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ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTH OHIO INFANTRY. .
This regiment was composed almost wholly of Germans. It was re-organized Angust 25, 1862, at Camp Taylor, near Cleveland. It lay in camp at this place drilling and preparing for the field, until the latter part of September, when it moved under orders to Covington, Ky., opposite Cincinnati. This move was made with reference to an anticipated at- tack on Cincinnati by a rebel force under Gen. Kirby Smith, then operating within a few miles of Coving- ton. The regiment lay at Covington about one week, when it returned to Delaware, Ohio, but it was shortly thereafter taken by rail to Washington, where it was engaged for nearly a month constructing breastworks and fortifications around and in the vicinity of the city. In the early part of November, the regiment marched to Fairfax C. H., Va., where it remained two weeks. Stafford C. H. was its next stopping place. At this point it was assigned to the Second Brigade, First Division, Eleventh Army Corps, Maj. Gen. Sigel commanding. Remaining at Stafford C. H. only two weeks, it marched on a flanking expedition to the left and rear of Fredericksburg, with the purpose of co- operating with Gen. Burnside's army in a second at-
tack. This plan was frustrated by the wretched con- dition of the roads, and the whole army fell back to and around Brook's Station, where it went into winter quarters. On April 29, 1863, the One Hundred and Seventh Ohio, with its brigade and division, moved across the Rappahannock to Chancellorsville; here, on the 2d and 3d of May, it took part in the battle of that name. The regiment was under the command of Col. Meyer, and went into the engagement with the Eleventh Army Corps, under Gen. Howard. The Eleventh Corps was completely flanked by Stonewall Jackson, and its lines were broken. In this disas- trous affair the One Hundred and Seventh Ohio suf- fered terribly, losing 220 officers and men killed, wounded and prisoners. The surgeon of the regi- ment, Dr. Hartman, of Cleveland, Ohio, and several other officers, were killed. On May 6, the regiment returned to its former camp at Brook's Station, where it remained until June 12. It then marched to Cal- lett's Station, Manassas Junction and Centerville, on its way to Gettysburg, Penn., the rebel army un- der Gen. Lee having invaded that State. Passing through Frederick City and Emmettsburg, it reached Gettysbmg on the morning of the 1st of July. It was at once engaged with the enemy, taking position on the right wing. In the first day's fight, the regiment and the Eleventh Corps were compelled to fall back through the town of Gettysburg to Cemetery Hill, when a new line was formed and held during the re- mainder of the battle. In falling back to this place, the regiment lost in killed, wounded and prisoners 250 officers and men. In the second day's fight, in a charge made about 5 o'clock in the afternoon, it again lost heavily in killed and wounded. In this affair the regiment captured a rebel flag from the Eighth Louisiana Tigers. Aside from light skir- misliing, it was not engaged in the third day's fight. Its total loss in the battle of Gettysburg-killed, wounded and prisoners, was over four hundred, out of about five hundred and fifty, rank and file, with which it entered. A number of officers of the regiment were killed. Lieut. Col. Mueller was wounded in the arm, Capt. Vignos, of Company H, had his right arm shot off; Capt. Steiner, of Company D, was shot through the bowels, from the effects of which he sub- sequently died; Capt. Speyer, of Company I, was shot through the right shoulder; Capt. Fischer, of Company F, was shot through the breast and arm; Adjt. Young, who captured the rebel flag, was also se- verely wounded; Lieut. John Fischer, of Company G, was shot through the thigh. A number of other officers were wounded, whose names cannot now be procured. With 111 guns, all that was left of the regiment, it joined in the pursuit of the rebel army, following it to Hagerstown, and thence into Virginia, to Catlett's
