History of Hamilton County Ohio
XI. Military History of Hamilton County
Thirty-fourth Ohio Infantry
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THIRTY-FOURTH OHIO INFANTRY.

This was raised in the summer of 1861, and received at first the name of "Platt Zouaves," in compliment to its colonel, Abraham S. PLATT. Its first service was in West Virginia, where it fought a battle ten days after arrival, near Chapmanville, defeating a Virginia regiment. The rest of the autumn and winter it was on guard and scouting duty. In May, 1862, it took part in the battle of Princeton, losing several men. September 10th, while holding an outpost at Fayetteville, with the Thirty-seventh Ohio, it was attacked by a large rebel force, and beat them off, but with heavy loss. It was then on garrison duty until May, 1863, when it was furnished with horses and became a regiment of "mounted rifles." It was in the cavalry expedition against Wytheville, in which it bore a distinguished part. Two-thirds of the regiment "veteraned," in January, 1864, and took full part in the movements of that year in the valley of the Shenandoah and elsewhere in Virginia. It was in SHERIDAN's famous battle of Winchester; and was captured at Beverly by General ROSSER, January 11, 1865, a few weeks after which the remnant of the old Thirty-fourth was consolidated with the Thirty-sixth Ohio at Cumberland, Maryland, taking the name of the latter, and losing its identity thenceforth.
 
COMPANY C.
COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.

Captain Austin T. MILLER.
First Lieutenant John GRACE.
Second Lieutenant Thomas LAWLER.
 
NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.

First Sergeant James SHIELS.
Sergeant James COLTER.
Sergeant Patrick CASSIDY.
Sergeant James BURNS.
Sergeant William FITZPATRICK.
Corporal William ROBBINS.
Corporal James RYAN.
Corporal John CASSIDY.
Corporal John FRITZ.
Corporal George GUY.
Corporal John GORMAN.
Corporal Lawrence POWERS.
Corporal William SLOAN.
 
PRIVATES.

John J. ADAMS, Jesse H. BLOOM, Willliam BURKE, George W. BLAIR, James BURNS, Barney BRENNER, Daniel BARRETT, Owen BONNER, Herbert



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BREMAN, William CAMPBELL, Jasper CREEKBAUM, Michael COLEMAN, Hugh CALLAGHAN, Charles COPE, Henry CROSSMAN, Robert CARR, Peter CONEY, David COLEMAN, Thomas CARR, Cornelius DESMIND, Samuel M. ESPY, Boyce EGAN, James W. EVANS, Patrick FLYNN, Fenton FLANAGAN, John FRITZ, James FARMINGTON, William F. FITZPATRICK, Robert FINNEY, Sylvester FOY, John GORMAN, George GUY, Joseph GRIMES, Henry GOLPEN, Barney HARKINS, Arthur HALPIN, Michael HINES, Matthew HARRINGTON, Harvey HARRIS, Thomas HACKETT, Josiah JONES, Gabriel KENNELLY, Jacob KNOBLOW, Michael LONG, Jonathan LAWRENCE, Joseph MALONEY, Patrick MOORE, William M. MARTIN, Patrick MARS, Patrick McGOVERN, James McKERNE, Patrick McNAMARA, John MURPHY, Michael LAWLER, John LAUGHLIN, John MASON, James McINTOSH, William McELFRESH, William T. MILLER, James NEAGLE, Norvell OSBORNE, Michael O'NEAL, William PRICE, Samuel PRATHER, Joseph PIERCE, James A. PATTEN, Lawrence POWERS, George PATTERSON, John S. POST, William ROBBINS, Patrick RATLIFFE, Washington C. REEVES, James RYAN, John REEVES, Thomas RYAN, Benjamin REEKER, Henry W. ROCKWELL, Martin REA, Daniel ROBINSON, Patrick RYAN, William H. SUTHERLAND, Wesley SMITSON, William SLOAN, James SHAFER, Patrick SULLIVAN, John STEPHENS, Washington VENNON, Robert VANCE, George K. WEIT, Robert WWILLIAMS.
 
THIRTY-SIXTH OHIO INFANTRY.

