FRANKLIN COUNTY OHIO - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN AND PICKAWAY COUNTIES, OHIO [Page 118] *************************************************************************** OHGENWEB NOTICE: All distribution rights to this electronic data are reserved by the submitter. Reproduction or re-presentation of copyrighted material will require the permission of the copyright owner. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *************************************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by LeaAnn Rich leaann1@bellsouth.net January 27, 2000 *************************************************************************** History of Franklin and Pickaway Counties, Ohio Page 118 COMPANY A Mustered into service August 17, 1862 COMMISSIONED OFFICERS Captain George E, Ross Fiest Lieutenant Elias F. Scott Second Lieutenant David Mitchell NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS First Sergeant Hugh O'Harra Sergeant Thomas W. Hodges Sergeant John A. Pickering Sergeant William McKenzie Sergeant Edward H. Reynolds Corporal George W. Ambrose Corporal Phillip E. Wright Corporal George Marshall Corporal William Smith Corporal Robert L. Lesslie Corporal Jacob Lewis Drummer Joseph Fissell PRIVATES Harrison Abbott Joseph Bradfield Llewellyn Burkhead Wilford Clemens Horace Fairbanks Alpheus Fairbanks George Fissell David Green Thomas Grove Augustus Harlor Clemens Hill Henry C. Hill William H. Hall Samuel Johnson Alvan Milligan Marcus M. Morris John Pileyr Daniel Reed John Ryan James Shaw John Scott Jeremiah Styers Seymour Van Meter Harness R. Buckles David C. Adkins Jeremiah Byrd John Collins Charles Darby Francis M. Funk Leonard E. Justice John LeMay James Martin David Wheeler William T. Wallace William Alexander Adam Beers Hillery F. Bunch Charles L. Davis Mahlon Fairbanks George M. Ferguson Robert Gardner William A. Good Francis M. Holt Joseph Harlor Albert Hill Joseph Hill Alexander Huffman Henry F. Long James Milligan Ananias Meeker Joseph Redhead William Reed William I. Swank James M. Spencer Adam Spangler George Tool George W. Grakun John D. Arter Noah Adkins John C. Byrd Alfred Crawford Wilson Fisher Robert E. Huston Stephen Justice Joseph H. Long John S. Morris Elisha F. Webb William Tool COMPANY F Mustered into service August 19, 1862 COMMISSIONED OFFICERS Captain Miles V. Payne First Lieutenant Samuel H. Cole Second Lieutenant Theodore Jones NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS Sergeant James W. Cramer Sergeant Oscar A. Moore Corporal Daniel White PRIVATES George Annentrout Isaac Bailey John Burk William Cunningham Atwel Dulin Leonard Eastman George Floyd Thomas J. Heaton William J. Botkin Orrin S. Brownson Barnard Cox Robert Carey Alonzo Eastman William H.V. Garwood Daniel Hartold John Hites Arthur T. Johnson William H. McCracken Charles Porter John E. Paschel John Seeboles James Shumway Sylvester Van Schoyck Amos W. Heaton James McCullough Phillip Neff Barnett Price John Parrish William H. Sands George Towbridge Henry Waterman FOTY-SIXTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY This regiment was recruited at Worthington, Franklin County, in the month of September, and was organized on October 16, 1861. On February 22, 1862, it reported at Paducah, Kentucky, and with an aggregate of nine hundred and seventy five men, and was brigaded with the Sixth Iowa and the Fourtieth Illinois, in General Sherman's division. On March 8 the regiment arrived at Savannah, and was engaged during the entire battle of Pittsburg Landing. Its loss was two hundred and eighty killed and wounded, and fifteen captured. The dead were conveyed to a spot a little to the south of the summit of the ridge overlooking Owl Creek, immediately in front of the first line of battle, and near the Purdy road, and there interred in single graves, with the honors of war. April 27th, the regiment moved, with the army, upon Corinth. In November the regiment started on a campaign through Mississippi, under General Grant, but was obliged to return. Early in June the regiment in the siege of Vicksburg, and after the surrender, moved in the direction of Jackson. October 10th, the regiment, with the Fifteenth Corps, embarked for Memphis, and from there marched to the relief of Chattanooga. At the battle of Mission Ridge, the reiment was heavily engaged, and lost many in killed and wounded. Soon after, it marched to Knoxville, and from there to Scottsboro, Alabama, where it arrived December 31, 1863, having marched over five hundred miles in about two months, exposed to inclement weather, without tents, and almost without food and clothing. Here the regiment was armed with Spence's repeating rifle muskets; and here, too it reenlisted as veterans. It was furloughed on march 30, 1864, and after an absence of thirty eight days, it returned to its camp at Scottsboro. On May 1st the regiment moved, by way of Chattanooga, to Resaca, where it was engaged on the 13th, 14th and 15th, with but small loss. From here the march was resumed to Dallas. In the engagements at this point the Spencer rifles caused such havoc, that ever after the Forty-sixth was known and dreaded throughout the opposing army. Next the regiment participated in the battle of new Hope Church. The command gained a position within eighty yards of the enemy. Their fire was harassing the brigade greatly, and Colonel Walcutt, commanding, determined to gain the rebel line without loss. He arranged the brigade as for a charge, with flags flying, and all the buglers in the line. His men, who were well covered, were directed to bring their guns to bear along the enemy's parapet; when the bugles sounded to forward, the enemy raised, as had been expected, to repel the anticipated assault, but received, instead a severe fire. The result was, the enemy abandoned the works in confusion, and, during the night, withdrew.