OHIO STATEWIDE FILES - HISTORY of 70th OVI Regiment (published 1908)
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                 Regiment History      
               OHIO SEVENTIETH INFANTRY 
                    (Three Years) 

Seventieth Infantry. - Col., Joseph R. Cockerill; Lieut.-
Cols., DeWitt C.Louden, Henry L.Phillips; Majs., John W.
McFerren, William B. Brown, James Brown. This regiment was
organized at Camp Dennison from Nov.,1861, to Feb., 1862, to
serve for three years. It was ordered to Paducah, Ky., and on
its arrival was incorporated into Sherman's division, then
organizing. It took part in both days of the action at Shiloh
and established a lasting name for bravery and endurance. Gen.
Sherman spoke of the conduct of the regiment to every one in
the most flattering terms,and in the report of the battle said
"Col. Cockerill behaved with great gallantry and held together
the largest regiment of any colonel in my division; and stood
by me from first to last." The regiment engaged in no more
fighting until after the fall of Vicksburg when Gen. Sherman
moved upon Jackson, the capital of Mississippi, and during the
siege the 70th behaved in a gallant manner. A few days after
the battle of Chickamauga the 15th corps, to which the
regiment belonged, moved up the river to Memphis, then marched
through northern Mississippi, Alabama and southern Tennessee,
and took part in the bat- tle of Chattanooga in November.In
Jan.,1864, the regiment re-enlisted as veterans, every company
carrying on its rolls the proper number of men to retain its
organization. During the memorable march to Atlanta the
regiment participated in all the battles on the way and around
the city, and maintained in each and all its high reputation.
During the autumn and winter months it marched through Georgia
to the sea and participated in the storming of Fort
McAllister, where it suffered severely. It was the first
regiment to enter the work through the abatis and ditch,
sweeping over the plain and through the works without a halt.
It was with Sherman in his march through the Carolinas and
participated in the battle of Bentonville. After the grand
review it was sent to Little Rock, Ark, where it was finally
mustered out on Aug. 14, 1865. 
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


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