A Summer in Maryland and Virginia; Or, Campaigning with the 149th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. A Sketch of Events Connected with the Service of the Regiment in Maryland and the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia

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The events I have tried to describe happened forty-seven years ago. Many who were with us then have answered the last roll call and passed over the majority. We who remain keep their memory green by strewing their graves with flowers on each recurring Memorial day, while those of our comrades who are sleeping in unknown graves in the south are not forgotten in our annual tribute of flowers. Soon the last old soldier will have gone to his rest, but his work will endure in a restored Union, a nation that commands the respect of the world. We did what we could, man or angels can do no more, we did not realize at the time in what a great work we were engaged. I am glad that I was permitted to live in those days, and take a little part in the great events that resulted in a reunited country, whose flag is honored wherever it flies.

“OUR COMRADES”

Where are the boys we marched with? Where is my old bunk mate? The majority crossed the river, The few on its margin wait, We will soon hear the call of the bugle, There is another river to cross, The boatman will ferry us over, May we all meet again without loss.

149TH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY ONE HUNDRED DAYS’ SERVICE

This regiment was organized at Camp Dennison, O., from the 8th to the 11th of May, 1864, to serve one hundred days. It was composed of the Twenty-seventh Regiment, Ohio National Guard, from Ross county, and the Fifty-fifth Battalion, Ohio National Guard, from Clinton county. On the 11th of May the regiment left the state of Baltimore, Md. Upon arrival it was assigned to duty at various forts in and around the city, and remained there until the 29th of May, when it was ordered to the eastern shore of Maryland, and distributed at different points. About the 4th of July the regiment was ordered to Monocacy Junction, and on the 9th took part in an engagement with the enemy. The regiment lost in killed and wounded about thirty, and in prisoners over one hundred. After the battle of Monocacy it took part with the Sixth and Nineteenth Corps in the marches in Maryland and Virginia. Portions of the regiment were with the One Hundred and Forty-fourth when it was attacked by Mosby’s guerrillas, at Berryville, Va., August 13. The regiment returned to Ohio August 20, 1864, and was mustered out on the 30th, on expiration of its term of service.

FIELD AND STAFF.

Mustered in May 11, 1864, at Camp Dennison, O., by Robert S. Smith, Captain 2d Cavalry, U. S. A. Mustered out Aug. 30, 1864, at Camp Dennison, O., by William Stanley, 2d Lieutenant 10th Infantry, U. S. A.

═════════════╤════════╤═══╤════════╤════════╤══════════════════════════ Names │ Rank │Age│Date of │ Period │ Remarks │ │ │Entering│ of │ │ │ │ the │Service │ │ │ │Service │ │ ─────────────┼────────┼───┼────────┼────────┼────────────────────────── Allison L. │Colonel │.. │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with regiment Brown │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Owen West │Lt. Col.│.. │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with regiment │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Ebenezer │ Major │.. │ May 2, │100 dys.│Prisoner of war; mustered Rozelle │ │ │ 1864 │ │ out Sept. 15, 1864, at │ │ │ │ │ Washington, D. C, by │ │ │ │ │ order of War Department. William A. │Surgeon │.. │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with regiment Brown │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Benj. F. │ Ast. │.. │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with regiment Miesse │ Surg. │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. T. Q. │Adjutant│.. │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with regiment Hilderbrant│ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. David C. │R. Q. M.│.. │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with regiment Anderson │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. William │Chaplain│36 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Promoted from private Co. Morris │ │ │ 1864 │ │ C May 18. 1864; mustered │ │ │ │ │ out with regiment Aug. │ │ │ │ │ 30, 1864. George L. │ Ser. │31 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Promoted from private Co. Wolfe │ Maj. │ │ 1864 │ │ H May 8, 1864; mustered │ │ │ │ │ out with regiment Aug. │ │ │ │ │ 30, 1864. Austin H. │Q. M. S.│30 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Promoted from private Co. Brown │ │ │ 1864 │ │ C May 9, 1864; mustered │ │ │ │ │ out with regiment Aug. │ │ │ │ │ 30, 1864. Edward F. │ Com. │23 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Promoted from Corporal Co. Beall │ Ser. │ │ 1864 │ │ A——; mustered out with │ │ │ │ │ regiment Aug. 30, 1864. James F. │ Hos. │32 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Promoted from private Co. Sproat │ St’d. │ │ 1864 │ │ F May 11, 1864; mustered │ │ │ │ │ out with regiment Aug. │ │ │ │ │ 30, 1864. ═════════════╧════════╧═══╧════════╧════════╧══════════════════════════

COMPANY A.

