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Of Company B, Abel Fuller was killed at Corinth October 4, 1862: and Richard Philips at Mission Ridge November 25, 1863. Henry Meredith and Sylvester Tipton died May 20, 1863, of wounds received at Jackson. Lewis W. Awnspaugh died at Evansville, Ind., August 9, 1862; Jeremiah Berress at Camp Sullivan, Miss., August 28 1862; Amos A. Benedum, at Memphis Janu. ary 8, 1863; William Davis, at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., July 23, 1863; George Early, near Corinth, Miss., August 24, 1862; William Griffith, at home, December 31, 1861; John Frazey, at Jackson, Tenn., February 24, 1862; John Kneif, at [Paducah, Ky., March 28, 1862; Christian Leich, at Woodruff's Landing March 4, 1863; David Powell, at Vicksburg, Miss., Au- gust 31, 1863; John Thear, at Corinth November 15, 1862; Robert J. Pol- mer, at Memphis March 28, 1863; Bowers B. Uhrich, at St. Louis August 20, 1863; Elijah Waters, at St. Louis August 30, 1863; Albert Warner, at Sa- vannah, Ga.
Of Company C, Gideon Petree and James Burton were killed at Mission Ridge November 25, 1863; George Parish died May 24, 1863, of wounds re- ceived May 14, 1863; Edward Enk died November 30, 1863, from wounds re- ceived November 25, 1863; Joseph Stinchcomb died November 28, 1863, from wounds received November 25, 1863; Benjamin Bangeter was killed by rail- road accident December 10, 1863, near Stevenson, Ala .; Eli Crites died of disease September 6, 1863; George Drim died at Hamburg, Tenn., July 6, 1862; Isaac Gardner died at Corinth November 15, 1862; Benjamin Robin- son, at Smith's plantations May 16, 1863; Louis Simmons, at Milliken's Bend May 1, 1863; John Peters, at Paducah, Ky., May 14, 1862.
Of Company E, Isaac Coultrop was killed at Corinth October 4, 1863; George Kinsey and William Norrigan, at Mission Ridge, November 25, 1863; Owen J. Clewell died in hospital at Clear Creek, Miss., August 7, 1862; William Deardorff died at Memphis April 1, 1863; Lewis Farby died of wounds received at Corinth October 4, 1862; Jesse Hattery died at Cincin- nati July 17, 1862; Ezekiel D. Larkins died at Clear Creek, Miss., September
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26, 1862; John Messer died of wounds received at Corinth; Thomas Maxwell, died at Camp Dennison March 9, 1864; Alexander O. Muse, at Vicksburg July 3, 1863; Uriah Roberston died at Hamburg, Tenn., May 11, 1862; Henry Renner died June 30, 1863, at Annapolis, Md., of wounds received at Jackson, Miss., May 14, 1863; Charles Whiteman died at Paducah, Ky., March 8, 1862; Tobias Spiker was missing at Mission Ridge November 25, 1863; James W. Slack (recruit), died at Chattanooga November 27, 1864.
Of Company K, Lieut. Francis M. Ross was killed at Mission Ridge No- vember 25, 1863; John Fagley, Sr .. died near Farmington, Miss., July 15, 1862; Jonathan Fink, in camp on Corinth road, May 14, 1862; William Ganger died at Camp Dennison June 20, 1862; Michael Clingman died at Clear Creek, Miss., July 14, 1862; David Stine died at Benton Barracks, St. Louis, Mo., December 13, 1862; James S. Downard (recruit) died at Benton Barracks July 25, 1863; Reuben Grimes died at Milliken's Bend, La., July 27, 1862.
