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On the 1st of September, 1862, the regiment left Camp Delaware, by way of Columbus, for Cincinnati, and, arriving in that city the same evening, crossed the Ohio River and quartered in the streets of Covington for the night : remaining there a week, sleeping at night upon the streets, and were fed by the loyal citizens of the place. On the 8th of Sep- tember, went into camp three miles back of Newport, Ky., and occupied the advance on that part of our line during the threatened at- tack of Kirby Smith upon Covington, Newport and Cincinnati.
On the 8th of October, the regiment in the brigade of Gen. Burbridge, A. J. Smith com- manding the division of the Thirteenth Army Corps, marched to Falmouth, thence to Cyn- thiana, Paris, Lexington and Nicholasville. At the latter place they remained in camp two or three weeks; thence marched to Louisville, where they remained in the mud on the Ohio River for a few days, then embarked for Memphis, Tenn., on the 19th of November, where they were encamped about a month. While there they were reviewed by Gen. Sher- man and ordered to embark on the steamer Hiawatha and proceed down the river with the forces under his command, the objective point being Vicksburg, Miss. The men were blissfully ignorant of the severe service await- ing them, but were soon brought to a realiza . tion of circumstances that every participant must look back to with horror. The whole regiment and its outfit of wagons, teams, etc .. together with the Seventeenth Ohio Battery. with its guns, horses and mules, were packed on this small craft. Nearly every member of the battery was sick with the measles. The horses and mules were placed on deck, their heads tied on either side, forming between them a narrow aisle. Only partial rations of hard bread and roasted coffee could be had, the only resort being flour and green coffee, which required cooking and roasting. It may have been a necessity, but certainly it was a bitter fatality. The only facility for cooking was a small stove on the after deck, to reach which it was necessary to run the gauntlet of two hundred pairs of treacherous heels and the filth of such a stable. First, the coffee and the meat were cooked and eaten with hard bread, but the supply of the latter was soon exhausted and the men were forced to mix flour with water and bake it on the same stove With the best effort possible, it was often _ o'clock before all had their breakfast with the half-cooked material. As if this were not all that flesh and blood could endure, cold rain continually drenched all who were not under cover, and for want of room many were forced to remain on the hurricane deck, famished with hunger and tortured with sleeplessness.
All day and all night the little stove was oc- cupied by men preparing the unhealthy rations, that, while they saved from immediate starva- tion, were not slow, in connection with other canses, in developing diseases that were equally fatal to those who were exposed and those who were packed close in the ill-ventilated and over-crowded appartments.
Everywhere were sunken eyes, thin cheeks and tottering steps. Surgeon Henderson, with his assistants, labored incessantly to check disease and relieve the sufferings of the men. but typhoid, measles and erysipelas were mas - ters, everything seemingly rendering them aid. Death did a frightful work.
On its way the regiment disembarked at Milliken's Bend on the 20th and made a forced march to Dallas Station, La., on the Vicksburg,
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S. & T. Railroad, a distance of twenty-eight miles, over a narrow road cut through a dense cypress forest, over stretches of corduroy and thick intervening mud of the low marshes, burning depots and warehouses, destroying a large amount of railroad property, tearing up the track for miles, returning the following day in a pelting storm of cold rain, having marched fifty-six miles in less than forty hours. After privations on the boat, this work was terribly painful and disastrous.
The regiment was taken on down the river to the Yazoo (the River of Death), and up that river to Johnson's Landing; there disem- barked and marched to Chickasaw Bluffs and participated in the first attack on Vicksburg, where the Union forces were defeated. Then proceeding to Arkansas Post, they took an active part in the assault upon the works, capturing 7,000 prisoners, losing ten killed and twenty-six wounded. After this engagement, it at once accompanied the army under Grant in the flank movement to the rear of Vicksburg and took part in the siege until the surrender, July 4, 1863. Then it marched on to Jackson, taking part in the siege until its evacuation on the 17th of July, thence back to Vicksburg and from there by steamer to Carrollton, La. From that point it made several expeditions and scouts. It was next engaged in what was called the Teche campaign, and participated in the battle of Grand Coteau on the 3d of No- vember. This was a desperate fight against overwhelming numbers, the regiment losing 110 meu killed, wounded and missing.
