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CHAPTER XV
NOBLE COUNTY IN THE WAR
26th REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
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The Twenty-sixth Ohio was organized
at Camp Chase, in July, 1861, and was recruited from the
counties of Butler, Koss, Delaware, Guernsey, Noble,
Mahoning, Champaign, Sciota and Madison. Edward P. Fyffe was
made colonel of the regiment. It performed its first service
in the upper Kanawha Valley, where it remained until
January, chiefly engaged in scouting duty. Transferred soon
after to the Department I of the Ohio (soon named the
Department of the Cumberland), it was placed in
Brigadier-General T. J. Wood's division, of which it
continued a part until October, 18(53, when it became a part
of "Wagner's Brigade, of Sheridan's division of the Fourth
Corps.
The regiment formed a part of the column of advance on
Nashville, and shared the hardships of General Buell's
army in its advance to relieve General Grant at
Pittsburgh Landing. From the Tennessee to the Ohio, and
thence to Cumberland Gap, in the Fall of 1862, the regiment
did its whole duty in the forced marches of Buell and
Bragg. It participated in the engagements of Murfreesboro,
Stone River (where it lost one-third of its men), Tullahoma,
Shelbyville, Chattanooga, Chickamauga (where nearly
three-fifths of its men engaged were either killed or
wounded), Mission Ridge and Lookout Mountain, and the siege
of Knoxville. "This (Knoxville) campaign proved to be the
most severe of any yet experienced. They marched barefooted
over frozen ground, and bivouacked without shelter in
midwinter, clad in summer dress, with half rations, on the
desolate and dreary hillsides of east Tennessee. Yet, even
then, with elbows out, pants worn half way to the knees,
socks and shirts gone to shreds, hungry and shivering, in
the bitter cold of January 1, 1864, the Twenty-sixth, almost
to a man, re-enlisted for three years more."
After its furlough, the regiment rejoined the Fourth Corps
at Bridgeport, Tenn., and thence took part in Sherman's
Atlanta Campaign, participating in the battles at Resaca,
Kenesaw, Peach-Tree Creek, Jonesboro, and others less
important. At Franklin and Nashville it maintained its
well-won reputation for valor. Sent south to Texas, it was
mustered out of the service Oct. 21, 1865.
COMPANY F.
Mustered in June 28,1861, at Camp Chase, Ohio, for three
years. Mustered out, Oct. 21, 1865, at Victoria, Texas.
Samuel G. Wishard, 19, e. June 17, 1861; appd. corpl.
June 30,1862; sergt. Jan. 1,1864; first sergt, March 27,
1865; m. o. Oct. 1865; vet.
John W. Richey, 23, e. June 17,1861; appd. sergt.
from corpl, Dec. 19, 1862; dis. March 6, 1863, on s. c. d.
Robert J. Brown, 20, e. Sept. 17,1861; appd. sergt.
from corpl. Dec. 19, 1862; died Jan. 19, 1864, in hospl. at
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Mathias W. Smith, 19, e. June 17, 1861; appd. corpl.
December 19,1862; sergt. Jan. 1, I 1864; m. o. c; vet.
Michael W. Jackson, 19, e. June 17, 1861; appd.
corpl. Dec. 19, 1862; m. o. c; vet.
Charles Osborn, 20, e. June 17, 1861; dis. March 25,
1862, on s. c. d.
Alexander C. Moore, 27, e. June 17, 1861; dis. June
6, 1862, on s. c. d.
Augustus C. Tillett, 29, e. June 17, 1861; appd.
corpl. June 28, 1861; m. o June 30, 1864, e. t. s.
Joseph F. Scarborough, 21, e. June 17,1861; appd.
corpl. Oct. 28, 1862; dis. March 23,1863, on s. c. d.
MUSICIAN.
George H. Hall, 18, e. Sept, 12, 1862; dis. June 16.
1865, by o. w. d.
PRIVATES.
Barlow, John J., 19, e. June 17, 1861; dis. Jan. 31,
1863, to enlist in U. S. cavalry.
Brill, Emanuel, 21, e. March 10, 1862; m. o. March
14, 1865, e. t. s.
Brill, Francis M., 22, e. July 30, 1861; m. o. c;
vet.
Brill, George W., 18, e. June 17, 1861; wd. May 29,
1864, in battle of Dallas, Ga.; in. o. Aug. 24, 1865, at
Camp Dennison, O.; vet.
Brill, James B., 19, e. March 10, 1862; died July 16,
1862, at Nashville, Tenn.
Brindley, Henry, 19, e. July 17, 1861; x.
Burlingame, Fortunatis, 22, e. June 17,1861; dis.
Nov. 4, 1863, to enlist in U. S. cavalry.
