History of Pickaway County, Ohio and Representative Citizens, Part 29

Author: Aaron R. Van Cleaf
Publication date: 1906
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commenced. The regiment took part in the engagement at Stone River on December 31, 1862, when, in one hour's time. it lost 142 killed, wounded and missing. The next im- portant engagements were Chickamauga and Mission Ridge, in September, 1863. On the 28th of November, 1863, the 13th advanced with the army to the rescue of Knoxville. Sub- sequently the regiment returned to Knoxville, where it re-enlisted as veterans and was fur- loughed. The regiment returned to duty in the latter part of March, 1864, being assigned to the Third Brigade, Third Division, Fourth Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, then commanded by Maj .- Gen. George H. Thomas. On the 3rd of May the troops struck tents and advanced against Ring- gold, Georgia, the first step in the At- lanta campaign. A number of engage- ments followed, in which the 13th bore an honorable part, especially the battle of Lost Mountain, in which it lost about 50 killed and wounded. On June 21st, the non-veterans were discharged and the remainder of the regi- ment formed a battalion of four companies, known as the 13th Ohio Veteran Volunteer In- fantry Battalion. At Kenesaw Mountain and Lovejoy's Station, the battalion lost a number of killed and wounded. On June 16, 1865, it was ordered to Texas, where it remained until December 5th, when it was mustered out. Will- iam Sooy Smith, Joseph G. Hawkins and Dwight Jarvis, Jr., served successively as colonels of the regiment. The battalion was in command of Maj. J. T. Snyder. C. B. Mason, of Circleville, was commissioned lieu- tenant-colonel of the regiment on June 22, 1861 ; he resigned September 13, 1861.

Company B of this regiment. was mustered into the service on June 19, 1861, at Camp Dennison, Ohio, with the following officers and men from Pickaway County: Captain, Francis S. Parker; 2nd lieutenant, James B. Dony; sergeants-Moses Shelt, Harley H. Sage, Cyrus L. Bates, Josiah Smouse and John Thompson; corporals-S. F. Terry, James Busick, Samuel M. Williams, Thomas S. Ship- ley, William H. Bostwick, John H. Aldridge and Jackson Holt; musicians-John W. Curl

and Philip Warner: privates-Benjamin F. Abbott, Daniel Cook, Nicholas Bowling, James M. Blacker. Charles Burk, Jerome P. Cook, Peter Cossal, William Cole, John Cherry, Will- iam Crothers, John D. Caldwell, William H. Caldwell, Henry Corkwell. John L. Cooper, George Campbell, Philip Cupp. Wesley Davis. William E. Easterday, George W. Farner, John Farner, James Ford, James Flood, James Gorman, Thomas Gorman. Archibald George. John Griner, John Hughes, Lewis Harkle- road. Robert C. Hellrigle, William Haefer, Erastus W. Harman, Moses Hollingshead. George Hardesty, Jacob T. Johnson, John Jones, Jacob Krenk, George Labold, Samuel S. Lindsey, Michael Lyons, John Lyons, John Millet, John McCafferty. Michael Murphy. James McDowell, Walter McKee, Alexander McKilips, John Ayer, Peter Palmer. William Parsons, Chambers W. Peyton, Daniel Quinn, William Roberts. Joseph Riffle, William Rich- ard, Daniel Smith, Patrick Sullivan. John Simons, John Sculper, Julius Seypart, Joseph Tilton, James Thompson, James Vaughn, Henry Williams, William Wilson, William Williamson, John Welsh, Alfred Welsh. Charles E. Winner, F. S. Walters, Daniel White, James Puckett, Thomas Smith and Samuel W. Alkire.

24th Regiment, Ohio Vol. Inf.