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Station. On August 1 the regiment sailed in trans- ports to Folly Island, S. C., where it performed picket duty until January, 1864. In that month, it was taken in boats to Kiowah Island, and from there wad- ed over to Seabrook Island, and drove the enemy from that point. It returned to Folly Island and remained there until the 7th of February, when it made a similar expedition across Seabrook Island to Jones' Island. This last movement was made to cover the operations of Gen. Gilmore at Olustee, Fla. On February 11, the regiment again returned to Folly Island, and on the 23d of the same month was taken on transports to Jacksonville, Fla. At this place it had a few skirmishes with the enemy, aside from which nothing of moment occurred. In July it was taken to Fernandino, when, after remaining about one month it returned to Jacksonville. On December 29, the regiment was taken on transports to Devos Neck,'S. C. While here it had several skirmishes with the enemy, and lost five men killed and some fifteen wounded. From this point it marched to Pocotaligo Station, on the Savannah & Charleston Railroad; thence to Gardner's Corner, where, for some seven days, it did picket duty. It then marched through (with some days detention in building bridges, roads, etc.) to Charleston, S. C. Stopping at Charleston one day it joined an expedition, under command of Gen. Potter, for the purpose of ridding the vicinity of rebel bands of guerrillas. Returning to Charleston, it was placed on a gunboat and taken to Georgetown, S. C. It there did picket duty until the 23d of March, then marched to Sumterville, met the enemy, defeated him, and captured three pieces of artill- ery, six horses and fifteen prisoners. In this affair the regiment lost four men wounded. Marching to Singleton Plantation, it met and skirmished with the enemy, losing two men wounded. A few days later, near the same place, it captured a train of cars, which was destroyed, with thirteen locomotives and a large amount of provisions and ammunition. On April 16, 1865, news was received of the surrender of Lee's and Johnston's armies; and, amid great rejoicings over the auspicious event, the regiment marched back to Georgetown, S. C. Three weeks thereafter, it was taken by steamer to Charleston, where it did provost duty until July 10, when it was mustered out of the service and sent home to Cleveland, where it was paid off and discharged.
COMPANY K.
Capt. Martin Viebach, resigned November 16, 1862.
Capt. Samuel Surbrug, discharged December 16, 1863.
First Lieutenant, William Spreier, promoted to Captain and transferred to Company I, June 2, 1863.
Second Lieutenant, Willam Martin, died February 6, 1863.
First Sergeant, Burkart Gentner, promoted Second Lieutenant February 6, 1863, and First Lieutenant February 6, 1864.
Second Sergeant, Jacob Debusman, transferred to Invalid Corps.
Third Sergeant Frederick Bolling, deserted Janu- ary 1, 1863.
Fourth Sergeant, Henry A. Keihl.
Fifth Sergeant, Jacques Cerman, promoted to Second Sergeant February 21, 1864.
CORPORALS.
First Corporal, Franz Seinsoth, promoted to Third Sergeant November 27, 1863.
Second Corporal, Henry Kolbe, promoted to First Sergeant November 27, 1863.
Third Corporal, Carl. Gebauer, killed at Gettys- burg.
Fourth Corporal, Jacob Mann, died July 19, 1863, at. Washington, D. C.
Fifth Corporal, Michael Schlerath, promoted to Third Corporal September 1, 1863.
Sixth Corporal, Jacob Wolf, promoted to First Corporal January 1, 1863; taken prisoner at Chancel- lorsville.
Seventh Corporal, William Hockman, promoted to Second Corporal January 1, 1863; captured at Gettys- burg.
Eighth Corporal, Christopher Bodenschatz, pro- moted to Fourth Corporal, September 1, 1863; wounded at Gettysburg.
Musicians -- John Roedel and Werner Wrede. Wagoner-Henry Distel.
PRIVATES.
