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who were not veterans were mustered out at Nashville, Tennessee, and the veterans con- solidated with the Fifty-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
After the consolidation of the Fortieth with the Fifty-first, the combined regiment was transported, with the Fourth Army Corps, to New Orleans, thence to Texas, where, at the town of Victoria. it performed guard duty for some months. It was mustered out of the service on December 3, 1865, and was brought home to Camp Chase, where it was finally paid off and discharged.
Company .1-This company was organized at Jefferson, this county, and was mustered into the Fortieth Regiment at Camp Chase. September 19, 1861, it having arrived there on the 10th of that month. Following is a roster of the officers and men of this company :
Captains-William Jones, who was promoted to major on February 5, 1863, was pro- moted to lientenant-colonel on February 25. 1863; Orlando (. Bowles, promoted from first lientenant. February 5, 1863, resigned September 9, 1863.
First lieutenants-Benjamin F. Snodgrass, promoted from second lientenant, Company I, February 5, 1863. killed. September 20. 1863. in the battle of Chickamauga, Georgia : Richard B. Cowling, promoted from second lieutenant. Company E. May 9, 1864, mustered out. October 7, 1864. on expiration of term of service.
Second lieutenants-Thomas Lilly. accidentally wounded. January 10, 1862. at Middle Creek. Kentucky, resigned July 20. 1862; Willion Dillon, promoted from first sergeant, July 20, 1862, resigned. January 24, 1863: James A. Fisher, promoted from first sergeant of Company G. January 24, 1863, promoted to first lieutenant of Company F. Jannary 5. 1864, transferred to Company K. Fifty-first Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, December 10, 1864, promoted to captain. January 6, 1865, and was mustered out with that company, October 3, 1865.
First sergeants-Thomas Pearce, appointed from sergeant. July 20, 1862, soon after- ward discharged on surgeon's certificate of disability; Wilson Burrows, appointed from sergeant, July 20, 1862, killed. April 10. 1863. in battle of Franklin, Tennessee; Marion Simpkins, appointed from sergeant, promoted to second lieutenant. Company H. February 5. 1863, resigned, January 23, 1864; Otho H. Scott, mustered in as a private, appointed first sergeant, mustered out December 8. 1864, at Nashville, Tennessee, on expiration of term of service.
Sergeants-Andrew Garabrant. appointed corporal. later sergeant. mustered out, October 7, 1864, at Atlanta, Georgia, on expiration of term of service; George Ingalls. appointed from private, promoted to commissary sergeant, July 1, 1864; Frank Ingalls, appointed from private, discharged, June 8. 1863, at Nashville, Tennessee, on surgeon's certificate of disability ; Albert Williams, appointed from private, captured. April 10, 1863. at battle of Franklin, Tennessee, wounded September 20, 1863. in battle of Chicka- mauga. Georgia, mustered out November 6, 1864. at Pulaski. Tennessee, on expiration of term of service; John H. Plimell, appointed from corporal. mustered out, October 7. 1864. at Atlanta, Georgia, on expiration of term of service: Elisha Bidwell, appointed from corporal. died. September 12. 1864. at Chattanooga. Tennessee, of wounds received on September 2. 1864. in battle of Lovejoy Station. Georgia: Thomas Price. discharged in 1862 on surgeon's certificate of disability.
Corporals-Ralph Robinson, mustered out. October 7. 1864. at Atlanta, Georgia, on expiration of term of service: Lawrence Englesperger. mustered out. October 7. 1864. at Atlanta, Georgia, on expiration of term of service: James Blair, detailed in pioneer corps, April 13. 1863. mustered out, to date October 7. 1864, at Atlanta, Georgia. on expiration of term of service: Calvin Bradley, mustered out at Atlanta, Georgia. October 7, 1864. on expiration of term of service; William P. Taylor; Wesley M. Cochran, mustered out at Atlanta, Georgia. October 7. 1864, on expiration of term of service: William M. French. transferred to Company I, Fifty-first Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. December 10.
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1864, mustered out with that regiment : Augustus Studebaker, mustered out. October 7, 1864, at Atlanta, Georgia, at expiration of term of service; Charles Swartz, mustered out, October 7, 1864, at Atlanta, Georgia, on expiration of term of service; Daniel Lilly, died of wounds received, September 19, 1863. at battle of Chickamauga, Georgia; George W. Plimell. wounded November 24, 1$63, in battle of Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, mustered out, October 7. 1864, at Atlanta, Georgia, at expiration of term of service; Thomas B. Williams, mustered out, October 7, 1864, at Atlanta, Georgia, on expiration of term of service.