The 24th Ohio was organized at Camp Chase, Ohio, leaving for the field July 26, 1861. The first battle was Cheat Mountain, September 12, 1861, followed by Greenbrier on October 3rd. The regiment was next or- dered to Louisville, Kentucky, where it was assigned to the 10th Brigade, Fourth Division, Army of the Ohio. It then took up the march for Savannah, participated in the battle of Pittsburg Landing on April 6 and 7, 1862, and was in most of the skirmishes between that place and Corinth, after which battle it con- tinued in pursuit of the enemy in Mississippi and Alabama. The regiment returned to Louis- ville in September and in the following month was assigned to the Fourth Division, 21st Army Corps. It was present at the battle of

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Perryville but not actively engaged. It took part in the battle of Stone River, Company A, however, being on detached duty. The next important engagements were Lookout Moun- tain, Chickamauga and Mission Ridge. The regiment was then assigned to the Second Di- vision, Fourth Army Corps, and was engaged at Dalton. It was mustered out June 24, 1864. at Columbus, Ohio. The following served successively as colonels of the regiment : Ja- cob Ammen, Frederick C. Jones, David J. Hig- gins and A. T. M. Cockerill.

Company A of this regiment was from Pickaway County and was mustered into serv- ice July 20, 1861, at Camp Chase, Ohio. The membership of the company was as follows : Captain, Nelson L. Lutz; . Ist lieutenant, James H. Hedges: 2nd lieutenant, Daniel Blaize; sergeants-Louis E. Peter, Jackson Hughes, Van Buren White, Jacob D. Binkley and John M. Weaver; corporals-Daniel W. Foster, Henry Buck, Benjamin F. Mauk, Will- iam O. Connell, Philip M. Engle, William H. Haller, Peter L. Price and William H. Mc- Lane: wagoner, Ferdinand Wilson; musicians -Philemon B. Binkley, and John Seidner; privates-Henry Agburn, John Berry. Dumas Bartlett, George Botkin, Reuben Barnhart, Aaron Barnhart, Robert E. Bowsher, Francis I. Brokaw, William I. Binkley, George Brown, Charles D. Clark. Henry Cottman, James Dean, Alvey Davis, Benjamin F. Davis. Thomas Dyer, Homer F. Engle, Peter Ear- hart. Solomon Farner, Thomas I. Fling. George Fling, Andrew Friend, James Graham, Samuel N. Gillis, Emmett Harmount, Benja- min Harper, Albert C. Hayes, John Hyatt, John O. Handlen, George I. Hinton, John Jones. Jesse Jones, Jesse M. Jones, Daniel W. Jones, Thomas Jefferson. William McDor- man, Anthony McNally, Michael Mack, An- thony Miller, Reuben Murray, John Morris, Isaac Nogle, Nelson F. Noeman, Joseph E. Olds, Milton Plummer, Albert W. Riggin, Thomas Roanen, James Richardson, John Ring, Elias Sitler, John Strait, Christ. Sivinger, James Sailor, Nelson Spencer, Oscar H. Spen- cer. Lyman E. Scovil, Jr., John Slow, John Shisler, Deming Swinehart, John A. Thomas,

Henry Van Gundy, Thornton Van Meter, Watson B. Waters, Thomas Wells, Henry Wells, Hiram Wallace. William Walston, Asbury Welsh, Alexander Wyan, William T. Williamson, Israel I. Zeller.

30th Regiment, Ohio L'ol. Inf.

On August 28, 1861. this regiment was organized at Camp Chase and on the 30th was ordered to the field. It was engaged in a num- ber of battles and skirmishes that fall in (West) Virginia, finally going into camp at Fayetteville. During the winter several com- panies were sent to outposts and all worked upon fortifications. Company H. from Pick- away County. was sent to the White House on Loup Creek road. On April 17th the regiment broke camp and moved to Raleigh. On . the 5th of May, the 30th camped near Princeton and on the 10th resumed the march to Giles Court House. The next day the regiment encamped at the confluence of the East and New rivers, and Company H was pushed for- ward. up the Narrows, and succeeded in de- veloping the enemy's position. Finally being ordered to join the army in Eastern Virginia, the regiment proceeded to Brownston, then down the Kanawha on transports to Parkers- burg, where cars were taken for the East. On the 23rd of August the regiment passed through Washington, D. C., encamping that night at Warrenton Junction, Virginia. The regiment was present at the battle of Center- ville in August and took part in the battle of South Mountain in September, 1862. It was later sent to Louisville, Kentucky, reaching there January 3, 1863. It then continued to Helena, Arkansas, where it was assigned as the Second Brigade, Second Division, 15th Army Corps. On January 21st it landed at Young's Point, where it remained some time, engaged on the canal and taking part in numer- ous excursions in the surrounding country. On May 19th it reached the rear of Vicks- burg. where it remained, engaged in skirmish, picket and fatigue duty until the capitula- tion of the city. After being in camp at Black River until September 26th, it

