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Infantry Units: 14th Ohio Volunteer Infantry

The biographical sketches here show only those members of the unit who wrote letters to their local newspapers. Information may be drawn from the unit roster, newspaper obituaries, or other biographical sources.

Field and Staff

Major General James B. Steedman

Enlisted 4/25/1861 as Colonel of 14th Ohio Infantry, mustered out 8/13/1861 at Toledo, OH. Re-enlisted 8/16/1861 as Colonel of 14th Ohio Infantry, promoted to Brigadier General 7/17/1862, promoted to Major General 4/20/1864, resigned commission 7/19/1866. Born 4/29/1817 in Northumberland Co., PA, died 10/18/1883 in Toledo, OH.
Toledo Blade- 1/31/1863
Toledo Herald and Times- 4/25/1861, 4/26/1861, 6/13/1861

Samuel S. Read, "Erie", Secretary to Major General James B. Steedman

Toledo Blade- 1/18/1864, 1/20/1864, 1/29/1864, 2/1/1864, 2/2/1864, 2/10/1864, 2/16/1864, 2/27/1864, 3/2/1864, 3/4/1864, 3/9/1864, 3/14/1864, 3/18/1864, 3/30/1864, 4/18/1864, 5/3/1864, 5/14/1864, 5/17/1864, 5/24/1864, 6/4/1864, 6/11/1864, 6/21/1864, 7/13/1864, 7/23/1864, 8/2/1864, 8/12/1864, 9/21/1864, 10/22/1864, 10/26/1864, 11/19/1864, 11/22/1864, 11/30/1864, 1/5/1865, 1/7/1865, 1/12/1865, 1/20/1865, 2/3/1865, 3/15/1865, 3/20/1865, 3/31/1865, 4/13/1865, 4/26/1865

Lieutenant Colonel Henry Dennison Kingsbury

Enlisted 4/25/1861 as 1st Lieutenant and Quartermaster, mustered in 4/27/1861, mustered out 8/13/1861 at Toledo, Oh, enlisted 8/17/1861 as Captain of Company A, 14th Ohio Infantry, promoted to Major 7/17/1862, promoted to Lieutenant Colonel 12/27/1862, mustered out 11/8/1864. Enlisted 3/6/1865 as Colonel of 189th Ohio Infantry, promoted to Brevet Brigadier General 3/10/1865, mustered out with regiment 9/28/1865 at Nashville, TN. Born in 1818 in Massachusetts, died 1/21/1904 at Toledo, OH
Toledo Blade- 6/5/1861, 9/16/1863, 5/8/1865
Toledo Daily Commercial- 8/10/1863

Captain (Major) John W. Wilson

Enlisted 4/23/1861 as a Musician in Company D, 14th Ohio Infantry, mustered out 8/13/1861 at Toledo, OH. Re-enlisted 8/28/1861 as Captain of Company E, 14th Ohio Infantry, promoted to Major 1/20/1863, wounded 9/1/1864 at the Battle of Jonesboro, died of wounds 10/3/1864 at Marietta, Georgia.
Defiance Democrat- 6/13/1861, 10/26/1861, 11/9/1861, 11/16/1861, 12/21/1861, 1/25/1862, 2/8/1862, 8/2/1862, 8/9/1862, 12/27/1862, 3/7/1863, 3/21/1863
Toledo Blade- 10/30/1863

Chaplain Edwin B. Raffensberger, "E.B.R."

Enlisted 9/17/1861 as Chaplain, mustered in 9/17/1861, resigned commission 2/24/1863.
Toledo Blade- 10/25/1861, 10/26/1861, 10/29/1861, 11/2/1861, 11/8/1861, 11/13/1861, 12/21/1861, 1/28/1862
Toledo Herald and Times- 10/26/1861

Surgeon Waldo C. Daniels

Enlisted 4/25/1861 as Assistant Surgeon, mustered out 8/13/1861 at Toledo, OH. Re-enlisted as Surgeon 8/16/1861, resigned commission 11/7/1862. Re-commissioned as assistant surgeon into U.S. Volunteer Medical Staff 9/9/1863, promoted to Surgeon 6/30/1864, promoted to Brevet Lieutenant Colonel 3/23/1865, mustered out 8/5/1865.
Toledo Blade- 5/8/1862
Toledo Herald and Times- 6/14/1861

