The Military History of the 123d Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry
CHAPTER I.
The 123d Regiment was organized under the second call for six hundred thousand troops, and was recruited during the months of August and September, 1862, in the counties of Erie, Huron, Seneca, Crawford and Wyandotte, and was rendezvoused at Monroeville, Huron county, Ohio; some companies arriving late in August, while all were in camp early in September. Gen. J. A. Jones was post commander, and assigned companies to their quarters as they arrived, saw that they were properly subsisted, &c. All the companies, except K, were mustered into the United States Service by Capt. E. W. H. Read of the 8th U. S. Infantry, on the 24th and 29th days of September; company K was mustered in by Capt. Chas. C. Goddard of the 17th Infantry, on the 16th of October, the day we left for the seat of war.
Company A was recruited in Wyandotte county by Capt. J. W. Chamberlin, and was mustered into the service at Monroeville, Ohio, September 24, as follows:
CAPTAIN.
JOHN W. CHAMBERLIN.
1ST LIEUTENANT.
VILL R. DAVIS.
2D LIEUTENANT.
ANDREW R. INGERSON.
SERGEANTS.
1st. James B. Pumphrey, 2d. William F. Bason, 3d. Henry S. Kaley, 4th. Joseph Roll, 5th. James H. Boroff.
CORPORALS.
1st. Stephan A. McKinzie, 2d. Daniel W. Nichols, 3d. Edward P. Cozier, 4th. Nathaniel L. Robinson, 5th. William S. Rifenberry, 6th. Reuben W. Smith, 7th. William H. Eyestone, 8th. Benjamin R. Reynolds.
MUSICIANS.
Rufus W. Lundy, John Emerson.
TEAMSTER.
Able S. Thompson.
PRIVATES.
ANDERSON, JOHN S. ANDERSON, FRANCIS M. BATES, EDWARD G. BAKER, DAVID BEAR, JACOB C. BOWER, JARVIS W. BURNET, THOMAS C. CAROTHERS, ALEXANDER CLINGER, JACOB COLE, STEPHEN C. CORWIN, ABIJAH CRITES, WILLIAM H. CROSS, JOHN R. DAVIS, JOHN DAVIS, ALEXANDER DAVIS, GEORGE W. DEBAUGH, ADAM DEMAREST, DAVID P. DRUM, CHARLES B. EMPTAGE, ELIJAH G. ELLIS, WILLIAM M. ELLIS, JOHN EWART, ROBERT L. EYESTONE, FERNANDO FROST, ALBERT FROST, ELI GIPSON, DAVID GREGG, JAMES HARRIS, FRANCIS M. HECKERTHORN, SIMON C. HECKERTHORN, JOHN O. HILDRETH, WILLIAM J. HOYSINGTON, GEORGE P. HUMBERT, WILLIAM K. HUNTER, HENRY I. INMAN, WALCOM INMAN, DANIEL H. INGERSON, AMBROSE KARR, HENRY W. KEMP, ISAAC W. KENNEDY, AARON KING, HENRY P. KING, CHARLES M. LEEPER, FRANCIS LONG, HIRAM MICHAELS, ISAAC MILLER, THOMAS A. MCMILLER, HENRY M. MINCER, DAVID NEAL, BARTON O. NIEBEL, JOHN H. PALMER, HENRY PARLET, JOHN PARSONS, SIDNEY M. PRICE, ISAAC RICKENBACH, LEVI ROBINSON, FRANKLIN RUMMELL, RINEER V. RUMMELL, EZEKIEL SEARS, JEDEDIAH SHANNON, JAMES SMITH, GEORGE B. SMITH, GEORGE SMITH, MCKENDREE STANSBERRY, HARVEY SUBER, JOHN SWITZER, JACOB TEAL, JACOB TERRY, DAVID D. THOMPSON, THOMAS C. THOMPSON, JOHN THOMPSON, DAVID TRACY, BYAL VAN BUREN, EZRA H. WALTERS, WILLIAM WENTZ, JOHN WILCOX, LUTHER L. WILKINS, JACOB WILSON, LEVI L. WOOD, SILAS WOODRAUGH, THOMAS ZEIGLER, LAFAYETTE M.
Total, 101.
Company B was recruited in Huron county by Capt. Horace Kellogg, with headquarters at Norwalk. The company was full by the 25th of August, and after remaining in Norwalk for a time, went into camp at Monroeville early in September, and was mustered into the service on the 24th, as follows:
CAPTAIN.