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proceeded to Eastern Tennessee, where it took part in the battle of Mission Ridge. In January, 1864, at Cleveland, Tennessee, the regiment to the number of 315 men re-enlisted. After enjoying a furlough, it participated in the Atlanta campaign, taking an important part in the conflict at Kenesaw Mountain and in the assault on Atlanta. The regiment was transferred to the First Brigade on August · 5th and on August 29, 1864, those who were not veterans were mustered out. On the 31st of August, the 30th lost 25 men killed and wounded in an attack made on the line by the Rebels, near Jonesboro. On December 13, 1864, the regiment took part in the assault on Fort McAllister, where Capt. John H. Groce, of Company H, was killed, while in ad- vance of his company. In the early months of 1865 the regiment campaigned in the Caro- linas, with frequent engagements with the enemy. It was mustered out at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 13, 1865, where it had been stationed for something over a month. It was discharged at Columbus on August 22nd. The successive colonels of the regiment were -: John Groesbeck, Hugh Ewing and Theodore Jones.

Company H of the 30th Ohio was from Pickaway County and was mustered into serv- ice August 29, 1861. The following were the officers and men: Captain, Jacob E. Taylor ; Ist lieutenant, John H. Groce; 2nd lieutenant, Moses B. Gist; sergeants-Cyrus A. Earnest, Thomas J. Evans, Peter Rudisill, Charles C. Ludington and Minard Shannon; corporals- James A. Bunch, William H. Whitehead, John Bowler, George W. Throne, Joseph E. Olds, John McHugh, William Parrish and Jacob Koch; drummer, James M. Duffy ; fifer, Afred Crummel; privates-Edward Allen, Frederick Behler, William Bunch, Reuben P. Bunch, Oliver P. Buckley, William F. Bowman, Levi Brubaker, Jasper M. Clayton, William A. Clay- ton, Daniel Clay, Josiah Crourman, John Can- tlebury, Mathias A. Chitburn, James Chitburn, Michael Carlos, Thomas Crusand, Herman Cooke, Frederick Cross, Albert Conover, John Dalgarra, Martin Dennis, Isaac E. Dorsey, Thomas Davis, George W. Epps, Wesley T. Fissel, Henry C. Gamble, Delos R. Graham,

Washington K. Gearheart, Francis Hott, San- ford Hoover, John Hyme, Samuel Johnson, George Johnson, William H. Jessup, James Kelly, John L. Kent, James M. Lemon, Mar- tin Morgan, James Moore, Robert Moore, Ja- cob Nogel, John O'Hara, Robert Pattinson, Daniel Rawlins, Richard Sands, Joel Sands, Preston R. Snowden, John M. Smith, Henry Scovil, Isaac Scraggs, George H. Triplett, Christian Tyler, Lewis Toman, Frederick Wien, Henry Winder, George B. Smith, Jacob W. Stupp, James T. Walls, Isaac Webb, George Welsh, John W. Wise.

43rd Regiment, Ohio Vol. Inf.

