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The 14th Ohio Infantry Regiment was organized at Toledo, Ohio, on April 25, 1861, under Colonel James Blair Steedman in response to President Lincoln's call for 75,000 volunteers. The regiment moved to Cleveland, Ohio, April 25, then to Columbus, Ohio, May 22. Left Ohio for western Virginia May 27.
List of Ohio Civil War units. During the American Civil War, nearly 320,000 Ohioans served in the Union Army, more than any other Northern state except New York and Pennsylvania. [1] Of these, 5,092 were free blacks. Ohio had the highest percentage of population enlisted in the military of any state. Sixty percent of all the men between the ...
The 14th Infantry Regiment ("Golden Dragons" [1]) is a United States Army light infantry regiment. It has served in the American Civil War, Boxer Rebellion, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Operation Restore Hope, Operation Uphold Democracy, Operation Joint Guard, Operation Desert Storm, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Gothic Serpent, Operation New Dawn, Operation Resolute Support ...
During the American Civil War, the State of Ohio played a key role in providing troops, military officers, and supplies to the Union army. Due to its central location in the Northern United States and burgeoning population, Ohio was both politically and logistically important to the war effort. Despite the state's boasting a number of very ...
The 4th Ohio Infantry Regiment was organized April 25, 1861, at Camp Jackson in Columbus, with Lorin Andrews as its colonel. The regiment moved to newly constructed Camp Dennison near Cincinnati on May 2, and served on garrison duty there until June 4, at which time, many of the men joined the newly reorganized a three-years regiment with the ...
The 15th Ohio Infantry Regiment was organized in Columbus, Ohio, on April 27, 1861, in response to President Lincoln's call for 75,000 volunteers and mustered into service on May 4, 1861. [1] The regiment moved to Zanesville, Ohio on May 8 and then to western Virginia. It performed duty on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad and operations in the ...
Three-years regiment. After the term of service was over in August, a number of the men re-enlisted for 3-years in the reconstituted 2nd Ohio Infantry, under the command of Colonel Leonard A. Harris in the brigade of William "Bull" Nelson. The new 2nd Ohio was organized at Camp Dennison in Cincinnati from July 17 to September 20, 1861. [1]
The 94th Ohio Infantry was organized at Camp Piqua near Piqua, Ohio and mustered in for three years service on August 22, 1862, under the command of Colonel Joseph Washington Frizell. The regiment was recruited in Allen, Clark, Darke, Greene, and Miami counties. The regiment was attached to 9th Brigade, 3rd Division, Army of the Ohio, September ...