Mustered in May 8, 1864, at Camp Dennison, O., by Robert S. Smith, Captain 2d Cavalry, U. S. A. Mustered out Aug. 30, 1864, at Camp Dennison, O., by William Stanley, 2d Lieutenant 10th Infantry, U. S. A.

═════════════╤════════╤═══╤════════╤════════╤══════════════════════════ Names │ Rank │Age│Date of │ Period │ Remarks │ │ │Entering│ of │ │ │ │ the │Service │ │ │ │Service │ │ ─────────────┼────────┼───┼────────┼────────┼────────────────────────── Wm. W. │Captain │27 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company Peabody │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Edw. R. McKee│ 1st │21 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company │ Lieut. │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. John W. │ 2d │26 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company Purdum │ Lieut. │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Leonidas H. │ 1st │21 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company Ewing │ Sergt. │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Frederick K. │Sergeant│26 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company Focke │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Edw. W. │ do │19 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company Pearson │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. E. P. │ do │21 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Died July 7, 1864, at Robinson │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Jarvis Hospital, │ │ │ │ │ Baltimore, Md. Jacob Wibly │ do │33 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. T. W. │Corporal│18 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company Zimmerman │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Theodore Doty│ do │23 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. John H. Ryan │ do │19 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Felix Renick │ do │19 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Ferdinand │ do │23 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company Marzluff │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. John T. │ do │23 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company Bratten │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Fred. F. │ do │26 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company Bradley │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Benj. C. │ do │29 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Appointed——; mustered out Follett │ │ │ 1864 │ │ with company Aug. 30, │ │ │ │ │ 1864. Edw. F. Beall│ do │23 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Promoted to Com. │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Sergeant——. Anderson, │Private │18 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company Thom. │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Armstrong, E.│ do │20 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Captured Aug. 13, 1864. in F. │ │ │ 1864 │ │ action near Berryville, │ │ │ │ │ Va.; died Jan. 9, 1865, │ │ │ │ │ in Rebel Prison at │ │ │ │ │ Salisbury, N. C. Armstrong, │Private │18 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company Jas. │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Austill, │ do │18 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company Newton │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Bailey, │ do │18 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Transferred from Co. D May Sherm. H. │ │ │ 1864 │ │ 11, 1864; mustered out │ │ │ │ │ with company Aug. 30, │ │ │ │ │ 1864. Baker, John │ do │18 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company A. │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Baker, Wm. F.│ do │21 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Bangs, Harry │ do │18 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company S. │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Barman, Wm. │ do │18 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company F. │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Benner, Henry│ do │20 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Captured Aug. 13, 1864, in │ │ │ 1864 │ │ action near Berryville, │ │ │ │ │ Va.; died Nov. 1, 1864, │ │ │ │ │ in Rebel Prison at │ │ │ │ │ Salisbury, N. C. Berry, │ do │28 │ May 2, │100 dys.│No further record found. Harwood │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Bivins, John │ do │34 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Bonner, Henry│ do │18 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Bonner, │ do │25 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company Matthias │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Callendine, │ do │26 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company Geo. │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Campbell, │ do │29 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out to date Aug. Chas. │ │ │ 1864 │ │ 30, 1864, at Camp │ │ │ │ │ Dennison, O., by order │ │ │ │ │ of War Department. Campbell, │ do │18 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company Sam’l. │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Casad, Simeon│ do │19 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company D. │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Clark, John │ do │21 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company M. │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Cook, John F.│ do │25 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Decamp, │ do │27 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company Andrew │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Doyle, Wm. E.│ do │19 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Evans, Wm. E.│ do │18 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Fernald, John│ do │21 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Franklin, │ do │18 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company James │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Gates, Geo. │ do │21 │ May 2, │100 dys.│On muster-in roll. No B. │ │ │ 1864 │ │ further record found. Gerteisen, │ do │18 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Transferred from Co. D May Augustus │ │ │ 1864 │ │ 11, 1864; mustered out │ │ │ │ │ with company Aug. 30, │ │ │ │ │ 1864. Gerteisen, │ do │21 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Transferred from Co. C May Philip │ │ │ 1864 │ │ 11, 1864; mustered out │ │ │ │ │ with company Aug. 30, │ │ │ │ │ 1864. Ghormley, │Private │19 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Captured Aug. 13, 1864, in James │ │ │ 1864 │ │ action near Berryville, │ │ │ │ │ Va.; died Dec. 24, 1864, │ │ │ │ │ in Rebel Prison at │ │ │ │ │ Salisbury, N. C. Gorsuch, │Private │17 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company Frank │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Gorsuch, Jas.│ do │25 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company H. │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Grow, John H.