The Eighty-seventh and Eighty-eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry contained detachments from Tuscarawas. The company of three months' men enlisted at New Philadelphia by Charles Mitchener. in June, 1862, was divided at Camp Chase and a portion of it attached to Company H of the Eighty-seventh. Mr. Mitchener was commissioned Second Lieutenant of this company. The regi- ment was recruited from nearly every county in the State, and was ready for service in June, 1862. It received orders, June 12, to report to Maj. Gen. Wood, at Baltimore, Md. Arriving there June 15, it was assigned to a camp north of and near the city, where for some weeks Col. H. B. Banning, its com- mander, drilled and disciplined the men. Late in July, it received orders to report to Col. Miles at Harper's Ferry. On its arrival at that place, it was stationed on Bolivar Heights, where again it was subjected to the most rigid drill. It remained at Harper's Ferry until the siege of that place by Jack- son's rebel army, and though its term of service was ended, was so unfortunate as to be included in the surrender of the Union forces on that occasion. When the circumstances of the case were made known, however, the men were released on their paroles and the regiment sent home from Annapolis and mustered out of service at Camp Chase September 20, 1862.
Another portion of Capt. Mitchener's New Philadelphia Company was as- signed to Company G of the Eighty-eighth Regiment also, for three months' service. Christian Tschanan was commissioned Second Lieutenant. The regiment was detailed through most of its term for garrison duty at Camp Chase. A volunteer detachment during Kirby Smith's raid was sent to Cov- ington, Ky. The Eighty-eighth was afterward re-organized for three years' service, but the Tuscarawas boys did not re-enlist in it.
The Ninety-eighth Regiment contained Company K from Tuscarawas County. It was officered as follows:
Edward A. Parrish, original Captain, discharged for disability, June 15, 1864.
John B. Sterling, entered service as Sergeant Company K; promoted to
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Second Lieutenant May 29, 1813, to Captain November 3, 1864; mustered out with regiment.
Samuel A. Rank, original First Lieutenant, killed at Perryville October 8, 1862.
James J. Fribley, original Second Lieutenant, promoted First Lieutenant October 8, 1862; resigned March 14, 1863.
John P. Brisbin entered service as Orderly Sergeant; promoted to Second Lieutenant October 8, 1862; to First Lieutenant March 15, 1863; promoted to Captain Companny D May 25, 1864.
Harvey S. Cogsill, promoted First Lieutenant May 25, 1864, from Second Lieutenant Company H.
James F. Watson, appointed to Second Lieutenant August 29, 1864; pro- moted to First Lieutenant Company G November 3, 1864.
Samuel McClintick, appointed Second Lieutenant May 28, 1865.
This regiment was organized at Camp Mingo, near Steubenville, Au. gust 22, 1862. Company K was from Uhrichsville. It left Camp Mingo on the 23d and reached Covington, Ky., where it received its arms and remained till the 27th, when it proceeded to Lexington and was then ordered to march to the relief of Gen. Nelson, who was being hard pressed by the rebels under Kirby Smith, but on reaching the north bank of the Kentucky, it met the rebel cavalry in pursuit of the defeated National troops, and by them was compelled to fall back to Lexington. Thence it proceeded to Louisville, reaching it September 5. On the 1st of October, it marched with Gen. Mc- Cook on the Bardstown Turnpike, and on the 8th took a prominent part in the bloody battle of Perryville. Here the Ninety-eighth lost twenty-nine killed and 145 wounded, of whom many died, and forty six missing.
John P. Brisben, in a letter to the Advocate, said of this engagement:
"The fighting during the forenoon (October 8) was principally artillery. The Ninety-eighth supported the Nineteenth Indiana Battery. Our regi- ment was divided, the right wing was placed on the right of the battery on line with it (the Eightieth Indiana being the left) and the left wing was placed on the left wing of the Indiana regiment. The enemy came up near the battery in three columns, when the left wing was ordered back to the bat- tery. When the two wings were coming together, the Eightieth Indiana fell back and ran through our regiment, throwing it into confusion, and before the regiment was brought under command the rebels were pouring their balls into us like hail. We fronted toward them and held our position until dusk. Many of, the Ninety-eighth fell, but not one of them showed the white feather. Our company went into battle with fifty-six men and came out with twenty- nine."