Surgeon George E. Sloat

George E. Sloat enlisted as a 37 year old Assistant Surgeon of the 14th Ohio Volunteer Infantry on September 9, 1861, mustering into service the same day. He was promoted to Surgeon to date November 7, 1862, and was mustered out November 3, 1863.
Toledo Blade- 9/17/1864
Elyria Independent Democrat: November 6, 1861, November 20, 1861, December 11, 1861, January 29, 1862, February 5, 1862, July 23, 1862, August 20, 1862, September 24, 1862, November 19, 1862, December 10, 1862, January 21, 1863, January 25, 1865, February 15, 1865, February 22, 1865, April 26, 1865

Captain Ezra B. Kirk, Regimental Quartermaster

Enlisted as Quartermaster with rank of Lieutenant 8/15/1861, promoted to Captain 2/8/1864, mustered out with regiment 7/11/1865.
Toledo Blade- 1/27/1863

Quartermaster Sergeant Saunders M. Huyck

Williams County Leader- 12/5/1861, 1/16/1862

Company A, 14th OVI

Captain Seth B. Moe

Enlisted 4/22/1861 as Captain, mustered in 4/27/1861, mustered out 8/13/1861 at Toledo, OH. Re-enlisted 8/21/1861 as Adjutant, promoted to Captain and Assistant Adjutant General on Gen. Steedman's staff 8/8/1862, discharge not given.
Toledo Blade- 5/7/1861, 6/7/1861, 6/11/1861, 12/5/1863

Captain Joseph B. Newton

Enlisted 8/21/1861 as a Corporal in Company A, promoted to Sergeant Major 2/23/1862, promoted to 2nd Lieutenant 11/2/1862 and transferred to Company B, promoted to 1st Lieutenant 2/5/1863 and transferred to Company H, promoted to Adjutant 8/25/1863, promoted to Captain 11/18/1864 and transferred to Company A, mustered out with regiment 7/11/1865.
Toledo Blade- 2/20/1862, 2/25/1862, 3/1/1862, 3/15/1862, 3/25/1862, 3/26/1862, 4/2/1862, 4/8/1862, 4/17/1862, 5/8/1862, 5/14/1862, 5/28/1862, 5/30/1862, 6/10/1862, 6/18/1862, 6/26/1862, 11/24/1862, 1/14/1863, 9/22/1863, 10/2/1863, 10/5/1863, 2/4/1863, 2/10/1864, 2/16/1864, 2/25/1864, 3/21/1864

Private Robert H. Bliven

Enlisted 4/22/1861 as a Private in Company A, 14th Ohio Infantry, mustered out 8/13/1861 at Toledo, OH, enlisted as quartermaster sergeant 9/16/1861 of 3rd Ohio Cavalry, mustered in 12/11/1861, mustered out 12/15/1862 at Columbus, OH.
Toledo Blade- 6/4/1861, 6/20/1861
Toledo Herald and Times- 6/11/1861

Private Lyman A. Carpenter

Lyman A. Carpenter enlisted as a 20 year old Private in Company H, 14th Ohio Volunteer Infantry on September 5, 1861, mustering into service the same day. Severely wounded in the left forearm September 19, 1863 at the Battle of Chickamauga, he was discharged for wounds February 15, 1864.
Letter: Norwalk Reflector: April 7, 1863

Private William H. Coalwell

Enlisted 1/11/1864 as a Private, wounded in action 9/1/1864 at the Battle of Jonesboro, discharged for disability 6/21/1865 at Camp Cleveland, OH.
Toledo Blade- 9/21/1864

Corporal Henry Roemer

Record not in state roster
Toledo Herald and Times- 5/31/1861

Sergeant James B. Smith

Enlisted 8/17/1861 as a Sergeant, promoted to hospital steward 7/1/1862, died of disease 6/23/1863 at Nashville, Tennessee.
Perrysburg Journal--3/6/1862, 4/17/1862