This command dates from August, 1861. Its first colonel was Captain (afterward General) George CROOK, of the regular army. Before he took command, six companies made a vigorous scout after guerillas in West Virginia. During the winter, at Summerville, the regiment suffered greatly from sickness, having nearly fifty deaths by disease. May 23, 1862, it aided effectively in repelling an attack upon Lewisburgh. In August, it was sent to join the army of the Potomac; was in the second battle of Bull Run, and the battles of South Mountain and Antietam. After the latter it was commanded, until his resignation in April, 1863, by Colonel E. B. ANDREWS, a prominent professor in Marietta college. In January, 1863, it joined the army of the Cumberland at Nashville, and participated in the battles at and preceding Chickamauga, where it lost very heavily. It also won the right to inscribe "Mission Ridge" upon its banners. Returning to Virginia it participated in a number of minor actions, was in the severe engagement at Barryville, September, 3d, in other actions on the 19th and 22d, and in the battle of Winchester, October 19th. After the merging of the Thirty-fourth in it, the consolidated regiment served without much fighting in northern Virginia until July 22, 1865, when it was mustered out of service and returned to Ohio.
 
THIRTY-SIXTH OHIO INFANTRY (Veteran)
COMPANY A.
NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER.

Corporal James K. SHAFFER.
 
PRIVATES.

William BRUNNUGH, Cornelius BONLEVARE, Leonidas BONLEVARE, Wilson DONHAM, George EWING, Albert FAGAN, William JOHNSON, Henry LONG, Samuel MEDCALF, James RYAN, Thomas THOMPSON.
 
COMPANY B.
PRIVATES.

Charles TAUCHER, Elias S. WEST.
 
COMPANY C.
PRIVATES.

Thomas FLANAGAN, Martin GRAVES, Thomas HAYWARD, Lewis A. McKIBBEN, Wesley McKIBBEN, John MACK, John WALSH.
 
COMPANY E.
PRIVATES.

Joseph HIGGINBOTHAM, Abraham MILLER.
 
COMPANY F.
PRIVATES.

Frank M. BLESSING, William H. CROOKS, William EVANS, Alvin NEIDUGOR, Jacob SMITH.
 
COMPANY G.

Corporal Philip RICH, Private Martin SCHWARTZ.
 
COMPANY H.
PRIVATES.

Charles CROOK, John HALLEY.
 
COMPANY I.

Sergeant E. M. SMITH.
 
COMPANY K.

Private Manasseh WOOD.
 
THIRTY-SEVENTH OHIO INFANTRY.

COMPANY A.

Private George L. ACHEMOR.
 
COMPANY H.

Private Wendlin HAUSELMANN.
 
COMPANY K.

Private Victor FREY.
 
THIRTY-NINTH OHIO INFANTRY.

The Thirty-ninth rendezvoused at Camp Colerain in July, 1861. Seven companies were here mustered into the service, July 31st; three days after, the regiment marched to Camp Dennison, where the remainder were mustered in. It was the first Ohio regiment to join General FREMONT's forces in Missouri, where it went on guard-duty in early September, along the North Missouri railroad. Five companies marched with General STURGE's to the relief of Lexington, but did not reach it in time, though moving rapidly and suffering severely. November 9, it joined the army of General HUNTER at Springfield, marched with it to Sedalia and Syracuse, where it remained through December and January. The next month, a long and peculiarly severe march was made to St. Louis, whence the regiment was taken to Commerce, to join the army of General POPE. It took part in the operations by which New Madrid and Island Number 10 were captured, and in April joined General HALLECK's army at Hamburgh Landing, on the Tennessee river. It was engaged in many skirmishes, losing considerably, until the evacuation of Corinth, which it was one of the first regiments to enter. A few weeks were then spent in guarding railroads. It took part in the battle of Iuka and in the pursuit of the enemy, returning to Corinth in time to engage in the battle of October 3 and 4. In early November, it joined the army under General GRANT, at Grand Junction, Tennessee, and was much engaged in skirmishes and reconnoissances. December 18th, it moved by rail to Jackson, Tennessee, to check FORREST's movements in the rear of GRANT. On the thirty-first, FORREST was inet and defeated at Parker's cross roads, when the regiment moved back by very severe marching to Corinth. It remained there till April, 1863, when it joined General DODGE's expedition to the Tuscumbia valley. In May it removed to Memphis, and in October to Prospect, Tennessee, where, December 27th, five hundred and thirty-four of its men were re-mustered as veterans, receiving the usual furlough for thirty days. Again assembling at Camp Dennison, it received a reinforcement of one hundred and twelve



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recruits. Its subsequent service was with the Fourth division of the Sixteenth corps, under General DODGE, in northern Alabama and the campaigns through Georgia and the Carolinas.

