OHIO STATEWIDE FILES - HISTORY of 169th OVI Regiment (published 1908)
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        OHIO ONE HUNDRED and SIXTY-NINTH INFANTRY 
               (One Hundred Days) 

One Hundred and Sixty-ninth Infantry. - Col., Nathaniel Haynes;
Lieut-Cols., James N. Robinson, Joseph H. Carr; Maj., Jacob Fickes. This
regiment was organized at Camp Cleveland, from May 13 to 15, 1864, to
serve for 100 days. It was composed of the 50th battalion, Ohio National
Guard, from Sandusky county, and the 52nd battalion, from Wayne county.
On May 19 it proceeded to Washington, D. C. and upon its arrival was
ordered on garrison duty in Fort Ethan Allen, where it remained during
its term of service. It participated in the defeat of Gen. Early's
attack on Washington in July, and was mustered out on Sept. 4, 1864. 

Source: The Union Army, vol. 2 

The Union Army A History of Military Affairs in the Loyal States 1861-65
-- Records of the Regiments in the Union Army -- Cyclopedia of Battles -- 
Memoirs of Commanders and Soldiers. 8 vols. 
Madison: Federal Publishing, 1908.

Bob---Ravenna,OH.


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