Batis N. Arada, John Aeigle (killed at Gettysburg), Ludwig Bockelmann, August Bockelmann) died May 24, 1863), Jacob Bise (killed at Gettysburg), George Buntz, Adam Bormusch, Christian Behnfeltd (killed at Gettysburg), John Behnfeltd, Henry Bernard, George Choffin (transferred to Company D Decem- ber 1, 1863), Frederick Debusman (promoted to Fifth Sergeant February 21, 1864), Nicholas Dieterick (wounded at Gettysburg), John Dauwe (discharged March 24, 1864), John Eisler (wounded at Gettys- burg), Frederick Fellemann (deserted December 26, 1863), Peter Fisher, John C. Groll, Frederick Gros- senbacher, Joseph Gasler (killed at Gettysburg), Phil- lip Guillaume (transferred .to Invalid Corps July 21, 1863), Oscar Glockler (promoted to Sixth Corporal February 10, 1863, taken prisoner at Chancellorsville), Moses Hoatz, John Holtermann, Jacob Hayes, George Hase, Joseph Hasenboeler, David Hasenboeler, Ja-
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cob Heise (transferred to Invalid Corps), George Himes (discharged April 27, 1863) Andrew Hoplinger (discharged August 19, 1863), Martin Hoplinger, Christopher Hergenroether) discharged November 11, 1862), Gustavus Hartman, Theodore Krause (wound- ed at Chancellorsville), Christian Kistner, Chris- topher Kline, John Kamp, William Kundig (deserted February 15, 1864), Basilius Lantz (discharged March 15, 1863), Christian Lindau, Henry Linde- brink, William Lindebrink, John Laux, Jacob Menzer, Gottlieb Muntz, George I. Neher (transferred to In- valid Corps July 21, 1863), Frederick Reuter (trans- ferred to Invalid Corps July 21, 1863), Fridolin Rentz, Joseph Stadelbauer, Edward Stadelbauer (transferred to Invalid Corps November 7, 1863), Henry Shafer (taken prisoner at Gettysburg), Chris- tian Speiser (wounded at Chancellorsville), Joseph Schlosser (promoted to Sixth Corporal September 1, 1863), Casper Schlosser (killed at Chancellorsviille), John Schees (promoted to Seventh Corporal September 1, 1863), John Schleeser (transferred to Invalid Corps, July 21, 1863), John Stucke (discharged March 20, 1863), Christian Stucke (discharged March 20, 1863), Flory Slegel (taken prisoner at Gettysburg), Louis Sitterly (taken prisoner at Chancellorsville), Frederick Schweinhagen. Louis Schoneweg (dis- charged August 18, 1863), John Stephen, John Schorr (discharged), Anselm Snider, Frank Thalmann, John Wolf (deserted October 20, 1862), George Wolf, Frederck Wrede (discharged April 15, 1863), Michael- Welter, Daniel Young (wounded at Gettysburg), George Zuern (captured at Gettysburg, discharged February 28, 1864), Jacob Zuern, Conrad Zwicky (transferred to Invalid Corps July 21, 1863.
ENGAGEMENTS.
Chancellorsville, Va., May 2, 3 and 4, 1863; Get- tysburg, Penn., July 1, 2 and 3, 1863; Hagerstown, Md., July 7, 1863; Ft. Wagner, S. C., September 7, 1863; John's Island, S. C., February 9, 10, 11, 1864. Organized at Camp Cleveland, Ohio; mustered into the United States service for three years, Sep- tember 10, 1862.
ONE HUNDRED AND ELEVENTH OHIO INFANTRY.