The 43rd Ohio, which was organized at Camp Andrews, Mount Vernon, Ohio, left for the front on February 21, 1862, reporting to Brig .- Gen. John Pope on the 26th and being assigned to the Ohio Brigade, First Division, Army of the Mississippi. It bore a prominent part in all the operations against New Madrid, as well as in the movements against Island 10 and Fort Pillow. The regiment took part in the battle of Iuka and in the arduous marches made by General Rosecrans preceding the bat- tle of Corinth. In the battle of Corinth. on October 4th, "the 43rd and 63rd Ohio claim to have done more to save the day than any other organizations." Its colonel, J. L. Kirby Smith, a · nephew of the Confederate Kirby Smith, fell mortally wounded at the first onset. In a few minutes of fighting, over one-fourth of those engaged of the 43rd were either killed or wounded. For the next year the 43rd was engaged in various movements in Mississippi, Tennessee and Alabama. In December, 1863, the regiment re-enlisted as veterans almost to a man and went home on a furlough of 30 days. Returning to the field, it assisted in capturing the town of Decatur, Alabama, which it occupied until the opening of the At- lanta campaign. The Ohio Brigade was dis- continued here and a new brigade formed, which was designated as the Second Brigade, Fourth Division, 16th Army Corps. The command, to which the 43rd belonged, reached Chattanooga May 3rd and immediately took

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the advance of the Army of the Tennessee in the Atlanta campaign. Then followed the battles of Resaca, Dallas, Kenesaw Mountain and other engagements of this campaign. After the fall of Atlanta, the 43rd Ohio was assigned to the Second Brigade, First Division, 17th Army Corps. The 43rd then joined in Sherman's "March to the Sea." In January, 1865, the regiment moved into the Carolinas, where a number of important engagements were fought. The regiment took part in the Grand Review at Washington and was mus- tered out July 13, 1865, at Louisville, being paid and discharged at Columbus. J. L. Kirby Smith, Wager Swayne and Horace Park served, successively, as colonels of the regi- ment.

Company E, 43rd Ohio, was mustered into service, December 31, 1861. The following were from Pickaway County : Captain, Harley H. Sage; privates-Silas Albert, Abraham Baughman, John W. Bowman, Henry Bow- man, Martin L. Briner, William Baker, Will- iam M. Case, Sylvanus Cupp, Francis M. Car- penter, William Canaan, George W. Colwell, Francis H. Cotton, David Cline, Joseph B. Dunlap, Thomas Donohoe, James Deveraux, James Dayton, Jesse Drake, Christopher Drake, Archibald Drake, Henry Doering, Da- vid E. Evans, Henry S. Eckart, Andrew J. Fitzgerald, Patrick Giblin, William Gibbons, John A. B. Garhart, George Goss, Jacob Green, Renick Huston, Samuel Harrison, Harmon H. Helvering, David S. Helvering, Jeremiah Hes- ter, Israel Jones, George Mclaughlin, George W. Mathews, John L. McGath, James Martin, Samuel W. McCulloch, William H. Morral, John Morris, Levi Oman, Charles. A. Phillips, Owen Sullivan, William H. Stout, Edwin Stein, William H. H. Schreckengaust, Asa Truesdale, Thomas Valentine, Watson B. Wal- ters, Ira Wooddell, Benjamin F. Williamson, John F. Walker.

Company F, 43rd Ohio, was mustered into service in October, November and December, 1861, with the following from Pickaway Coun- ty: Captain, John H. Coulter; Ist lieutenant, Horace Park; 2nd lieutenant, Sylvester A. Lar- rison ; privates-William M. Baldwin, Edward

Birmingham, Joseph Deal, George J. Fiubely, Andrew Gartlin, William Houck, Henry Ja- cobs, Thomas Larkins, Thomas Leroy, John. E. Pope, Henry S. Rockey, John C. Stein- brecher, Joseph Sheppard, John M. Smith, George Sanders, John Sanders, Stacy Taylor, Thomas J. E. Taylor, Nelson Triss, John S. Walston, Eugene WV. Weaver.

45th Regiment, Ohio Vol. Inf.