HORACE KELLOGG.
1ST LIEUTENANT.
JOHN F. RANDOLPH.
2D LIEUTENANT.
CALEB D. WILLIAMS.
SERGEANTS.
1st. George J. Frith, 2d. Eugene Smith, 3d. Benjamin F. Blair, 4th. Harrie E. Smith, 5th. George A. Dark.
CORPORALS.
1st. Ira D. Wells, 2d. George Buskirk, 3d. William H. Thomas, 4th. Samuel B. Caldwell, 5th. Edward L. Husted, 6th. Ezra R. Wait, 7th. William G. Ailing, 8th. Josiah R. Fisher.
MUSICIANS.
George Williams, Joseph Sallabank.
PRIVATES.
ARMSTRONG, NELSON BARNHART, MALVERN BLISH, ALBERT BIRDSEYE, ENOCH L. BIRCH, ALBERT BENFER, JOHN T. BOWEN, ANSON T. BEVERSTOCK, EDWIN J. BARHITE, WILLIAM BOND, STANLEY F. BOND, ORRIN G. CASTLE, JEHIEL CONGER, ELIJAH S. CLAPP, HENRY S. COLE, IRVING CASTLE, JUDSON CUMMINGS, WILLIAM G. EVANS, RICHARD FREUND, MICHAEL FOX, REUBEN FOX, AMOS FOX, JORDAN GRIGGS, JOHN L. GOODELL, EMANUEL F. GODFREY, ZERAH GILBERT, ANDROS J. HUSTED, ELMER E. HOLCOMB, RUFUS T. HATCH, PALMER D. HOLCOMB, BENJAMIN HOFFMAN, PHILIP H. HOFFMAN, EZRA H. HILL, WILLIAM W. HARRISON, EBENEZER B. HICKS, HENRY C. KUTCHER, LOUIS KUTCHER, GEORGE KELLER, LEONARD LITTLE, FRANCIS LANE, SOLON LEE, NOYES S. LETTS, WILLIAM MILLER. ALFRED W. MOGG, URIAH MANN, WILLIAM MESSELDINE, SYLVANUS A. NYE, ALBERT PROUTY, WILLIAM R. PROUTY, EMERY PROUTY, CLINTON REYNOLDS, CHARLES H. RUSHTON, HENRY C. ROE, CHARLES RUTHERFORD, LOUIS SCHNEBLY, BOWER W. SPARKS, RILEY STULTZ, HENRY C. SMITH, JOHN L. SPANGLER, HENRY J. SMITH, THOMPSON STRICKFATHER, EDWARD STOCKMASTER, MARTIN SMITH, WARREN R. SLATER, JOHN SLATER, GEORGE W. SLATER, WILLIAM SKINNER, BENJAMIN F. TUMAN, JOSEPH TAYLOR, ANSON H. TWISS, LORAN WOODRUFF, ARED WICKHAM, FREDERICK C. WALDRON, SEYMOUR WILLIAMS, BENJAMIN H. WILLIAMS, EDWARD H. WEISS, VICTOR WALTER, ABISHAI W. BURNS, ROBERT W.
Total, 96.
Company C was recruited by Capt. Charles Parmenter, in the county of Huron, commencing about the 9th of August. The company was full about the 24th, and went into camp at Monroeville early in September, and was mustered into the service on the 29th day of September, as follows:
CAPTAIN.
CHARLES PARMENTER;
1ST LIEUTENANT.
EDGAR MARTIN;
2D LIEUTENANT.
ABNER SNYDER;
SERGEANTS.
1st. Frank H. Breckenridge, 2d. John Canady, 3d. Augustine L. Smith, 4th. James Amadell, 5th. Lewis White.
CORPORALS.
1st. Marion Lester, 2d. Philander Miles, 3d, George A. Webster, 4th. William Odell, 5th. William H. Ramly, 6th. Norman H. Tilitson, 7th. Adison Barker, 8th. Simon P. Blake.
MUSICIANS.
Dennis Canfield, Clarke Canfield.
TEAMSTER.
Daniel G. West.
PRIVATES.
