57th Ohio Infantry Regiment

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57th Ohio Infantry Regiment
ActiveSeptember 16, 1861, to August 14, 1865
Country United States
Allegiance Union
Branch Infantry
Engagements

The 57th Ohio Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

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Service

The 57th Ohio Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Vance [1] in Findlay, Ohio and mustered in for three years service on December 12, 1861, [2] under the command of Colonel William Mungen. [3]

The regiment was attached to District of Paducah, Kentucky, to March 1862. 3rd Brigade, 5th Division, Army of the Tennessee, [2] to May 1862. 1st Brigade, 5th Division, Army of the Tennessee, to July 1862. 1st Brigade, 5th Division, District of Memphis, Tennessee, to November 1862. 4th Brigade, 5th Division, Right Wing, XIII Corps, Department of the Tennessee, to November 1862. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, District of Memphis, XIII Corps, to December 1862. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Sherman's Yazoo Expedition, to January 1863. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, XV Corps, Army of the Tennessee, to September 1863. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, XV Corps, to July 1865. Department of Arkansas to August 1865.

The 57th Ohio Infantry mustered out of service on August 14, 1865, at Little Rock, Arkansas.

Detailed service [4]

1862

1863

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Memorial at Vicksburg National Military Park

1864

1865

Casualties

The regiment lost a total of 319 men during service; 4 officers and 77 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 4 officers and 234 enlisted men died of disease.

Commanders

Notable members

See also

References

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Ohio Roster Commission (1887), p. 127, Vol. V.
  2. 1 2 Reid (1868), p. 342, Vol. II.
  3. Ohio Roster Commission (1887), p. 127-164, vol.V.
  4. Dyer (1908), p. 1522-1523.
  5. Reid (1868), p. 344, Vol. II.
  6. Reid (1868), p. 346, Vol. II.
  7. Ohio Roster Commission (1887), p. 131, Vol. V.
  8. 1 2 CMOHS (2014).
  9. 1 2 VCOnline (2020).
  10. Ohio Roster Commission (1887), p. 142, Vol. V.

Sources

  • Dyer, Frederick H (1908). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co. ASIN   B01BUFJ76Q.
  • Ohio Roster Commission (1887). 54th–69th Regiments—Infantry. Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War on the Rebellion, 1861–1865. Vol. V. Akron, OH: The Werner Ptg. and Mfg. Co. p. 828. OCLC   181357575.
  • Reid, Whitelaw (1868). The History of Her Regiments, and Other Military Organizations. Ohio in the War: Her Statesmen, Her Generals, and Soldiers. Vol. II. Cincinnati, OH: Moore, Wilstach, & Baldwin. p. 1002. ISBN   9781154801965. OCLC   11632330.{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  • War Department, U.S. (1880). The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. OCLC   857196196.
  • "Congressional Medal of Honor Society". Congressional Medal of Honor Society. CMOHS. 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  • "Medal of Honor Recipients—sorted alphabetically". THE COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO THE VICTORIA & GEORGE CROSS. VCOnline. 2020. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.