The 45th Ohio was organized at Camp Chase in August, 1862, mustered into the United States service on the 19th of the month, and was in Kentucky on the 20th. It assisted in the defense of Cincinnati and then proceeded to Lexington, where it was brigaded with the 18th and 22nd Michigan and 112th Illinois, under the command of Gen. Green Clay Smith. On January 25, 1863, it was ordered to Dan- ville, where it was mounted and brigaded with the Seventh Ohio and Ioth Kentucky regiments of cavalry, under the command of Col. Benja- min P. Runkle, of the 45th Ohio. From the latter part of February to the beginning of July, the regiment was variously engaged in Kentucky and had a number of skirmishes. When the Rebel raider, Morgan, crossed the Cumberland, in July, 1863, the 45th Ohio constituted a portion of the force under Gen- eral Hobson that pursued the Rebels from the Cumberland to the Ohio River at Bran- denburg, and thence through Indiana and Ohio. The regiment then returned to Kentucky and assisted in the pursuit of Colonel Scott's force. Upon the organization of General Burnside's army in Kentucky, in August, 1863, the 45th was included in Byrd's brigade of General Carter's division. The army proceeding to Eastern Tennessee, the 45th was transferred to the cavalry brigade of Colonel Wolford. On October 20th this brigade was surprised by the enemy and routed, with the loss of all its trains, a battery of artillery and many prison- ers. On November 13th, as the mounted di- vision of General Saunders, to which the 45tli belonged, was falling back before the enemy's cavalry, the regiment was dismounted and left without any immediate support, while the

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horses were led to the rear. Being suddenly overpowered by a spirited attack, about 100 men and officers were taken prisoners, five killed and several wounded. The regiment was next engaged in front of Knoxville and then at Bean's Station, on December 14th. The regiment then went to Cumberland Gap, remaining in that neighborhood until February 8, 1864, when it was ordered to Mount Ster- ling, Kentucky, to be remounted, which was not done. Throughout the remainder of the war it served as infantry proper. It was next in the Atlanta campaign. At Tunnel Hill, Georgia, it was attached to the Second Brigade, Second Division, 23rd Army Corps. Three clays later, on May 14, 1864, it took part in the battle of Resaca, in which Capt. Elias F. Scott, of Company A, was killed. It also participated in many other actions of the At- lanta campaign-New Hope Church, Dallas, Lost Mountain, Kenesaw Mountain and Love- joy's Station. Toward the end of June it was transferred to the Second Brigade, First Di- vision, Fourth Army Corps. It returned to Tennessee early in November, 1864, and. took part in the battle of Franklin and afterward in the fighting in front of Nashville. It was mustered out on June 15, 1865. at Camp Harker, Tennessee. Benjamin P. Runkle and John H. Humphrey successively commanded the regiment, the latter being mustered out as lieutenant-colonel.

Company A, from Pickaway County, was mustered in August 17, 1862, with the follow- ing officers and men: Captain, George E. Ross; Ist lieutenant, Elias F. Scott; 2nd lieu- tenant, David Mitchell; sergeants-Hugh O'Harra, Thomas W. Hughes, John A. Pick- ering, William Mckenzie and Edward H. Reynolds; corporals-George W. Ambrose, Philip E. Wright, George Marshall, William Smith, Robert L. Lesslie and Jacob Lewis; drummer, Joseph Fissell; privates-Harrison Abbott, William Alexander, Joseph Bradfield, Adam Beers, Llewellyn Burkhead, Hillery .F. Bunch, Wilford Clemens, Charles L. Davis, Horace Fairbanks, Mahlon Fairbanks, Alpheus Fairbanks, George M. Ferguson, George Fis- sell, Robert Gardner, David Green, William