Burlingame, Ferdinand, 21, e. June 17,1861; dis.
March 20, 1863, s. c. d.
Burlingamer Justus M., 18, e. June 17, 1861; m. o. c;
vet.
Canady, Jacob C, 32, e. June 17; 1861; m. o. July 25,
1864, e. t. s.
Craft, William H., 21, e. June 17, 1861; m. o. c;
vet.
Craig, Robert F., 18, e. July 10, 1861; dis. Jan.
6.1863, on s. c. d.
Engle, Moses F., 20, e. June 17, 1861; m. o. July 27,
1864, e. t. s.
Fulton, William, 21, e. June 17, 1861; dis. April 19,
1862, on s. c. d.
Johnson, Philander, 19, e. June 17, 1861; dis. June
16, 1862, s. c. d.
Long, Isaac, 26, e. July 20, 1861; dis. Sept. 9,
1862, s. c. d.
Morrison, Perry A., 18, e. June 17, 1861; m. o. July
25, 1864, e. t. s.
McPeak, Joshua, 24, e. June 17, 1861.
McPeak, Mordicai, 44, e. June 17, 1861; dis. June 18,
1863, on s. c. d.
Rimer, William W., 23, e. June 17, 1861; sick in
hospl., at Nashville, Tenn., June 15, 1865; m. o. Oct. 21,
1865, on d.; vet.
Robinson, Samuel F., 17, e. June 17, 1861; in. o. c.;
vet.
Robinson, G. W., 19, e. June 17, 1861; dis. July
1864, on s. c. d.
Steele, William, 34, e. June 17. 1861; killed Sept.
1, 1864, in battle of Jonesboro, Ga..
Stewart, David, 28, e. Feb. 2, 1862; dis. Dec. 9,
1864. on s. c. d.
Tillett, John W., 26, e. July 20, 1861; dis. May 26,
1862, on s. c. d.
Thomas. Randolph, 18, e. June 17, 1861; dis. June 4,
1863, on s. c. d.
Thompson, Alva H., 18, e. June 17, 1861; died Aug.
10, 1861, at Crafton, W. Va.
Weaver, William, 44, e. June 17, 1861; dis. Aug/l,
1861, on s. c. d.
COMPANY D.
Mustered in Aug. 3,1861, at Camp Chase, O., for three years.
Mustered out July 11, 1865, at Louisville, Ky.
George W. Young, 22, e. July 20, 1861; pro. to second
lieut. Co. G March 31, 1862; first lieut. Oct. 4, 1862; to
maj. 7th Reg. U. S. c. troops Dec. 8, 1863.
Stephen Allison, 23, e. July 20, 1861; appd. first
sergt. March —, 1862; pro. first lieut. of Co. E Jan. 28,
1865; to capt. Co. H May 11, 1865; m. o. c.; vet.
Thomas A. Walker, 25, e. Aug. 13,-1861, as private of
Co. II; pro. second lieut. Co. D July 16, 1862; to capt. 63d
regt. U. S. c. troops Nov. 15, 1863.
Daniel C. Petty, 23, e. July 20, 1861; appd. from
corpl. Jan. 1, 1864; m. o. c; vet.
Shadrach M. Bottomfield, 27, e. July 20, 1861; appd.
corpl. Jan. 1, 1864; sergt'. Sept. 1, 1864; m. o. c; vet.
Reuben L. Caldwell, 25, e Aug. 19, 1861; appd. corpl.
Sept. 1, 1864: sergt. April 1, 1865; m. o. c.; vet.
John Brooks, 23, e. July 20, 1861; appd. from corpl.,
m. o. Aug. 18, 1864, at Chattanooga, Tenn., e. t. s.
James, F. Horton, 22, e. July 20,
1861; m. o. Aug. 18, 1864, e. t. s.
John Marsh, 22, e. July 20, 1861; dis. Jan. 1, 1862,
at Quincy, 111.
CORPORALS.
Henry Chambers, 21, e. July 20, 1861; appd. corpl.
April 1, 1885; m. o. c; vet.
John Bingham, 22, e. July 20, 1861.
Hiram J. Danford, 21, e. July 20, 1861; appd. corpl.,
m. o. Aug. 18, 1864, e. t. s.
Thomas T. Forshey, 22 e. July 20, 1861; appd. corpl.,
died March 12, 1865, at Fayetteville, N. C, of wds. reed.
March 3, 1865, in battle of Cheraw, S. C; vet.
George C. Horton, 20, e. July 20, 1861; died Dec. 17,
1861, at Sedalia, Mo.
Andrew J. Sutton, 33, e. Aug. 14, 1861; appd. corpl.,
m. o. Aug 18,1864, on e. t. s.
