The regiment was attached to Cox's Kanawha Brigade, West Virginia, to October 1861. District of the Kanawha, West Virginia, to January 1862. 15th Brigade, 4th Division, Army of the Ohio, to March 1862. 15th Brigade, 6th Division, Army of the Ohio, to September 1862. 15th Brigade, 6th Division, II Corps, Army of the Ohio, to November 1862. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Left Wing, XIV Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to January 1863. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, XXI Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to October 1863. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, IV Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to June 1865. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, IV Corps, to August 1865. Department of Texas to October 1865.
The 26th Ohio Infantry mustered out of service at Victoria, Texas, on October 21, 1865.
Detailed serviceedit
Ordered to the Kanawha Valley, W. Va., July 25. and duty there August 1861 to January 1862. Action at Boone Court House, Va., September 1, 1861. Operations in the Kanawha Valley and New River Region October 19-November 16, 1861. Ordered to Kentucky January 1, 1862. Advance on Nashville, Tenn., February 14–25. Occupation of Nashville February 25-March 18. March to Savannah, Tenn., March 18-April 6. Lawrenceburg April 4. Battle of Shiloh, Tenn., April 6–7. Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29-May 30. Pursuit to Booneville May 31-June 6. Buell's Campaign in northern Alabama and middle Tennessee June to August. Little Pond, near McMinnville, August 20. March to Louisville, Ky., in pursuit of Bragg August 30-September 26. Pursuit of Bragg into Kentucky October 1–15. Battle of Perryville October 8 (reserve). March to Nashville, Tenn., October 16-November 7, and duty there until December 26. Advance on Murfreesboro December 26–30. Lavergne December 26–27. Battle of Stones River December 30–31, 1862 and January 1–3, 1863. Duty at Murfreesboro until June. Tullahoma Campaign June 23-July 7. Passage of Cumberland Mountains and Tennessee River, and Chickamauga Campaign August 16-September 22. Expedition from Tracy City to Tennessee River August 22–24 (detachment). Reconnaissance toward Chattanooga November 7. Lookout Valley November 7–8. Occupation of Chattanooga September 9. Lee and Gordon's Mills September 17–18. Battle of Chickamauga September 19–20. Siege of Chattanooga September 24-November 23. Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign November 23–27. Orchard Knob November 23–24. Missionary Ridge November 25. Pursuit to Graysville November 26–27. March to relief of Knoxville November 28-December 8. Regiment reenlisted January 1, 1864. Atlanta Campaign May 1-September 8, 1864. Demonstrations on Rocky Faced Ridge and Dalton May 8–13. Buzzard's Roost Gap or Mill Creek May 8. Battle of Resaca May 14–15. Adairsville May 17. Near Kingston May 18–19. Cassville May 19. Advance on Dallas May 22–25. Operations on line of Pumpkin Vine Creek and battles about Dallas, New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills May 25-June 5. Operations about Marietta and against Kennesaw Mountain June 10-July 2. Pine Hill June 11–14. Lost Mountain June 15–17. Assault on Kennesaw June 27. Ruff's Station July 4. Chattahoochie River July 6–17. Buckhead, Nancy's Creek, July 18. Peachtree Creek July 19–20. Siege of Atlanta July 22-August 25. Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25–30. Battle of Jonesboro August 31-September 1. Lovejoy's Station September 2–6. Operations against Hood in northern Georgia and northern Alabama September 29-November 3. Nashville Campaign November–December. Columbia, Duck River, November 24–27. Battle of Franklin November 30. Battle of Nashville December 15–16. Pursuit of Hood to the Tennessee River December 17–28. Moved to Huntsville, Ala., and duty there until March 1865. Operations in eastern Tennessee March 15-April 22. Duty at Nashville until June. Moved to New Orleans June 16, thence to Texas. Duty at San Antonio and Victoria until October.
Casualtiesedit
The regiment lost a total of 238 men during service; 6 officers and 116 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 116 enlisted men died of disease.[citation needed][1]
Commandersedit
Colonel Edward P. Fyffe
Colonel William H. Young - commanded at the battle of Chickamauga as lieutenant colonel
Major Christopher M. Degenfeld - commanded at the battle of Perryville
Captain William H. Squires - commanded at the battle of Stones River
Captain William Clark commanded at the battle of Nashville
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Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion (Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co.), 1908.
