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The regiment then proceeded to Glenville to relieve the force at that point. The first serious engagement in which the Seventh participated was the battle at Cross Lanes, West Virginia, on the 26th of August, 1861. Here the regi- ment fought independently, each company taking a position where the most effective service could be rendered ; but they were outnumbered by the enemy and slowly driven back, leaving many killed and wounded upon the battle-field. The loss to the Seventh in this engagement was one hundred and twenty killed, wounded and missing. . The command became divided and scattered, one por- tion retiring to Gauley, while the others found the Union lines at Charleston, several miles down the Gauley River. By reference to the roster of Company E it will be seen that more men were lost by death, wounds or capture than in any other single engagement in which that company participated.
The regiment was soon gathered again and went into camp at Gauley. The effects of the recent engagement told severely on the men and many were discharged during the early days of October. One pleasing event, however, occurred while encamped at this place, and that was the presentation to the regiment of a beautiful stand of colors by Professor Peck, of Oberlin College, in behalf of the people of the Western Reserve.
From Gauley, on the 16th of October, the regiment proceeded to Charles- ton, W. Va., where it remained until the Ist of November, but soon after that date it was engaged in a movement to get in the rear of the rebel force under Floyd, but through the disobedience of orders on the part of General Ben- ham, the attempt was fruitless, and Floyd, though hotly pursued, succeeded in making his escape. After this the Seventh returned, by steamer, to Charles- ton, November 17, 1861. In December the regiment joined the command un- der General Lander and proceeded by water, rail and a march of sixteen miles,
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and arrived in the vicinity of the rebel forces, in a new and different country, and where, on March 23, 1862, they engaged in the battle of Winchester, com- ing in contact with that most remarkable rebel soldier "Stonewall " Jackson. General Lander was succeeded by General Shields. General Banks occupied Winchester upon Jackson's retirement. The tactics displayed by this noted rebel commander will, probably, never be thoroughly understood. His move- ments were rapid and were believed to be a retreat, but it has been argued that it was simply a subterfuge, which, had the co-operating force expected by him been successful, the field of Winchester would have been strewn with Union dead and wounded and our national capital have fallen into the hands of the rebels. But " there is many a slip "; the movement failed of accom- plishment. Winchester was fought and the Seventh took an active and hon- orable part, losing fourteen killed, fifty-one wounded, and several prisoners taken. Among the losses here were several of Company E.
Following Winchester we find the Seventh regiment next engaged at Port Republic, on the 9th of June. Prior to that the men endured the hardships of a march of one hundred and thirty-two miles, from New Market to Fredericks- burg, which was accomplished in nine days; and thus Shields's force was joined to McDowell's. On the morning of May 13 the army was reviewed by Pres- ident Lincoln and other government officials. Especially did the president de- sire to see the division that had put to flight the great Jackson, therefore Shields's command, the Seventh among them, was ordered out for inspection.
When Shields withdrew with his forces from the Shenandoah Valley, Jack- son with a strong command immediately occupied it, and commenced a rapid, vigorous movement toward the nation's capital. This movement necessitated a change of plan on the part of the Union forces, and the project to attack Richmond was for the time abandoned, and the army concentrated and sent to head off the notorious rebel leader. Jackson, becoming aware of this, and not easily entrapped, made a retreat up the valley, closely followed by Fremont's command. The third and fourth divisions of Shields's brigade had, by this time, reached a point opposite Port Republic. At five o'clock in the morning this battle commenced, the Seventh and the Fifth Ohio having the heaviest of the fight. Says Reid, "These two regiments fought splendidly and effective- ly. General Tyler, seeing the terrible odds against him, and the extent of the enemy's lines, determined to handle his inadequate force with extreme caution, and met the wily Stonewall with his own favorite tactics of strategy and cun- ning. Taking advantage of a wheat field near the enemy's center, he extend- ed his lines from hill to river, and double-quicked the Fifth and Seventh from point to point along the line, under cover of some standing wheat, halting at intermediate points to deliver a galling fire. This was kept up for five long hours, and, with less than three thousand muskets, the National forces re- pelled Jackson, with fourteen thousand veteran rebel troops."
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In the retreat that followed this sharp fight the Seventh was directed to cover the rear as guarding force. This they did gallantly, coming off the field in line, loading as they marched and frequently sending a telling volley into the ranks of the pursuers.
In May, 1862, Colonel Tyler was promoted to the rank of brigade com- mander and had charge of the brigade to which the Seventh was attached. After the battle of Port Republic and lying at Little Washington, that officer was ordered to Washington, and thereafter General Geary was ordered to the command of the brigade.