BAKER, HIRAM BAKER, NELSON BLANCHARD, ALBERT BURNHAM, W. F. BEERS, THOMAS CARNS, ROMANE CARSON, WILLIAM CARPENTER, SIDNEY CARSON, JACOB CARR, WILLIAM CLARK, PATRICK COLE, ORRIN CONKLIN, WILLIS H. COIT, EUREKA DAY, WILSON DEBOW, HUGH DECKER, ORRY DRAPER, DAVID F. ERECWELL, HENRY W. ERECWELL, CHARLES FAY, MARTIN FINK, DANIEL FISH, GEORGE FAIRCHILDS, JOHN B. FRYE, ADDISON M. GARRISON, HARVEY E. GOODENOUGH, HENRY GREEN, CRARY GREEN, FRANKLIN GRANNIS, THOMAS HARRIS, JOHN HEMINGWAY, FREDERICK LEUTS, SEYMOUR E. MCKEE, WILLIAM MILLER, JOHE W. MILLER, JOHN MOORE, WILSON MOORE, DAVID B. MOSIER, NELSON L. NIXON, CHARLES PHILLIPS, JOHN L. PHILLIPS, FRANKLIN RHODES, JOSEPH H. ROBINSON, NAPOLEON SPENCE, JAMES SALSBURY, JOHN SKINNER, JAMES D. STEEL, LEVI J. STEEL, SIMON STEEL, JACOB SNYDER, JOSIAH SHEPHARD, LYMAN SHAW, WILLIAM H. SPRINGER, LORIN S. SEELY, THOMAS S. SIFLER, JOHN SLY, FERNANDO SYKES, OTIS TILLOTSON, CHRISTOPHER E. TAYLOR, CYRUS TOW, JOHN WAGGONER, WILLIAM WHITE, SAMUEL WILSON, JOHN R. WAIT, ALBERT H. WHITMOUR, HIRAM BASCOM, ALPHORD SIMPSON, SILAS LYN, ALONZO MURPHY, JOHN LOVELAND, LAFAYETTE BEERS, NATHAN
Total, 91.
Company D was recruited in the county of Seneca, by Capt. F. K. Shawhan, with headquarters at Tiffin; recruiting commenced about the 12th of August and on the 22d, the company was full and went into camp about the 10th of September at Monroeville, and was mustered into the service September 24, as follows:
CAPTAIN.
FREDERICK K. SHAWHAN.
1ST LIEUTENANT.
H. L. McKEE.
2D LIEUTENANT.
JOSIAH W. LEONARD.
SERGEANTS.
1st. John Young, 2d. David Miller, 3d. John L. Clark, 4th. Samuel Martin, 5th. David S. Hall.
CORPORALS.
1st. Philip Wall, 2d. Thomas Parkins, 3d. Lyman Abbott, 5th. John G. Reynolds, 5th. Hiram Root, 6th. Leander Coe, 7th. John A. Heckman, 8th. Amandus Betts.
MUSICIANS.
Elias H. Osborn, John B. Ennis.
TEAMSTER.
Andrew Binkley.
PRIVATES.
AUMAKER, CHRISTOPHER ABBOTT, IRVING BEAVER, RUSSELL B. BAKER, JOHN T. BENTLEY, THOMAS BEARD, OSRO R. BOWERSOX, DAVID B. BONER, WILLIAM L. BONER, JOSEPH A. BRITTON, JOSEPH B. BOLLINGER, SAMUEL BURNSIDE, JOHN CROSSLEY, WILLIAM CROSSLEY, PETER A. CORRIGAN, PETER CONRAD, NATHAN B. DILDINE, WILLIAM H. DAVIDSON, JAMES H. DUNN, ARLINGTON DICE, JOHN DELAPLANE, BROWN FYE, WILLIAM GAMBLE, SETH R. GROFF, SILAS HARTZEL, HOWARD F. HAINES, GRANVILLE R. HART, FRANCIS M. HARTZEL, JAMES HARRIS, SAMUEL A. HARRIS, DAVID F. HOOVER, BENJAMIN L. HUMMEL, JACOB HOCK, JAMES INSLEY, ISAAC KERN, WILLIAM J. B. KENAN, JAMES KELLER, LEVI KINNEY, FREDERICK M. KINNEY, BENTLEY L. KIMBERLIN, HENRY J. KOCH, HUBERT KEEFE, THOMAS LUZADER, EPHRAIM LEITNER, ANDREW J. LABOUNTEY, CHANCY LEAHY, JAMES C. MOWEN, DAVID C. MITTEN, WILLIAM A. MCDOWEL, ANDREW MOOR, BENJAMIN W. NAUGLE, G. W. POWELL, ANDREW PENNINGTON, HENRY H. ROBERTS, CHARLES C. RHODES, DANIEL RICHARDSON, CHARLES REEME, DANIEL E. REUMMELL, ALBERT REYNOLDS, HENRY STALTER, ISAAC SHEETS, FRANK SWARTZ, PETER ULLMAN, MATHIAS VANCE, WILLIAM WALSH, MICHAEL WENTZ, JAMES H. WHEATON, PATRICK S. WHEATON, JOHN SLOAN, LOUIS SMITH, DANIEL WAGONER, FREDERICK WERTZ, JOHN WELLER, HENRY FARNER, NOAH SNYDER, WILLIAM H. LUTZ, JOHN N. REYNOLDS, WILLIAM O. VANSKIVER, JAMES G. POLE, GABRIEL
Total, 98.
