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Note: History Organized August 29, 1862, under Colonel Joseph W. Vance, it left for the field September 1st and entered Kentucky to resist the advance of Kirby Smith. In November the Regiment moved by river to Memphis, and in December joined Sherman's expedition against Vicksburg, taking part in the battle of Chickasaw Bayou. On the 11th day of January, 1863, it took an active part in the battle of Arkansas Post, with a loss of 36 men, and returned to Young's Point, La., the same month. Here it worked with Grant's army in the operations about Vicksburg, marching to the rear of that stronghold, and taking part in the siege. After the surrender it marched to Jackson, then back to Vicksburg, where it embarked for Louisiana. The Regiment participated in the battle of Grand Coteau, then moved to Texas, and in March, 1864, entered the Red River campaign, fighting at Sabine Cross Road with considerable loss. Among the killed was the gallant Colonel Vance. In July it went to Alabama and took part in the siege operations which resulted in the fall of Forts Gains and Morgan, and in April, 1864, participated in the capture of Mobile, where it was mustered out July 7, 1865. It had moved over 9,000 miles in its term of service.
From Dyer's Compendium 96th Regiment Infantry. Organized at Camp Delaware, Ohio, and mustered in August 29, 1862. Ordered to Cincinnati, Ohio, September 1, thence to Covington and Newport, Ky., September 3, and duty there during threatened attack on Cincinnati by Kirby Smith. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Army of Kentucky, Dept. of Ohio, to October, 1862. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Army of Kentucky, to November, 1862. 1st Brigade, Right Wing 13th Army Corps (Old), Dept. of the Tennessee, to December, 1862. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Sherman's Yazoo Expedition, to January, 1862. 1st Brigade, 10th Division, 13th Army Corps, Army of the Tennessee, to August, 1863. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, 13th Army Corps, Army of the Tennessee and Army of the Gulf, to March, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, 13th Army Corps, to June, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf, to December, 1864. U.S. forces, mouth of White River, Reserve Corps, Military Division West Mississippi, to February, 1865. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, Reserve Corps, February, 1865. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 13th Army Corps, Military Division West Mississippi, to July, 1865. SERVICE.--Moved to Falmouth, Ky., October 8, 1862, thence to Nicholasville October 23. Moved to Louisville, Ky., thence to Memphis, Tenn., November 13-22. Sherman's Yazoo Expedition December 20, 1862, to January 3, 1863. Landed at Milliken's Bend, La., and Expedition to Dallas Station, on Vicksburg & Shreveport Railroad, and destruction of railroad and stores December 25-26, 1862. Chickasaw Bayou December 26-28. Chickasaw Bluff December 29. Expedition to Arkansas Post, Ark., January 3-10, 1863. Assault and capture of Fort Hindman, Arkansas Post, January 10-11. Moved to Young's Point January 17, and duty there till March 10. Expedition to Greenville, Miss., and Cypress Bend, Ark., February 14-26. Moved to Milliken's Bend, La., March 10, and duty there till April 25. Movement on Bruinsburg and turning Grand Gulf April 25-30. Battle of Magnolia Hills, Port Gibson, Miss., May 1. Battle of Champion's Hill May 16. Siege of Vicksburg, Miss., May 18-July 4. Assaults on Vicksburg May 19 and 22. Advance on Jackson, Miss., July 4-10. Siege of Jackson July 10-17. Camp at Vicksburg till August 26. Ordered to New Orleans, La., August 26. Expedition from Carrollton to New and Amite Rivers September 24-29. At Brashear City October 3. Western Louisiana Campaign October 3-November 30. Grand Coteau November 3. Moved to Algiers December 13, thence embark for Texas December 18. Duty at Du Crow's Point, Texas, till March, 1864. Moved to Algiers, La., March 1-6. Red River Campaign March 10-May 22. Advance from Franklin to Alexandria March 14-26. Skirmish at Bayou de Paul, Carroll's Mills, April 8. Battle of Sabine Cross Roads April 8. Monett's Bluff, Cane River Crossing, April 23. Operations about Alexandria April 26-May 13. Construction of dam at Alexandria April 30-May 10. Retreat to Morganza May 13-20. Mansura May 16. Moved to Baton Rouge May 28, and duty there till July 20. Moved to Algiers July 20, thence to Dauphin Island, Ala. Operations in Mobile Bay against Forts Gaines and Morgan August 2-23. Siege and capture of Fort Gaines August 3-8. Siege of capture of Fort Morgan August 9-23. Moved to Morganza September 1. Raid to Greenville Farms September 4. Moved to mouth of White River November 1, and duty there till February 4, 1865. Consolidated to 4 Companies November 18, 1864. Moved to Kennersville, La., February 4, 1865, thence to Mobile Point February 16. Campaign against Mobile and its defences March 17-April 13. Siege of Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely March 26-April 8. Assault and capture of Fort Blakely April 9. Occupation of Mobile April 12. Expedition to Tombigbee River and Mcintosh Bluffs April 13-May 9. Duty at Mobile till July. Mustered out July 7, 1865. Regiment lost during service 2 Officers and 46 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 5 Officers and 286 Enlisted men by disease. Total 339.
