Infantry Units: 20th Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Infantry units were recruited from all over the state. Those represented in detail here are the ones recruited primarily from northwest Ohio counties and those whose members wrote to local newspapers. More information will be added as it becomes available.
This Regiment was organized at Columbus, Ohio from August 19-September 21, 1861, to serve three years. On the expiration of its term of service, the original members (except veterans) were mustered out and the organization, composed of veterans and recruits, retained in the service until July 15, 1865, when it was mustered out in accordance with orders from the War Department.
Some of the battles in which this unit participated include:
- Fort Donelson, TN, February 14-16, 1862
- Shiloh, TN, April 6-7, 1862
- Bolivar, TN, August 30, 1862
- Iuka, MS, September 19-20, 1862
- Big Hatchie River, MS, October 5, 1862
- Hankinson's Ferry, MS, May 3, 1863
- Raymond, MS, May 12, 1863
- Champion Hills, MS, May 16, 1863
- Vicksburg, MS, May 19, 1863
- Jackson, MS (Siege of), July 9-16, 1863
- Baker's Creek, MS (Meridian Expedition), February 4, 1864
- Kenesaw Mountain, GA, June 17, 1864
- Nickajack Creek, GA, July 2-5, 1864
- Atlanta, GA (Hood's first sortie), July 22, 1864
- Jonesboro, GA, August 31-September 1, 1864
- Lovejoy Station, GA, September 2-6, 1864
- Savannah, GA (Siege of), December 10-21, 1864
- Pocotaligo, SC, January 14-16, 1865
- Orangeburg, SC, February 12, 1865
- Columbia, SC, February 16-17, 1865
- Cheraw, SC, March 2-3, 1865
- Bentonville, NC, March 19, 1865
- Goldsboro, NC, March 21, 1865
Roster - Field and Staff
Roster - Company A, 20th OVI
Officers
Mathias H. Nichols
Charles M. Hughes
Thomas J. Hustler
Roster - Company B, 20th OVI
Non-Commissioned Officers and Enlisted Personnel
Roster - Company E, 20th OVI
Non-Commissioned Officers and Enlisted Personnel
Roster - Company G, 20th OVI
Non-Commissioned Officers and Enlisted Personnel
Articles about the Unit/Anonymous Letters
Articles:
Lima Weekly Gazette: April 24, 1861 (2)
Bryan Press and Leader -4/16/1863
Letters:
"T.K.J.," Company A. Lima Weekly Gazette: May 1, 1861
"A Private," Company F. Lima Weekly Gazette: May 22, 1861, June 5, 1861, June 26, 1861, July 3, 1861