Musicians-Frederick Olney. promoted to principal musician .on January 1. 1864; Jonathan Hamil. mustered ont, October 7, 1864, on expiration of term of service.
Wagoner-James Roberts, discharged in 1863 on surgeon's certificate of disability.
Privates-Allen Anderson, William Anderson, Hamilton Adams. John Augsberger, John Arhood. Charles Altman, William L. Butler, Benjamin Bidwell, William Burkhardt, Ilenry K. Bradley, Henry F. Bradley. Malilon Bidwell. David Byerly. John Brown, Samuel Chambers. Thomas Clark, James Chambers. Thomas Chenoweth, James Cart- wright, Jackson Clifton. James Clover. John Cochran. Joseph Dubois. Howard Dunson, Henry Doren. James Doren. Oscar Derol, Jonalı Duff. Lemuel Dyer, James Edward Davenport, William Dillon, Jacob Englesperger, Edward Fanghy, Jacky F. Ford, Patrick HI. Griffin. Benjamin Groff, William Gray, Nelson Glaze. James W. Gray, Jacob Housten, George Harrington, Alonzo Harrington, Maurice Hann. Levi Hann. Thomas Hubbard, William Hubbard. Samuel Hubbard, Charles C. Henderson, Joseph S. Harkness, Joseph Irwin, Rufus W. Ingalls. Firman Johnson. George A. Kingman. John Kelso. John Long, Jacob Long, Henry C. Liily, George Leiter, Matthew Mahor, John H. Martin. Hezekiah Moody. Francis R. Miller, Thomas MeNamara. Hugh Murphy, George B. Olney. Wilson Olney. Jesten L. Olney. Thomas Pearce, James Plummer, Solomon Paugh; James Pratt, William Reno. Charles C. Roberts. Ralph Robinson, Edward Stokes, Jeremiah. Suver, Isaac Scott, Isaac Stewart, Eli Tillman. Mackey Thomas. Stephen Taner, David M. Wheatley, Jonah B. Woods, James K. Whitney. Calvin White and Isaac Young.
Company C-Company C was organized at London. Madison county, in the fall of 1861. and was mustered into the Fortieth Regiment at Camp Chase on September 21, of. the same year. Its roster shows the following officers and men :
Captains-Thomas Acton. who was promoted to major on February 5. 1863. was killed on November 24, 1863. in the battle of Lookout Mountain. Tennessee: Delamer Deland, promoted from first lieutenant, February 5, 1863, wounded, November 14. in battle of Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, mustered out. October S, 1864, at Atlanta, Georgia, at expiration of term of service.
First lieutenant-James C. Peck. promoted from second lieutenant, February 5, 1863. mustered out October S, 1864, at expiration of term of service.
Second lieutenant-Ezra Tullis, promoted from first sergeant on February 5. 1863. to first lieutenant. March 19, 1864. but not mustered out on October 8. 1864. at expiration of term of service.
First sergeants-Angus W. Kirkley, appointed from sergeant. killed on July 20, 1864, at battle of Peach Tree Creek. Georgia ; Clark C. Smith, appointed corporal on March 1. 1862. sergeant. May 1, 1864, first sergeant. July 21. 1864, mustered out, October S, 1864, at expiration of term of service.
Sergeants-Charles C. McCormack. wounded on September 20. 1863. in battle of Chickamauga. Georgia. transferred to veteran reserve corps. March 27. 1864; Thomas E. Graham, discharged. December 17. 1861, by civil authority; James W. Ware, wounded on September 20, 1863, in battle of Chickamauga, Georgia. innstered out. October S. 1864. at expiration of term of service; David M. Clark, appointed from corporal. January 16, 1864. mustered out at Atlanta, Georgia, at expiration of term of service; Orestes A.
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MeCanla. appointed from corporal, wounded, September 20, 1863, in battle of Chicka- manga. Georgia, transferred to veteran reserve corps and discharged at Columbus, Ohio, on surgeon's certificate of disability.