Company E was recruited in the county of Huron by Capt. Samuel W. Reed; recruiting commenced about the 9th of August, and the company was filled about the 1st of September, when it went into camp at Monroeville, and was mustered into the service September 29th, as follows:
CAPTAIN.
SAMUEL W. REED.
1ST LIEUTENANT.
DWIGHT KELLOGG.
2D LIEUTENANT.
MARTIN H. SMITH.
SERGEANTS.
1st William S. Rulison, 2d Martin V. Aldrich, 3d Charier H. Sowers, 4th Charles Long, 5th James Angel.
CORPORALS.
1st Horace Lawrence, 2d David H. Hutchinson, 3d Tracy W. Hacket, 4th Gratton W. Reed, 5th Adophus Saliers, 6th James Wheaton, 7th Fulton Reed, 8th Charles Ackley.
MUSICIANS.
Samuel Bratton, Isaac Blackmore.
TEAMSTER.
William Stone.
PRIVATES.
BOYD, FRANKLIN BURGE, WILLIAM BENNINGTON, JAMES CASSNER, JEREMIAH CASSNER, MOSES CASSNER, JOHN C. COATS, HFNRY CATLIN, HUDSON DUNN, LAFAYETTE DORN, JACOB DENNISON, ALEXANDER DENNISON, HAMILTON DURGIN, NICHOLAS DEGMAN, JOSEPH ENSIGN, JOHN FEAGLEE, JAMES M. FANCHER, VARNE FULKERT, MICHAEL H. GIBSON, HENRY GREGORY, JAMES GHORAM, JOHN HALSEY, JOHN HOLDEN, ISAAC HANKISON, ELIAS HOWELL, RICHARD HANSERD, JOHN LETTS, PETER MEAD, DANIEL MOSIER, VICTOR MOODY, JAMES McQUAID, JOHN ODELL, ISAAC PALMER, LUCIUS PEIPER, GEORGE REED, JAMES W. REED, JAMES B. REED, DAVID SHAMP, THOMAS SHELTZ, FARLINGTON SALIERS, HENRY A. SWEETLAND, LORENZO SHAFER, FREDERICK SNYDER, EDMOND SNYDER, EDWIN SMITH, JAMES B. SACKETT, LAMBERT A. STHA, JOHN SMITH, JAMES SALISBURY, NEWELL B. SEWARD, DAVID G. TISDALE, CHARLES TRIMMER, EDWIN THOMAS, WILLIAM TUCKER, GEORGE VANLIN, WILLIAM C. VOGUE, CHARLES VIEL, LEMUEL WILLIAMS, DAVID WILLIAMS, WILLIAM J. WYRICK, PERRY ZIMMERMAN, MATHIAS POINER, RALPH C. GARRISON, JOHN W. LOUDER, JOHN DUNN, CALVIN.
Total, 84.
Company F was organized in Wyandotte county and recruited by Capt. Curtis Berry, Sen., commencing about the 9th of August, and completing the organization about the 1st of September, and immediately went into camp at Monroeville, and was mustered into the service September 24th, as follows:
CAPTAIN.
CURTIS BERRY, SEN.
1ST LIEUTENANT.
ALONZO ROBBINS.
2D LIEUTENANT.
JAMES H. GILLAM.
SERGEANTS.
1st Martin W. Willoughby, 2d Moses Allison, 3d William C. White, 4th Samuel Hayman, 5th Samuel Dunn.
CORPORALS.
1st Alonzo W. Sawyer, 2d John Keys, 3d David Galbrath, 4th Benjamin F. Willoughby, 4th George G. White, 5th Eli Smith, 7th Miram M. Gipson, 8th Theodore H. Berry.
MUSICIANS.
Jared B. Willoughby, John H. Swinehart.
TEAMSTER.
John Gephart.
