CO. I.
In May and June of 1863, A. G. Cornelius (who had
a commission from the governor for that purpose),
Alexander Lewis, George Z. Dickerson, C. C. Mingus
and David Foster recruited a company of 150 men,
and on the 5th day of July left Malta for Columbus,
where they spent the first night on the floor of the
state house, and next morning were ordered to Cincinnati
to organize the company.
On arriving at Cincinnati the company went into camp on
Covington Heights, where, according to the following
statement - which appears to be at least official - the
organization was perfected: "Fort Wright, July 25, 1863.
The company, commanded by Lieutenant Lewis, this
day met and organized by calling P. Palmer to the
chair, and appointed H. Ward and A. P.
Whitaker, secretaries.
"On motion of C. C. Mingus it was unanimously
resolved that Lieutenant A. Lewis be elected
captain of this company, whereupon he was elected
unanimously. (He left the company however at Camp
Burnside and was not again in command until Nov of
1864.)
"There being four lieutenants balloted for the
following persons were elected: First lieutenant,
George Z. Dickerson; second lieutenant, C. C.
Mingus; third lieutenant, David Foster;
fourth lieutenant, H. Shoop.
"All of which is
respectfully submitted to Colonel C. G. Hawley
commanding 1st Regiment H. A., O. V.; H. Ward and
A. P. Whitaker, secretaries."
The company was then divided into gun squads, and put
into the forts and redoubts, and put into the forts and
redoubts on the Heights, under the impression that
Morgan in his raid would give Cincinnati a call.
In September the company was sent from Covington to
Lexington, where it performed provost duty in the city
until the middle of January, 1864, when it was ordered
with the regiment to Knoxville, Tenn., to aid
Burnside, who was surrounded in the city by
Longstreet. The march was through Camp Nelson Crab
Orchard and Somerset to Camp Burnside, at the head of
the Cumberland River. There the company left their
wagons, and, having previously turned over their
artillery were armed with Enfield rifles, started over
the mountains with pack mules, 200 pounds on each mule,
and after nine days' marching through snow and sleet
reached Knoxville, and went into camp on Temperance
Hill. During the last three days the command was
on half rations of "hard tack." While at
Temperance Hill detachments of the company were in a
number of skirmishes with the rebels; one with
Wheeler on his raid, with eight or ten thousand
cavalry between London and Knoxville, and another on
Strawberry Plains, where he was prevented from crossing
the river, besides the capture of a 20 lb. Parrot gun.
Some time in August General Vaughn, with his
rebel cavalry, attacked and repulsed General Gillem
at Bull's Gap. Company I and four others of the
regiment were ordered to reinforce him. The
combined force gave him a running fight from Strawberry
Plains through Greenville, on to Jonesburg - over one
hundred miles from Knoxville - to Carter's Station, on
the Watauga River,
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where was a fortification in which Vaughn and
Debril took position and assumed the defensive.
After a fight, by the efficient aid of Company I in
supporting a battery, they were driven out of the
fortification. After a hard march of several days
the companies were at Cleveland, Tenn., where they were
ordered on a train as body guard to General
Schofield, and ran down to Chattanooga. At
this time it was uncertain as to whether General
Hood’s object was Knoxville or Nashville.
On the arrival of the company at Cleveland, Captain
Lewis returned and took charge of the company.
Lieutenant Dickerson was detailed as adjutant of
the regiment for several months, then served as
'quarter-master until he was placed in command of
Company F, and was not again with Company I for duty.
Prior to this time the company had a number of hard
marches. One was a raid made by the company into
the border of North Carolina, near Ashville, during one
week of which they were without rations, except fresh
beef that had been driven from Ohio without feed, except
what browse they could gather along the road - this,
with a pint of cornmeal per day, and no salt and no
complaints. At the time of the muster-out there
was $260 company fund on hand, which was placed in the
custody of Lieutenant Dickerson and was by
him distributed, to the families of the deceased
members.
The muster-out was at Camp Dennison Aug. 1, 1865.