In December, the regiment was ordered to Texas, where it operated against Dick Taylor's forces until March, 1864, then returning to Brashear City, La., entered upon the Red River campaign under Gen. Banks. On the 8th of April, were engaged in the battle of Sabine Cross Roads, losing fifty-six men killed, wounded and missing ; among the former were the gallant Col. Vance and Capt. Coulter ; among the latter was Capt. Evans, who re- turned to his command after an absence of ten months in rebel prisons. Then followed the engagements of Peach Orchard Grove, Pleasant Hill and Cane River.
On the 1st of August the regiment with the Thirteenth Corps embarked for Dauphine Island, in the rear of Fort Gaines, and were the first troops to land in rear of that fort, and par- ticipated in the siege till the surrender of the fort on the 8th with 1,000 prisoners. Then pro- ceeded on board gunboat to the rear of Fort Mor- gan and participated in the siege of that fort until its surrender on the 22d. On the 1st of September, the regiment returned to Louisiana, and in November proceeded to the mouth of White River, in Arkansas. The regiment was so reduced in numbers by continued losses that a consolidation became necessary, and was effected by special order on the 18th of No- vember. At the request of the officers, and as a special honor to the regiment, it was not united with any other organization, but was
consolidated into four companies, receiving one company from the Forty-second Ohio Vol- unteer Infantry, whose term of service had not. expired with that of their regiment, making a batatlion of five companies called the Ninety- sixth Battalion, Lieut. Col. A. H. Brown com- manding. Company B, of Knox, E, of Marion, and K, of Union, were consolidated, making Company C, commannded by Capt. Evans. The battalion continued to operate in Arkansas until February, 1865, whence it removed to the rear of Fort Spanish, the key of Mobile, Ala., participating in the siege of that fort, which resulted in its capture on the 8th of April. A few minutes after the surrender, the regi- ment was marching to the assistance of Gen. Steele, who had for some days been investing Fort Blakely, fifteen miles north of Spanish Fort. Upon the arrival of Gen. Granger's corps on the field, Gen. Steele's troops stormed the fort, capturing 5,000 prisoners. This is said to be the last battle of the war. The bat- talion then proceeded on the 11th to Stark's Landing, and took passage on the morning of the 12th in company with a fleet of gunboats, across the bay for the city of Mobile. A land- ing of the infantry was effected below the rebel stronghold and marched toward it, the gunboats sending shells of warning that we were upon them. The reason of no response soon appeared in the form of a white flag. After the surrender of Mobile, the battalion joined an expedition to Nannahubbah Bluff, on the Tombigbee River, and also McIntosh Bluffs.
The last volley fired by the Ninety-sixth was on the 12th day of April, at Whistler Station, seven miles above Mobile, in a lively skirmish with Dick Taylor's retreating forces. The regiment returned to Mobile on the 9th of May, where it remained until mustered out, July 7, 1865, excepting forty men, whose term of serv- ice had not expired, and who were transferred to the Seventy-seventh Battalion, Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry, and served as a detach- ment in that battalion until March, 1866.
The Ninety-sixth, from the time of entering the field until the close of the war, was on continuously active and most of the time hard service. It embarked at Mobile for Camp Chase, by way of New Orleans, arriving at Columbus the 29th day of July, where they were paid off and disbanded, at which time they numbered 427 men, including one com- pany from the Forty-second Ohio. The regi- ment marched 1,683 miles, and was transported by boat 7,686 miles, by railroad 517 miles, making a total of 9,886 miles.
Company K of this regiment was recruited in Union County, and was mustered into the service with H. C. Hamilton, Captain ; J. C. Cline, First Lieutenant ; Thomas L. Evans, Second Lieutenant ; M. G. Mains, First Ser- geant. This company left Marysville with 113 men ; eleven were rejected by Surgeon Henderson, who having had large experience in the Mexican war knew that it required sound men to endure the hardships of war,
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hence the rigid examination. Thirteen men were recruited for this company in the fall of 1863 and winter of 1864 by Sergt. Lig- gett, making a total mustered into this com- pany from Union County of 115. Uuion County was also represented in several other companies of this regimant. Of the whole number of Company K, forty-three died on the battle-field and in hospitals ; ten were wounded and six were prisoners. Thirty-three of the original number were mustered out at Camp Chase in 1865.