Arkansas Post Other Names: Fort Hindman
Location: Arkansas County
Campaign: Operations against Vicksburg (1862-1863)
Date(s): January 9-11, 1863
Principal Commanders: Rear Adm. David D. Porter and Maj. Gen. John A. McClernand [US]; Brig. Gen. Thomas J. Churchill [CS]
Forces Engaged: Army of the Mississippi [US]; Fort Hindman Garrison [CS]
Estimated Casualties: 6,547 total (US 1,047; CS 5,500)
Description: From Fort Hindman, at Arkansas Post, Confederates had been disrupting Union shipping on the Mississippi River. Maj. Gen. John McClernand, therefore, undertook a combined force movement on Arkansas Post to capture it. Union boats began landing troops near Arkansas Post in the evening of January 9, 1863. The troops started up river towards Fort Hindman. Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman�s corps overran Rebel trenches, and the enemy retreated to the protection of the fort and adjacent rifle-pits. Rear Adm. David Porter, on the 10th, moved his fleet towards Fort Hindman and bombarded it withdrawing at dusk. Union artillery fired on the fort from artillery positions across the river on the 11th, and the infantry moved into position for an attack. Union ironclads commenced shelling the fort and Porter�s fleet passed it to cutoff any retreat. As a result of this envelopment, and the attack by McClernand�s troops, the Confederate command surrendered in the afternoon. Although Union losses were high and the victory did not contribute to the capture of Vicksburg, it did eliminate one more impediment to Union shipping on the Mississippi.
Result(s): Union victory
CWSAC Reference #: AR006
Preservation Priority: IV.1 (Class C)
National Park Unit: Arkansas Post National Memorial
Chickasaw Bayou Other Names: Chickasaw Bluffs, Walnut Hills
Location: Warren County
Campaign: Operations against Vicksburg (1862-1863)
Date(s): December 26-29, 1862
Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman [US]; Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton [CS]
Forces Engaged: Right Wing, XIII Army Corps [US]; Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana [CS]
Estimated Casualties: 1,983 total (US 1,776; CS 207)
Description: On December 26, 1862, three Union divisions, under Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, disembarked at Johnson's Plantation on the Yazoo River to approach the Vicksburg defenses from the northeast while a fourth landed farther upstream on the 27th. On the 27th, the Federals pushed their lines forward through the swamps toward Walnut Hills, which were strongly defended. On the 28th, several futile attempts were made to get around these defenses. On December 29, Sherman ordered a frontal assault which was repulsed with heavy casualties. Sherman then withdrew. This Confederate victory frustrated Grant's attempts to take Vicksburg by direct approach.