On the return of the army from Crab Orchard, the regiment performed garrison duty for a few weeks at Lebanon, Ky., then joined in the pursuit of Gen. Morgan, skirmishing repeatedly with him. Returning to Louisville, it soon after sailed for Nashville. It reached Franklin February 12, 1863, and ยท assisted in driving the rebels from that plaec. It lay at Franklin, occupying
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the extreme right of Rosecrans. In June, it advanced to Triune, thence to Shelbyville, and went into camp. It next moved to War Trace, Tenn., where it remained till about August 25. It then advanced to Rossville, reaching it September 16, and the next day made a reconnaissance under Gen. Steedman, as far as Ringgold. Returning to Rossville on the 18th, it entered the battle of Chickamauga, where it was held in reserve. On Sunday, the 20th, it moved to the extreme right and became fiercely engaged. It entered with 196 men and eleven officers, and lost five officers and forty-five men killed and wounded and two taken prisoners. The regiment was re-brigaded and it was ordered to report to Gen. Sherman at Mission Ridge. It next followed the rebels to Graysville, Ga., where a brisk little skirmish occurred, with a loss of five or six men. With its division, the Ninety eighth marched to the relief of Knox- ville, then besieged by Longstreet, but before its arrival the siege was raised and the regiment returned. Chattanooga was reached December 24, and the regiment went into Camp at Rossville, Ga. It was with Sherman in the At- lanta campaign, and participated in the engagements at Buzzard's Roost, Res- aca, Rome, Dallas and Kenesaw Mountain. At the last-named battle, Maj. Shane was killed and thirty-three men killed and wounded. At Peach Tree Creek, several men were lost, and at Jonesboro, Adjutant Reeves was killed and forty men killed and wounded. September 29, 1864, it was ordered to pursue Forrest's cavalry aud chase the rebels across the Tennessee. Returning to Chattanooga, it was placed in charge of a supply train for the main army at Gaylesville. From this place it went to Rome, Ga., thence to Cartersville and joined Sherman's march to the sea. Its principal duty was foraging. De- cember 21,1864, Savannah was captured, and the Ninety-eighth remained here till January 20, 1865, when it marched to Sister's Ferry, S. C., where it lay till the river fell so that a pontoon bridge could be laid over it. At Benton- ville, March 19, the regiment participated in the fierce fight and lost a num. ber of men. It lay near Raleigh, N. C., until after the surrender of John- ston's army. It participated in the grand review in Washington City, May 24; was mustered out June 3 and paid off and dischargd June 8.
The killed of Company K were as follows: Edwin Snow, Owen Fenner, Robert French, Lewis Frankbower, John F. Mohn and William Smithley, at Perryville, October 8, 1862; Eli Romig, at Bentonville, March 19, 1865.
Madison Mikoch died November 19, 1862, of wounds received at Perry- ville; James Welch and Abraham Crum died of wounds received at the same battle.
The following died of disease during service: John W. Markee, at Atlan- ta, October 4, 1864; William Bennett, December 12, 1862, at Lebanon, Ky .; Daniel Beller, at Stevenson, Ala, September 30, 1863; Christian Dell, at Co- lumbus, Ohio, December 15, 1862; William Dubach, at Nashville, September 17, 1863, of wounds by accident on railroad; Christian Ginther, in Tuscar- awas County; Simon Lehn, at Springfield, Ky., October 14, 1862; Madison Mc- Knight, at Louisville, Ky., January 28, 1863; Josiah Mikoch, at Chattanooga July 9, 1864; Henry R. Sargent, at Camp Dennison, Ohio, July 22, 1864;
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John Stuly, at Danville, Ky., November 12, 1862; John Wakemiller, at Co- lumbus January 3, 1863; John F. Walton, at Chattanooga December 13, 1863.