Capt. Hamilton resigned his commission on account of disability, August 9, 1863 ; Lieut. Cline was promoted to Captain, and resigned his commission March 18. 1864; Lieut. Evans was promoted to First Lieutenant January 22, 1864, was commissioned Captain in April, 1864, was taken prisoner at the battle of Sabine Cross Roads, April 8, and was not mustered until his release. First Serg. M. G. Mains was dis- charged for disability and David Edwards was promoted to First Sergeant, and discharged on account of disability February 20, 1863. W. H. Turner was promoted to First Sergeant March 9, 1863, and died soon afterward. R. A. Liggett was promoted First Sergeant Sep- tember 1, 1863.
Surgeon D. W. Ilendersoo, e. August 2, 1862, resigned April 2, 1863.
COMPANY K.
Captain H. C. Hamilton, e. July 21, 1862, resigned August 9,1863.
First Lieutenant J. C. Cline, e. August 6, 1862, resigned March 18, 1864. Promoted to Captain of Company C March 26, 1863, wounded November 3, 1863, in battle of Grand Coteau, La.
Second Lieutenant Thomas L. Evans, e. August 19, 1862, discharged July 7, 1865, promoted to First Lieutenant March 26, 1863, taken prisoner at Sabine Cross Roads April 8, 1864, promoted to Captain July 13, 1864.
First Sergeant M. G. Maines, e. July 21, 1862, disc. for disability Marclı 9, 1863.
Second Sergeant William Laughead, e. August 6, 1862, died of fever in hospital at Nicholasville, Ky., Novem- ber 28, 1862.
Third Sergeant A. J. Smith, e. August 6, 1862, disc. No- vember 18, 1864, died at home since the war.
Fourth Sergeant Jacob Painter, e. August 6, 1862, disc. November 18, 1864.
Fifthi Sergeant Levi IIill, e. August 4, 1862, disc. July 7, 7, 1865. Wounded November 3, 1863, at Grand Coteau, La., and taken prisoner.
Corporal G. Mitchell, e. July 28, 1862, disc. July 7, 1865.
Corporal George Butler, e. Angust 6, 1862, disc. July 7, 1865. Corporal M. W. Judy, e. August 6, 1862, disc. March 24, 1863.
Corporal John T. Blake, e. August 6, 1862, died April 5, 1863, at Milliken's Bend, La.
Corporal D. Edwards, e. August 6, 1862, disc. February 20 1863. Promoted to First Sergeant.
Corporal H. Shenneman, e. August 6, 1862, died Novem- ber, 1864.
Corporal J. F. Shearer, e. August 5, 1862, died February 9, 1866.
Corporal Abraham Cobb, e. July 28, 1862, promoted to Sergeant March 1, 1863, killed in battle at Grand Co- telu, November 3, 1863
Corporal William Smith, e. August 6, 1862, disc. April 14, 1863.
Armstrong, Wellington, e. December 30, 1863, transferred to Seventy-seventh Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry Battalion July 7, 1865. Died since the war.
Barnes, Isaac II., e. August 2, 1862, disc. July 11, 1865. Barnes, Jolin W., e. July 28, 1862, disc. July 7, 1865.
Blue, Samuel, e. Aug. 6, 1862, died at Vicksburg February 11, 1863.
Blue, Wilson, e. August 6, 1862, died at Deer Island, Miss., January 13, 1863.
Beem, S. G .. e. July 22, 1862, wounded at Arkansas Post, January 11, 1863, died of wounds January 17, on hoard of hospital steamer.
Belts, Lewis, e. August 6, 1862, disc. March 16, 1863.
Belts, Frederick e. August 6, 1862, disc. July 7, 1865.
Bowie, R. 11., e. August 6, 1862, died at St. Louis, Mo., March 1, 1863.
Bowie, B. C., e. August 6, 1862, disc. February 16, 1863.
Boyles, William e. July 26, 1862, disc. July 7, 1865,
wounded November 3, 1863, in battle of Grand Coteau, La., died at Soldiers' Home since the war.
Brown, George J., e. August 6, 1862. Promoted to Ser- geant December 25, 1862. Died at Cincinnati, June 22, 1863.
Burroughs, J. N., e August 4. 1862, disc. July 7, 1865.
Culver, Joseph, e August 6, 1862, died at Vicksburg, Miss., January 27, 1863.
Clark, Reuben, e. August 6, 1862, died June 9, 1863. Carter, Joseph, e. August 6, 1862, dise. July 7, 1865.
Coolridge, Aaron, e. August 6, 1862. promoted to Corporal
March 1, died on hospital boat at Nashville April 12, 1863.
Croy, David B., e. August 6, 1862, died in hospital at St. Louis, Mo., January 30, 1863.