PRIVATES.
BLOND, FREDERICK BULUN, RUBEN BLOND, LEWIS BRISBINE, NAPOLEON B. LOWMASTER, HENRY LOTT, PETER J. MELLON, JACOB MORRIS, WILLIAM BARCLAY, JOHN S. BOWSHER, NELSON BOWSHER, DAVID BOLYARD, CHARLES CATHRIGHT, IRVIN H. CATHRIGHT, RICHARD COPLER, CHRISTIAN CRAIG, ROBERT B. CLARK, THOMAS COOK, STEPHEN COWGILL, NELSON CORFMAN, LEWIS COOK, JOSHUA CHAMBERS, NICHOLAS DUNN, EMER L. DOUGHERTY, DAVID W. DRY, JOSHUA P. EWART, ROBERT J. FERRIS, RANDOLPH B. FISHER, WILLIAM H. GIPSON, WILLIAM A. GIBSON, JOEL W. HOUGH, HENRY HALL, DAVID HEFFLEBOWER, WM. H. HENLY, SAMUEL HESSER, ALPHONSO D. HOLLY, EDWARD B. HUFFMAN, SIMEON HEFFLEBOWER, JACOB A. HUFFORD, GEORGE W. HAYMAN, JACOB HARICK, JAMES IRWIN, ROBERT KIEHL, CYRUS H. KRIECHBAUM, BENJAMIN LEE, LAFAYETTE McCONNELL, ROBERT N. MILLER, JOHN H. McLANE, MELANCTHON O. McLANE, ARCHY H. MASKY, JOSEPH MITCHELL, WILLIAM MILTON, JAMES L. McBRIDE, ARTHUR L. McFARLAND, NELSON MILNER, ADAM McLANE, DAVID MASKY, ELI McJENKINS. E. W. MACKEY, JOHN NORTON. JOHN G. NOLL, LEVI OLTEATTER, PETER OLIVER, CHARLES E. M. OLIVER, JAMES B. OBERLIN, NORIS P. H. PERRIN, HENRY RUMMELL, BENSON C. SNYDER, EZRA SMITH, JEREMIAH A. SMITH, AARON B. STALTER, DAVID SEAGER, GEORGE SIMMONS, HENRY L. SNYDER, JOHN SCOOT, ORANGE J. VANDORN, ISAAC WOODLING, LEVI WILLOUGHBY, WM. R. WILLIAMS, JOSEPH WASHBURN, CORNELIUS WHINERY, JOSEPH MILLER, JACOB H. YOUNG, NATHAN D.
Total, 102.
Company G was recruited in Erie county by Capt. Charles H. Riggs, with headquarters at Sandusky; the majority of the company were from Sandusky city, and the townships adjoining, all parts of the county, however, contributing to its membership.
The company was organized under some difficulties, as a company for the 101st regiment had just been raised in the same locality. Many of the men composing this company, had already seen service in company E, 8th Ohio, during the first three months of the war. Recruiting commenced August 8th, and on the 22d of the same month the company was full, and soon after went into camp at Monroeville, and was mustered into the service September 24th, as follows:
CAPTAIN.
CHARLES H. RIGGS.
1ST LIEUTENANT.
OSWALD H. ROSENBAUM.
2D LIEUTENANT.
FRANK B. COLVER.
SERGEANTS.
1st Sherman A. Johnson, 2d George A. Scoby, 3d Wesley B. Jennings, 4th Charles M. Keyes, 5th Martin L. Skillman.
CORPORALS.
1st Miron E. Clemens, 2d John Steele, 3d Augustus Garrett, 4th Frank W. Canfield, 5th Jacob Wentz, 6th William Gillard, 7th William H. Metcalf, 8th William H. Lovering.
MUSICIANS.
William Jennings, William Allen.
TEAMSTER.
George R. McConelly.
PRIVATES.