After Port Republic came the engagement at Cedar Mountain, Va., on August 9, 1862, and the Army of Virginia, under Pope, had again to contend with the noted Jackson. The fight commenced at about three o'clock in the afternoon, and the Seventh occupied a position at the front where the battle waged the fiercest ; in fact, it was a hand to hand contest in which they were engaged, and was continued until night-fall, when they retired and bivouacked almost upon the field. Neither side could claim any substantial victory. The ranks of the Seventh were fearfully decimated, and out of three hundred of that regiment that entered the fight scarcely a single hundred escaped injury in some form. The roster of Company E will show how that command fared.
With the approach of Lee's army the Union forces fell back toward Wash- ington, and on the 17th of September reached Antietam. During the en- gagement at that place the Seventh were on the field but not closely engaged, · although some slight losses were suffered. After the battle the regiment en- camped on Bolivar Heights, and here were received some two hundred re- cruits, but comparatively few of whom were given to Company E.
Early in December the Seventh went into winter quarters at Dumfries,. but scarcely had they become settled for a season of rest and recuperation than a troop of cavalry and a few pieces of artillery, under Stuart, made their ap- pearance. The camping forces were soon prepared to meet the attack, and drove off the rebels with considerable loss, though suffering little themselves. So ended the campaign in Virginia for the year 1862. Five battles were par- ticipated in by the Seventh regiment, and in each their gallantry and bravery received the plaudits of the whole Union people.
The campaign of 1863 opened with the engagement at Chancellorsville, in which the Seventh took an active part, and when the Union forces retired their retreat was covered by the regiment assisted by two others. "Its con- duct," says Reid, " in this hazardous and responsible position, and its gallant action in the battle, reflected the highest honor on not only the regiment, but the State from whence it came." In this battle the Seventh lost eighty-four men in killed and wounded.
Gettysburg followed Chancellorsville, and although not actively engaged the Seventh were kept busy moving to such points as required strengthening ;.
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exposed sometimes to a galling fire, but generally protected by breastworks. Their loss here was but one man killed and seventeen wounded. Among the regiments sent to quell the riots in New York, occasioned by the enforcement of the draft, was the Seventh Ohio. The regiment reached Governor's Island and went into camp on the 26th of August, 1863. The draft being over, the Seventh returned to its old camp on the Rapidan, where it remained a few weeks, after which the Twelfth corps, to which it was attached, was ordered into the western country. The Twelfth and Eleventh were afterward consoli- dated and became the Twentieth, under command of "Fighting Joe Hooker."
On the 24th of November occurred the battle at Lookout Mountain, Tenn., and close upon that came Mission Ridge, Tenn., and Ringgold, Ga. The Seventh was in each engagement, but lost most heavily in the latter. During the assault Creighton said to his men: "Boys, we are ordered to take that hill ; I want to see you walk right up to it." And walk they did; straight into the face of death. They were repulsed with fearful loss, there being but one commissioned officer of the whole regiment uninjured. Nineteen killed and sixty-one wounded was the result of that charge. It occurred near Ring- gold, on the 27th of November, 1863. Colonel Creighton and Major Crane were both killed.
Worn with constant battle and ranks fearfully thinned, the Seventh went into camp at Bridgeport, Ala., where with a few skirmishes of no importance it remained until May, 1864, when again it was called into active service in the campaign of that year. Its first engagement was at Rocky Face Ridge, from May 5th to the 9th, and later at Resaca, Ga., from May 13th to 16th. After Resaca had been fought and won, the Seventh pursued the fleeing rebels until near the middle of June. Then the term of enlistment of the Seventh had expired, and they returned to Cincinnati. Here the Fifth and Seventh, former constant companions in successes and reverses, the former from the south, and the latter from the north part of Ohio, parted company. The Sev- enth proceeded to Cleveland, where it was mustered out of service, after an experience in active service of a little more than three years. Colonel Erastus B. Tyler was promoted to brigadier general May 20, 1862 ; lieutenant-colonel William R. Creighton was promoted to colonel May 20, 1862, and killed at Ringgold, Ga., November 27, 1863 ; Lieutenant-Colonel Joel F. Asper was promoted from captain, Company H, May 20, 1862, and resigned March 2, 1863 ; Lieutenant-Colonel Orris J. Crane was promoted to major from captain Company A, May 25, 1862, to lieutenant-colonel March 2, 1863, killed at Ringgold, Ga., November 27, 1863 ; Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel McClellan was promoted from captain Company H, December 1, 1863, mustered out with regiment July 8, 1864; Major John S. Casement resigned May 23, 1863 ; Major Frederick A. Seymour resigned March 29, 1864.