Cole, Thompson O., e. February 29, 1864, disc. March 8, 1866. Transferred to Seventy-seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry Battalion July 7, 1865.
Dobbins, Elisha, e. August 6, 1862, disc. July 7, 1865, promoted to Sergeant November 4. 1864, died since the war.
Elliott, John B , e. August 4, 1862, died at Jefferson Bar- racks, February 16, 1863.
Eaton. E. E. e. August 4, 1862, died at Greenville, near Vicksburg, Miss., February 23, 1863.
Epps, John W., e. August 6, 1862, died at Vicksburg, Miss., July 10, 1863.
Epps, William, e. Angust 6, 1862, disc. July 7, 1865.
Finley, R. D., e. August 6, 1862, disc. July 7, 1865. Finley, Joseph, e. August 6, 1862, disc. July 7, 1865.
Gibson, N. e. August 2, 1862, died of wounds received at Sabine Cross Roads April 16, 1864.
Gosnell, J. N., e. August 6, 1862, disc. December 6, 1864, severely wounded April 8, 1864, at sabine Cross Roads. Gowans, A. D., e. August 6, 1862, disc. July 7, 1865.
Gladlıill, Mordecai, e. August 6, 1862. disc. July 7, 1865, taken prisoner at Grand Coteau, La., November 3, 1863. Griffin, M N, e. August 6, 1862, disc. July 7, 1865.
Green, W. J., e. February 23, 1864, drowned in Mississippi River, at New Orleans, July 23, 1864.
llommans, Joseph A., e. August 5, 1862, died at Memphis, Tenn., March 16, 1863.
Hommans, Ira, e. August 6, 1862, disc. July 7, 1865, taken prisoner at Grand Cotean, La., November 3, 1863.
Hossman, W. T., e. August 6, 1862, disc. July 7, 1865.
lobert, Leander, e. February 29, 1864, disc. March 8, 1866, transferred to Seventy-seventh Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry Battalion July 7, 1865, died since war.
Ilobert L. D, e. February 15, 1864, disc. March 8, 1866, transferred to Seventy-seveuth Obio Veteran Volunteer Battalion, July 7, 1865.
Johnson, Robert, e. August 6, 1862, died at Soldiers' Home, August 8 1863.
Johnson, S. L., e. August 6, 1862, disc. December 30, 1864, transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps.
Kightlinger, Ashley, e. August 6, 1862 disc. July 7, 1865, wounded at Vicksburg. Miss., May 18, 1863, taken pris- oner at Grand Coteau November 3, 1863.
Kightlinger, William, e. August 6, 1862, disc. July 7, 1865. Kinney, Charles H., e August 6, 1862, disc. July 7, 1865. Kent, William. e. August 6, 1862, disc. December 24, 1862.
Kline, F. M , e. August 6, 1862, disc. July 7, 1865.
Lentz, J. S , e. August 6, 1862, died near Vicksburg, Miss., January 27, 1863.
Lentz, B., e. August 6, 1862, dise. July 7, 1865.
Liggett, R. A., e. August 6, 1862, disc. July 7, 1865, pro- moted to First Sergeant September 1, 1863.
Liggett, W. M., e. February 29, 1864, disc. March 8, 1866, transferred to Seventy-seventh Ohio Veteran Vol- unteer Infantry Battalion July 7, 1865, promoted to Sergeant July 17, 1865.
Liggett, Alfred P., e. February 11, 1864, died at home while in the service, September 15, 1864.
Matthews, William, e. August 6, 1862, disc. May 30, 1865, taken prisoner at Sabine Cross Roads April 8, 1864, wounded at Grand Coteau, La., November 3, 1863.
MeNeal, Daniel, e. August 6, 1862, disc. July 7, 1865, taken prisoner at Grand Coteau, November 3, 1863.
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Marks, John G., e. August 4, 1862, died in hospital at Co- lumbus, 1864.
Moore, Simon, e. August, 6, 1862, died near Vicksburg, January 13, 1863.
Martin, James, e. Angust 6, 1862, died at Smith's planta- tion, below Vicksburg, April 27, 1864.
Mart in, John. e. August 6, 1862, died at Lexington, Ky., June 8, 1863.
McCampbell, James L. e. August 4, 1862, disc. June 4, 1863.
McCreary, B. F., e. August 6, 1862, died on board the hospital steamer J. C. Snow, January 27, 1863.
