OHIO STATEWIDE FILES - HISTORY of 185th OVI Regiment (published 1908)
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For: Robin robnhood@softcom.net

Hi Robin,
   Here are the regiment histories you asked about:

                      Regiment History      
                OHIO EIGHTY-FIFTH INFANTRY 
                     (Three Months) 

Eighty-fifth Infantry. - Col., C. W. B. Allison; Lieut.- Col., Percy S.
Sowers; Maj.,Peter Zinn. This regiment was organized in the state at
large in May and June, 1862, to serve for three months and was retained
at Camp Chase to aid in guarding the large number of Con- federate
prisoners there in confinement. It was mustered out, Sept. 
23 and 27, 1862, by reason of expiration of term of service. 
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 in Ravenna,OH.



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