Member of OH 36th Infantry Co. "C"
Enlisted on 7/31/61 as a Private.
On 8/27/61 he mustered into "C" Co. OH 36th Infantry
He was Mustered Out on 7/27/65
Promotions:
* Corpl 5/10/65
Sources:
- Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio
Regiment History OHIO THIRTY-SIXTH INFANTRY (Three
Years)
Thirty-sixth Infantry. - Cols., George Crook, Melvin Clark, Ebenezer B. Andrews,
William G. Jones, Hiram F. DuVal; Lieut.-Cols, William H. G Adney, William S. Wilson;
Majs., Jewette Palmer, Benjamin J. Ricker. This regiment was organized at Marietta,
from July 30 to Aug. 31, 1861, to serve for three years. It first saw service in
western Virginia and remained there until the spring of 1862. At the battle of
Lewisburg in May, 1862, the 36th and 44th, containing in the aggregate not more than 1,200
effective men, repelled the at-
tack of the enemy and in 20 minutes the Confederates were driven back over the summit of
the hill, utterly routed, with a loss of 60 killed and left upon the field, 175 prisoners,
4 pieces of artillery, and 300 stands of small arms, besides a very large number of
wounded whom they hurriedly carried off the field. The 36th lost 7 killed, 44
wounded and 5 captured on picket. In the second battle of Bull Run the regiment was
held in reserve and on the evening of that defeat performed signal service in arresting
stragglers and fugitives from the battle, thus preventing thousands from hurrying back to
Washington and creating a panic of dismay similar to that after the first battle of Bull
Run. At Frederick, Md., in advance of the rest of the army, it had a brisk skirmish
with Confederate cavalry, the rear-guard of Lee's army. It was actively engaged in
the battle of South mountain, where with the brigade it made a memorable bayonet charge,
by which the enemy was so scattered and routed that he never rallied on that part of the
field again. It was actively engaged in the battle of Antietam, but the loss here
was small, its exposure being chiefly to artil-
lery fire. Being transferred to the western field of operations in the spring of
1863, it participated in the Tullahoma campaign, and took part in the sharp engagement
with the enemy at Hoover's gap. The casualty list of the regiment shows a sad loss
in the battle of Chickamauga, 70 brave and gallant soldiers yielded up their lives for
their country. The regiment participated in the memorable coup de main resulting in
the capture of Brown's ferry, and took part in the victory at Missionary ridge, in which
it lost 83 men. Early in 1864, the regiment re-enlisted, furloughed home, and at the
expiration of the 30 days it was sent to its old field of operations in West Virginia.
In May a severe engagement occurred at Cloyd's mountain, in which the Confederates
were driven from their works and 2 pieces of artillery were captured. It then
participated
in the ill-fated expedition against Lynchburg and the harassing retreat from that place.
In the sharp little fight at Kabletown the regiment lost 3 men killed and 4
wounded, and at Kernstown both regiment and division lost heavily, retreating from the
field in disorder. At Halltown the brigade of which the 36th formed a part was on
two occasions, and the division at another, sent out to reconnoiter and develop the
strength and position of the enemy, which was successfully accomplished each time, many
prisoners being captured but not without heavy loss in killed and wounded. On Sept.
3, the little Army of West Virginia had a severe engagement of 4 hours' duration at
Berryville and the 36th distinguished itself as much in this battle, perhaps, as in any
other of the war, its loss in killed and wounded being 25. In the battle of the
Opequan it occupied the right of the army and lost 33 killed and wounded. At
Fisher's hill it lost but 4 men wounded, and at Cedar creek 22 killed and wounded.
The regiment was mustered out at Wheeling, W.Va.,
July 27, 1865.
Source: The Union Army, vol. 2
Updated: April 04, 1999
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