Result(s): Confederate victory
CWSAC Reference #: MS003
Preservation Priority: I.3 (Class B)
Other Names: Thompson�s Hill
Location: Claiborne County
Campaign: Grant�s Operations against Vicksburg (1863)
Date(s): May 1, 1863
Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant [US]; Brig. Gen. John S. Bowen [CS]
Forces Engaged: Army of the Tennessee (comprising two corps) [US]; Confederate forces in area (one reinforced division: four brigades) [CS]
Estimated Casualties: 1,648 total (US 861; CS 787)
Description: Maj. Gen. U.S. Grant launched his march on Vicksburg in the Spring of 1863, starting his army south, from Milliken�s Bend, on the west side of the Mississippi River. He intended to cross the river at Grand Gulf, but the Union fleet was unable to silence the Confederate big guns there. Grant then marched farther south and crossed at Bruinsburg on April 30. Union forces came ashore, secured the landing area and, by late afternoon, began marching inland. Advancing on the Rodney Road towards Port Gibson, Grant�s force ran into Rebel outposts after midnight and skirmished with them for around three hours. After 3:00 am, the fighting stopped. Union forces advanced on the Rodney Road and a plantation road at dawn. At 5:30 am, the Confederates engaged the Union advance and the battle ensued. Federals forced the Rebels to fall back. The Confederates established new defensive positions at different times during the day but they could not stop the Union onslaught and left the field in the early evening. This defeat demonstrated that the Confederates were unable to defend the Mississippi River line and the Federals had secured their beachhead. The way to Vicksburg was open.
Result(s): Union victory
CWSAC Reference #: MS006
Preservation Priority: I.3 (Class B)
Champion Hill Other Names: Bakers Creek
Location: Hinds County
Campaign: Grant�s Operations against Vicksburg (1863)
Date(s): May 16, 1863
Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant [US]; Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton [CS]
Forces Engaged: Army of the Tennessee (three corps) [US]; Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana [CS]
Estimated Casualties: 6,757 total (US 2,457; CS 4,300)
Description: Following the Union occupation of Jackson, Mississippi, both Confederate and Federal forces made plans for future operations. Gen. Joseph E. Johnston retreated, with most of his army, up the Canton Road, but he ordered Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton, commanding about 23,000 men, to leave Edwards Station and attack the Federals at Clinton. Pemberton and his generals felt that Johnston�s plan was dangerous and decided instead to attack the Union supply trains moving from Grand Gulf to Raymond. On May 16, though, Pemberton received another order from Johnston repeating his former directions. Pemberton had already started after the supply trains and was on the Raymond-Edwards Road with his rear at the crossroads one-third mile south of the crest of Champion Hill. Thus, when he ordered a countermarch, his rear, including his many supply wagons, became the advance of his force. On May 16, 1863, about 7:00 am, the Union forces engaged the Confederates and the Battle of Champion Hill began. Pemberton�s force drew up into a defensive line along a crest of a ridge overlooking Jackson Creek. Pemberton was unaware that one Union column was moving along the Jackson Road against his unprotected left flank. For protection, Pemberton posted Brig. Gen. Stephen D. Lee's men atop Champion Hill where they could watch for the reported Union column moving to the crossroads. Lee spotted the Union troops and they soon saw him. If this force was not stopped, it would cut the Rebels off from their Vicksburg base. Pemberton received warning of the Union movement and sent troops to his left flank. Union forces at the Champion House moved into action and emplaced artillery to begin firing. When Grant arrived at Champion Hill, around 10:00 am, he ordered the attack to begin. By 11:30 am, Union forces had reached the Confederate main line and about 1:00 pm, they took the crest while the Rebels retired in disorder. The Federals swept forward, capturing the crossroads and closing the Jackson Road escape route. One of Pemberton's divisions (Bowen�s) then counterattacked, pushing the Federals back beyond the Champion Hill crest before their surge came to a halt. Grant then counterattacked, committing forces that had just arrived from Clinton by way of Bolton. Pemberton�s men could not stand up to this assault, so he ordered his men from the field to the one escape route still open: the Raymond Road crossing of Bakers Creek. Brig. Gen. Lloyd Tilghman�s brigade formed the rearguard, and they held at all costs, including the loss of Tilghman. In the late afternoon, Union troops seized the Bakers Creek Bridge, and by midnight, they occupied Edwards. The Confederates were in full retreat towards Vicksburg. If the Union forces caught these Rebels, they would destroy them.