BUYER, LEWIS BROWN, SOLOMON BRUMM, CHARLES BUYER, NAPOLEON BARNARD, LUTHER BARNARD, HENRY C. BONN, GEORGE H. BOGART, JAY BUCK, ALBERT D. BURNS, JAMES BLOSIER, HENRY CLARK, MICHAEL CLAVIN, JOHN CROSS, JAMES CHAMBERLIN, WM. H. CONGER, CORNELIUS D. DRAKE, BENJAMIN DRAKE, GEORGE B. DETLEFS, JACOB DIPPEL, MARTIN DEELY, BENJAMIN E. FOSTER, EDWARD FILMORE, CONRAD GROFF, JOSEPH GROFF, JOSEPH H. GREENHOE, GEORGE W. GILLEN, CHARLES W. GOLDEN, WILLAM GOLDEN, GEORGE, Jr. HEADLEY, BRYANT C. HEGENEY, CHARLES HARPER, JOHN HOYT, JAMES HOYT, WILLIAM HOWE, RICHARD HAMMOND, CHARLES LUCE, LYMAN LOCKLEY, ALBERT LAUGHLIN, PATRICK LAFERE, JOHN LEWIS, ANDREW J. LITTLEFIELD, FRANK McELWAIN, JAMES P. MORGAN, WILLIAM McGOOKEY, BARNEY MARTIN, RICHARD NEIL, FOSTER NEIL, THOMAS OCKS, THEODORE OTT, ALBERT OEHM, WILLIAM RAAB, AUGUST RHODE, CONRAD RANSOM, DELOS C. REED, WILLIAM REED, JAMES STOWE, SAMUEL E. STRAUSER, ANDREW SRUTHEY, ALBERT SAVENACK, JOHN R. SHERER, PETER STOCKLEY, GEORGE SHESLEY, GEORGE THOMPSON, BENJAMIN TUCKER, FRED VANTINE, ALFRED C. WARREN, GEORGE G. WALKER, ALBERT WHEELER, WILLIAM P. KRISS, SOLOMON STAHL, WILLIAM WEBER, GEORGE HINES, JOHN HINES, GEORGE JOHNSON, HENRY D. KNIGHT, CHARLES G. KEYES, THOMAS J. McGOOKEY, JOHN TIMMANUS, RICHARD H. PERSONS, THOMAS WAGER, MILO H. KELLY, WILLIAM
Total, 101.
Company H was organized in Crawford county by Capt. John Newman of Crestline. Recruiting began August 14th, and by August 22d the company was full. The company went into camp early in September at Monroeville, and was mustered into the service September 24th, as follows:
CAPTAIN.
JOHN NEWMAN.
1ST LIEUTENANT.
DAVID S. CALDWELL.
2D LIEUTENANT.
HARVEY S. BEVINGTON.
SERGEANTS.
1st William A. Williams, 2d Franklin Humphrey, 3d Barnwell B. Clark, 4th John D. Mathers, 5th John O. Davis.
CORPORALS.
1st George W. Wickham, 2d John Snodgrass, 3d David S. Robinson, 4th Henry Cassell, 5th Robert Burke, 6th Medary Clements, 7th John H. Palezell, 8th Frederick Staley.
MUSICIANS.
Adam Tustisan, James McDonald.
TEAMSTER.
Eli Owiler.
PRIVATES.
AMBROSIER, DANIEL AMBRUSTER, C. ARNOLD, RICHARD ANDREWS, JOHN BETZ, JOHN BETZ, JOSIAH BLACKFORD, SHANNON BETZ, DAVID BECK, WILLIAM BOARDNER, HUGH BRISTLE, JAMES BRISTLE, JOHN H. BURKETT, THOMAS BENNEHOFF, JOHN BOARDNER, SAMUEL CARRICK, AARON COOK, WILLAM DUNLAP, JOSEPH DURR, JOHN DORISH, LORENZO DEVINE, E. FURCHT, CHRISTIAN FRALIE, GEORGE W. FOY, LEWIS FRYER, LAFAYETTE GUNDRUM, JOSHUA GOWING, CHARLES S. HECKART, ELI HURST, ELI HENRY, ABRAHAM HOUK, MICHAEL HARTSLINE, JACOB HUMPHREY, JAMES HASS, CONRAD HOTELLING, CHARLES KAYLOR, JOSEPH H. CRIECHBAUM, ADAM KEPLINGER, EMANUEL LYNCH, LARRY LONGWELL, ASBURY MYERS, WILLIAM MORRISON, GEORGE B. MYERS, JOHN C. MERRICK, GEORGE MADDERWELL, JAMES Q. NEWMAN, JACOB OGDEN, LORIN PACKER, DAVID R. PRICE, JOSEPH PARK, ABRAHAM PORTER, JOHN RITTENOUR, JOSEPH RICHARDS, HOSEA RANCK, JACOB RANCK, LEVI C. ROBERTS, DANIEL SNODGRASS, DAVID SOLLINGER, SAMUEL SHAFFER, GEORGE SHAFFER, JOHN SWISHER, SAMUEL R. SNYDER, JOHN C. STALEY, THOMAS P. STALEY, JOSIAH STRIKER, WILLIAM UHL, GEORGE W. VALLENTINE, GEORGE VALLENTINE, CHARLES VANGUNDEY, THOMAS J. WALKER, THOMAS G. HOLLINGSHEAD, JESSE HAMLIN, JOHN HOLEMAN, PETER HARRIGER, CHARLES KELLER, GEORGE KOONS, BENJAMIN F. WALTER, JOHN ZELLNER, EDWIN SECKLER, DAVID CULVER, JAMES CREPPEN, JOHN FOY, WILLIAM L.
