47th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry | |
---|---|
Ohio state flag | |
Active | August 13, 1861, to August 11, 1865 |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | Union |
Branch | Infantry |
Engagements | Battle of Carnifex Ferry Siege of Vicksburg, May 19 & May 22 assaults Siege of Jackson Chattanooga Campaign Battle of Missionary Ridge Atlanta Campaign Battle of Resaca Battle of Dallas Battle of New Hope Church Battle of Allatoona Battle of Kennesaw Mountain Battle of Atlanta Siege of Atlanta Battle of Jonesboro Battle of Lovejoy's Station Sherman's March to the Sea Carolinas Campaign Battle of Bentonville |
The 47th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (or 47th OVI) was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment had 14 Medal of Honor recipients, the most of any Ohio regiment during the war.
The 47th Ohio Infantry was organized at Camp Dennison near Cincinnati, Ohio and mustered in August 13, 1861 [1] , for three years service under the command of Colonel Frederick Poschner.
The regiment was attached to McCook's Brigade, Kanawha District, West Virginia, to October 1861. 1st Brigade, Kanawha Division, West Virginia, to March 1862. 2nd Brigade, Kanawha Division, West Virginia, to May 1862. 3rd 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, XV Corps, Army of the Tennessee, to October 1863. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, XV Corps, to June 1865. Department of Arkansas to August 1865.
The 47th Ohio Infantry mustered out of service at Little Rock, Arkansas, on August 11, 1865.
The regiment lost a total of 219 men during service; 2 officers and 80 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 1 officer and 136 enlisted men died of disease.
The 4th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
The 97th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was instrumental in the Federal campaign to reclaim the Mississippi River for the Union, participating in the siege of Vicksburg and battles leading up to it in Mississippi. Moving down the river after the siege, it participated in efforts to wrest control of the bayou area, then retake Mobile Bay, culminating in the bloody Battle of Fort Blakeley hours after Lee's surrender at Appomattox.
The 55th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment is sometimes referred to as the Canton Rifles or the Douglas Brigade 2nd Regiment.
The 11th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
The 37th Ohio Infantry was a Union Army regiment, composed of German-Americans, in the American Civil War. It was organized in the fall of 1861, under Colonel Edward Siber, and served in the Kanawha Valley until December 1862. It joined the Union army operating against Vicksburg, Mississippi, in January 1863, and participated in the various engagements of the siege. After the fall of that stronghold it was moved across Tennessee from Memphis to Chattanooga, and took part in operations of the 15th Corps, subsequent to, and at the taking of Atlanta, Georgia. It then followed the fortunes of that well-known corps until the reaching of Washington, D.C. From Louisville, Kentucky, it went with the 2nd Division of the Corps to Little Rock, Arkansas, and was there mustered out in August 1865.
The 20th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
The 30th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
The 48th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
The 57th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
The 58th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
The 80th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
The 95th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
James Jardine was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Siege of Vicksburg on May 22, 1863.
The 83rd Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Richard Willis DeWitt was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Siege of Vicksburg on May 22, 1863.
Sampson Harris was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Siege of Vicksburg on May 22, 1863.
Private Henry Casey was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Casey received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Battle of Vicksburg in Mississippi on 22 April 1863. He was honored with the award on 23 September 1897.
Assistant Surgeon Andrew Davidson was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Davidson received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Battle of Vicksburg in Mississippi on 3 May 1863. He was honored with the award on 17 October 1892.
John Hack was a decorated hero of the Union Army in the American Civil War. He was born in Hessen, Germany and lived in Adrian, Michigan.
Addison J. Hodges was a decorated hero of the Union Army in the American Civil War. He was born in Hillsdale, Michigan the sixth of ten children and lived in Adrian, Michigan.