Infantry Units: 24th 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 Lucien C. Buttles
Lucien C. Buttles enlisted as a 40 year old Major of the 24th Ohio Volunteer
Infantry on June 22, 1861, mustering into service the same day. Promoted to
Lieutenant Colonel to date October 14, 1861, he resigned his commission
November 28, 1861.
Letter: Norwalk Reflector: October 22, 1861
Toledo Blade- 10/17/1861
Surgeon George Rocap Weeks
Doctor George R. Weeks enlisted as a 35 year old assistant surgeon in the
25th Ohio Volunteer Infantry on July 2, 1861, mustering into service the same
day. On July 23, 1861, he was discharged for a promotion to Surgeon of the 24th
Ohio Volunteer Infantry. On February 19, 1863, he was commissioned Surgeon in the
U.S. Volunteers Medical Staff, a position which he held until he was mustered out
October 7, 1865. He was awarded a brevet promotion to Lieutenant Colonel to date
October 6, 1865. He died January 1, 1903.
Letter: Tiffin Weekly Tribune: February 21, 1862
Assistant Surgeon John K. Moore
Enlisted 6/15/1862 as assistant surgeon, mustered out 6/26/1864.
Toledo Blade- 10/23/1862
Roster - Company A, 24th OVI
Second Lieutenant Edgar Romeyn Kellogg, Company A
Edgar Romeyn Kellogg enlisted as a 19 year old Sergeant in Company A, 24th
Ohio Volunteer Infantry on June 6, 1861, mustering into service the same day. He
was promoted to Sergeant Major on June 20, 1861, and was commissioned Second
Lieutenant in Company A to date July 6, 1861.
Deciding to enlist in the Regular Army, Lieutenant Kellogg resigned his commission
on October 28, 1861 and enlisted as a Private in Company B, 1st Battalion, 16th
U.S. Infantry on November 29, 1861. He was promoted to Sergeant Major around
February 1, 1862 and was soon commissioned Second Lieutenant in Company B on
April 1, 1862. He was again promoted to First Lieutenant to date May 3, 1862
and received two brevet promotions in his career, one to captain dating December
31, 1862 for actions at the Battle of Stones River and one to Major dating
September 1, 1864 for actions during the Atlanta Campaign. He was promoted to
Captain to date February 16, 1865 and served in the U.S. Army until his
retirement on December 16, 1899.
Letter: Norwalk Reflector: August 13, 1861
Norwalk Reflector: January 27, 1863
1st Lieutenant David A. Merrill
Enlisted 6/6/1861 as a Sergeant, promoted to 1st Sergeant 8/6/1861, promoted
to 2nd Lieutenant 6/6/1862, promoted to 1st Lieutenant and transferred to Company
F, 8/11/1862, promoted to Captain 1/1/1863, mustered out 6/17/1864.
Toledo Blade- 8/25/1862
Corporal Albert F. Lee
Albert F. Lee enlisted as a 19 year old Corporal in Company A, 24th Ohio Volunteer
Infantry on June 6, 1861, mustering into service the same day. Wounded in action
February 24, 1864 at Dalton, Georgia, he died of his wounds March 8, 1864 at
Chattanooga, Tennessee and is buried at Marietta National cemetery.
Letter: Bucyrus Journal: May 2, 1862
Hospital Steward Frank E. Pray
Frank E. Pray enlisted as a 22 year old Private in Company A, 24th Ohio
Volunteer Infantry on June 6, 1861, mustering into service the same day. He was
promoted to Hospital Steward August 2, 1861 and was discharged for disability
April 25, 1862.
Pray reenlisted as the Captain of Company C, 88th Ohio Volunteer Infantry on May
26, 1862, mustering into service June 12, 1862. He was mustered out September 26,
1862 at Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio. He served at the end of the war as Captain
of Company A, 192nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry, mustering into service March 1, 1865.
He was mustered out September 1, 1865 at Winchester, Virginia.
Letter: Norwalk Reflector: September 10, 1861
Second Sergeant David N. Bodfish, Company A
David N. Bodfish enlisted as a 28 year old Sergeant in Company A, 24th Ohio
Volunteer Infantry on June 6, 1861, mustering into service the same day. He died
of disease August 4, 1861 at Clarksburg, Virginia. The following letter from
Musician Osmer B. Hall of his company gives the circumstances of his demise.
Letter: Norwalk Reflector: August 13, 1861
Corporal Charles B. Davis, Company A
Charles B. Davis enlisted as an 18 year old Corporal in Company A, 24th Ohio
Volunteer Infantry on June 6, 1861, mustering into service the same day. He was
discharged for disability August 7, 1862 at Columbus, Ohio.
Letter: Norwalk Reflector: March 11, 1862
Musician Osmer B. Hall, Company A
Osmer B. Hall enlisted as a 20 year old Musician in Company A, 24th Ohio Volunteer
Infantry on June 6, 1861, mustering into service the same day. He was discharged
for disability July 20, 1862 at Nashville, Tennessee.
Letters: Norwalk Reflector: August 13, 1861, December 3, 1861, December 17, 1861, May 13, 1862
Private Joseph M. Millis, Company A
Joseph M. Millis enlisted as a 42 year old Private in Company A, 24th Ohio
Volunteer Infantry on June 6, 1861, mustering into service the same day.
Reenlisting as a veteran in 1864, he transferred into the Veterans Reserve Corps
on July 27, 1865.
Letter: Norwalk Experiment: February 19, 1863
Roster - Company G, 24th OVI
Private Peter Bittman, Company G
Peter Bittman enlisted as a 23 year old Private in Company G, 24th Ohio Volunteer
Infantry on June 24, 1861, mustering into service the same day. He was mustered
out June 19, 1864.
Letter: Norwalk Reflector: August 13, 1861
Roster - Company K, 24th OVI
Commissary Sergeant John Cox
John Cox enlisted as a 30 year old Private in Company K, 24th Ohio Volunteer
Infantry on June 13, 1861, mustering into service the same day. He was promoted
successively to Corporal November 18, 1861, to Sergeant November 1, 1862, and to
Commissary Sergeant July 14, 1863. His method of discharge is unknown.
Letter: Bucyrus Journal: March 14, 1862, December 18, 1863