Total, 101.
Company I was organized in Seneca county by Capt. Richard A. Kirkwood of Fostoria. Recruiting began August 18th, and by August 22d the company was ready to go into camp, which was done early in September, and was mustered into the service at Monroeville on the 24th of the same month, as follows:
CAPTAIN.
RICHARD A. KIRKWOOD.
1ST LIEUTENANT.
WILLIAM H. BENDER.
2D LIEUTENANT.
JOSEPHUS F. SCHUYLER.
SERGEANTS.
1st George D. Acker, 2d John Wickand, 3d Joseph P. Myers, 4th William Bartholomew, 5th William S. Moses.
CORPORALS.
1st James H. McDuell, 2d Moses Bennell, 3d Abraham W. Brinkley, 4th David Albert, 5th Jacob J. Bowman, 6th Martin Adams, 7th John W. Carpenter.
MUSICIANS.
Alexander G. Franklin, Henry A. Dildine.
TEAMSTER.
William Whittaker.
PRIVATES.
ALBERT, JOHN Q. ALLEY, ADONIRAM ADAMS, GEORGE W. BARDET, WILLIAM J. BRACKISEN, GEORGE BOYER, JOSIAH BOWMAN, JOHN BOWMAN, WALTER P. BACKENSTOS, WILLIAM BOCKY, FRANKLIN CHILCOAT, JOSEPHS. CALAHAN, WILLIAM CARLISLE, THEODORE G. CHAFFIN, JAMES I. COPP, JOHN J. CLINE, ALFRED CARPENTER, SAMUEL B. DALE, SAMUEL DEARY, WILLIAM DITTO, JACOB DOE, CHANCY A. ELLIOTT, AUGUSTUS EBERSOLE, HENRY EBRIGHT, JACOB FOX, JACOB J. FREESE, WILLIAM M. FOX, WILLIAM H. FINK, JOHN F. FINK, ISAAC GEAR, JOSEPH HENRY, NATHAN HELLER, MOSES HILLIS, JAMES HILLIS, JOHN HILLIS, DAVID HUFFMAN, ANDREW W. HUFFMAN, JOSEPH HENRY, WILLIAM B. JOHNSON, JOSEPH C. LILLEY, JAMES LANEY, OWEN H. MARVIN, THOMAS H. MYRES, JOHN H. McKEE, THOMAS MAY, JAMES W. McEWEN, SAMUEL MALONY, THOMAS H. McKIBBON, WRIGHT MACHINER, MARTIN W. MACHINER, ELY PAINTER, MICHAEL ROLLER, MICHAEL ROSSITER, WILLIAM RICE, JOHN H. ROGERS, JOHN W. SEA VOLT, ISAAC SHAFER, JOLEY B. SPENCER, JOHN SHEELY, WILLIAM SNYDER, ELI SHELLER, JOHN J. SIDELL, JOSEPH THOMPSON, DAVID TODD, MICHAEL UPDYKE, JOHN VERT, JOHN WILLIS, IRA. YOUNG, JOHN CARSON, SAMUEL S. CORY, H. M. McCLINLOCK, THOMAS ENGLISH, JAMES W. SPENCER, JAMES
Total, 91.
Company K was recruited mostly in the counties of Erie and Seneca. It was the last company recruited, and some difficulty was encountered in completing its organization. The company was recruited by Capt. Lewis Zimmer of Tiffin, and was mustered into the service at Monroeville, October 16th, as follows:
CAPTAIN.
LEWIS ZIMMER.
1ST LIEUTENANT.
RANDOLPH B. FERRIS.
2D LIEUTENANT.
JOHN THOM.
SERGEANTS.
2st James Healey, 2d Samuel D. Poppleton, 3d George A. Murphey, 4th Joseph Goodsel, 5th Clement Snyder.
CORPORALS.