McKey, John, e. August 4, 1862, transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps.
McIntire, David, e. August 4, 1862, disc. July 7, 1865. McAdams, H. P., e. August 6, 1862, disc July 7, 1865. McIntire, George, e. August 22. 1864, disc. July 7, 1865. Morford, John W., e. August 4, 1862, disc. July 7, 1865.
Mitchell, G. W., e. August 1, 1862, died at St. Louis, Feb- ruary 11, 1863.
McGill, E. G., e. February 13, 1864, disc. March 8, 1866, transferred to Seventy-seventh Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry Battalion July 7, 1865.
Nonnemaker, Jacob, e. August 4, 1862, died on board hos- pital steamer near Vicksburg, January 20, 1863.
Nash, S. M., e. August 6, 1862, died on board hospital steamer Louisiana, January 22, 1863.
Perry, Jesse, e. August 4, 1862, died on board the Hia- watha, January 9, 186 %.
Ruehlen, G. W., e. August 6, 1862, died at_Baton Rouge October 4, 1864.
Reed. T., e. August 6, 1862, died in the service February 24. 1863.
Reed, Lewis J., e. Angust 6, 1862, died at Ballard's Farm, February 2, 1863.
Stevenson, Jackson, e. August 5, 1862, died March 20, 1863. Spain, Euoch, e. August 6, 1862, disc. July 7, 1865.
Spain, William D., e. August 6, 1862, died February 21, 1863. on board hospital steamer, the Louisiana. Spain, P. e. October 21, 1863, disc July 7, 1865.
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Sterling, William, e. August 6, 1862, disc. July 7, 1865. Smith, George B., e. August 6, 1862, disc. October 27, 1864. Stuberts, B. T., e. August 6, 1862, disc. July 7, 1865
Stone, Alvin, e. February 29, 1864, died at Memphis, Tenn., March 27, 1864.
Shirk, B., e. August 6, 1862, disc. July 7, 1865. Died since service.
Tucker, John M., e. August 6, 1862, disc. August 18, 1863. Promoted to sergeant ; discharged for disability. Turner, A. II., e. August 4, 1862, disc. July 7, 1865.
Turner, I., e. August 6, 1862, disc. July 27, 1863. Dis- charged for disability.
Turner, Asberry, e. August 4, 1862, killed in action at Jackson. Miss., July 10, 1863.
Turner, W. 11., e. August 6, 1862, promoted to first ser- geant March 9, 1863. Supposed to have died on hospital boat Nashville.
Tanner, J. H., e. August 6, 1862, promoted to corporal March 1, 1863. Taken prisoner at Sabine Cross Roads, April 8, 1864.
Wheeler, Thomas A., e. August 4, 1862, disc. February 17, 1863. Discharged for disability.
Wilber, James, e. August 6, 1862, died at Vicksburg, Miss., February 1, 1863.
Webster, A., e. Angust 5, 1862, disc. August 25, 1863. Discharged for disability.
Williams, James, e. August 6, 1862, disc. August 18, 1863. Discharged for disability.
Westlake, S. R., e. August 6, 1862, died at Lexington, February 14, 1863.
Wells, David, e. August 5, 1862, died in service, April 26, 1863.
Walke, William, e. August 6, 1862. Transferred to Vete- ran Reserve Corps.
Webb, Matthew, e. February 12, 1864, disc. March 8, 1866. Transferred to Seventy-seventh Ohio Veteran Volun- teer Infantry Battalion July 7, 1865.
Webb, Samuel, e. February 20, 1864. Transferred to Vet- eran Reserve Corps, June 19, 1864.
Woodburn, David H., e. February 29, 1864, disc. March 8, 1866. Transferred to Seventy-seventh Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry Battalion, July 7, 1865. Died at home.
Young, Thomas, e. August 6, 1862, died at Memphis, Tenn., January 22, 1863.
COMPANY F.
Jones, William W., e. July 31, 1862, disc. December 10, 1863. Wounded at Arkansas Post, January 11, 1863.
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Miller, James A., e. August 6, 1862, disc. June 1, 1865. Wounded at the battle of Grand Coteau.
Sheets, W. H., e. August 1, 1862, disc. July 7, 1865.
Trickey, Christopher, e. August 6, 1862, died at Bowling Green, Ky.
Williams, William H., e. August 7, 1862, disc. July 7, 1865. Taken prisonor at Grand Coteau.
COMPANY G.