Company I, of the One Hundred and Seventh Regiment, was composed of Tuscarawas and ummit County men. About forty-eight were from Tuscara- was. They were Germans. and were taken to Cleveland by Charles Mueller, of Tuscarawas County, who became the Lieutenant Colonel of the regiment The only officer of Company I from this county was First Lieut. Philip P. Grosehart. This regiment was organized August 25, 1862, at Camp Taylor, near Cleveland. It was composed almost entirely of Germans. Late in Sep- tember, it moved to Covington, Ky., in consequence of the expected attack on Cincinnati by Ger. Kirby Smith. A week later. it returned to Delaware, Ohio, and soon after was sent by rail to Washington City, where it was engaged for nearly a month in constructing breastworks and fortifications around the city. In early November, it entered Virginia, remaining two weeks at Fair- fax Court House and two weeks at Stafford Court House. Here it was assigned to the Second Brigade, First Division, Eleventh Army Corps, Gen. Sigel com- manding. After a fruitless march, in consequence of bad roads, it went into winter quarters near Brook's Station. It crossed the Rappahannock, April 29, 1863, with its brigade and May 2 and 3 took part in the battle of Chancel- lorsville. The Eleventh Corps, to which it was attached, under Gen. Howard, was completely flanked by Stonewall Jackson and its lines broken. In this disastrous affair, the One Hundred and Seventh suffered terribly, losing 220 officers and men killed, wounded and prisoners. May 6, it returned to Brook's Station, remaining till June 12, when it marched for Gettysburg, Penn. It arrived July 1, and was at once engaged with the enemy, taking position on the right wing. In the first day's fight, the regiment and Elev- enth Corps were compelled to fall back through Gettysburg to Cemetery Hill, where a new line was formed and held during the remainder of the battle. In falling back to this place, it lost in killed, wounded and prisoners 250 offi- cers and men. In a charge made about 5 o'clock in the afternoon of the sec- ond day, it again lost heavily . In this affair, the regiment captured a rebel flag from the Eighth Louisiana Tigers. Aside from light skirmishing, it was not engaged the third day. Its total loss in this battle in killed, wounded and prisoners was over 400 out of 550 rank and file; a number of officers were killed and many wounded. Lieut. Col. Mueller was wounded in the armn. With 111 men, all that was left of the regiment, it joined in the pursuit of the rebel army, following it to Hagerstown and thence to Catlett's Station, Va.
The regiment sailed in transports, August 1, to Folly Island, S. C., where it performed picket duty till January, 1864. It made two little expeditions to Seabrook Island and to Jones' Island, driving the enemy before it. Re- turning to Folly Island, it was taken to Jacksonville, Fla., February 23, and there had a few skirmishes. In July, it was taken to Ferdnandino, and a month later returned to Jacksonville. The regiment was taken to Devos Neck, S. C., December 29. While there, it had several skirmishes with the
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enemy, losing five men killed and fifteen wounded. Thence it marched to Pocotaligo Station, on the Savannah & Charleston Railroad; then to Gard. ner's Corners, where it did picket duty a short time. It marched through to Charleston, and while there joined an expedition under Gen. Potter against the bands of guerrillas that infested the region. Returning to Charleston, it was taken by gunboat to Georgetown, S. C. It performed picket duty there till March 23, 1865, then marched to Sumterville, met and defeated the enemy and captured three pieces of artillery, six horses and fifteen prisoners. Its loss was four men wounded. Marching to Singleton Plantation, it skirmished with the enemy and had two men wounded. A few days later, near by, it captured a train of cars, which was destroyed, with thirteen locomotives and a large amount of provisions and ammunition. The regiment marched 'back to Georgetown, S. C., April 16, 1865, on receipt of the news of Lee's and Johnston's surrender, and three weeks later was taken by steamer to Charles- ton, where it did provost duty until July 10, when it was mustered out, sent to Cleveland and there paid off and discharged.
Of Company I, Jacob McCormick, of Jefferson Township, and Christian Sander, of Goshen Township. were killed at Gettysburg; Godfrey Kopple, of Zoar, and Adam Musser, of Franklin Township, died at Brook's Station, Va., the former June 12, 1863, the latter February 20, 1863.
The One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry contained Companies E and G from Tuscarawas County.
The officers of the former were:
William L. Dixon, Captain on enrollment; honorably discharged May 12, 1864.
John H. Benfer, First Lieutenant on enrollment; resigned August 7, 1863. Frank P. Williams, Second Lientenant on enrollment; resigned March 3, 1863.