Kelly, Walden. A Historic Sketch: Lest We Forget Company "E," 26th Ohio Infantry in the War for the Union, 1861-1865 (Osborn, MO: s.n.), 1909.
Newlin, W. H. An Account of the Escape of Six Federal Soldiers from Prison at Danville, Va. (Cincinnati: Western Methodist Book Concern Printing), 1889. [includes the account of Private J. F. Wood]
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 (Akron, OH: Werner Co.), 1886–1895, Vol. 3 Part 1 (21st-36th), page 227
Reid, Whitelaw. Ohio in the War: Her Statesmen, Her Generals, and Soldiers (Cincinnati, OH: Moore, Wilstach, & Baldwin), 1868. ISBN9781154801965
Attribution
This article contains text from a text now in the public domain: Dyer, Frederick H. (1908). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Des Moines, IA: Dyer Publishing Co.
External linksedit
Ohio in the Civil War: 26th Ohio Volunteer Infantry by Larry Stevens
History, photos, rosters, and biographies of the 26th Ohio Volunteer Infantry( 2009-10-22 at the Wayback Machine 2009-10-22)
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This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations December 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message The 26th Ohio Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War It was often referred to by its members as the Groundhog Regiment 26th Ohio Infantry RegimentOhio state flagActiveJune 8 1861 to October 21 1865CountryUnited StatesAllegianceUnionBranchInfantryEngagementsBattle of ShilohSiege of CorinthBattle of PerryvilleBattle of Stones RiverTullahoma CampaignBattle of ChickamaugaSiege of ChattanoogaBattle of Missionary RidgeAtlanta CampaignBattle of ResacaBattle of Kennesaw MountainBattle of Peachtree CreekSiege of AtlantaBattle of JonesboroSecond Battle of FranklinBattle of Nashville Contents 1 Service 2 Detailed service 3 Casualties 4 Commanders 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksService editThe 26th Ohio Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Chase in Columbus Ohio beginning June 8 1861 and mustered in for three years service on July 24 1861 under the command of Colonel Edward P Fyffe The regiment was recruited in Butler Champaign Crawford Delaware Guernsey Logan Madison Mahoning Morgan Morrow Richland Ross Scioto and Trumbull counties The regiment was attached to Cox s Kanawha Brigade West Virginia to October 1861 District of the Kanawha West Virginia to January 1862 15th Brigade 4th Division Army of the Ohio to March 1862 15th Brigade 6th Division Army of the Ohio to September 1862 15th Brigade 6th Division II Corps Army of the Ohio to November 1862 1st Brigade 1st Division Left Wing XIV Corps Army of the Cumberland to January 1863 1st Brigade 1st Division XXI Corps Army of the Cumberland to October 1863 2nd Brigade 2nd Division IV Corps Army of the Cumberland to June 1865 1st Brigade 2nd Division IV Corps to August 1865 Department of Texas to October 1865 The 26th Ohio Infantry mustered out of service at Victoria Texas on October 21 1865 Detailed service editOrdered to the Kanawha Valley W Va July 25 and duty there August 1861 to January 1862 Action at Boone Court House Va September 1 1861 Operations in the Kanawha Valley and New River Region October 19 November 16 1861 Ordered to Kentucky January 1 1862 Advance on Nashville Tenn February 14 25 Occupation of Nashville February 25 March 18 March to Savannah Tenn March 18 April 6 Lawrenceburg April 4 Battle of Shiloh Tenn April 6 7 Advance on and siege of Corinth Miss April 29 May 30 Pursuit to Booneville May 31 June 6 Buell s Campaign in northern Alabama and middle Tennessee June to August Little Pond near McMinnville August 20 March to Louisville Ky in pursuit of Bragg August 30 September 26 Pursuit of Bragg into Kentucky October 1 15 Battle of Perryville October 8 reserve March to Nashville Tenn October 16 November 7 and duty there until December 26 Advance on Murfreesboro December 26 30 Lavergne December 26 27 Battle of Stones River December 30 31 1862 and January 1 3 1863 Duty at Murfreesboro until June Tullahoma Campaign June 23 July 7 Passage of Cumberland Mountains and Tennessee River and Chickamauga Campaign August 16 September 22 Expedition from Tracy City to Tennessee River August 22 24 detachment Reconnaissance