Private George Duncan Forsyth

Enlisted 4/22/1861 as a private, mustered in 4/27/1861, mustered out with regiment 8/13/1861 at Toledo, Ohio.
Toledo Herald and Times- 6/12/1861

Private William A. Snyder

Enlisted 4/22/1861 as a private, mustered in 4/27/1861, mustered out with the regiment 8/13/1861 at Toledo, Ohio.
Toledo Herald and Times- 6/3/1861, 6/12/1861

Private Albert V. Wilder

Enlisted 4/22/1861 as a private, mustered in 4/27/1861, mustered out with the regiment 8/13/1861 at Toledo, Ohio.
Toledo Herald and Times- 6/4/1861, 6/12/1861

Company B, 14th OVI

Private John L. Clark

Enlisted 4/20/1861 as a private, mustered in 4/27/1861, mustered out with the regiment 8/13/1861 at Toledo, Ohio.
Toledo Herald and Times- 6/20/1861

Sergeant James W. Cooley

James Cooley enlisted as a 20 year Corporal in Co. B, 14th Ohio Volunteer Infantry and served with the regiment throughout the war. He reenlisted as a veteran and was promoted to Sergeant December 30, 1863.
Letter: Fremont Journal- October 25, 1861

Corporal Augustus C. May

Enlisted 8/18/1861 as a private, mustered in 8/18/1861, captured at unknown date, promoted to Corporal 12/15/1863, reenlisted in 1864, mustered out with regiment 7/11/1865.
Toledo Herald and Times- 10/12/1861, 11/2/1861
Toledo Daily Commercial- 2/17/1863, 5/13/1863, 10/17/1863

Company C, 14th OVI

Corporal Michael M. Goulden

Enlisted 9/18/1861 as a Corporal, mustered in 9/18/1861, reenlisted in 1864, mustered out with regiment 7/11/1865. Listed on detached duty with Dept. Headquarters.
Toledo Herald and Times- 10/11/1861, 10/16/1861, 10/25/1861, 10/31/1861, 11/8/1861, 11/23/1861, 12/30/1861

Sergeant Henry G. Neubert

Enlisted as a Private 8/14/1861, promoted to Corporal, Sergeant, and 1st Sergeant at unknown dates, promoted to 2nd Lieutenant 8/14/1862 of Company K, promoted to 1st Lieutenant 1/20/1863, promoted to Captain 11/18/1864 of Company C, transferred to Company K 1/1/1865, mustered out with regiment 7/16/1865.
Napoleon North-West- 4/2/1862
Toledo Blade- 6/30/1864, 7/23/1864, 9/16/1864, 3/24/186
Toledo Herald and Times- 6/3/1861
Toledo Daily Commercial- 12/31/1864
Williams County Leader- 4/3/1862

Captain John J. Clark

Enlisted 8/28/1861 as 1st Lieutenant of Company C, promoted to Captain 11/1/1862 and transferred to Company C, mustered out 3/29/1865.
Toledo Blade- 10/15/1863
Toledo Daily Commercial- 8/31/1863

1st Lieutenant William B. Steedman

Enlisted 9/4/1861 as 2nd Lieutenant of Company D, promoted 12/21/1862 to 1st Lieutenant, transferred to Company C 6/4/1863, detached to Major General Steedman's staff 7/12/1864, mustered out with regiment 7/11/1865.
Toledo Blade- 12/11/1863

Private Isaac Ruth Sherwood

Williams County Leader- 5/2/1861, 5/9/1861, 5/16/1861, 5/23/1861, 6/6/1861 (2), 6/13/1861 (2), 6/20/1861 (2), 6/27/1861, 7/4/1861, 7/11/1861, 7/18/1861, 8/1/1861 (2)

Company D, 14th OVI

Captain Oscar N. Gunn

Enlisted 4/22/1861 as a Private in Company F, 14th Ohio Infantry, mustered out 8/13/1861 at Toledo, OH. Re-enlisted 9/5/1861 as a Sergeant in Company I, promoted to 1st Sergeant, promoted to 2nd Lieutenant 12/20/1862 and transferred to Company D, promoted to 1st Lieutenant 11/18/1864, promoted to Captain 1/6/1865, mustered out with regiment 7/11/1865. Toledo Blade- 11/12/1863