Thomas J. Hyatt, promoted from First Lieutenant Company F to Cap- tain, and assigned to Company E June 25, 1864; killed at Opequan Septem- ber 19, 1864.
James W. Moffat, promoted from Sergeant Major to First Lieutenant, and assigned Company E July 13, 1864; promoted to Captain January 1, 1865.
The officers of Company G were:
Oliver W. France, original Captain; died May 22, 1864, of wounds re- ceived at the Wilderness May 6, 1864.
Andrew J. Dingman, original First Lieutenant; discharged February 24, 1864.
Simon B. Petree, original Second Lieutenant; promoted to First Lieuten- ant March 3, 1864; Captain, October 12, 1864; honorably discharged as Sec- ond Lieutenant April 21, 1865.
Rufus Ricksecker, Sergeant on enrollment; promoted to First Lieutenant July 13, 1864; killed at Opequan September 19, 1864.
George J. Henderson, Sergeant on enrollment promoted to First Lieuten- ant November 3, 1864; mustered out with regiment.
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This regiment, recruited in Jefferson, Harrison, Perry, Fairfield and Tus- carawas Counties, was organized at Camp Steubenville, Jefferson County; mus- tered into service September 4, 1862, and sent to Parkersburg, Va., on the 16th of the same month. Remaining there a month, doing guard and garri son duty, and at Cumberland, Md., about six weeks, it went to North Mount- ain, Va., to guard the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. Martinsburg, Va, was reached December 20, and during the winter the regiment lost about sixty men from small-pox and typhoid fever. The following spring was passed in hunting guerrillas under Imboden, and the marches were severe. The regi- ment returned to Martinsburg, remaining until June 14, 1863. On the night of June 13, at Martinsburg, its brigade was attacked by the advance guard of Lee's army under Gen. Rhodes. The whole of that night and the next day was consumed in brisk skirmishing. During the fight, Company I was capt. ured entire. At 3 o'clock P. M. on the 14th, orders were received to retreat to Willamsport. This order could not be carried out, as the enemy in over- whelming numbers occupied all the roads, except the Sheperdstown road, on which our troops were posted. Martinsburg was, by hard fighting, held until an hour before sundown, when the enemy opened on the little band a terrific fire from fourteen pieces of artillery, which compelled a retreat toward Har- per's Ferry. The enemy's cavalry followed close in the rear and picked up many of the regiment, who were worn out with the fatigue of the long-contin- ued fight. Nightfall gave some relief from the enemy's cavalry, but the march was continued all that night and until Harper's Ferry was reached at 10 o'clock next morning. To attain this point, the Potomac was forded at Shepherdstown, the waters in many places reaching the men's arm-pits. At Harper's Ferry, the regiment was joined to the Third Brigade, Third Divis- ion, Third Army Corps, under Gen. French. At the evacuation of Harper's Ferry, this division was detailed to guard a fleet of canal boats on the Ohio & Chesapeake Canal, conveying stores to Washington City. Remaining at the capital only two days, the regiment rejoined the Army of the Potomac and marched to Sharpsburg, Harper's Ferry and Manassas Gap. At the last-men- tioned place, the Third Army Corps and Longstreet's corps had a brisk fight, in which a bayonet charge resulted in driving the rebels froin the heights. The regiment then went to Rappahannock Station, where it lay in camp until August 18, 1863. It then spent three weeks in New York, aiding to enforce the draft of that city, and returned. At Bristow Station, October 11, it took part in a fight with a portion of Lee's army, and for many days engaged in skirmishing with the enemy up to Centerville Heights. It went into winter quarters at Brandy Station, after assisting in the capture of an earthwork there, and occupied buts built by the enemy. The regiment was here assigned to the Third Bri- gade, Second Division, Sixth Army Corps, and about the 1st of April, 1864, went into camp near Rixeyville, Va., remaining till Grant's advance toward Richmond. It moved to the Rapidan River, May 4, crossing at Germania ford. It was detached, May 12, and sent to the assistance of Gen. Wheaton's brigade. Marching to a position beyond the front line, it was exposed to a
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fire from the enemy for about two hours. The loss of the regiment in this well-contested fight, in which fifty rounds of ammunition were expended. was sixteen men killed and one officer and fifty-three men wounded. The regiment took part in every engagement of the campaign, from the crossing of the Rap- idan to the crossing of the James River, June 17, 1864. It then participated in all the marches, skirmishes, etc., of the Sixth Army Corps up to July 2, when it went into intrenchments at the Williams House, five miles south of Petersburg. Four days later, with its division, it marched to City Point and reached Baltimore on the 8th. It arrived by rail at Monocacy Junction the next morning, and took an important part in the severe battle of Monocacy, in which it lost heavily. It retreated to Baltimore, marched in pursuit of Gen. Early's army, and participated in engagements at Snickers' Gap, Charlestown, Halltown and Smithfield, Va., in August, 1864.