William T. Williams, 23, e. July 20, 1861;
appd. corpl.; dis. June 15, 1865, at Camp Dennison, O., for
wds. reed. July 22, 1864, in battle of Atlanta, Ga.
MUSICIANS.
Nathanial M. Capell, 20, e. July 20, 1861; dis. July
17, 1862.
Cornelius Cline, 33, July 20, 1861; m. o. Aug. 18,
1864, e. t. s.
WAGONER.
Edward Starkey, 33, e. July 20, 1861; dis. Oct. 18,
1862.
PRIVATES.
Ahrendts, Henry, July 20, 1861; dis. Jan. 7, 1863, at
Cincinnati, O., on s. c. d.
Brown George, 21, e. July 20, 1861.
Cheatliam, Michael, 44, e. July 20, 1861; dis. March
26, 1862, at St. Louis, Mo., on s. c. d.
Cline Roseberry, 20, e. July 20; 1861; dis. March 16,
1862, at Quincy, 111., on s. c. d.
Davis, William, 24, e. July 20, 1861; m. o. c.; vet.
Franklin, John, 26, e. July 20, 1861.
Gordon, Silas, J., 31, e. July 20, 1861; dis. Feb.
21, 1862, at St. Louis, Mo., on s. c. d.
Heidleson, Joseph, 22, e. Aug. 20,1861; died Aug.
7,1864, in hospl. at Atlanta, Ga., of wds. rec. July 22,
1864, in battle of Atlanta, Ga.; vet.
Hupp, William W., 21, e. Feb. 15, 1864; died Sep. 21,
1864, in hospl. at Atlanta, Ga., wds. rec. July 4,1864, in
battle of Ruffs Mills, Ga.
Kenney, Joseph, 39, e. July 20, 1861; dis. Jan. 9,
1862, at St. Louis, Mo., on s.* c. d.
Kelley, Benjamin F., 23, e. July 20, 1861; m. o. c.;
vet.
Knox, George, 25, e. Nov. 28,1864; m. o. c.
Lanam, Hiram, 20, e. July 20, 1861; killed July 22,
1864, in battle of Atlanta, Ga.
Lackard, Andrew, J., 22, e. Feb. 15, 1864; killed
March 3,1865. in battle of Cheraw, S. C.
McElfresh, Wm. A., 23, e. Feb. 15, 1864; m. o. c.
McFadden, James, 24, e. July 20, 1861; | killed Oct.
4, 1862, in battle of Corinth, Miss. I
McKitrick, John W., 18, e. July 1861; dis. Jan. 16,
1863, at St Louis Mo., s. c. d.
Marsh, Samuel W., 19, e. July 20, 1861: dis. Jan. 29,
1863, at Keokuk, Iowa, on s. c. d.
Meeks, George, 22, e. July 20, 1861; dis. Aug. 4.
1861, at Camp Chase, Ohio, on s. c. d, I
Merritt, David, 40, e. July 20, 1861; dis. Feb. 21,
1862, at St. Louis, Mo. on s. c. d.
Neptune, Washington, 22, e. July 20, 1861; prs. war;
dis. Dec, 22, 1861, at Sedalia, Mo.
Neptune, William, H., 19,.e. July 20,1861; m. o. Aug.
1864, at Chattanooga, Tenn., on e. t. s.
Norman, Milton, 33, e. Feb. 10, 1864; m. o. c.
Owen, Vincent B., 19, e. July 20, 1861; m. o. Aug.
18, 1864, at Chattanooga, Tenn., on e. t. s.
Patton, Francis, 38, e. Oct. 9, 1861; m. o. C; vet.
Sands, James, 24, e. July 20, 1861.
Sears, Cornelius, 19, e. July 21, 1861; m. o. Aug.
18, 1864, at Chattanooga, Tenn., on e. t. s.
Sears, Richard W., —, e. Aug. 20, 1861; died Aug. 1,
1862, at Camp Clear Creek, Miss.
Snider, John, 27, e. July 20, 1861.
Stoffal, Philip, 19, e. Feb. 15, 1864; m. o. c.
Sprague, James F., —, Aug. 20, 1861; dis. Nov. 19,
1861, at Sedalia, Mo., on s. c. d.
Sutton, Geo. W., 20, e. July 20, 1861; m. o c; vet.
Sutton, Henry, 29, e. Aug. 14, 1861; dis. July 8,
1864, at Camp Dennison, Ohio, on s. c. d.
Turner, John R., 18, e. Feb. 13, 1864; m. o. c.
Turner, Samuel, 21, e. Feb. 13,1864; died April 17,
1864, at Decatur, Ala.
Tripps, James S., 18, e. July 20, 1861; m. o. c; vet. |