It was in the actions at Resaca, Kenesaw Mountain, Nicojack Creek, and Atlanta, and the pursuit of HOOD as far as Galesville, Alabama, whence it returned to Marietta, where, in November, it was paid for the first time in nine months and thoroughly re-equipped. It did effective work destroying railroads during the march to the sea. At Pocotaligo, South Carolina, it received two hnndred and four recruits. During the march of SHERMAN's army northward, it was engaged at Rivers' bridge, on the Salkehatchie, at Cheraw, and at Bentonville. The march to Washington city and the grand review were passed without special incident. The regiment was mustered out of service at Louisville, July 9, 1865. Its record is considered highly honorable, in that it gave to the veteran organization more men than any other regiment from Ohio, and never once turned its back upon the enemy. Its chaplain, the first year of its service, was the famous Sunday-school missionary, Rev. B. W. CHIDLAW, who did much to give the regiment character for religion and temperance. Bible readings and prayer regularly characterized the dress parade; and a "Christian Brotherhood" and temperance society were maintained by the regiment, including, it is said, almost every member of company K.
 
FIELD AND STAFF.

Colonel John GROESBECK.
Lieutenant Colonel Albert W. GILGERT.
Major Edward NOYES.
Chaplain B. W. C. WIDLAW.
Surgeon Oliver W. NIXON.
Assistant Surgeon Thomas W. McAETHUR.
Sergeant Major Henry A. BABBITT.
 
COMPANY A.
COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.

Captain Christian A. MOYAN.
First Lieutenant Willard P. STOMS.
 
NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.

First Sergeant Daniel WEBER.
Sergeant John B. RYAN.
Sgereant Frank FORTMAN.
Sergeant Eli G. VINCENT.
Sergeant Horace G. STOMS.
Corporal Joseph PANCOAST.
Corporal Benjamin MILLER.
Corporal Alfred CARLE.
Corporal Andrew VINCENT.
Corporal John LEACH.
Corporal Charles RICHARDS.
Corporal Palmer HOLLAND.
Corporal Edwin McCOLLOUGH.
Musician Jackson WHITE.
Musician John WHETSTONE.
 
PRIVATES.

John W. ANDREWS, James BAKER, Josiah BARTLETT, Robert BOLLMAN, Joseph BOWMAN, Frank BOWMAN, Patrick O'BRIAN, William H. BROWN, George BENSON, Oliver BROWN, David CARLE, Frank CLEMENTS, Spencer COOPER Oliver G. COFFIN, Algomah COOLEY, George CLOSE, Charles EMERY, John GERMAN, Hamilton J. GREGG, Antone GARDNER, Ludwig GRIESS, Thomas HINE, Thomas A. HAYS, William HOBSON, James HUNTER, Jasper KEELER, Sohn LANGSDON, John LANYAN, John MANSER, Levi E. MARSH, John W. MASTERSON, William MAY, Thomas G. MEARS, Joseph H. MENKE, John W. MILLER, George MILLER, Nathan NETTERFIELD, James O'NEIL, Edmund PANCOAST, Henry PECK, George W. RYAN, Andrew ROBINSON, David F. SILVER, Florence D. SIMPSON, James SMITH, Benjamin SMITH, Jacob SPINNING, James TATE, Isaac TAYLOR, Homer TURRELL, Andrew WACHSTETER, Oscar WARNICK, Robert M. C. WATSON, Andrew WATEMAN, John S. WILLEY, Frederick HOESMAN.
 
COMPANY E.
COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.

First Lieutenant John S. HOOKER.
 
NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.

Sergeant John D. HOLCOMB.
Sergeant William N. CHAPMAN.
Sergeant William G. FEYBEYER.
Corporal John S. LOWE.
Corporal Jeremiah HALE.
Corporal Uriel B. CHAMBERS.
Musician John HALL.
 
PRIVATES.

William ARMSTRONG, William W. BERRY, Alexis BROWN, David BEYERT, George BERMOND, William H. CARPENTER, George COLLINS, Martin V. B. CLARK, John CARTER, George CRAIN, Patrick DOWNEY, Frank DEITZ, William H. FERRILL, Martin FLEIG, Charles GAUTIER, John GORMAN, Flavius J. GORLING, David HAILGARDER, Oscar HOTALING, William D. HARWOOD, Abram HART, John JONES, Nathan LYNN, William L. MILLER, John MORTON, Willliam MORTIMER, Andrew B. MALLOTT, George W. McKANE, James PALMER, Nathan PURDY, James A. QUIGLEY, John ROUSCHER, Joseph W. RICE, Joseph RITTENHOUSE, Charles RICHARDSON, John SWEENY, William SHEETS, Richard SNYDER, John WINNINGS, Henry WESTERMAN, Hewson WILLIAMS, William H. WILLIAMS, Joseph D. WEAVER.
 