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Roster of Company E.
This roster represents the company in the three years service. Nearly all the men were mustered into the service on June 20, 1861, and of the few recruits received at a later date no separate record is made.
John W. Sprague, captain; captured at Birch River, Va., August 8, 1861 ; exchanged January 5, 1862 ; promoted to colonel Sixty-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry, January 23, 1862.
Charles A. Wood, captain ; promoted from first-lieutenant Company D February 5, 1862 ; resigned February 20, 1863.
Arthur T. Wilcox, captain ; captured at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., August 26, 1861; returned October 4, 1863 ; promoted from first-lieutenant Company E to captain Company D July 9, 1862 ; assigned to Company E March 10, 1863 ; mustered out with company July 6, 1864.
Llewellyn R. Davis, first lieutenant ; promoted from second lieutenant Company D, November 2, 1862 ; to captain company C February 19, 1864.
George C. Ketchum, first lieutenant ; captured at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., August 26, 1861 ; exchanged and returned March 13, 1863 ; promoted from first sergeant to first lieutenant March 30, 1864; mustered out with com- pany July 6, 1864.
Ralph Lockwood, second lieutenant ; promoted to first lieutenant Company A November 25, 1861.
James P. Brisbine, second lieutenant ; promoted from first sergeant Com- pany H December 20, 1861 ; killed in battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., August 9, 1862.
George D. Lockwood, second lieutenant; promoted from first sergeant Company D August 9, 1862 ; mustered out with company July 6, 1864.
Arvin B. Billings, first sergeant; appointed sergeant from private January I, 1862; first sergeant January 1, 1863 ; wounded at battle of Cedar Moun- tain, Va., August 9, 1862 ; mustered out with company July 6, 1864.
Samuel C. Wheeler, first sergeant; appointed corporal January 1, 1862 ; first sergeant March 1, 1862; wounded at battle of Port Republic, Va., June 9, 1862 ; discharged March 26, 1863, by order of war department.
Henry E. Hill, sergeant; appointed from corporal January 1, 1862 ; wounded at battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 3, 1863 ; mustered out with com- pany July 6, 1864.
William Harley, sergeant ; appointed corporal January 1, 1863; color bearer May 3, 1863 ; sergeant April 9, 1864; mustered out with company July 6, 1864.
George W. Sweet, sergeant ; captured at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., Au- gust 26, 1861 ; exchanged and returned March 13, 1863 ; appointed sergeant from private May 19, 1864; mustered out with company July 6, 1864.
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Moses Martin, sergeant; appointed sergeant from corporal January 1, 1862 ; killed in battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., August 9, 1862.
Orzo J. Lowell, sergeant; died at Cumberland, Md., February 19, 1862.
William Merriam, sergeant; lost left arm at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., August 26, 1861 ; discharged October 30, 1862, by order of war department.
Franklin W. Wilcoxson, sergeant ; captured at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., August 26, 1861 ; paroled May 27, 1862 ; discharged by order of war depart- ment.
William Freeman, sergeant ; discharged at Romney, Va., June 1, 1862, on surgeon's certificate of disability.
Henry Bailey, sergeant ; appointed corporal January 1, 1862; sergeant January 1, 1863 ; transferred to Fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, October 31, 1864, by order of war department.
William W. Meeker, corporal ; appointed corporal January 1, 1863 ; mus- tered out with company July 6, 1864.
William Holden, corporal; appointed corporal July, 1863 ; mustered out with company July 6, 1864.
Jesse G. Turner, corporal ; captured at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., August 26, 1861 ; paroled May 27, 1862; mustered out with company July 6, 1864.
John H. Woodward, corporal ; appointed corporal January 1, 1862; killed at battle of Port Republic, Va., June 9, 1862.
James K. Alexander, corporal; appointed corporal January 1, 1862 ; wounded at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., August 9, 1862 ; discharged Jan- uary 7, 1863, by order of war department.
George Blanden, corporal ; wounded at battle of Winchester, Va., March 23, 1862 ; discharged January 28, 1863, by order of war department.
George W. Loring, corporal ; discharged at Washington, D. C., October 6, 1862, by order of war department.
Charles Lewis, corporal ; discharged at Charleston, W. Va., October 21, 1861, on surgeon's certificate of disability.