1st Ignatius Boff, 2d William Fry, 3d Thomas Robinson, 4th Jacob Wolf, 5th John Conners, 6th David Shaul, 7th Thomas Morgan, 8th Leonard Kissner.
MUSICIAN.
John S. Smith.
TEAMSTER.
Dietrich D. Osterholz.
PRIVATES.
AMES, DAVID S. AUSTIN, HENRY BAKER, JOHN T. BOYCE, THOMAS W. BEELER, WILLIAM LUCIUS, NICHOLAS BRITT, FRANK BUSSINGER, JOHN BROWN, ALBERTUS D. BANG, CHARLES BRUNO, BERNHARD BEAVER, SOLOMEN BLECKLEY, ANDREW CROHAN, JAMES COSTELOE, WILLIAM CAUL, JAMES CONELLY, PATRICK COGHLIN, EDWARD ENNIS, JOHN B. DUNNAHOE, ANDREW DUFFY, JAMES DONELLY, ARTHUR ELDER, GEORGE D. FOWLER, ALONZO ELLIS, WILLAM GASE, MATHEW J. GRANT, JOHN GANGWER, STEPHEN GRUMMELL, FRDERICK HAMMOND, SIMON HIGGINS, FRANCIS HASTINGS, JOHN HYDE, MICHAEL HENNESSY, PATRICK GRUMMELL, HENRY LONG, JOHN LEY, JACOB HENRY, JOHN L. McKEE, RICHARD McGRADY, DANIEL MONTE, WILLIAM MARVIN, CEORGE R. MEENS, JAMES HAAS, JACOB NUTTER, ISAAC IRVING, THOMAS O’NEILL, EDWARD POLE, GABRIEL PEARL, PETER ROCK, ANTON RHONE, ALBERT W. ROBINSON, JOHN RAGAN, ANDREW L. STRAUB, WILLIAM SCHNEIDER, MICHAEL SHAUL, JOSHUA SCHMIDT, BRUNO SWITZER, JACOB SPITTLE, BENJAMIN SIMMONS, CLINTON SPICE, JACOB SAVENACK, EDWARD THOM, PETER THOM, MICHAEL THOMPSON, JAMES UTLEY, HIRAM WILCOX, PETER WAESSNER, GEORGE YOUNG, CHRISTOHER ZENT, LEONARD HUNTLEY, OZIAS
Total, 89.
The foregoing rosters are correct copies of the original Muster-In-Rolls of the various companies.
As a matter of course they do not show the recruits who came to the regiment in 1863 and 1864. Their names, however, will appear in the chapter devoted to the “muster-out.” Nearly two hundred recruits came to the regiment to fill its depleted ranks, and many of them were the very best of soldiers.
The following is a copy of the original Muster-In-Roll of the
Field and Staff.
COLONEL,
WILLIAM T. WILSON.
LIEUTENANT COLONEL,
HENRY B. HUNTER.
MAJOR,
A. BALDWIN NORTON.
SURGEON,
ORRIN FERRIS.
ASSISTANT SURGEONS,
J. H. WILLIAMS, W. B. HYATT.
QUARTER MASTER,
EDWIN H. BROWN.
CHAPLAIN,
CHARLES G. FERRIS.
Only three of whom, Col. W. T. Wilson, Assistant Surgeon W. B. Hyatt and Quarter Master Edwin H. Brown, served through with the regiment until the close of the war. Major A. B. Norton resigned his commission soon after the regiment went to the field Assistant Surgeon J. H. Williams resigned during the Summer of 1863.
Lieutenant Colonel Henry B. Hunter served in the Valley Campaign of 1863, was captured at Winchester June 15th, remained in prison about ten months, which so broke down his health that soon after he was exchanged, not being fit for duty in the field, he tendered his resignation, and was mustered out of the service. Surgeon Orrin Ferris served with the regiment until the close of the campaign of 1864, when, with shattered constitution, and sadly impaired health, much against his own inclination and the wishes of the entire regiment, his resignation was tendered and accepted.
Non Commissioned Staff.
SERGEANT MAJOR,
BENJAMIN F. BLAIR.
QUARTER MASTER SERGEANT,
ELMER E. HUSTED.
COMMISSARY SERGEANT,
FREDERICK C. WICKHAM.
HOSPITAL STEWART,
N. B. BRISBINE.
DRUM MAJOR,
WESLEY HOLMES.
PRINCIPAL MUSICIAN.
EDWIN P. COZIER.