95th Ohio Infantry Regiment

The 95th Ohio Infantry Regiment, sometimes also known as the 95th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (or 95th OVI) was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

95th Ohio Infantry Regiment
ActiveAugust 19, 1862, to August 19, 1865
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUnion
BranchInfantry
EngagementsBattle of Richmond
Vicksburg Campaign
Siege of Vicksburg, May 19 & May 22 assaults
Siege of Jackson
Battle of Brice's Crossroads
Battle of Nashville
Battle of Fort Blakely

Service

The 95th Regiment, O.V.I, was organized at Camp Chase in Columbus, Ohio and mustered in for three years' service on August 19, 1862, under the command of Colonel William Linn McMillen.[1][2][3]

The regiment was attached to Cruft's Brigade, Army of Kentucky, Department of the Ohio. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, XV Corps, Army of the Tennessee, to December 1863. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, XVI Corps, to December 1864. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Detachment Army of the Tennessee, Department of the Cumberland, to February 1865. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, XVI Corps, Military Division West Mississippi, to August 1865.

The 95th Regiment, O.V.I., mustered out of service at Louisville, Kentucky, on August 14, 1865.

Detailed service

The 95th's detailed service history is as follows:

1862

The base of operations for the regiment was relocated to Lexington, Kentucky on August 20. A battle took place in Richmond, Kentucky on August 29 and 30th, resulting in a significant number of the regiment being captured. These individuals were exchanged on November 20, 1862. The regiment underwent reorganization at Camp Chase, Ohio until March of 1863.

1863

On March 25, a military unit moved from a location to Memphis, Tennessee. From March 29th to April 1st, the unit moved from Memphis to Young's Point and Ducksport Landing. The unit then engaged in operations against Vicksburg from April 2nd to July 4th. They moved to join the main army in the rear of Vicksburg from May 2nd to 14th and participated in engagements at Mississippi Springs, Baldwyn's Ferry, and Jackson. The unit then participated in the siege of Vicksburg from May 18th to July 4th, including assaults on May 19 and 22nd. They also conducted an expedition to Mechanicsburg from May 26th to June 4th, and an advance on Jackson, Mississippi from July 4th to 10th, followed by a siege of Jackson from July 10th to 17th. The unit then camped at Big Black until November, and conducted an expedition to Canton from October 14th to 20th, including an engagement at Bogue Chitto Creek on October 17. The unit was then ordered to move to Memphis, Tennessee on November 12, and were responsible for guarding the Memphis & Charleston Railroad near the city until February 1864. A detachment was also sent to Lafayette, Tennessee on December 27, 1863.

1864

Expedition to Wyatt's, Mississippi, February 6–18. Coldwater Ferry, February 8. Near Senatobia February 8–9. Hickahala Creek, February 10. Duty at Memphis until June. Sturgis' Expedition from Memphis to Ripley, April 30-May 9. Sturgis' Expedition to Guntown, Mississippi, June 1–13. Brice's or Tishamingo Creek, near Guntown, June 10. Davis, Mills, June 12. Smith's Expedition to Tupelo, Mississippi, July 5–21. Camargo's Cross Roads, near Harrisburg, July 13. Harrisburg, near Tupelo, July 14–15. Old Town or Tishamingo Creek, July 15. Smith's Expedition to Oxford, Mississippi, August 1–30. Abbeville August 23. Moved to Duvall's Bluff, Arkansas, September 1. March through Arkansas and Missouri in pursuit of Price, September 17-November 16. Moved to Nashville, Tennessee, November 21-December 1. Little Harpeth December 6. Battle of Nashville, December 15–16. Pursuit of Hood to the Tennessee River, December 17–28.

1865

The unit was stationed in Eastport, Mississippi until February 1865. They then moved to New Orleans from February 9-22 and subsequently to Mobile Point, Alabama. From March 17-April 12, the unit participated in a campaign against Mobile and its defenses. This included the siege of Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely from March 26-April 8, and the assault and capture of Fort Blakely on April 9. The unit then occupied Mobile on April 12, before marching to Montgomery from April 13-26. After this, they performed duty in the Departments of Alabama and Mississippi until August.

Casualties

During its service, the regiment suffered a total of 276 casualties, including 1 officer and 58 enlisted men who were killed or mortally wounded, and 2 officers and 215 enlisted men who died from disease.[4]

Commanders
  • Colonel William L. McMillen
  • Lieutenant Colonel Jefferson Brumback - commanded at the battle of Nashville

Notable members

See also

Notes
  1. Dyer (1908), p. 1538-1539.
  2. Reid (1868), p. 526-530, vol.II.
  3. Ohio Roster Commission (1888), p. 245-280, vol.VII.
  4. Dyer (1908), p. 1539.
  5. VCOnline (2020).
  6. CMOHS (2014).
  7. Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs (1968), p. 61.
  8. Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs (1968), p. 229.

References
  • Dyer, Frederick H (1908). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co. ASIN B01BUFJ76Q. OCLC 8697590.
  • Ohio Roster Commission (1888). 87th–108th Regiments-Infantry. Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War on the Rebellion, 1861–1865. Vol. VII. Cincinnati, OH: The Ohio Valley Press. p. 814. hdl:2027/uiug.30112047586034. OCLC 633556.
  • Reid, Whitelaw (1868). The History of Her Regiments, and Other Military Organizations. Ohio in the War: Her Statesmen, Her Generals, and Soldiers. Vol. II. Cincinnati, OH: Moore, Wilstach, & Baldwin. p. 1002. ISBN 9781154801965. OCLC 11632330.
  • 95th Regiment, O.V.I. Association (1916). Roster, Surviving Members of the 95th Regiment, O.V.I., October 17, 1916. Columbus OH: 95th Regiment, O.V.I. Association. p. 12. OCLC 52920355.
  • Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare (1968). Edward M Kennedy, Chairman (ed.). Medal of Honor, 1863-1968 : "In the Name of the Congress of the United States". Committee print (United States. Congress), 90th Congress, 2nd session. Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. 1087. OCLC 1049691780.
  • "Congressional Medal of Honor Society". Congressional Medal of Honor Society. CMOHS. 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  • "Medal of Honor Recipients—sorted alphabetically". THE COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO THE VICTORIA & GEORGE CROSS. VCOnline. 2020. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
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