Result(s): Union victory
CWSAC Reference #: MS009
Preservation Priority: II.1 (Class A)
Vicksburg Other Names: None
Location: Warren County
Campaign: Grant�s Operations against Vicksburg (1863)
Date(s): May 18-July 4, 1863
Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant [US]; Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton [CS]
Forces Engaged: Army of the Tennessee [US]; Army of Vicksburg [CS]
Estimated Casualties: 19,233 total (US 10,142; CS 9,091)
Description: In May and June of 1863, Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant�s armies converged on Vicksburg, investing the city and entrapping a Confederate army under Lt. Gen. John Pemberton. On July 4, Vicksburg surrendered after prolonged siege operations. This was the culmination of one of the most brilliant military campaigns of the war. With the loss of Pemberton�s army and this vital stronghold on the Mississippi, the Confederacy was effectively split in half. Grant's successes in the West boosted his reputation, leading ultimately to his appointment as General-in-Chief of the Union armies.
Result(s): Union victory
CWSAC Reference #: MS011
Preservation Priority: I.2 (Class A)
Jackson Other Names: None
Location: Hinds County and Jackson County
Campaign: Grant�s Operations against Vicksburg (1863)
Date(s): May 14, 1863
Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant [US]; Gen. Joseph E. Johnston and Brig. Gen. John Gregg [CS]
Forces Engaged: Army of the Tennessee [US]; Jackson Garrison [CS]
Estimated Casualties: 1,136 total (US 286; CS 850)
Description: On May 9, 1863, Gen. Joseph E. Johnston received a dispatch from the Confederate Secretary of War directing him to �proceed at once to Mississippi and take chief command of the forces in the field.� As he arrived in Jackson on the 13th, from Middle Tennessee, he learned that two army corps from the Union Army of the Tennessee�the XV, under Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, and the XVII, under Maj. Gen. James Birdseye McPherson�were advancing on Jackson, intending to cut the city and the railroads off from Vicksburg. Johnston consulted with the local commander, Brig. Gen. John Gregg, and learned that only about 6,000 troops were available to defend the town. Johnston ordered the evacuation of Jackson, but Gregg was to defend Jackson until the evacuation was completed. By 10:00 am, both Union army corps were near Jackson and had engaged the enemy. Rain, Confederate resistance, and poor defenses prevented heavy fighting until around 11:00 am, when Union forces attacked in numbers and slowly but surely pushed the enemy back. In mid-afternoon, Johnston informed Gregg that the evacuation was complete and that he should disengage and follow. Soon after, the Yankees entered Jackson and had a celebration, hosted by Maj. Gen. U.S. Grant who had been travelling with Sherman�s corps, in the Bowman House. They then burned part of the town and cut the railroad connections with Vicksburg. Johnston�s evacuation of Jackson was a tragedy because he could, by late on the 14th, have had 11,000 troops at his disposal and by the morning of the 15th, another 4,000. The fall of the former Mississippi state capital was a blow to Confederate morale.
Result(s): Union victory
CWSAC Reference #: MS008
Preservation Priority: IV.2 (Class B)
Mansfield Other Names: Sabine Cross-Roads, Pleasant Grove
Location: DeSoto Parish
Campaign: Red River Campaign (1864)
Date(s): April 8, 1864
Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks [US]; Maj. Gen. Richard Taylor [CS]
Forces Engaged: Banks�s Red River Expeditionary Force [US]; District of West Louisiana (two divisions) [CS]
Estimated Casualties: 4,400 total (US 2,900; CS 1,500)
Description: By this time, Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Bank�s Red River Expedition had advanced about 150 miles up Red River. Maj. Gen. Richard Taylor, without any instructions from his commander, Gen. E. Kirby Smith, decided that it was time to try and stem this Union drive. He established a defensive position just below Mansfield, near Sabine Cross-Roads, an important communications center. On April 8, Banks�s men approached, driving Confederate cavalry before them. For the rest of the morning, the Federals probed the Rebel lines. In late afternoon, Taylor, though outnumbered, decided to attack. His men made a determined assault on both flanks, rolling up one and then another of Banks�s divisions. Finally, about three miles from the original contact, a third Union division met Taylor�s attack at 6:00 pm and halted it after more than an hour's fighting. That night, Taylor unsuccessfully attempted to turn Banks�s right flank. Banks withdrew but met Taylor again on the 9th at Pleasant Hill. Mansfield was the decisive battle of the Red River Campaign, influencing Banks to retreat back toward Alexandria.
