1861
3 yrs.
Yeley, Dennis.
do
43
18
Dec. 7, 1861
3 yrs
Discharged April 6, 1862, of disability. Discharged Dec. 9, 1862, of disability. Discharged Jan. 10, 1862. of disability. Discharged Aug. 11, 1862, of disa- bility.
Yeley, Benjamin
do
Captured Nov. 18. 1863, at battle of New Iberia. La .; transferred to Co. C Jan. 26, 1864; veteran.
do
18
Nov. 30. 1861
3 yrs.
Salter, Azariah
do
31
3 yrs.
9 mos
Drafted; mustered out July 8, 1863. Drafted; mustered out July 8, 1863. Transferred to Co. C Jan. 26, 1864; veteran.
3 yrs.
Walker, Thomas
do
Discharged June 10, 1862, of disa- bility.
3 yrs. 3 yrs.
3 yrs.
4100
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