This regiment was organized in the month of Au- gust, 1862, and was mustered into the service on the 5th and 6th of September. It was a Northwestern Ohio regiment, having been raised in Sandusky; Lu- cas, Wood, Fulton, Williams and Defiance Counties. It took the field at Covington, Ky., on the 11th of Sep- tember, 1862. The regiment remained in front of Covington until the 18th of September, when in company with four regiments and a battery, it made a reconnoissance to Crittenden, Ky. After
driving out the cavalry of Kirby Smith from that place, the regiment returned to Covington. It re- mained at Covington until the 25th, when it took transports for Louisville, where it was assigned to Gen. Buell's army, being in the Thirty-eighth Bri- gade, Twelfth Division, under command of Gen. Du- mont. The regiment, moved on Shelbyville Octo- ber 3. On the 8th of October, it took the advance in the movement on Frankfort, where a slight skirmish took place. It moved on Lawrenceburg October 11, and camped at Crab Orchard, where it joined with Gen. Buell's whole army. After Gen. Bragg's army had escaped through Cumberland Gap, the One Hun- dred and Eleventh moved by rapid marches to Bowling Green, Ky., where it remained garrisoning forts and guarding the railroad from that place to Nashville. On the 29th of May, 1863, the regiment was ordered to Glasgow, Ky. At this place the One Hundred and Eleventh was assigned to the Second Brigade, Second Division, Twenty-third Army Corps, and remained in this brigade, division and corps until mustered out of the service. From Glasgow it took part in the movement on Scottsville and Tompkinsville. About this time John Morgan's cavalry made a raid into In- diana and Ohio. The regiment took part in the pur- suit. On the 4th of July, 1863, it marched from Tompkinsville to Glasgow, a distance of thirty-two miles, in one day, carrying guns, equipments and forty rounds of ammunition. On the 6th of July, the regiment marched to Munfordsville, and remaining three days, it took the cars for Louisville. Morgan having crossed the Ohio River, the One Hundred and Eleventh was ordered to New Albany, Ind. It then marched to Jeffersonville and took transports for Cin- cinnati. On an island ten miles above Louisville the regiment was landed, and a detachment of Morgan's command was captured. It arrived at Cincinnati on the 13th. From this city it proceeded to Portsmouth, arriving at that place on the 18th. After the capture of Morgan the regiment returned to Kentucky. Ar- riving at Lebanon, Ky, it marched to New Market, where the Second Division, Twenty-third Army Corps rendezvoused preparatory to the march to East Ten- nessee. On the 19th of August, this movement com - menced. The command arrived at Jamestown, Tenn., on the Cumberland Mountains, eighty-five miles distant from Knoxville, on the 26th. From this point the command moved by rapid marches through Yarman's Gap, and arrived on the 30th of August at Montgomery. On the 2d of September, it forded the Big Emery River. and arrived at Loudon, Tenn., on the Tennessee River, on the 4th. The regiment re- mained at Loudon until November 14, and took part in the movement north of New Market to check the rebel advance from Virginia. It also took part in
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several forced marches, scouts and skirmishes along the Tennessee and Holston Rivers. The advance of Gen. Longstreet's army appeared in front of Loudon on the 22d of October, and considerable skirmishing was kept up between the two armies. On the 14th of October, the command marched to Lenoir; but meet- ing re-enforcements here a counter-march was ordered, and the Second Brigade was ordered to march to Huff's Ferry, three miles below Loudon, and prevent the crossing of Gen. Longstreet's troops. Owing to the almost impassable condition of the roads, it was nearly dark before arriving at the ferry. On a high bluff, about half a mile from the river, a brigade of rebels was encountered. The Second Brigade was immediately formed in single line and ordered to charge. The charge was successful. In it the One Hundred and Eleventh only lost a few wounded, and it was on the right flank of the brigade and partially under cover of dense woods. The brigade stood to arms all night in the pelting rain, without food or shelter. At daylight the entire division fell back, and the One Hundred and Eleventh covered the retreat. At Loudon Creek, a brisk skirmish took place between the regiment and the Sixth South Carolina Sharp shooters, composing Gen. Longstreet's advance. The stand was made to enable Henshaw's Illinois Battery to get its caissons up a hill above the creek. In this engagement the One Hundred and Eleventh lost four killed and twelve wounded. After this skirmish, the command marched rapidly to Lenoir unmolested. On this night, all camp and garrison equipage and transportation were destroyed, and on the morning of the 16th, at 3 A. M., it moved out for Knoxville, Tenn. At daylight on this morning Lieutenant O. P. Norris and fifty-two men of Company B, of the reg- iment were captured by the rebels while on picket. Of these fifty- two stalwart men, thirty-six died of star-