Corporals-Heury Kelley, transferred to pioneer corps, April 5, 1863, mustered out, October S. 1864, at Atlanta, Georgia, on expiration of term of service; Daniel Fleming, discharged. September 21, 1861. by civil authority ; Benjamin Natrie, appointed corporal, May 1. 1863. mustered out at Atlanta, Georgia, October 8, 1864, on expiration of term of service: William Ellers. discharged. September 30, 1862. on surgeon's certificate of disability; Henry McDaniel, died at Piketon, Kentucky, April 23, 1862; Simon 1. B. MeMillen, wounded. September 20, 1863, in battle of Chickamauga, Georgia, mustered out. November 5, 1864, at Columbus, Ohio, at expiration of term of service: George W. Roberts, transferred to Company 1. September 22, 1864, mustered out, October 8, 1864, at Atlanta, Georgia, on expiration of term of service: Henry Lyman, died, March 1, 1862, at Ashland. Kentucky; John Alters, killed, September 20, 1863. in battle of Chickamauga, Georgia ; John Brady, died. April 17, 1863. of wounds received. April 10, 1863, in battle of Franklin. Tennessee; John R. Howe, appointed corporal. October 1, 1862, killed, September 20, 1863, in battle of Chickamauga, Georgia.
Musicians-George H. Phifer, mustered out, October 8. 1864, at Atlanta, Georgia, on expiration of term of service; James Lyon, detailed as regimental postmaster, mustered out. October S. 1864, at Atlanta, Georgia. on expiration of term of service.
Wagoners-Minor Paine, appointed wagoner, July 27, 1863, mustered out, October 8, 1864, at Atlanta, Georgia, on expiration of term of service; Newman Whittaker, discharged, July 20, 1862, on surgeon's certificate of disability.
Privates-Benjamin Andrew. William Anderson, Jeremiah Alleu, John W. Althen, Homer Allen, Thomas H. Artman. Wallace Bennette. Henry Butterwick, Charles Betts, John Berry, Peter Brown, George Baker. Edward Bates, William A. Blaine, Enoch H. Claridge, Patrick Curran, George Chamberlain, John W. Cook, Josiah Cook. Francis M. Chandler. George Emerson. John Elni. Dyer B. Eastman, Richard Evans, Philip W. Entler, Alonzo Fleming, Jacob Flodt, John Fullington, Silas Garrard, William Graham, Christopher Geayheart. George Gamble. John Gray, George W. Greer, William Gnyton, Preston Hornbeck, Spicer Heskitt. William J. Hutchinson, Thomas Huntington. Peter Harrington, Irwin Harrington, Elijah Hall, Garner Hurlburt. James Ing, George Kenzla, William J. Kelley, William L. Long. Washington D. Link. George Lush, Harvey A. Link, George Lyon, George M. McCaula, Jolm Moreland, James S. MeMillen, John Michael, Granville Myers, Martin J. McCaula. Robert B. Murray, Michael Madigan. Thomas More- land. John Morain, Madison M. Melvin, Samuel Melvin. Jefferson Postle, James H. Palmer, John Peck, Augustus A. Prugh, William Ray. George Rose. Johu Rider, Peter Rinehart, Benjamin Reed. Philip L. Roberts, Michael S. Roby. David H. Robey, George W. Roberts, John Riley, Laban Shipps, Cicero C. Smith, Adam Suverly. Oliver Spencer, Elijah Spring, William Soward. Charles W. Stuckey. Oliver Taylor. James G. Wetherell. James Wilson, Martin Woolether. George W. Watson. Clemnil Williams. George Watrons, William Yeatts and Joseph C. Yeardly.
Company D-This company, called the "Buffeenburgh Boys," in honor of Peter Buffen- burgh, was organized at London, and was mustered into the Fortieth Regiment at Camp Chase on September 30, 1861. Its officers and men were as follow :
Captains-James Watson, promoted to lieutenant-colonel, March 19, 1864. mastered out with regiment; Charles Converse, promoted from first lieutenant. March 19. 1864, killed. June 30, 1864, in battle of Kenesaw Mountain. Georgia.
First lieutenant-William Topping, promoted from second lieutenant. Company K, March 19. 1864, discharged, Jime 1. 1864. for wounds received, September 20, 1863, in battle of Chickamauga, Georgia.
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Second lieutenant-James M. Dungan, resigned November 12, 1862; Charles Cover, promoted from sergeant, August 30, 1862, promoted to first lieutenant of Company K, March 19, 1864, mustered out, October 7, 1864, at Atlanta, Georgia, on expiration of term of service; Daniel Collett, Jr., promoted from sergeant, Company B, March 19, 1864, to first lieutenant, Company B, May 9, 1864, died May 30, 1864. of wounds received, Novem- ber 24, 1863, in battle of Lookout Mountain, Tennessee.
