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51st Ohio Infantry Regiment | |
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Active | September 17, 1861- November 3, 1865 |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | Union |
Branch | Infantry |
Engagements |
Battle of Perryville Battle of Stones River Tullahoma Campaign Battle of Chickamauga Siege of Chattanooga Battle of Lookout Mountain Battle of Missionary Ridge Atlanta Campaign Battle of Resaca Battle of Kennesaw Mountain Siege of Atlanta Battle of Jonesboro Second Battle of Franklin Battle of Nashville |
The 51st Ohio Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the Union Army during the American Civil War.
The 51st Ohio Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Meigs in Dover, Ohio, on September 17, 1861, mustered for three years of service on October 26, 1861, under the command of Colonel Thomas Stanley Matthews. The regiment was recruited primarily in Coshocton, and Tuscarawas counties with a few coming from the neighboring counties of Stark, Holmes and Knox.
The regiment was attached to the 15th Brigade, Army of the Ohio until December 1861 and to the 15th Brigade, 4th Division, Army of the Ohio until March 1862. It was unattached in Nashville, Tennessee, until June 1862, when it went to the 10th Brigade, 4th Division, Army of the Ohio, until July 1862. It was with the 23rd Independent Brigade, Army of the Ohio until August 1862, the 23rd Brigade, 5th Division, Army of the Ohio until September 1862 and the 23rd Brigade, 5th Division, II Corps, Army of the Ohio to November 1862. Afterward, it was attached to the 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, Left Wing, XIV Corps, Army of the Cumberland until January 1863, to the 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, XXI Corps, Army of the Cumberland until October 1863, the 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, IV Corps until June 1865, the 1st Brigade, 1st Division, IV Corps until August 1865 and the Department of Texas until October 1865.
The 51st Ohio Infantry mustered out of service at Victoria, Texas, on October 3, 1865. The regiment was discharged in Columbus, Ohio, on November 3, 1865. [1]
This section's tone or style may not reflect the
encyclopedic tone used on Wikipedia. (December 2014) |
Adapted from Ohio in the Civil War: 51st Ohio Volunteer Infantry by Larry Stevens:
The regiment lost a total of 346 men during service; 4 officers and 108 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 1 officer and 233 enlisted men died of disease.
This article includes a list of general
references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding
inline citations. (December 2012) |
51st Ohio Infantry Regiment | |
---|---|
Active | September 17, 1861- November 3, 1865 |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | Union |
Branch | Infantry |
Engagements |
Battle of Perryville Battle of Stones River Tullahoma Campaign Battle of Chickamauga Siege of Chattanooga Battle of Lookout Mountain Battle of Missionary Ridge Atlanta Campaign Battle of Resaca Battle of Kennesaw Mountain Siege of Atlanta Battle of Jonesboro Second Battle of Franklin Battle of Nashville |
The 51st Ohio Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the Union Army during the American Civil War.
The 51st Ohio Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Meigs in Dover, Ohio, on September 17, 1861, mustered for three years of service on October 26, 1861, under the command of Colonel Thomas Stanley Matthews. The regiment was recruited primarily in Coshocton, and Tuscarawas counties with a few coming from the neighboring counties of Stark, Holmes and Knox.
The regiment was attached to the 15th Brigade, Army of the Ohio until December 1861 and to the 15th Brigade, 4th Division, Army of the Ohio until March 1862. It was unattached in Nashville, Tennessee, until June 1862, when it went to the 10th Brigade, 4th Division, Army of the Ohio, until July 1862. It was with the 23rd Independent Brigade, Army of the Ohio until August 1862, the 23rd Brigade, 5th Division, Army of the Ohio until September 1862 and the 23rd Brigade, 5th Division, II Corps, Army of the Ohio to November 1862. Afterward, it was attached to the 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, Left Wing, XIV Corps, Army of the Cumberland until January 1863, to the 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, XXI Corps, Army of the Cumberland until October 1863, the 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, IV Corps until June 1865, the 1st Brigade, 1st Division, IV Corps until August 1865 and the Department of Texas until October 1865.
The 51st Ohio Infantry mustered out of service at Victoria, Texas, on October 3, 1865. The regiment was discharged in Columbus, Ohio, on November 3, 1865. [1]
This section's tone or style may not reflect the
encyclopedic tone used on Wikipedia. (December 2014) |
Adapted from Ohio in the Civil War: 51st Ohio Volunteer Infantry by Larry Stevens:
The regiment lost a total of 346 men during service; 4 officers and 108 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 1 officer and 233 enlisted men died of disease.