Captain Sidney S. Sprague

Defiance Democrat- 5/11/1861, 5/25/1861, 6/13/1861

Sergeant Elijah Karnes

Defiance Democrat- 6/29/1861

First Sergeant Joseph Reynolds

Joseph Reynolds enlisted as a 41 year old First Sergeant in Company D, 14th Ohio Volunteer Infantry on September 4, 1861, mustering into service the same day. He served with the regiment throughout the war, including the battles of Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, the Atlanta Campaign, and the marches to the sea and through the Carolinas. He mustered out July 11, 1865.
Hancock Jeffersonian- April 24, 1863

Sergeant William N. Rogers

Defiance Democrat- 6/29/1861

Company E, 14th OVI

1st Lieutenant Marshall Davis

Enlisted 8/21/1861 as Sergeant Major, promoted to 2nd Lieutenant of Company E 9/12/1861, promoted to 1st Lieutenant 3/15/1862 and transferred to Company A, promoted to Captain 11/18/1864 and transferred to Company E, mustered out with regiment 7/11/1865.
Toledo Blade- 9/29/1863

Captain David A. Gleason

Defiance Democrat- 5/9/1863

Sergeant Wallace Moats

Defiance Democrat- 3/1/1862, 3/28/1863
Napleon North-West- 4/1/1863

Private Phillip M. Rath

Defiance Democrat- 5/30/1863

Company F, 14th OVI

Captain John A. Chase

Enlisted 8/28/1861 as Captain, mustered out 9/13/1864. Re-enlisted 10/8/1864 as Lieutenant Colonel of the 182nd Ohio Infantry, mustered out with regiment 7/7/1865.

Toledo Blade- 10/15/1863

Second Lieutenant Josiah Johnson

Commissioned 8/21/1861 as Second Lieutenant, mustered in 9/18/1861, resigned commission 10/7/1862.
Toledo Herald and Times- 11/15/1861

Company G, 14th OVI

Captain John S. Snook

Paulding Independent- 5/30/1861

Private Fielding S. Cable

Paulding Independent- 5/9/1861, 6/6/1861, 6/20/1861 (2), 6/27/1861 (2), 7/4/1861, 8/1/1861

Private Henry A. Brown

Paulding Independent- 4/16/1863

First Sergeant George W. Eckles

Paulding Independent- 4/16/1863

Captain William H. Eckles

Paulding Independent- 4/9/1863, 7/23/1863, 8/6/1863, 10/22/1863

Private Benjamin B. Jackson

Paulding Independent- 2/26/1863

Corporal Thomas B. Harris

Enlisted 8/26/1861 as a Private, promoted to Corporal 10/1/1861, mustered out 9/12/1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Toledo Blade- 3/18/1863

Company I, 14th OVI

Private Jonathan Wood

Enlisted 9/5/1861 as a private in Company I, aged 62 years, mustered in 9/5/1861, transferred to Company A 11/1/1862, discharged for disability 1/4/1864 at Chattanooga, TN
Toledo Blade- 11/13/1861, 6/26/1862

Company K, 14th OVI

Captain George W. Kirk

Commissioned 4/23/1861 as Captain, mustered in 4/27/1861, mustered out with the regiment 8/13/1861 at Toledo, Ohio.
Toledo Herald and Times- 6/15/1861

Captain Noah W. Ogan, Company K

Noah W. Ogan enlisted as a 38 year old Captain of Company K, 14th Ohio Volunteer Infantry on August 25, 1861, mustering into service the same day. Wounded in action September 1, 1864 at the Battle of Jonesboro, he was mustered out September 22, 1864. While recuperating in a hospital at Rough and Ready, Georgia, he was captured October 19, 1864 and was imprisoned at Macon and Columbia prisons.

Letters: Lima Weekly Gazette: November 11, 1863

Corporal George W. Harding

Enlisted 4/23/1861 as a Corporal, mustered in 4/27/1861, mustered out with the regiment 8/13/1861 at Toledo, Ohio.
Toledo Herald and Times- 6/15/1861

J. A. McKee

Article: Hancock Courier- April 24, 1863

WWW Sites

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• 14th Ohio Infantry (read down)

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