First sergeant-Daniel N. Thomas, appointed from sergeant, November 12, 1862, mustered out, October 7, 1864, at Atlanta, Georgia, on expiration of term of service.
Sergeants-Joseph B. Couples, appointed corporal, December 21, 1861, sergeant, January 31, 1863, mustered out, October 7, 1864, at Atlanta, Georgia, ou expiration of terni of service; Richard B. Cowling, appointed corporal, December 25, 1861, absent, sick in hospital at Nashville, Tennessee, promoted to second lieutenant, Company E, August 1, 1863, promoted to first lieutenant, Company A, May 9, 1864, mustered out of service, October 7, 1864, on expiration of term of service; Benjamin Emery, appointed corporal, August 30, 1862, absent, sick in hospital at Jeffersonville, Indiana, May 24, 1864, mustered out, February 22, 1865, at Columbus, Ohio, on expiration of term of service; William A. Rouse, appointed from corporal. December 3, 1861, discharged, January 3. 1863. on surgeon's certificate of disability ; James P. Thacker, died, December 23, 1861, at Camp Chase, Ohio; Joseph F. Woods, on detached service at Columbus, Ohio, March 29, 1864, mustered out, September 14, 1864, at Columbus, Ohio, on expiration of term of service.
Corporals-Allen Creighton. appointed corporal, August 30. 1862, died November 24, 1863. of wounds received. November 24. 1863. in battle of Lookout Mountain, Tennessee ; Richard Beetle, killed. November 24, 1863, in battle of Lookout Mountain, Tennessee ; William E. Bigelow, killed, November 24, 1863, in battle of Lookout Mountain. Tennessee ; Britton Harrison, appointed corporal, August 30, 1862, wounded, September 20, 1863, in battle of Chickamauga. Georgia, discharged. April 27, 1864. on surgeon's certificate of dis- ability ; John R. Clark, detached as brigade postmaster, died. June 23, 1864, at Bridge- port, Alabama ; Isaac Crego, appointed corporal. December S. 1863, transferred to Com- pany I, Fifty-first Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. December 10, 1864; James W. Flood, appointed corporal, August 30, 1862, transferred to veteran reserve corps; Joseph Forshee, appointed corporal, December 8, 1863. mustered out at Atlanta, Georgia, October 7. 1864. on expiration of term of service; Augustus Frazell, appointed corporal, August 30, 1862, transferred to veteran reserve corps. December 18. 1863: John W. Gosslee. appointed corporal, September 10, 1861, reduced at his own request, July 7, 1862, appointed corporal. December S. 1862, mustered out at Atlanta, Georgia, October 7, 1863, on expira- tion of term of service: Ferdinand L. Grace. appointed corporal, January 13, 1862, wounded, September 20. 1863. in battle of Chickamauga, Georgia, mustered out, October 7. 1864. at Atlanta, Georgia, at expiration of term of service: William A. Lee, died Sep- tember 30, 1863, at Chattanooga, Tennessee. of wounds received. September 20. 1863. in battle of Chickamauga, Georgia ; Henry S. Wolford, appointed corporal, March 27, 1862. 1864. at Atlanta, Georgia, on expiration of term of service; Joel H. Worthington, dis- charged, October 1. 1862, on surgeon's certificate of disability.
Musicians-James Finch, mustered out at Atlanta, Georgia. October 7. 1864, at expi- ration of term of service: McDona Frazzell, discharged. December 17, 1861, at Detroit Michigan, on surgeon's certificate of disability. 1.
Wagoners-Ethen A. Brittenham, died, March 4. 1862. at Ashland, Kentucky ; Isaac Byers, mustered out, October 7, 1864, at Atlanta, Georgia, on expiration of term of service.