Frederick A. Davis, corporal; wounded at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., August, 9, 1862; transferred to Invalid Corps December 12, 1863, by order of war department.
Omar Osborn, corporal; appointed corporal January 1, 1862 ; discharged January 8, 1863, by order of the war department.
Albert O. Smith, corporal ; appointed corporal January 1, 1862 ; wounded at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., August 9, 1862 ; discharged November 24, 1862, on surgeon's certificate of disability.
William M. Barber, corporal; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps by or- der of war department.
William Furniss, corporal ; appointed corporal January 1, 1863 ; transfer- red to Invalid Corps, January 5, 1864, by order of war department.
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Hiram Smith, musician ; discharged at Columbus, O., October 16, 1862, by order of war department.
Privates.
Harrison L. Allen, mustered out with company July 6, 1864.
Albert Andrews, discharged at Columbus, O., August 9, 1862, by order of war department.
William H. Andress, wounded at battle of Port Republic, Va., June 9, 1862; discharged March 28, 1863, by order of war department.
George Anners, wounded at battle of Winchester, Va., March 23, 1862 ; discharged January 9, 1863, on surgeon's certificate of disability.
John Atwater, wounded at battle of Winchester, Va., March 23, 1862 ; also at battle of Port Republic, June 9, 1862 ; discharged August 28, 1862.
Ormer E. Andrews, transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps February 2, 1864, by order of war department.
William F. Bartlett, captured at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., August 26, 1861 ; returned March 13, 1863; wounded at battle of Lookout Mountain, Tenn., November 24, 1863 ; mustered out with company July 6, 1864.
John Bark, captured at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., August 26, 1861 ; re- turned March 13, 1863; mustered out with company July 6, 1864.
Lyman Blakeslee, captured at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., August 26, 1861 ; returned March 13, 1863 ; mustered out with company July 6, 1864.
Robert W. Blakeslee, captured at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., August 26, 1861 ; returned March 13, 1863 ; mustered out with company July 6, 1864.
Edward Billings, mustered out with company July 6, 1864.
James M. Butler, captured at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., August 26, 1861 ; died in parish prison, New Orleans, December 27, 1861.
Reuben Beers, captured at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., August 26, 1861 ; paroled May 27, 1862 ; no record of muster-out found.
William Baker, discharged at Columbus, O., September 1, 1862, by order of war department.
George W. Bartlett, discharged at Gauley Bridge, Va., October 6, 1861, on surgeon's certificate of disability.
Henry T. Benton, captured at battle of Dumfries, Va., December 27, 1862 ; returned March 13, 1863 ; wounded at battle of Chancellorsville, Va., May 2, 1863 ; discharged March 7, 1864, by order of war department.
William L. Benton, discharged at Williamsport, Md., June 1, 1862, on surgeon's certificate of disability.
Joseph Blake, discharged at Columbus, O., July 5, 1862, by order of war department.
Leander Butterfield, discharged at Fort Royal, Va., June 20, 1862, on sur- geon's certificate of disability.
James J. Cronk, mustered out with company July 6, 1864.
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Edson B. Cross, killed at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., August 26, 1861.
Isaac Collins, enrolled October 9, 1861, but never mustered.
Hudson Call, discharged ; no record found.
William Cherry, captured at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., August 26, 1861 ; paroled May 27, 1862 ; discharged November 19, 1862, by order of war de- partment.
Thomas S. Curran, lost right leg at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., August 26, 1861 ; discharged Nov. 3, 1862, by order of war department.
Joseph F. Clark, wounded at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., August 9, 1862 ; discharged August 26, 1863, on surgeon's certificate of disability.
George K. Downing, captured at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., August 26, 1861 ; returned March 13, 1863 ; mustered out with company July 6, 1864.
Elwood Dillingham, enrolled October 9, 1861, but never mustered.
Anson Douglass, no record found.
Lewis A. Darling, transferred to company B, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, October 31, 1864, by order of war department ; veteran.
David Everett, died October 6, 1862, from wounds received at the battle of Antietam, Md., September 17, 1862.
George Eiklor, died December 11, 1863, from wounds received at battle of Ringgold, Ga., November 27, 1863.
Daniel Flora, died at Alexandria, Va., June 5, 1863.
Zebah Fox, captured at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., August 26, 1861 ; pa- roled May 27, 1862 ; transferred to Second United States Cavalry by order of war department ; veteran.
Jesse Flora, transferred to company B, Fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Octo- be .: 31, 1864, by order of the war department ; veteran.