Hall, Watson A., e. August 8, 1862, transferred to Invalid Corps.
Jenkins, E., e. August 8, 1862, disc. June 30, 1863. Died in hospital at St. Louis.
COMPANY A.
Green, William, e. August 8, 1862, disc. July 7, 1865. Porter, William, e. August 1, 1862, disc. July 7, 1865.
Sprague, B., e. August 19, 1862, disc. July 7, 1865. Taken prisoner at Grand Coteau.
NINETY-SEVENTH OIIIO INFANTRY.
This regiment was mustered into the service in September, 1862, under Col. John Q. Lane. It moved into Kentucky and was brigaded with Gen. Buell's army, then in pursuit of Bragg's rebel forces.
The Ninety-seventh was actively engaged in the battles of Perryville, Lavergne, Stone River, Chattanooga, Mission Ridge, Charleston, Rocky Face, Resaca, Adairsville, Dallas, Kene- saw Mountain, Peach Tree Creek, Atlanta, Jonesboro, Lovejoy's Station, Spring Hill, Franklin and Nashville. It was mnstered out on the 12th day of June, 1865, having lost on the battle-fields 113 officers and men killed and 560 wounded.
COMPANY G.
Wagoner Henry Baker, e. August 5, 1862, disc. January 10, 1865.
COMPANY K.
Carter, S., e. August 11, 1862, disc. December 12, 1862 Redman, Jesse, e. August II, 1862, disc. October, 1863.
NINETY-EIGHTH OHIO INFANTRY.
The Ninety-eighth Ohio was organized Au- gust 22, 1862, under Col. George H. Webster. It entered the field in Kentucky and operated against Kirby Smith. It took a prominent part in the battle of Perryville; served under Gen. Rosecrans in Tennessee; then fonght at Chicka- mauga. It joined Sherman's forces at Mission Ridge and soon after moved to the relief of Knoxville. During the Atlanta campaign, it. participated in the engagements at Buzzard's Roost, Resaca, Rome, Dallas, Kenesaw, Peach Tree Creek and Jonesboro. The Ninety-eighth chased the enemy across the Tennessee, then marched to the sea and through the Carolinas. After the review at Washington, it was muster- ed out June 3, 1865.
COMPANY D.
Corporal T. B. Arnold, e. August 2, 1862, disc. June 2 ', 1865.
COMPANY E.
McMannis, William, e. August 16, 1862, disc. April 2, 1863.
NINETY-NINTH OHIO INFANTRY.
This regiment was organized in August, 1862, under Col. Albert Longworthy. It pro- ceeded to Kentucky and assisted in the defense
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of Louisville, followed Bragg's retreating forces south ward, then moved against Morgan. It was afterward engaged in the battles of Stone River, Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain and Mission Ridge, and during the Atlanta cam- paign participated in the engagements at Rocky Face Ridge, Kenesaw Mountain, Pine Mount- ain, Atlanta, Jonesboro and Lovejoy.
The Ninety-ninth joined Thomas at Nashville and took an active part in the battle at that place. It pursued Hood as far as Columbia, where it was consolidated with the Fiftieth Ohio, and the Ninety-ninth ceased to be an or- ganization.
COMPANY B.
Tonguet, Ephraim. Tonguet, L.
COMPANY D.
Sergeant J. T. McVey, e. August 11, 1862, disc. 1865.
ONE HUNDRED AND SECOND OHIO INFANTRY.
This regiment was organized August 18, 1862, under Col. William Given. It operated in Kentucky and Tennessee until September, 1864, when it moved to the relief of Athens. That fort having been cowardly surrendered, the One Hundred and Second was surrounded by an overwhelming force, many of the men killed and wounded and the remainder capt- red. The officers were taken to Selma and the men to Cahawba, Ala .; when paroled they were placed on board the ill-fated steamer Sultan, and eighty-one of the regiment were lost by the disaster to that boat.
It was mustered out at Nashville, Tenn., June 30, 1865.
Surg, A. J. Irwin.
COMPANY C.
Holland, George W., e. August 7, 1862, disc. January 13, 1863.
"ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTH OIIIO INFANTRY.
This regiment was organized August 30, 1862, under , Col. James W. Reiley, and in September moved into Kentucky and operated against Kirby Smith and John Morgan until September, 1863, when it proceeded to Knox- ville and Cumberland Gap. It took part in the siege of Knoxville and was engaged in the fighting at Holston River and Blain's Cross Roads.
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