Infantry Units: 67th 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
Lieutenant Colonel Henry Steele Commager
Enlisted 4/22/1861 as a Private in Company A, 14th Ohio Infantry, promoted
to Sergeant Major 7/1/1861, mustered out 8/13/1861 at Toledo, OH. Enlisted
10/8/1861 as Captain of Company A, 67th Ohio Infantry, promoted to Major
7/29/1862, promoted to Lieutenant Colonel 8/28/1862, wounded 7/18/1863 at
the assault on Fort Wagner, discharged for promotion 2/22/1865. Re-enlisted
2/22/1865 as Colonel of 184th Ohio Infantry, promoted to Brigadier General
2/27/1865, mustered out 9/20/1865 at Nashville, TN. Born in Lancaster, PA,
died 8/14/1867 in Galveston, TX.
Toledo Blade- 3/15/1864, 6/3/1864
Colonel Alvin Coe Voris
Alvin Coe Voris enlisted as 2nd Lieutenant of Company H, 29th Ohio Infantry on
October 2, 1861. He was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel of the 67th Ohio Infantry
on October 3, 1861. He was wounded July 18, 1863 the the assault of Fort Wagner.
He was promoted to Brevet Brigadier General on December 8, 1864, then to Colonel
on September 1, 1865, and then to Brevet Major General on November 15, 1865. He
mustered out with his regiment on December 7, 1865 at City Point, Virginia
Toledo Blade- 4/7/1862, 9/25/1863, 10/23/1863, 11/24/1863
Perrysburg Journal--12/22/1865
Adjutant Rodney J. Hathaway
Enlisted 11/1/1861 as 1st Sergeant of Company I, transferred to Company D 11/19/1861,
promoted to 2nd Lieutenant 12/8/1863, promoted to 1st Lieutenant 2/18/1864,
promoted to Adjutant 5/26/1864, mustered out 11/10/1864.
Toledo Blade- 7/28/1863, 9/16/1863, 9/21/1863, 2/16/1864, 5/13/1864, 5/18/1864, 8/26/1864, 5/20/1865
Perrysburg Journal--9/21/1864.
Assistant Surgeon Chauncey Coston
Enlisted as Assistant Surgeon on April 24, 1862 to serve three years; resigned
March 7, 1863
Defiance Democrat- 12/27/1862, 1/10/1863
Chaplain John Crabbs
Enlisted, age 38, on November 25, 1861 to serve three years; promoted from
Private, Co. I january 15, 1862; resigned July 7, 1864
Toledo Blade- 6/24/1862, 7/23/1862, 8/8/1862, 10/13/1862, 10/21/1862, 11/25/1862, 12/2/1862, 4/2/1863, 5/26/1863
Toledo Daily Commercial- 5/25/1864
Adjutant John Faskin
Enlisted 10/4/1861 as Adjutant, mustered in 10/4/1861, discharged 4/6/1862.
Toledo Blade- 2/8/1862, 4/3/1862, 5/2/1862
Surgeon Samuel F. Forbes
Enlisted 10/10/1861 as Surgeon, mustered in 10/10/1861, resigned commission 10/7/1863.
Toledo Blade- 3/31/1862, 4/1/1862, 4/3/1862, 7/28/1863, 8/1/1863
Surgeon James Westfall
Enlisted January 9, 1862 to serve three years; promoted from Assistant
Surgeon October 7, 1763; mustered out with regiment December 7, 1865
Toledo Blade- 5/18/1864, 5/19/1864, 8/27/1864, 10/20/1864, 11/4/1864, 4/20/1865
Toledo Daily Commercial- 4/21/1865
Quartermaster Cary D. Lindsay
Cary Lindsay enlisted as a 19 year old Private in Co. C, 21st Ohio Volunteer
Infantry on April 25, 1861, serving with the regiment through the summer campaign
in western Virginia before mustering out August 12, 1861 at Columbus, Ohio. He
later enlisted as a Private in Co. H, 67th Ohio Volunteer Infantry on January 4,
1862 and was promoted to Quartermaster Sergeant September 25, 1862. He was
commissioned First Lieutenant and designated regimental quartermaster to date
February 18, 1864, and served in that capacity for the remainder of the war. He
was mustered out December 7, 1865 at City Point, Virginia.
Letter: Fremont Journal- June 24, 1864
Principal Musician Benjamin Franklin Stowe
Enlisted, age 18 on October 28, 1861 to serve three years; promoted from
Musician Co. A, May 1, 1863; mustered out with regiment December 7, 1865; veteran
Toledo Blade- 4/26/1865
Toledo Daily Commercial- 8/23/1864
Roster - Company A, 67th OVI
Sergeant John T. Bailey
Enlisted 11/4/1861 as Sergeant, wounded 7/18/1863 at the assault of Ft.
Wagner, died of wounds 7/27/1863 at Charleston, SC.