COMPANY I, 1ST REGIMENT
O. V. (HEAVY) ARTILLERY.
Captian, Alexander Lewis,
e. May 26, 1863. |
First Lieutenant, George
Z. Dickerson, e. May 2, 1863; pro. July
24 1863. |
First Lieutenant, Lewis
Ferris, e. Feb. 8, 1865. |
First Lieutenant, Calvin
C. Mingus, e. June 1, 1853; res. Jan.
17, 1865. |
Second Lieutenant, David
Foster, e. Jan. 10, 1863; res. Nov. 20,
1863. |
Second Lieutenant, Hugh
Shoop, e. July 8, 1863; res. Nov. 20,
1863. |
Second Lieutenant, Thomas
W. Terry, e. Dec. 23, 1863; died Mar. 3,
1864, Camp Burnsides, Ky. |
Second Lieutenant, William
C. Cole, e. Dec. 20, 1863. |
Second Lieutenant, David
Snoddy, e. June 12, 1863. |
First Sergeant,
George A. Wetherell. |
Quarter-master Sergeant,
Ebenezer B. Dolson. |
Sergeant, Israel R. Disbro,
e. June 1, 1863, as corpl; pro. to sergt.
Aug. 10, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Sergeant, Harmon S.
Benjamin, e. July 17, 1863, as private;
pro. to sergt.; m. o. w. c. |
Sergeant, Cyrus K. Lansley,
e. June 10, 1863, as corpl.; pro. to sergt.;
m. o. w. c. |
Sergeant, Andrew C. Crooks,
e. Dec. 27, 1863, as private; pro. to
sergt.; m. o. w. c. |
Sergeant, Cydnor T.
Anderson, e. June 11, 1863; pro. to
corpl., then to sergt. May; m. o. w. c. |
Sergeant, Albert P.
Whitaker, e. June 17, 1863, as corpl.;
pro. to sergt. Nov. 1, 186, and m. o. w. c. |
Corporal, Theodore F. Lent,
e. June 13, 1863, as private; pro. to
corpl.; m. o. w. c. |
Corporal, Wm. M. forrest,
e. July 1, 1863; pro. to corpl. Aug. 10,
1864; m. o. w. c. |
Corporal, Stephen B.
Eveland, e. June 5, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Corporal, Nicholas
Pletcher, e. June 5, 1863; pro. to
corpl.; m. o. w .c. |
Corporal, William H. Price,
e. June 5, 1863; pro. to corpl.; m. o.
w. c. |
Corporal, Jacob M. Power,
e. Aug. 25, 1863; pro. to corpl.; m. o. w.
c. |
Corporal, Peter J. Walters,
e. June 24, 1863; pro. to corpl. and m. o.
w. c. |
Corporal, Samuel Coss,
c. June 29, 1863; pro. to corpl. and m. o.
w. c. |
Corporal, Henry Massey,
e. June 13, 1863; pro. to corpl.; m. o. w.
c. |
Corporal, Hiram M. Allard,
e. June 5, 1863; pro. to corpl. and m. o. w
.c. |
Corporal, aaron a. Price,
e. June 19, 1863; pro. to corpl. and m. o.
w. c. |
Corporal, Luther Wetherell,
e. June 7, 1863; appointed musician, Aug.
10, 1863; reduced to the ranks June 1, 1864;
pro. to corpl. May 17, 1865, and m. o. w. c. |
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PRIVATES. |
Archer, Jesse, |
e. June 2, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Allard, Ebenezer, |
e. June 5, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Barnhouse, Moses, |
e. June 14, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Beor, George W., |
e. June 27, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Ball, William, |
e. June 27, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Bingman, Abram,
|
e. June 5, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Brown, Lewis, |
e. June 18, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Barrell, Wm. W., |
e. May 27, 1863; m. o. w .c. |
Bullock, Lewis, |
e. July 5, 1863; m. o. w. c |
Baker, Nathaniel S., |
e. June 20, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Baker, Isaac A., |
e. June 12, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Baughman, John A., |
e. June 5, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Benjamin, George W., |
e. May 20, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Benjamin, James L., |
e. June 1, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Brownell, James, |
e. June 18, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Bomcrots, Jacob, |
e. May 27, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Brooks, Joseph W., |
e. June 18, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Bainbridge, Justen, |
e. Feb. 11, 1864; m. o. w. c. |
Blunden, James W., |
e. Feb. 27, 1864; m. o. w. c. |
Burmaster, Henry, |
e. Jan. 5, 1864; m. o. w. c. |
Burley, William N., |
e. Oct. 12, 1864; m. o. w. c. |
Chandler, John W., |
e. June 18, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Carpenter, Oliver, |
e. June 18, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Coon, Sylvester, |
e. June 27, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Canady, Thomas I., |
e. July 4, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Cook, Henry W., |
e. June 5, 1863; as q.-m. sergt. m. o. w. c. |
Deaver, Lloyd T., |
e. June 27, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Deaver, Wesley F., |
e. June 27, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Disbro, Ruel L., |
e. June 16, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Doran, Emanuel, |
e. June 15, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Danford, Harvey, |
e. June 25, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Davis, John, |
e. June 27, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Dille, Lewis, |
e. July 3, 1863; m. o. w .c. |
Davidson, Aaron, |
e. July 4, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Donovan, William M., |
e. June 10, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Diselm, Robert I., |
e. Oct. 12, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Evans, Amos M., |
e. Oct. 12, 1864; m. o. w. c. |
Engle, James, |
E. Nov. 11, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Easley, John W., |
e. Nov. 22, 1864; m. o. w. c. |
Fouts, Isaac, |
e. June 26, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Fitzgerald, Daniel, |
e. Mar. 16, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Galbreath, Samuel, |
e. July 5, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Gardner, Nelson, |