COMPANY F.
COMMISSIONED OFFICER.

First Lieutenant Ethan O. HURD.
 
NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.

Sergeant Henry HOLLAND.
Corporal Caspar KRAUS.
Corporal Charles LINDENSTRUTH.
Corporal Barney SCHULZE.
 
PRIVATES.

Frederick APPELIUS, John AUGST, Fidel BASCHNAGEL, Joseph BASCHNAGEL, Joseph DESCHAMP, Louis DHORN, Christian DANIELS, Joseph DAUB, Louis GRIEP, Christian GEIGES, John HOY, William HANGS, Michael HATTLER, Roman HEIBERGER, Matthias ISELE, Joseph MILLER, Anton WWINSHOT, Charles MAVERS, Parker D'ORVILLE, August SIMON, Theodore SCHULLER, Jacob STORM, Theobald SCHWEM, Henry SCHULTHENRY, Matthias SCHMIT, Jacob SPINNER, Valentine THEABOLD, Henry WESTMAN, Hewson WILLIAMS, June WEAVER, Simon AUGUST, William H. WILLIAMS, Hubert ZEIEN.
 
COMPANY G.
C0MMISSIONED OFFICERS.

Captain James W. POMEROY.
First Lieutenant William H. LATHROP.
 
NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.

First Sergeant William H. WILLIAMS.
Sergeant Wuriahar HOFFNER.
Sergeant George W. STAUFFORD.
Sergeant David SYPHER.
Sergeant William AUSCHUTE.
Corporal William HALLER.
Corporal William R. BEEBE.
Corporal Nicholas MARINGER.
Corporal Paul GOUDY.
Corporal Aaron L. HOPPER.
Corporal Isaae N. GIRLETT.
Corporal James A. SMITH.
Corporal William H. H. YANCEY.
 
PRIVATES.

Steven AARNOT, David ALSTON, Charles BRWON, Peter BROWN, John M. BUTLER, Frank BRUNER, John C. BELLMAN, John H. BOEKAMP, John C. COLEMAN, Henry C. COPAS, James CUNINGAN, Thomas L. C. CASEY, Henry C. COVEK, Thomas E. DEAN, Noah FRAZEE, Matthias FRY, Solomon FOSTER, Edward FERDEN, Peter GROVER, Joseph HOLLAND, John IDONE, James W. JONES, Francis M. KAEBOR, Edward KAVANAN, Reinhart KLEINHEIM, Matthias KUHN, James LOVE, Thomas P. LLOYD, Patrick McGUIRE, Bernard McLAUGHLIN, Charles R. MAYHEW, Henry A.



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MATSON, Richard OWENS, Robert S. POMEROY, James PRIEDVILLE, James PALMER, Williams PANNEAL, Joseph REINHART, Francis RAHSHOPF, Michael RENTY, Emil SCHMIDT, Isasa F. SEAL, Nicholas SHEAN, Michael SCHWAB, William SCHUMTLER, George W. SUMMERFIELD, Lemuel STEVENS, John SHARP, Kasper STANG, Richard A. TAYLOR, Alexander D. VAUGHN, Joseph WEAVER, William SNYDER, Lawrence WINTERS, Thomas WILLIAMS, John D. WITTERBAULD, John WILKING, Lewis PFAFF, Amborse BICKEIL, John RANTZ, George WEINNAMAN, Henry BAKER, Philip WILKING, Christian MENSTER, Frederick EVERY, Jacob HENRY, Eepple VALENTINE, Henry LEINHARD, Henry LEMGE, Jacob LANCEL, Henry CROOKER, Lewis SHAW, John SHELLEY, William SEALS, Henry GABLEMAN, Abraham HOPPER, John W. JOHNSTON, Thomas ALFRED, John COOKE, John HELFRICH.
 
COMPANY H.
COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.

First Lieutenant Charles Y. SEDAM.
Second Lieutenant Harlan A. EDWARDS.


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