│ do │23 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Hamilton, │ do │18 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company Sam’l. A. │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Hanley, │ do │.. │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company William │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Harmon, │ do │19 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company Fletch. D. │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Heskett, John│ do │18 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company M. │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Higley, │ do │19 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company Charles │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Hill, Charles│ do │18 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Hiss, │ do │33 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company Ferdinand │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Hunt, Jabez │ do │28 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Transferred from Co. D May │ │ │ 1864 │ │ 11, 1864; mustered out │ │ │ │ │ with company Aug. 30, │ │ │ │ │ 1864. Hutchinson, │ do │36 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company Wm. │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Kates, George│ do │21 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company B. │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Keezer, │ do │20 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company George C. │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Keller, │ do │18 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company Valentine │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Kellhofer, │ do │19 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company Jacob │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Kennedy, Wm. │ do │19 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company W. │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Lawhorn, John│ do │18 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Sick——, in hospital. No │ │ │ 1864 │ │ further record found. Limley, Henry│ do │18 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Limley, John │ do │28 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Lunbeck, Wm. │ do │21 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company B. │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. McCommon, Wm.│ do │19 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Transferred from Co. H——; │ │ │ 1864 │ │ captured Aug. 13, 1864, │ │ │ │ │ in action near │ │ │ │ │ Berryville, Va.; │ │ │ │ │ mustered out May 15, │ │ │ │ │ 1865, at Cincinnati, O., │ │ │ │ │ by order of War │ │ │ │ │ Department. McMasters, │Private │18 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company Hugh │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. March, Joseph│ do │20 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Transferred from Co. E May C. │ │ │ 1864 │ │ 11, 1864; mustered out │ │ │ │ │ with company Aug. 30, │ │ │ │ │ 1864. Martin, │Private │18 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company Jefferson │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Mick, John E.│ do │19 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Miesse, Benj.│ do │22 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Promoted Assistant F. │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Surgeon. Miller, Moses│ do │30 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Mitchell, │ do │18 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company James │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Orr, Presley │ do │31 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Perkins, │ do │20 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company George │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Peterman, J. │ do │20 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company H. │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Phillips, │ do │26 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company Alonzo C. │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Phillips, │ do │18 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company Charles │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Phillips, │ do │18 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company John │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Reid, Henry │ do │19 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Absent, sick——. No further N. │ │ │ 1864 │ │ record found. Rice, Val. │ do │18 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Rittenour, │ do │21 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Transferred from Co. E May Geo. │ │ │ 1864 │ │ 11, 1864; mustered out │ │ │ │ │ with company Aug. 30, │ │ │ │ │ 1864. Rupel, Alfred│ do │19 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Transferred from Co. D May A. │ │ │ 1864 │ │ 11, 1864; mustered out │ │ │ │ │ with company Aug. 30, │ │ │ │ │ 1864. Schleyer, Wm.│ do │18 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Seeney, │ do │18 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company Warren L. │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Selby, Thomas│ do │28 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Shepherd, │ do │27 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company John H. │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Spencer, Edw.│ do │29 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company F. │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Snyder, Henry│ do │20 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Sosman, │ do │18 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Transferred from Co. C May Joseph S. │ │ │ 1864 │ │ 11, 1864; mustered out │ │ │ │ │ with company Aug. 30, │ │ │ │ │ 1864. Steel, James │ do │18 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company R. │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Stout, Elijah│ do │39 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company B. │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Straus, David│ do │21 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Stricker, Wm.│ do │24 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Thomas, Benj.│ do │18 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Transferred from Co. E May E. │ │ │ 1864 │ │ 11, 1864; mustered out │ │ │ │ │ with company Aug. 30, │ │ │ │ │ 1864. West, Henry │ do │22 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company T. │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Whipple, │ do │18 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Captured Aug. 13, 1864, in Eld’ge G. │ │ │ 1864 │ │ action near Berryville, │ │ │ │ │ Va.; died Oct. 23, 1864, │ │ │ │ │ at Annapolis, Maryland. Wibley, │Private │36 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Absent——. No further William │ │ │ 1864 │ │ record found. Wiltshire, │ do │21 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company Wm. │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. Young, │ do │20 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Transferred from Co. E May Frederick │ │ │ 1864 │ │ 11, 1864; mustered out │ │ │ │ │ with company Aug. 30, │ │ │ │ │ 1864. Zimmerman, │ do │30 │ May 2, │100 dys.│Mustered out with company Jos. │ │ │ 1864 │ │ Aug. 30, 1864. ═════════════╧════════╧═══╧════════╧════════╧══════════════════════════

COMPANY B.

Mustered in May 9, 1864, at Camp Dennison, O., by Robert S. Smith, Captain 2d Cavalry, U. S. A. Mustered out Aug. 30, 1864, at Camp Dennison, O., by William Stanley, 2d Lieutenant 10th Infantry, U. S. A.