The One Hundred and Twenty-sixth, September 19, 1863, moved with Gen. Sheridan toward Winchester, crossing Opequan Creek near the Berryville Turnpike. It took a position in the front line near the right of the Sixth Corps, and participated in the hard-fought battle of that day. Several officers, including Lieut. Ricksecker, were killed, and a large number of men were killed and wounded. In dislodging the enemy from Fisher's Hill, the regi- ment performed a conspicuous part. losing four men killed and seventeen wounded.
From this time up to October 19, the regiment was engaged in marching and countermarching, and arrived at Cedar Creek just in time to take part in that memorable battle. It occupied a position on the left of the Sixth Corps, and held it until our forces were driven back by Gen. Early. In the advance, when Gen. Sheridan arrived on the grouud, the regiment came up with its brigade and performed its share of the glorious victory which followed. No- vember 7, it encamped near Kernstown, Va, and December 3, took cars for Washington. On the 4th, it embarked for City Point, and on . the 7th re- turned to the front, and soon after went into winter quarters near the Wel- don Railroad. The regiment and brigade moved again, February 9, 1865, to near the Squirrel Level Road. From this time forward, one-tenth of the com. mand was kept in the trenches of the forts night and day. The camps and quarters were in easy musketry range of the enemy's outer line of works, and in full view of his camps. In front of Fort Welch, where the regiment did picket duty, the pickets were within 100 yards of each other; but picket firing was seldom indulged in, until March 25; the men often mingled together be- tween the lines in procuring fuel. In a charge on the enemy's picket lines, March 25, the regiment behaved with great gallantry, being the first to enter the intrenchments. At 3 o'clock of the morning of April 2, the One Hundred and Twenty-sixth went into position in the front line of battle, to participate in the charge made by the Sixth Corps on the enemy's intrenched lines. The bellowing of nearly 400 pieces of artillery, the scream of the bombshells and the yells of the contending parties combined to make up one of war's most horrid pictures. The rebels were at last driven, and with this defeat went the
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last hope of the Confederate States. The One Hundred and Twenty-sixth performed an important part in this assault, and was highly complimented for its gallantry and efficiency. Private Milton Blickensderfer, of Company E, captured a battle flag during the engagement. The evacuation of Richmond followed. During the 3d, 4th and 5th of April, the regiment joined in the pursuit of Lee's army, and on the evening of the 5th occupied a position fac- ing Amelia Court House, where slight earthworks were thrown up. It was then detached to guard prisoners, and did not rejoin its brigade until April 15, 1865. at Burkesville Junction. Thence, with the Sixth Corps, the regi- ment commenced a forced march toward Danville, Va., with orders from Gen. Halleck to push through as rapidly as possible to assist in the capture of Gen. J. E. Johnston's rebel army. It arrived at Danville on the 27th and halted; Johnston had surrendered to Gen. Sherman at Greensboro, N. C., on the 26th. The regiment moved by rail from Danville to Richmond May 16, and was there reviewed May 24. It at once commenced the march for Wash . ington, arriving at Ball's Cross-Roads, four miles from that place, June 3. It was here mustered out, June 25, 1865, and was paid off and discharged at Columbus. The regiment during its term of service lost nine officers and 111 men killed, ten officers and 379 men wounded.
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