Privates-Madison C. Allen, Martin Anklin. William Bancroft. Benjamin Beach, Mar- shall' P. Beach, Eugene Bebb. Madison Byers. Samnel Carr. Edward W. Coberly. David Conklin, Edmund B. Conklin, George W. Conklin, James E. Conklin, James M. Conklin, Austin 7. Converse, William T. Cooney, Thomas W. Cornwell, Frederick Dasher, Hiram
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Douglas, Addison Duffenbaugh. Lucien Dulaney, John Eastman, James B. Fisher, Charles Forshee. Edward Goodlander. William Gray, Aurelius Hagar. Levi Hagar, John Hagen- doffer. Philip Hawn. Luther Harrington, William S. Harrington, Edward C. Hemenway, John Hickman, Benjamin Hizer. Albert B. Hughes, Willian 1. Irvin, Berthier Jones. John . Kanpp. Andrew Lewis. Reason F. Lewis. William Lilly, Robert MeCam, Samuel McConnell. Jesse B. McDowell. John MePike, Patrick Maxwell, Alphous F. Mercer, Simon Miller, Henry Myers, Joseph Newman. James Pain, John Patterson, George M. Peters, John C. Peters, William Pipes. Cyrus Porter. Joseph Powers, Anderson Price, George W. Purnell .. James Real. David Richie. David N. Robinson. George P. Robinson. Samuel B. Robinson. Samuel W. Robinson. Francis M. Sager. George M. Sayer. John W. Sayer. David S. Sel- domridge. John Sidner. Willis W. Sidner. Lewellyn Shumway, Delmore Snodgrass, Robert Snodgrass, David Spencer, Sammel W. Stamp. James R. Stroup. William Taylor, Isaac Taynor. Elias C. Thacker. George M. Thompson, Samuel Vandervoort, John Vogt. William Vogt. James Walker. George Ward. Joshua White. David Whiteside. Samuel Winecoop, James M. Woodman and Melancthon Worthington.
NINETY-FIFTH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.
The Ninety-fifth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, was mustered into the service of the United States at Camp Chase, Ohio, on August 19, 1862. The day following. the regiment proceeded, under marching orders, to Lexington. Kentucky. On its arrival there, rumors of a Confederate attack by way of the Cumberland Gap caused the transfer of about ten thousand troops at Richmond. Kentucky, previous to August 30. By forced marches they arrived at Richmond. drove off the attacking army after it had sent in a flag of truce asking for the surrender of the town. The regiment had a skirmish with Kirby Smith's advance. August 29. capturing one gun. They remained all night on the field. confident of their ability to defend the approaches to Richmond, and. in their ignorance, underestimating the Confederate strength. the almost impassable barrier afforded by the approaches to the Kentucky having been left fifteen miles in the rear, while they advanced to encounter an army of veterans of twice their numerical strength Kirby Smith was then on his march to the Ohio river, making his famous northern raid. Across his line and barring it lay an army of ten thousand raw recruits, with only nine pieces of artillery. Veterans would have fallen back to the river. where reinforcements might arrive in time to aid. Blind to their danger and bold to rashness, the Northern troops not only stood their ground. but advanced to meet certain defeat and almost anni- hilation. One hundred and twenty men of the Ninety-fifth, and a majority of the line officers, commanded by the lieutenant-colonel, deeming themselves the only representatives of the state on the field. scorned to fly. and fought desperately until surrounded and forced to surrender. The scattered and demoralized forces made another stand. a mile or so in the rear. but were scattered like so much chaff. and still further on a third stand, which resulted, after a stubborn. though brief resistance. in a tumultuous retreat for the river. The loss to the Ninety-fifth was eight men killed, forty-seven wounded and six hundred captured. The loss of the other regiments engaged was about two hundred and fifty killed, eight hundred wounded and nearly two thousand captured. The Confederate loss in killed and wounded was heavier than the federal loss.
The regiment was exchanged on November 20. 1862. and was reorganized and sent to Memphis, where it arrived. May 25. 1863. six hundred strong. It was attached to a division and sent to Vicksburg. where it did effective work until a few days previous to the capture of that city. It also aided in the capture of the city of Jack- son. Mississippi, and in the operations around the Big Black river. The regiment participated in Sherman's attempt to storm the works of Vicksburg. on May 22. where, besides being repulsed. many brave men were sacrificed. After the fall of Vicksburg.
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another attack was made on Jackson, the rebels being whipped, after which the Northern troops went into winter quarters near Memphis. During the winter, the Ninety-fifth was assigned to the Sixteenth Corps, with which it served until the end of the war.
REGIMENT SUFFERS HEAVY LOSS.