e. June 17, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Hall, Job, |
e. June 23, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Joy, Harvey H, |
e. June 1, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Joy, James H., |
e. June 1, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Jadwin, Henry, |
e. June 27, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Johnson, Israel, |
e. June 8, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Kirkbride, Bartlett, |
e. June 1, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Kinder, Abram, |
e. June 10, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Kennedy, Edwin M., |
e. Oct. 12, 1864; m. o. w. c. |
Lee, Enoch M., |
e. June 6, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Lefever, William H., |
e. June 25, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
McDonald, Jabez, |
e. July 4, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
McClellan, Robert W., |
e. June 19, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Mellor, Henry L., |
e. June 24, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Moler, Adam, |
e. June 5, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Mingus, Bartlett J., |
e. June 1, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
McCann, John /r., |
e. May 26, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Musgrave, Howard, |
e. July 1, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
McElroy, James E., |
June 19, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Mahaar, George W., |
e. June 25, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Morin, James W., |
e. June 5, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Maxwell, Joseph, |
e. June 20, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
McGuigun, Eli, |
e. Dec. 24, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Miller, Josiah K., |
e. June 5, 1863; m. o. Nov. 1, 1864. |
Newman, John H., |
e. June 18, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Norris, Isaac, |
e. June 18, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Ogburn, Samuel, |
e. June 13, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
O'Donald, William, |
e. Nov. 12, 1864; m. o. w. c. |
Pletcher, Nicholas,
|
e. Sept., 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Phillips, Jeremiah C., |
e. June 7, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Pettitt, Samuel A., |
e. June 15, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Power, James, |
e. June 28, 1863; m. o. w. c.q |
Power, Payton C., |
e. June 1, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Price, Charles W., |
e. June 3, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Porter, Adoniram, |
e. June 1, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Palmer, Peter, |
e. June 10, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Palmer, Ephraim, C., |
e. Oct. 24, 1864; m. o. w. c. |
Parker, Joseph, |
e. Jan. 18, 1864; sick at Nashville, Tenn.,
at m. o. |
Risen, Timothy 'd., |
e. June 17, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Reed, John W., |
e. June 25, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Sands, Richard, |
e. June 1, 1863; taken prisoner Jan. 31,
1865. |
Smith, Wesley, |
e. June 5, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Smith, Philip, |
e. June 5, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Smith, James, |
e. June 5, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Shanor, James H., |
e. June 5, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Shanor, John, |
e. June 6, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Southard, Samuel H., |
e. June 5, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Swingle, George S., |
e. June 5, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
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Silvey, Lewis G., |
e. June 25, 1863; sick at hospital, at
Lexington, Ky., at m. o. |
Shepard, John T., |
e. June 22, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Scott, John, |
e. June 19, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Spurback, Orlando, |
e. June 1, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Shields, James, |
e. Oct. 12, 1864; m. o. w. c. |
Tedrow, John, |
e. June 21, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Tibbles, John, |
e. June 19, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Troby, John W., |
e. June 11, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Thompson, John S., |
e. June 5, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Tryon, William L., |
e. July 6, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Taylor, Richard, |
e. June 1, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Turner, James M., |
e. Oct. 12, 1864; m. o. w. c. |
Van Oster, William T., |
e. June 1, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Van Oster, Daniel, |
e. June 25, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
White, French B., |
e. June 22, 1863; app. artificer Aug. 10,
1863; m. o. w. c. |
White, Elijah R., |
e. June 5, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Wolf, George W., |
e. June 1, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Williams, Luther C., |
e. June 4, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Watson, Isaac
N., |
e. June 1,
1863; m. o. w. c. |
Worstall, Charles, |
e. June 6, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Woodward, Zachery, |
e. June 6, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
Young, Francis M., |
e. June 5, 1863; m. o. w. c. |
DIED.