Result(s): Confederate victory
CWSAC Reference #: LA018
Preservation Priority: II.1 (Class A)
Pleasant Hill Other Names: None
Location: DeSoto Parish and Sabine Parish
Campaign: Red River Campaign (1864)
Date(s): April 9, 1864
Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks [US]; Maj. Gen. Richard Taylor [CS]
Forces Engaged: Red River Expeditionary Force (Banks�s Department of the Gulf) [US]; District of West Louisiana [CS]
Estimated Casualties: 3,100 total (US 1,100; CS 2,000)
Description: By April 1864, Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks�s Red River Expedition had advanced about 150 miles up Red River. Maj. Gen. Richard Taylor, commander of the Confederate forces in the area, decided, without any instructions from his commander Gen. E. Kirby Smith, that it was time to try and stem this Union drive. Taylor gained a victory at Mansfield on April 8. Banks withdrew from that battlefield to Pleasant Hill, but he knew that fighting would resume the next day. Early on the 9th, Taylor�s reinforced forces marched toward Pleasant Hill in the hopes of finishing the destruction of the Union force. Although outnumbered, Taylor felt that the Union army would be timid after Mansfield and that an audacious, well-coordinated attack would be successful. The Confederates closed up, rested for a few hours, and then attacked at 5:00 pm. Taylor planned to send a force to assail the Union front while he rolled up the left flank and moved his cavalry around the right flank to cut the escape route. The attack on the Union left flank, under the command of Brig. Gen. Thomas J. Churchill, succeeded in sending those enemy troops fleeing for safety. Churchill ordered his men ahead, intending to attack the Union center from the rear. Union troops, however, discerned the danger and hit Churchill�s right flank, forcing a retreat. Pleasant Hill was the last major battle, in terms of numbers of men involved, of the Louisiana phase of the Red River Campaign. Although Banks won this battle, he retreated, wishing to get his army out of west Louisiana before any greater calamity occurred. The battles of Mansfield and Pleasant Hill jointly (although the former was much more decisive) influenced Banks to forget his objective of capturing Shreveport.
Result(s): Union victory
CWSAC Reference #: LA019
Preservation Priority: N/D (Class B)
Monett�s Ferry Other Names: Cane River Crossing
Location: Natchitoches Parish
Campaign: Red River Campaign (1864)
Date(s): April 23, 1864
Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks [US]; Brig. Gen. Hamilton P. Bee [CS]
Forces Engaged: Red River Expeditionary Force (Banks�s Department of the Gulf) [US]; Bee�s Cavalry Division [CS]
Estimated Casualties: 600 total (US 200; CS 400)
Description: Near the end of the Red River Expedition, Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks�s army evacuated Grand Ecore and retreated to Alexandria, pursued by Confederate forces. Banks�s advance party, commanded by Brig. Gen. William H. Emory, encountered Brig. Gen. Hamilton P. Bee�s cavalry division near Monett�s Ferry (Cane River Crossing) on the morning of April 23. Bee had been ordered to dispute Emory�s crossing, and he placed his men so that natural features covered both his flanks. Reluctant to assault the Rebels in their strong position, Emory demonstrated in front of the Confederate lines, while two brigades went in search of another crossing. One brigade found a ford, crossed, and attacked the Rebels in their flank. Bee had to retreat. Banks�s men laid pontoon bridges and, by the next day, had all crossed the river. The Confederates at Monett�s Ferry missed an opportunity to destroy or capture Banks�s army.
Result(s): Union victory
CWSAC Reference #: LA021
Preservation Priority: N/D (Class D)
Spanish Fort Other Names: None
Location: Baldwin County
Campaign: Mobile Campaign (1865)
Date(s): March 27-April 8, 1865
Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. E.R.S. Canby [US]; Brig. Gen. Randall L. Gibson [CS]
Forces Engaged: XVI and XIII Corps [US]; Spanish Fort Garrison [CS]
Estimated Casualties: 1,401 (US 657; CS 744)
Description: Maj. Gen. E.R.S. Canby�s XIII and XVI corps moved along the eastern shore of Mobile Bay forcing the Confederates back into their defenses. Union forces then concentrated on Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely. On March 27, 1865, Canby�s forces rendezvoused at Danley�s Ferry and immediately undertook a siege of Spanish Fort. The Union had enveloped the fort by April 1, and on April 8 captured it. Most of the Confederate forces, under the command of Brig. Gen. Randall L. Gibson, escaped and fled to Mobile, but Spanish Fort was no longer a threat.