Early in June, 1864, an attempt was made to strike the Mobile & Ohio railroad in the vicinity of Tupelo. This ended in defeat. The Ninety-fifth went into the affair with nineteen commissioned officers and three hundred muskets, and got back to Memphis with nine officers and about one hundred and fifty men. In July, the regi- ment marched with General Smith's expedition to Memphis, and, after skirmishing along the way formed near Tupelo. The Confederates made a furious attack and were handsomely whipped. On returning to Memphis, Forrest made a night attack and got another good drubbing. Smith's forces were moved to Nashville, arriving the night after the battle of Franklin. On the morning of December 15, General Smith's force, now an army corps, stationed on Thomas's right pushed boldly out from their works, and were soon on Hood's left flank. Here an assaulting column, including the Ninety-fifth was formed. In a few minutes, the first Southern work, mounting three guns, was captured. From a hill farther on, crowned with a redoubt, the rebels poured a galling fire on the victors. Without halting, on went the Northern forces, over the entrenchments and into the works, capturing more guns and holding the position.
The next day Hood's second line was attacked. The Ninty-fifth and other regi- ments piled knapsacks, and, with orders neither to fire a shot nor yell, started for the works and carried them by storm, capturing battle flags, guns and prisoners. The cloud that for more than two years had rested above the regiment departed and vic- tory had crowned their efforts. After these successes the regiment played its part in the pursuit of Hood, and joined General Canby's forces, at New Orleans, in the reduc- tion of Mobile, at which latter place it arrived in March, 1865, from which time until the end of the war, the regiment did guard duty. At the close of the war, it was ordered to Camp Chase, and was mustered out on August 19, 1865. The rolls show that of one thousand officers and men, composing the regiment, five hundred and twenty-eight officers and men were killed in battle, or died of wounds or disease in service.
Company B -- Company B of this regiment was organized in the summer of 1862 at London, this county, and was mustered into the Ninety-fifth Regiment at Camp Chase on August 19. During the service it enrolled the following officers and men : Captain-Robert Hanson, who was captured on June 10, 1864, at the battle of Brice's Cross-Roads, Mississippi, escaped and was discharged on June 29, 1865.
First lieutenants-Isaac N. Davidson, captured, June 10, 1864, at battle of Brice's. Cross-Roads, Mississippi, exchanged, promoted to captain, Company F, December 9, 1864, mustered out with the regiment; Isaac G. Peetrey, appointed first sergeant, August 13, 1862, promoted to second lieutenant, January 26, 1863, captured, June 10, 1864, at battle of Brice's Cross-Roads, Mississippi, exchanged, March 4, 1865, promoted to first lieutenant, May 28, 1865, mustered out with company.
Second lieutenant-Peyton R. Christman, wounded, August 30, 1862, in battle of Richmond, Kentucky, resigned, January 15, 1863.
First sergeants- James S. Crain, appointed corporal, August 13, 1862, first ser- geant, March 1, 1863, promoted to captain. Seventy-first Regiment United States (colored) Infantry, May 1, 1864, from which he was mustered out. November 8, 1864, by reason of consolidation; James Mitchell, appointed corporal, April 28, 1863, cap- (28)
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tured, June 10, 1864, at battle of Brice's Cross-Roads, Mississippi, prisoner at Ander- sonville and other Southern prisons, returned to company, May 14. 1865, appointed first sergeant, May 20, 1865, mustered out with the company.
Sergeants-Erwin Phifer, appointed sergeant, August 13, 1862, discharged April 24. 1863, at Columbus, Ohio, to date October 1, 1862, on surgeon's certificate of dis- ability ; Leroy G. Florence, appointed sergeant, August 13, 1862, killed, June 10, 1864, at the battle of Brice's Cross-Roads, Mississippi; Samuel Armstrong, appointed ser- geant. August 13, 1862, captured, June 10, 1864, at battle of Brice's Cross-Roads, Mis- sissippi, prisoner at Andersonville and other Southern prisons, returned to company, May 15. 1865, mustered out with company; Nathan C. Moore, appointed sergeant, August 13. 1862, mustered out with company; D. J. Cartzdafuer, appointed corporal August 13. 1862, sergeant, June 27, 1863, captured, June 10, 1864, at battle of Brice's Cross-Roads, Mississippi, died, October 24, 1864, in prison at AAndersonville, Georgia ; Edward S. Miller, appointed corporal, August 13, 1863, discharged, January 15, 1865, at Columbus, Ohio, for wounds received, August 30, 1862. in battle of Richmond, Kentucky.
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