58th Ohio Infantry Regiment

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58th Ohio Infantry Regiment
ActiveOctober 1, 1861, to September 16, 1865
Country United States
Allegiance Union
Branch Infantry
Engagements

The 58th Ohio Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

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Service

Memorial at Vicksburg National Military Park 22-26-280-ohio.jpg
Memorial at Vicksburg National Military Park

The 58th Ohio Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Chase in Columbus, Ohio and mustered in for three years service on January 28, 1862, [1] [2] under the command of Colonel Valentine Bausenwein. [1]

The regiment was attached to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, Army of the Tennessee, to July 1862. Helena, Arkansas, District of Eastern Arkansas, to November 1862. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, District of Eastern Arkansas, Department of the Tennessee, to December 1862. [3] 1st Brigade, 11th Division, Right Wing, XIII Corps, Department of the Tennessee, to December 1862. [4] 1st Brigade, 4th Division, Sherman's Yazoo Expedition, to January 1863. [5] 1st Brigade, 1st Division, XV Corps, Army of the Tennessee, to February 1863. Detached duty on ironclads for Mississippi River Squadron to September 1863. 1st Brigade 1st Division, XVII Corps, to September 1864. Post and defenses of Vicksburg, Mississippi, to September 1865.

The 58th Ohio Infantry mustered out of service on September 16, 1865. [5] [2]

Detailed service

Casualties

The regiment lost a total of 305 men during service; 3 officers and 85 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 2 officers and 215 enlisted men died of disease.

Commanders

Notable members

See also

References

Citations

  1. 1 2 Reid (1868b), p. 349, Vol. II.
  2. 1 2 Roster Commission (1897), p. 167, Vol. V.
  3. ↑ Roster Commission (1897), p. 165, Vol. V.
  4. ↑ Dyer (1908), p. 428.
  5. 1 2 War Department (1880).
  6. ↑ Roster Commission (1897), p. 169, Vol. V.
  7. ↑ CMOHS (2014).
  8. ↑ VCOnline (2020).
  9. ↑ Roster Commission (1897), p. 179, Vol. V.

Sources

  • Dyer, Frederick H (1908). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co. ASIN   B01BUFJ76Q.
  • Reid, Whitelaw (1868a). The History of the State During the War, and the Lives of Her Generals. Ohio in the War: Her Statesmen, Her Generals, and Soldiers. Vol. I. Cincinnati, OH: Moore, Wilstach, & Baldwin. p. 1112. ISBN   9781154801965. OCLC   11632330.{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  • Reid, Whitelaw (1868b). 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)
  • Roster Commission, Ohio (1897). 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   1744402.
  • Stuber, Johann (1896). Mein Tagebuch über die Erlebnisse im Revolutions-kriege von 1861 bis 1865 (tr. My Diary about the Experiences in the Revolutionary War from 1861 to 1865) (in German). Cincinnati, OH: Druck von S. Rosenthal & co. p. 222. OCLC   866056015.
  • 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.
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