A. Good. Thomas Grove. Francis M. Holt, Augustus Harlor, Joseph Harlor, Clemens Hill, Albert Hill, Henry C. Hill, Joseph Hill, Will- iam H. Hall, Alexander Huffman. Samuel Johnson, Henry F. Long. Alvin Milligan, James Milligan, Marcus M. Morris, Ananias Meeker, John Pileyr, Joseph Redhead. Daniel Reed, William Reed, John Ryan, William I. Swank, James Shaw, James M. Spencer, John Scott, Adam Spangler, Jeremiah Styers, George Tool, Seymour Van Meter, George W. Grakun, Harness R. Buckles, John D. Arter, David C. Adkins, Noah Adkins. Jeremiah Byrd, John C. Byrd, John Collins, Alfred Crawford, Charles Darby. Wilson Fisher. Francis M. Funk, Robert E. Huston. Leonard E. Justice, Stephen Justice. John LeMay, Jo- seph H. Long, James Martin. John S. Morris, David Wheeler, Elisha F. Webb. William T. Wallace. William Tool.

58th Regiment, Ohio Vol. Inf.

The 58th Ohio was organized in the fall of 1861, in response to President Lincoln's call for 300,000 men. It remained at Camp Chase until February 10. 1862, when it was ordered to Fort Donelson, Tennessee. where it was assigned to Thayer's brigade of Lew Wallace's division. It performed valiant duty at the battle of Fort Donelson and increased its rep- utation at the battle of Pittsburg Landing. The regiment was next sent to Corinth, then to Memphis, after which it was ordered to Helena, Arkansas, where it remained from July 27th to October 5th, in the meantime tak- ing part in a number of reconnoisances, which were made down the Mississippi on transports. The regiment was next sent up the Yazoo River, where engagements with the enemy were had at Haines' Bluff. Greenville and Bolivar Landing. On October 6th the 58th Ohio was sent into Missouri, then to Camp Steele, Mississippi, where after a month of inaction it embarked. December 22nd, on steamers for Johnston's Landing, on the Ya- zoo. The enemy was found in force and some hard fighting resulted on December 27th and 28th, especially the latter date, when the 58th

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Ohio lost 47 per cent. of the whole number engaged. Capt. Samuel M. Morrison and Lieut. Stephen Defenbaugh, of Company I, were wounded in this engagement. The regi- ment remained in the vicinity until January 2, 1863. when it proceeded to Arkansas Post, assisting in its capture. It then went into camp at Young's Point, Louisiana. On Feb- ruary 8, 1863. it was ordered to serve on board the iron-clads of the Mississippi flotilla, and was distributed by companies to the dif- ferent steamers. On the night of April 16th, the iron-clads and transports ran the gauntlet of the Vicksburg batteries, the 58th Ohio losing but one man. On the 29th of April the 58th lost heavily in the battle of- Grand Gulf. After taking part in a number of expeditions, the regiment joined the land forces at Vicksburg and was assigned to the First Brigade, First Division, 17th Army Corps. It performed provost duty at Vicksburg until December 24, 1864, and was then ordered to Columbus, where it was mustered out on January 14, 1865. Valentine Bausenwein was colonel of the regiment.

Company I was formed in Pickaway County and was mustered into the service on October 30, 1861. The membership of the company was as follows: Captain, Samuel M. Morrison; Ist lieutenant, William Roby; 2nd lieutenant, .Stephen Defenbaugh; ser- geants-J. T. Morrison, Joseph Davisson, Stephen Miller, H. N. Myers and Emanuel Royse; corporals-C. W. Myers, John W. Row, Samuel A. Schuck, Reuben Steely, H. H. Dixon. Henry Mounjoy, A. Leist and Nelson H. Wilson; musicians-C. C. Nye and W. H. Campbell; wagoner, William Hennis; : pri- vates-P. N. Bushey, J. N. Brooks, James Butler, J. W. Buchanan, E. R. Black, Daniel Bendum, E. Bartley, J. Bogles, S. Birely, A. Beavers, E. E. Buken, S. C. Crites, R. Conrod, G. R. Camp, P. Cullins, N. C. Devore, L. E. Connseller, Daniel Dixon, John Derry, E. P. Gilpin, James George, John Grant, J. M. Huff, John Hall, Samuel Hase, John Hase, A. Igo, W. A. Johnston, Leonard Julian, Jacob Kern, Leroy Kern, G. W. Ludwig, Daniel Lechler, WV. T. Morrison, Thomas McHorton, J. A.