|
Fleming, John |
e. June 5, 1863; died Mar. 6, 1864, at
general hospital, Lexington, Ky. |
Kinder, Lyman, |
e. July 4, 1863; died Jan. 20, 1864, at
general hospital, Lexington, Ky. |
Lavery, John, |
e. June 18, 1863; died at home Jan. 16,
1865. |
Morrison, William, |
e. June 5, 1863; died Nov. 6, 1863, at
general hospital, Lexington, Ky. |
Mahaffey, William, |
e. June 19, 1863; died Feb. 24, 1864, at
hospital, Covington, Ky. |
Rathburn, Gardiner, |
e. June 18, 1863; died Oct. 10, 1863, at
general hospital, Lexington, Ky. |
Ray, James P., |
e. July 8, 1863; died July 11, 1864, at
hospital, Knoxville, Tenn., |
Stanley, William, |
e. June 2, 1863; died Dec. 5, 1863, at
general hospital, Lexington, Ky. |
DISCHARGED.
|
Ashton, Henry, |
e. Sept. 5, 1864; dis. June 20, 1865, by
order war dept. |
Crolley, Jeremiah, |
e. Aug. 15, 1864; dis. June 20, 1865, by
order war dept. |
Carpenter, Thomas, |
e. June 18, 1863; dis. Dec. 8, 1863, on sur.
cert. of disa. |
Delzell, David, |
e. Aug. 27, 1864; dis. June 20, 1865, by
order war dept. |
Fitzpatrick, William, |
e. Sept. 5, 1864; dis. June 20, 1865, by
order war dept. |
Devoll, Wilson M., |
e. June 27, 1863; dis. July 8, 1865, by
order war dept. |
Griffin, John, |
e. Sept. 2, 1864; dis. June 20, 1865, by
order war dept. |
Head, Absalom, |
e. July 4, 1863; dis. Mar. 7, 1864, on surg.
cert. of disa. |
Hosom, Reuben W., |
e. June 19, 1863; dis. Mar. 8, 1864, on
surg. cert. of disa. |
Holcomb, Joseph R., |
e. July 1, 1863; dis. May 15, 1865, by order
war dept. |
Henry, Lozier, |
e. Aug. 22, 1864; dis. June 20, 1865, by
order war dept. |
Miller, reuben, |
e. Aug. 22, 1864, dis. June 20, 1865, by
order war dept. |
Power, Alexander, |
e. June 5, 1863; dis. Apr. 20, 1864, for
pro. |
Rosebaum, William H., |
e. Aug. 29, 1864, dis. June 20, 1865, by
order war dept. |
Sweet, John, |
e. June 19, 1863; dis. Nov. 15, 1864, on
surg. cert. of disa. |
Shepard, William J., |
e. June 10, 1863; dis. May 12, 1865, by
order war dept. |
Sherrick, Abram H., |
e. June 13, 1863; dis. May 16, 1865, by
order war dept. |
Whiteleather, David, |
e. Aug. 9, 1864; date of dis. not given. |
Wolfe, Philip, |
e. Sept. 5, 1864; date of dis. not given. |
Wolfe, Simeon, |
date of e and date of dis. not given. |
TRANSFERRED.
|
Bell, isaac N., |
e. June 10, 1863, trans. to v r. c. Mar. 15,
1865. |
Harry, Benjamin F., |
e. June 27, 1863; trans. to v. r. c. Mar.
15, 1865. |
Newland, John W., |
e. Aug. 22, 1862; trans. to Co. E, 1st reg.
O. V. H. A., Jan. 9, 1864. |
Porter, James D., |
e. e. June 16, 1863; trans. to v. r. c. Mar.
11, 1864. |
Power, Joseph, |
e. June 5 1863; trans. to v. r. c. July 24,
1865. |
Shutt, Samuel H., |
e. June 13, 1863; trans. to v. r. c. Jan.
15, 1865. |
Ward, Erastus, |
e. June 10, 1863; trans. to v. r. c. Mar.
15, 1865. |
Ward, Hanson, |
e. June 1, 1863; trans. to v. r. c. Mar. 11,
1865. |
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