Result(s): Union victory
CWSAC Reference #: AL005
Preservation Priority: IV.2 (Class B)
Fort Blakely Other Names: None
Location: Baldwin County
Campaign: Mobile Campaign (1865)
Date(s): April 2-9, 1865
Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. E.R.S. Canby [US]; Brig. Gen. St. John R. Liddell [CS]
Forces Engaged: XIII and XVI Corps [US]; Fort Blakely Garrison [CS]
Estimated Casualties: Total 4,475. April 9 only 3,529 (US 629; CS 2,900)
Description: E.R.S. Canby�s forces, the XVI and XIII corps, moved along the eastern shore of Mobile Bay, forcing the Confederates back into their defenses. Union forces then concentrated on Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely. By April 1, Union forces had enveloped Spanish Fort, thereby releasing more troops to focus on Fort Blakely. Brig. Gen. St. John R. Liddell, with about 4,000 men, held out against the much larger Union force until Spanish Fort fell on April 8, allowing Canby to concentrate 16,000 men for the attack on April 9. Sheer numbers breached the Confederate earthworks compelling the Confederates to capitulate. The siege and capture of Fort Blakely was basically the last combined-force battle of the war. African-American forces played a major role in the successful Union assault.
Result(s): Union victory (Fort Blakely surrendered.)
CWSAC Reference #: AL006
Preservation Priority: III.1 (Class A)
96th Ohio Infantry compiled by Larry Stevens References for this Unit see also Bibliography of State-Wide References Ohio In The War-Volume II. Whitelaw Reid. Moore, Wilstach & Baldwin. Cincinnati 1868 Services of 96th Ohio Volunteers. Joseph Thatcher Woods. Late Surgeon 99th Ohio Vols. Blade Printing and Paper Co. Toledo. Ohio. 1874 E.G. Wood Family Papers. 1862-1865. Collection includes letters and diary of Julius V. Wood Co C. 96th OVI. 0.4 linear ft. Call# MS. 3290. Archives Library. Western Reserve Historical Society. Cleveland. Ohio Steedman and His Men at Chickamauga. by J.T. Woods. Blade Print Co. Toledo. Ohio. 1876 National Tribune. General Burbridge at Arkansas Post. J.C. Tressel. Co. B. 96th OVI. August 23, 1883 National Tribune. Vicksburg. The Offer to Surrender. J.H. Craven. 96th OVI. October 30, 1884 National Tribune. Suggestions as to Correspondents--The Surrender at Vicksburg. J.C. Tressel. 96th OVI. November 27, 1884 National Tribune. Fort Morgan. J.H. Craven. 96th OVI. December 25, 1884 Roster of the Survivors and Widows of Deceased Comrades of Ninety-sixth Regiment Ohio Volunteers, and Post Office Addresses. Robert F. Bartlett. 39 pgs. NP. Cardington. Ohio. 1888. Call# FLM 318. microfilm. Ohio Historical Society. Columbus. Ohio Roster of the 96th Regt. Ohio Volunteer Infantry 1862-1865. Souvenir Edition. Robert F. Bartlett. 179 pgs. Published by the Direction of the Reunion Association. Hann & Adair Publishers. Columbus. Ohio. 1895 Memorial Leaves of the 96th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. By E. F. Burt, author of Autumn Leaves. Eva F. Burt. 62 pgs. Sentinel Printing House. Mt. Gilead. Ohio. 1898. Title is arranged as poetry. 96th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Record by Captain Robert P. Bartlett. pgs. 229-235. Ohio at Vicksburg. Report of the Ohio Vicksburg Battlefield Commission. by William P. Gault. Late Sergt. Co. F. 78th O.V.I. Secretary to the Commission. NP. Columbus? Ohio. 1906 History of Jerome Township. Union County, Ohio. by W.L. Curry. Press of Edward T. Miller Co. Columbus. Ohio. 1913. Contains a history of the 96th OVI on pgs 125-129. Buckeye Regiment: The Farm Boys In the 96th Ohio Regiment Found Themselves Knee-deep in Alligators in Louisiana. by Paul G. Labadie. America's Civil War. Leesburg. Virginia. September. 