Myers, James McDowel, W. H. Morgan, Thomas McCormick, George Medler, G. W. Martin, Daniel Molay, Henry Moyer, Josiah Omo, William H. Pontius, Thomas Putnam, Horace Putnam. George Row. W. C. Rob- berts, A. Rice, H. Reinmund, George Rhodes, S. M. Shaffer, John Steely. A. W. Shuck, John Smith, John Stub, N. C. Thomas, John Thomas, Allen Thomas, Solomon Thomas, Harrison Thomas, John Todd, C. Vander- mark, Samuel Ward, Jolin Weaver, John Wol- ford, William Wells. Peter Wotring, Amos Wymer, E. Wolington, J. Wartes, C. C. Shelenburg.

61st Regiment, Ohio Vol. Inf.

This regiment was organized at Camp Chase, April 23, 1862, being made up of citi- zens from almost every county in the State. It left Camp Chase May 27, 1862, and joined Maj .- Gen. John C. Fremont's army at Stras- burg, Virginia, on June 23rd. It reached Cedar Mountain too late to participate in the battle at that point. Its first engagement was at Freeman's Ford, followed by Sulphur Springs, Waterloo Bridge, second Bull Run (in which it lost 25 men, killed and wounded) and Chantilly. In the early fall of 1862 it formed part of the grand reserve force for the protection of Washington, under command of General Sigel. The winter was spent in Vir- ginia, chiefly in winter-quarters at Hartwood Church. The 61st took part in the battle of Chancellorsville, May 2, 3, 4 and 5, 1863. On June 12th it joined in the pursuit of the Rebels under Gen. Robert E. Lee, who were then mov- ing into Pennsylvania. At the battle of Gettys- burg, the 6Ist was posted on Cemetery Hill and suffered severely. On July 12th it had a skirmish with the Rebel rear-guard near Hagerstown, Maryland. On September 26th it was transferred from the Army of the Po- tomac to the Army of the Cumberland. On October 28th, while on the way to Chatta- nooga, it had a fierce fight with the Rebels at Wauhatchie Valley and on November 23rd, 24th and 25th was engaged in the battle of Mission Ridge. Most of the following win-

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ter was spent at Bridgeport, Tennessee. In March, 1864, the 61st re-enlisted. After a furlough of 30 days, it re-assembled at Camp Dennison on April 28th and the same day set out for Chattanooga, reaching there on May 5th. Here began the Atlanta campaign, in which the 61st was a part of the Third Brigade, First Division, 20th Army Corps, under Gen- eral Hooker. The regiment in this campaign participated in the battles of Resaca, Dallas, Kenesaw Mountain, Culp's Farm, Peach Tree Creek (in which the losses were severe) and · numerous skirmishes. Atlanta having fallen, the 61st lay there from early in August to No- vember 15th, when it started with General Sherman on the "March to the Sea," in which it had but one skirmish with the enemy-at Sandersonville, Georgia. While at Savannah, the 6Ist was detached from its brigade and assigned to a provisional brigade, on duty in the city. About the middle of January, 1865, it moved with the Second Brigade, 20th Army Corps, to South Carolina, where it joined its proper command. Its last battle as an organi- zation was fought at Bentonville. At Golds- boro, North Carolina, it was consolidated with the 82nd Ohio, which joined in the march through the Confederate capital and partici- pated in the Grand Review at Washington. The regiment was mustered out of service at Columbus about September 1, 1865. Newton Schleich was the first colonel of the regiment ; he was succeeded in the fall of 1862 by Stephen J. McGroarty.

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History of Pickaway County, Ohio and Representative Citizens, Part 29

Author: Aaron R. Van Cleaf Publication date: 1906 Publisher: Number of Pages: 923

Author: Aaron R. Van Cleaf
Publication date: 1906
Publisher:
Number of Pages: 923