vation and exposure at Andersonville Prison. Camp-
bell's Station was selected by Gen. Burnside as the point to which to give battie to Gen. Longstreet. In this engagement the One Hundred and Eleventh occu- pied the front line, directly in front of two batteries of rebel artillery, and was for six hours exposed to the shells of the enemy's concentrated fire. The loss in killed and wounded was only eight, as the enemy used percussion shells, which mostly fell in the rear of the first line. The regiment marched with the command into Knoxville, a distance of six miles, having been three nights without sleep, food or rest, and having participated in three separate engagements. It passed through the siege of Knoxville, occupying the fort on
College Hill, and lost six men killed and wounded. After Gen. Longstreet's retreat, it took part in the skirmishes at Blain's Crossing, Danville and Straw- berry Plains, and occupied an outpost six miles in front
of the city when Gen. Schofield fell back the second time on Knoxville. It protected the crossing of the Second Division at Strawberry Plains on the 21st of January, 1864, losing one man killed. On the 9th of February,. Gen. Schofield arrived at Knoxville and took command of the department. On the 24th of February, the Second Division marched to Strawberry Plains; on the 27th crossed the Holston River, and marched some distance; counter-marched at night as far back as Mossy Creek. On the 14th of March, the regiment moved to Morristown, East Tenn. On the following day it was on the picket line, and had a brisk skirmish with the rebel cavalry. The One Hundred and Eleventh was moved back to Mossy Creek, where it remained until the 26th of April, when it was marched to Charleston, on the Hiawas- see River, a distance of 100 miles. This it accom-
plished in four days, arriving at Charleston on the 30th. From this point it marched to Red Clay. Ga., arriv- ing on the 6th of May. At this place, the Army of the Ohio united with the left wing of Gen. Sherman's army to participate in the Atlanta campaign. It marched to Tunnel Hill on the 7th of May, and on the following day skirmished into a position in front of Buzzard's Roost. On the 9th, in the advance on Rocky Face Mountain, the regiment was assigned the front line of the skirmishers, and during an advance of three- quarters of a mile, lost nine men, killed and wounded. On the 12th of May, the One Hundred and Eleventh marched through Snake Creek Gap, and ar- rived in front of Resaca on the evening of the 15th. The brigade made a charge on the enemy's works on the following day. Being unsupported by artillery, the charge was unsuccessful and the loss heavy. The One Hundred and Eleventh had but seven companies engaged, three companies being in the rear, guarding transportation. Out of the number engaged, seven men were killed and thirty wounded. The regiment took part in the second day's fight at Resaca, but be- ing in the supporting column, it sustained no loss. After an unsuccessful assault at midnight upon the National lines, the rebels evacuated, On the 16th of May, the regiment participated in the pursuit; had a skirmish with the rebel cavalry on the 20th, and capt- utred six prisoners. On the 27th, a brigade of rebels made an advance on the National lines. The One Hundred and Eleventh was ordered out on the double-quick, made a charge and broke the rebel lines. . In this engagement, the regiment lost fifteen men killed and wounded. It took part in the entire campaign against Atlanta. It was actively en- gaged in the siege of Kenesaw, the battles of Pine Mountain, Lost Mountain, Dallas, on the Chatta- hoochie River, near Nicojack Creek, Decatur, Peach Tree Creek, and in the siege of Atlanta and the skir-