toward Chattanooga November 7 Lookout Valley November 7 8 Occupation of Chattanooga September 9 Lee and Gordon s Mills September 17 18 Battle of Chickamauga September 19 20 Siege of Chattanooga September 24 November 23 Chattanooga Ringgold Campaign November 23 27 Orchard Knob November 23 24 Missionary Ridge November 25 Pursuit to Graysville November 26 27 March to relief of Knoxville November 28 December 8 Regiment reenlisted January 1 1864 Atlanta Campaign May 1 September 8 1864 Demonstrations on Rocky Faced Ridge and Dalton May 8 13 Buzzard s Roost Gap or Mill Creek May 8 Battle of Resaca May 14 15 Adairsville May 17 Near Kingston May 18 19 Cassville May 19 Advance on Dallas May 22 25 Operations on line of Pumpkin Vine Creek and battles about Dallas New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills May 25 June 5 Operations about Marietta and against Kennesaw Mountain June 10 July 2 Pine Hill June 11 14 Lost Mountain June 15 17 Assault on Kennesaw June 27 Ruff s Station July 4 Chattahoochie River July 6 17 Buckhead Nancy s Creek July 18 Peachtree Creek July 19 20 Siege of Atlanta July 22 August 25 Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25 30 Battle of Jonesboro August 31 September 1 Lovejoy s Station September 2 6 Operations against Hood in northern Georgia and northern Alabama September 29 November 3 Nashville Campaign November December Columbia Duck River November 24 27 Battle of Franklin November 30 Battle of Nashville December 15 16 Pursuit of Hood to the Tennessee River December 17 28 Moved to Huntsville Ala and duty there until March 1865 Operations in eastern Tennessee March 15 April 22 Duty at Nashville until June Moved to New Orleans June 16 thence to Texas Duty at San Antonio and Victoria until October Casualties editThe regiment lost a total of 238 men during service 6 officers and 116 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded 116 enlisted men died of disease citation needed 1 Commanders editColonel Edward P Fyffe Colonel William H Young commanded at the battle of Chickamauga as lieutenant colonel Major Christopher M Degenfeld commanded at the battle of Perryville Captain William H Squires commanded at the battle of Stones River Captain William Clark commanded at the battle of NashvilleSee also edit nbsp American Civil War portal nbsp Ohio portalList of Ohio Civil War units Ohio in the Civil WarReferences edit 26th Regiment Ohio Infantry National Park Service Retrieved 20 July 2023 Cole Elias Journal of Three Years Service with the Twenty Sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry in the Great Rebellion 1861 1864 S l s n ca 1890 Dyer Frederick H A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion Des Moines IA Dyer Pub Co 1908 Kelly Walden A Historic Sketch Lest We Forget Company E 26th Ohio Infantry in the War for the Union 1861 1865 Osborn MO s n 1909 Newlin W H An Account of the Escape of Six Federal Soldiers from Prison at Danville Va Cincinnati Western Methodist Book Concern Printing 1889 includes the account of Private J F Wood 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 Akron OH Werner Co 1886 1895 Vol 3 Part 1 21st 36th page 227 Reid Whitelaw Ohio in the War Her Statesmen Her Generals and Soldiers Cincinnati OH Moore Wilstach amp Baldwin 1868 ISBN 9781154801965Attribution nbsp This article contains text from a text now in the public domain Dyer Frederick H 1908 A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion Des Moines IA Dyer Publishing Co External links editOhio in the Civil War 26th Ohio Volunteer Infantry by Larry Stevens History photos rosters and biographies of the 26th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Archived 2009 10 22 at the Wayback Machine 2009 10 22 National flag of the 26th Ohio Infantry National flag of the 26th Ohio Infantry probably the unit s second national flag National flag of the 26th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry National flag of the 26th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry probably the veteran regiment s second national flag Regimental flag of the 26th Ohio Infantry Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 26th Ohio Infantry Regiment amp oldid 1166534684, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
