23rd Ohio Infantry Regiment
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| 23rd Ohio Infantry Regiment | |
|---|---|
United States of America | |
| Branch | Union Army |
| Type | Regiment |
| Size | 950 soldiers at outset of the war |
| Engagements | American Civil War |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | William S. Rosecrans Rutherford B. Hayes |
The 23rd Ohio Infantry Regiment was an
Eastern Theater in a variety of campaigns and battles, and is remembered with a stone memorial on the Antietam National Battlefield not far from Burnside's Bridge
.
The regiment later became noted for its many up-and-coming politicians. Future
United States Supreme Court Stanley Matthews and Robert P. Kennedy, a future U.S. Congressman. Other notable officers included James M. Comly and Eliakim P. Scammon, both of whom became influential nationally after the war. Harrison Gray Otis, the famed owner and publisher of the Los Angeles Times
, also fought with the 23rd Ohio during the war.
Organization and service
The 23rd Ohio Infantry Regiment was organized at
1864 Valley Campaign
. The regiment mustered out in July 1865.
The regiment lost 5 officers and 154 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded, and 1 officer and 130 enlisted men by disease (total 290 out of 2230 who were members of the regiment at various times).
See also
- Ohio in the Civil War
References
- Dyer, Frederick Henry, A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. 3 volumes. New York: T. Yoseloff, 1908.
- ISBN 9781154801965
Further reading
- Ohio Roster Commission. Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War on the Rebellion, 1861–1865, compiled under the direction of the Roster commission. 12 vol. Akron: Werner Co., 1886–95.
External links
- Ohio in the Civil War: 23rd OVI by Larry Stevens
- National Park Service: Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System
- Ohio in the Civil War User Based Archive and Network
- Battle Unit Details - 23rd Regiment, Ohio Infantry - National Park Service
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