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mishes at Rough-and-Ready, Lovejoy's Station and Utoy Creek. It started on the Atlanta campaign with 380 men, and of this number, lost, in killed and wounded, 212. On the 8th of September, the regi- ment went into camp at Decatur, Ga., and remained there until the morning of the 4th of October, when the movement against Gen. Hood's forces commenced. During the stay at Decatur, the regiment made a re- connoissance to Stone Mountain, where it encountered rebel cavalry and lost a few of its men. The One Hundred and Eleventh marched rapidly to Allatoona Pass, and to within eighteen miles of Chattanooga, where the corps was ordered into Alabama in pursuit of Gen. Hood's army. It marched south as far as Cedar Bluffs, on the Coosa River, where, in a skir- mish with rebel cavalry, one officer and three men of the One Hundred and Eleventh were captured on pick- et. From this point, the regiment marched to Rome, Ga., where a brisk skirmish took place. From thence it moved to Resaca, where it arrived on the 1st of No- vember, 1864. At Resaca, the regiment took the cars and was moved to Johnsonville, on the Tennessee River, eighty-five miles west of Nashville, to protect that place against a rebel raid. It remained at John- sonville until the 20th of November, when it was again moved by rail to Columbia, Tenn., to assist in checking Gen. Hood's advance. It participated in the skirmishes at Columbia, and was detailed to re- main in the rear to guard the fords of Duck River while Gen. Thomas' army fell back on Franklin. The regiment guarded a wagon train to Franklin, and was twice attacked. Each time it repulsed the enemy. The regiment at night marched by the outposts of Gen. Hcod's army in bringing up the rear. It arrived at Franklin on the morning of the 30th of November, and was immediately assigned to the front line of works, on the left flank of the Second Division, Twenty-third Army Corps, to the right of the Frank- lin Turnpike. In the fight of that day, the regiment, out of 180 men engaged, lost twenty-two men killed on the field and forty wounded. Many were killed by rebel bayoriets. The contest was so close that once the flag of the regiment was snatched from the hands of the Color Sergeant, but the bold rebel was killed instantly. The troops on the immediate left of the One Hundred and Eleventh fell back during the charge, and the rebels, holding this part of the line for an hour, poured an enfilading fire along the line of the whole brigade. Owing to the large loss of officers in this and previous engagements, a detail from other regimeuts was necessary to command the companies. On the morning of the 1st of December, the One Hundred and Eleventh marched back to Nashville, where it was assigned a position in the line of defenses on the left. It was severely engaged
during both days of fighting in front of Nashville. In a charge it captured three rebel battle-flags and a large number of prisoners. The loss was seven killed and fifteen wounded. The regiment took part in the pursuit after Gen. Hood. It was marched to Clifton, Tenn., where, on the 17th of January, 1865, it took transports to make the campaign of North Carolina. It passed through Cincinnati January 23, and arrived at Washington, D. C., on the 31st. From Alexandria the regiment took an ocean steamer for Fort Fisher, where it joined the army under Gen. Ferry, and took an active part in the capture of Fort Anderson, and in the skirmishes at Moseby Hall and Goldsboro. After the surrender of Gen. Johnston, the regiment was moved to Salisbury, N. C., where it remained on garrison duty until ordered home for muster out. It arrived at Cleveland on the 5th of July, 1865, and was mustered out on the 12th. The One Hundred and Eleventh re-enlisted as veterans in February, 1864, in East Tennessee, but, owing to the demand for troops in the field, the veteran furlough could not be granted. Again (in October, 1864), after the At- lanta campaign, more than two-thirds of the regiment re-enlisted as veterans, but, after Gen. Hood's cam- paign to the rear, the order to furlough it was re- voked. The One Hundred and Eleventh numbered 1,050 men when it entered the service, and received eighty-five recruits. Of these men, 234 were dis- charged for disability, disease and wounds; 200 died of disease contracted in the service, 252 were killed in battle or died of wounds, and 401 were mustered out
REGIMENTAL OFFICERS.
John R Bond, Colonel.
Mose R Brailey, Lieutenant Colonel.
I. R. Sherwood, Major.
H. T. Bissell, Adjutant.
Lyman Brewer, First Surgeon.
E. Silvers, Assistant Surgeon.
J. S. Hollington, Chaplain.
F. Strong, Quarter-Master.
COMPANY E.
Benjamin F. Southworth, Captain.
Daniel F. Waltz, First Lieutenant
Elijah Carnes, Second Lieutenant (resigned No- vember 26, 1862).
L. Hutchinson, Lieutenant (killed at Resaca, Ga., May 12, 1864).
Benjamin B. Woodcox, First Sergeant (promoted to Second Lieutenant April, 1863).
Isaac E. Kintigh, Second Sergeant.
Josiah M. Kepler, Third Sergeant (killed at Love-
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