1992 Unit Bibliography. U.S. Army Military History Institute. Carlisle Barracks. PA. 1995 96th O.V.I. Roster. Compiled by Jenora McKinzie Stilwell. Courtesy of Delaware County Historical Society. 1997 96th OVI Monument. Vicksburg National Military Park. 3201 Clay Street. Vicksburg. MS. 39180. 1998 Regimental Colors of the 96th O.V.I. Painting and Original Photo. Fight for the Colors. Ohio Historical Society. Columbus. Ohio. 2000 Regimental Colors of the 96th O.V.I. Painting and Original Photo. Fight for the Colors. Ohio Historical Society. Columbus. Ohio. 2000 National Colors of the 96th O.V.I. Painting and Original Photo. Fight for the Colors. Ohio Historical Society. Columbus. Ohio. 2000
Vicksburg National Park 96th Ohio Infantry Monument is located in front of the Visitor Center parking area. This unit was attached to Brig. Gen. Stephen G. Burbridge's 1st Brigade of Brig. Gen. Andrew J. Smith's 10th Division, Maj. Gen'ls John A. McClernand (relieved of command 19 June 1863) & Edward O.C. Ord's XIII Army Corps and was commanded by Col. Joseph W. Vance.
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96th Ohio Infantry
Bartlett, Robert F. Roster of the Ninety-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, l862 to l865. Columbus, OH: Hann & Adair, l895. l79 p. E525.5.96th.B3.
Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Vol. 2. Dayton, OH: Morningside, 1979. Ref. See p. 1539 (1 photocopied page) for a concise summary of the regiment's service.
Labadie, Paul G. "The Farm Boys in the 96th Ohio Regiment Found Themselves Knee-deep in Alligators in Louisiana." America's CW (Sep 1992): pp. 16, 18, 20, 71-72 & 74 (5 photo- copied pages). Per.
Ohio. Roster Comm. Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion. Vol. 7. Cincinnati, OH: Ohio Valley Pr, 1888. pp. 281-320 & 724-30. E525.3O38v7. (Unit roster and list of wartime deaths).
. Vicksburg Battlefield Comm. Ohio at Vicksburg: Report of the.... Columbus, OH: n.p., 1906. E475.2703. See pp. 229-35 (4 photocopied pages) for a sketch of the regiment's service during the siege of Vicksburg and a photo of the unit monument at the Vicksburg Park.
Reid, Whitelaw. Ohio in the War: Her Statesmen, Her Generals and Soldiers.... Vol. 2. Cincinnati, OH: Wilstach, Baldwin, 1872. E525R342v2. See pp. 531-33 (2 photocopied pages) for a brief regimental history and roster of officers.
Woods, Joseph T. Services of the Ninety-sixth Ohio Volunteers. Toledo, OH: Blade Prtg & Paper Co, l874. 247 p. E525.5.96th.W66. . Steedman and his Men at Chickamauga. Toledo, OH: Blade Prtg & Paper Co, l987. l33 p. E475.8lW87. Our Photo Archive includes images of individuals of this unit.
The following pertinent personal papers are in the Institute's Manuscript Archive:
Evans, Thomas L. - CWMiscColl (CAPT, Co. C, letters to family, Spring 1865) Harrod, John - (Enlisted man's letter to family, Mar 1863) Klein, Jacob - CWMiscColl (Enlisted man's letters to cousin, Mar 15, 1863-May 1, 1865) Rathburn, John N. - (Corresp of CAPT in 66th OH with men in other units, include 96th) Scarbrough, William A. - HCWRTColl-GACColl (Enlisted man's letter to cousin, Nov 15, 1863) Albert Cummins (First_Last) Regiment Name 96 Ohio Infantry Side Union Company A Soldier's Rank_In Pvt. Soldier's Ran
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