William F. Graves, absent, nurse in hospital at Clairsville, Md., February, 1852; mustered out July 6, 1864, by circular No. 36, war department, May 2, 1864.
Oliver Grennell, killed in battle of Ringgold, Ga., November 27, 1863.
William Gibbs, captured at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., August 26, 1861 ; died December, 1861, while a prisoner.
Benjamin F. Gill, died August 29, 1862, from wounds received at the bat- tle of Cedar Mountain, Va., August 9, 1862.
Wilson S. Gordon, discharged December 3, 1862, on surgeon's certificate of disability.
Henry Green, transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps September 1, 1863, by order of war department.
Albin Hopkins, mustered out with company July 6, 1864.
George Howorth, no record found.
Jay Haskins, wounded at battle of Port Republic, Va., June 9, 1862 ; dis- charged October 23, 1862, by order of war department.
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William Hutchinson, wounded at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., August 26, 1861 ; discharged March -, 1863, on surgeon's certificate of disability.
John Hann, captured at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., August 26, 1861 ; pa- roled May 27, 1862 ; transferred to the Fifth United States Cavalry by order of war department.
Thomas C. Ingles, mustered out with company July 6, 1864.
Charles Jay, transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps February 15, 1864, by order of war department.
James W. Kelley, mustered out with company July 6, 1864.
Henry Kizer, captured at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., August 26, 1861 ; died December 28, 1861, at Tuscaloosa, Ala., while a prisoner.
Peter Kizer, died at Cumberland, Md., February 22, 1862.
Joseph Kearney, transferred to company B, Fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, October 31, 1864, by order of war department.
Edward Kennedy, captured at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., August 26, 1861; returned March 13, 1863 ; wounded at battle of Chancellorsville, Va., May 2, 1863 ; transferred to Invalid Corps January 14, 1864, by order of war depart- ment.
William T. Lowry, wounded at battle of Ringgold, Ga., November 27, 1863 ; mustered out with company July 6, 1864.
David Lee, discharged at Fairfax, Va., August 5, 1862, on surgeon's cer- tificate of disability.
Nahum Mears, mustered out with company July 6, 1864.
John Melville, mustered out with company July 6, 1864.
Charles Masters, killed at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., August 9, 1862.
Richard Mansell, discharged at Warrenton, Va., July 30, 1862, on sur- geon's certificate of disability.
John Mulleman, wounded at battle of Winchester, Va., March 23, 1862; discharged July 11, 1862, by order of war department.
Andrew McMillen, mustered out with company July 6, 1864.
Edward McDermott, discharged June 27, 1863, by order of war depart- ment.
Henry Neighboring, transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, September I, 1863, by order of war department.
Richard O'Brien, no record found.
Henry Pixley, wounded at battle of Ringgold, Ga., November 27, 1863 ; mustered out with company July 6, 1864.
Spafford 'A. Penny, killed in battle of Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863. John Randolph, died at Weston, Va., July, 1861.
Frederick W. Roscoe, discharged at Gauley Bridge, Va., October 14, 1861, on surgeon's certificate of disability.
Albert L. Raymond, wounded at battle of Chancellorsville, Va., May 3,
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1863; transferred to Invalid Corps September 30, 1863, by order of war de- partment.
Irving Roberts, transferred to company B, 5th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, October 31, 1864, by order of war department; veteran.
Ephraim J. Smith, discharged April 10, 1863, on surgeon's certificate of disability.
Zera S. Smith, absent, nurse in hospital, mustered out July 6, 1864, by circular No. 36, war department, May 2, 1864.
James Stinson, captured at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., August 26, 1861 ; paroled May 12, 1862 ; never returned to company.
John Shetters, captured at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., August 26, 1861 ; paroled May 27, 1862 ; discharged September 1, 1862, by order of war de- partment.
Charles Stimson, discharged October 22, 1862, for wounds received at battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., August 9, 1862.
Francis Stilwell, captured at battle of Cross Lanes, Va., August 26, 1861 ; transferred to 18th United States Infantry, by order of war department.
Henry R. Steele, transferred to recruit camp, June 11, 1864; no further record found.
James L. Vansise, discharged October 22, 1862, for wounds received at battle of Port Republic, Va., June 9, 1862.
Brayton B. Williams, captured at battle of Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863 ; returned November 17, 1863; mustered out with company July 6 1864.
Thomas Warren, mustered out with company July 6, 1864.
William L. Williams, died at Gallipolis, O., September 13, 1861.
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