The 37th Ohio Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Dennison, Ohio, and mustered on October 2, 1861, to serve three years.[1][2][3]
The regiment was ordered to the Kanawha Valley, West Virginia and attached to Benham's Brigade, District of the Kanawha, West Virginia, to October, 1861. District of the Kanawha, West Virginia, to March, 1862. 2nd Brigade, Kanawha Division, Department of the Mountains, to May, 1862. 2nd Brigade, Kanawha Division, West Virginia, to August, 1862. District of the Kanawha, West Virginia, Department of the Ohio, to December, 1862. Ewing's Brigade, Kanawha Division, West Virginia, to January, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 15th Army Corps, Army of the Tennessee, to October, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 15th Army Corps, to June, 1865. Department of Arkansas to August, 1865.[4]
On expiration of its term of service the original members (except veterans) were mustered out, and the organization, composed of veterans and recruits, retained in the service until August 7. 1865, when it was mustered out in accordance with orders from the War Department.[1]
Detailed service
The 37th OVI's detailed service is as follows (NOTE — Battles are Bolded, Italicized; campaigns are Italicized):
1861
Operations in the Kanawha District and New River Regiment, West Virginia, October 19-November 16, 1861.
Duty at Clifton until March, 1862.
1862
Expedition to Logan Court House and Guyandotte Valley January 12–23.
Demonstrations against Virginia & Tennessee Railroad May 10–18.
Musician John S. Kountz[17] — picked up a rifle and joined the attack, and was seriously wounded
Private William Schmidt[16] — subsequently rescued Kountz from under heavy fire.
The regiment's last medal was earned on July 28, 1864, during the Battle of Ezra Church:
Sergeant Ernst Torgler[18] — Saved the badly wounded commanding officer, Major Charles Hipp, from capture.
Casualties
The regiment lost during service 9 Officers and 102 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded, and 1 Officer and 94 Enlisted men by disease for a total of 206 fatalities.[5]
Commander
Colonel Edward Siber. (Entered service: September 12, 1861; Resigned: March 23, 1864.) [4]
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References
37th OVI Veterans Association (1890). History of the 37th Regiment O.V.V.I. Toledo, Ohio: Montgomery & Vrooman. Retrieved December 23, 2012.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
Ohio Roster Commission (1887). 37th–53rd Regiments-Infantry. Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War on the Rebellion, 1861–1865. Vol.IV. Akron, OH: The Werner Ptg. and Mfg. Co. p.842. OCLC181357575.
Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare (1968). Edward M Kennedy, Chairman (ed.). Medal of Honor, 1863-1968: "In the Name of the Congress of the United States". Committee print (United States. Congress), 90th Congress, 2nd session. Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. p.1087. OCLC1049691780.
"MOHs - victoriacross". THE COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO THE VICTORIA & GEORGE CROSS. VCOnline. 2020. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
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