91st Ohio Infantry Regiment
| 91st Ohio Infantry Regiment | |
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| Active | August 26, 1862, to June 24, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Engagements | American Civil War
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The 91st Ohio Infantry Regiment, sometimes 91st Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It primarily served in what became West Virginia and in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.
Service
The 91st Ohio was raised at
Eliakim Scammon. It participated in a series of raids and operations against Confederate
positions in the region.
In the spring of 1864, the 91st Ohio fought in the
During the remainder of the war, the regiment divided its time between garrison duty at Cumberland, Maryland, and Winchester, Virginia. The 91st Ohio Regiment was mustered out at Cumblerland on June 24, 1865, and transported by train back to Ohio.During its time of service, the regiment lost 3 Officers and 60 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded, and another 3 Officers and 87 enlisted died of disease, making a loss of 153 soldiers.[3]
Commanders
- Colonel John Alexander Turley
- Colonel Benjamin F. Coates
See also
- Ohio in the Civil War
Notes
- ^ Ohio Roster Commission (1888), p. 125-155, vol.VII.
- ^ Reid (1868), p. 504-510, vol.II.
- ^ a b Dyer (1908), p. 1537.
- ^ The Civil War Archive (2014).
References
- Dyer, Frederick H (1908). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co. ASIN B01BUFJ76Q.
- Ohio Roster Commission (1888). 87th–108th Regiments-Infantry. Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War on the Rebellion, 1861–1865. Vol. VII. Cincinnati, OH: The Ohio Valley Press. p. 814. OCLC 633556.
- OCLC 11632330.
- 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.
- "91st Regiment Infantry". American Civil War Archive - facts, history, letters and battle. The Civil War Archive. 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
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