Infantry Units: 54th 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 Camp Dennison, Ohio, October 1861 to serve three years. The original members (except veterans) were mustered out by detachments in November 1864 and the organization, composed of veterans and recruits, retained in service until August 15, 1865, when it was mustered out in accordance with orders from the War Department.
The records of this Regiment on file in the Adjutant-General's office, are so incomplete that it has been impossible to make a perfect roster. A number of names probably appear in companies in which they do not belong.
Some of the battles in which this unit participated include:
- Shiloh, TN, April 6-7, 1862
- Corinth, MS (Siege of), April 30, 1862
- Chickasaw Bayou, MS, December 28-29, 1862
- Arkansas Post, AR, January 11, 1863
- Jackson, MS, May 14, 1863
- Champion Hills, MS, May 16, 1863
- Big Black River, MS, May 17, 1863
- Vicksburg, MS (Siege), May 18-July 4, 1863
- Jackson, MS, July 9-16, 1863
- Resaca, GA, May 13-16, 1864
- Kenesaw Mountain, GA, June 27, 1864
- Nickajack Creek, GA, July 2-5, 1864
- Atlanta, GA (Siege), July 22, 1864; July 28-September 2, 1864
- Jonesboro, GA, August 31-September 1, 1864
- Fort McAllister, GA, December 13, 1864
- Bentonville, NC, March 19-21, 1865
Roster - Field and Staff
Roster - Company B
Roster - Company D
Israel T. Moore
William F. Howell
John O. Callaghan
Roster - Company G
Articles about the Unit/Anonymous Letters
Articles:
Lima Weekly Gazette: August 17, 1864, October 12, 1864
Letters:
"Knox", Wyandot Pioneer- April 15, 1864 pg. 3
