176th Ohio Infantry
| 176th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry | |
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| Active | August 10, 1864 to June 18, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Engagements | Battle of Nashville |
The 176th Ohio Volunteer Infantry (or 176th OVI) was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service
The 176th Ohio Infantry was organized at Camp Chase in Columbus, Ohio August 10 through September 21, 1864 and mustered in for one year service on September 21, 1864 under the command of Colonel Edwin Cooley Mason.
The regiment was attached to Post and Defenses of Nashville, Department of the Cumberland, to December 1864. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, XX Corps, Department of the Cumberland, to March 1865. District of Nashville, Tennessee, Department of the Cumberland, to June 1865.
The 176th Ohio Infantry mustered out of service June 18, 1865 at Nashville, Tennessee.
Detailed service
Left Ohio for Nashville, Tennessee, September 21. Served provost and guard duty at Nashville, September 1864 to June 1865. Battle of Nashville December 15–16, 1864.
Casualties
The regiment lost a total of 102 enlisted men during service, all due to disease.
Commanders
- Colonel Edwin Cooley Mason
- Lieutenant Colonel William B. Nesbitt - commanded at the battle of Nashville
See also
- List of Ohio Civil War units
- Ohio in the Civil War
References
- Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion (Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co.), 1908.
- Ohio Roster Commission. Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War on the Rebellion, 1861–1865, Compiled Under the Direction of the Roster Commission (Akron, OH: Werner Co.), 1886-1895.
- Reid, Whitelaw. Ohio in the War: Her Statesmen, Her Generals, and Soldiers (Cincinnati, OH: Moore, Wilstach, & Baldwin), 1868. ISBN 9781154801965
- Attribution
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This article contains text from a text now in the public domain: Dyer, Frederick H. (1908). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Des Moines, IA: Dyer Publishing Co.
External links
- Ohio in the Civil War: 176th Ohio Volunteer Infantry by Larry Stevens
- National Colors of the 176th Ohio Infantry
- Regimental Colors of the 176th Ohio Infantry
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