Toledo Blade- 4/2/1863
Captain Orville M. Eddy
Enlisted 9/10/1861 as a Sergeant in Company F, promoted to Adjutant
9/10/1862, promoted to 2nd Lieutenant 5/25/1864 of Company F, promoted
to 1st Lieutenant 12/9/1864, promoted to Captain 3/18/1865 and transferred
to Company A, discharged 9/1/1865.
Toledo Blade- 3/21/1863
Roster - Company B, 67th OVI
Captain William B. Nixon, "Skeleton"
Enlisted 10/20/1861 as 1st Sergeant of Company B, mustered in 10/20/1861,
promoted to 2nd Lieutenant 3/23/1862, promoted 10/2/1862 to 1st Lieutenant of
Company E, wounded 7/18/1863 at the attack on Fort Wagner, SC, promoted
5/25/1864 to Captain of Company D, discharged 9/1/1865.
Toledo Blade- 12/31/1861
Roster - Company C, 67th OVI
1st Lieutenant George M. Ballard, "G.M.B."
Enlisted 10/24/1861 as 1st Sergeant of Company E, promoted to 2nd Lieutenant 8/28/1862 and transferred to Company C, promoted to 1st Lieutenant 2/3/1863 and transferred to Company I, killed in action 5/20/1864 at the Battle of Chester Station, Virginia.
Toledo Blade- 3/13/1862, 5/16/1862, 8/15/1863
Captain George L. Childs
George L. Childs enlisted October 15, 1861 as 2nd Lieutenant of Company C, and was promoted to Adjutant November 15, 1862. He was wounded July 18, 1863 at the assault on Fort Wagner, South Carolina, and was promoted to Captain of Company C to date May 25, 1864. He was appointed acting assistant adjutant general on the staff of Colonel Alvin C. Voris on September 17, 1864, serving through November 28, 1865. He was again wounded October 3, 1864 at Strasburg, Virginia. He mustered out with regiment December 7, 1865 at City Point, Virginia.Letters: Fremont Journal- August 5, 1864
Toledo Blade- 7/6/1864
Roster - Company D, 67th OVI
Sergeant Patrick Murphy
Enlisted, age 41, August 5, 1862 to serve three years; appointed Corporal January 15, 1863;
Sergeant July 1, 1864; mustered out June 21, 1865 at Richmond, VA, by order of
War Department
Ottawa Democrat- 9/30/1864
Toledo Daily Commercial- 9/19/1864
Captain Florence J. O'Sullivan
Enlisted 10/8/1861 as a Private in Company D, mustered in 10/8/1861,
promoted to Sergeant then 1st Sergeant, appointed 2nd Lieutenant of Company
E 5/26/1862, captured 7/18/1863 during the assault on Ft. Wagner, promoted
to 1st Lieutenant 2/18/1864, promoted to Captain 12/9/1864 but not mustered,
discharged 6/23/1865 at Richmond, Virginia.
Toledo Blade- 5/14/1862, 8/19/1863
Roster - Company E, 67th OVI
Captain Edwin S. Platt
Enlisted 10/4/1861 as Captain, promoted to Major 8/28/1862, resigned commission 1/16/1863.
Toledo Blade- 1/28/1862
Roster - Company G, 67th OVI
Captain Theodore J. Curtis, "T.J.C." or "C."
Enlisted 12/1/1861 as Captain at age 19, mustered in 12/1/1861, transferred
to Company A 9/1/1865, mustered out 12/7/1865 at City Point, VA.
Toledo Blade- 2/1/1862, 2/22/1862
Roster - Company H, 67th OVI
Captain John B. Spafford
Enlisted 4/25/1861 as 1st Sergeant of
Company C, 21st Ohio Infantry, mustered out with regiment 8/12/1861 at Columbus,
Ohio. Re-enlisted 10/3/1861 as 1st Lieutenant of Company H, 67th Ohio Infantry,
promoted to Captain 12/18/1861, resigned commission 2/3/1863
Perrysburg Journal--10/31/1861, 4/17/1862
Sergeant John Jeff Parsons
Enlisted 10/9/1861 as Sergeant of Company H, promoted to 2nd Lieutenant of
Company B 2/18/1864, promoted to 1st Lieutenant of Company H 8/11/1864,
killed 8/16/1864 at the Battle of Deep Bottom Run, Virginia.
Perrysburg Journal--
2/6/1862,
3/6/1862,
3/27/1862,
4/10/1862,
6/25/1862,
7/30/1862,
7/15/1863,
8/5/1863,
9/30/1863,
10/7/1863 (2),
10/28/1863,
4/20/1864,
5/4/1864,
5/25/1864,
6/15/1864, (death of)
9/21/1864.
Roster - Company I, 67th OVI
Corporal William W. Potes
Enlisted, age 28 on December 14, 1861 to serve three years; wounded may 10, 1864
in action at Chester Station, VA; appointed Sergeant from Corporal July 1, 1864;
mustered out January 17, 1865 at Columbus, Ohio on expiration of term of service
Toledo Daily Commercial- 9/25/1863
Corporal John H. Smith
John H. Smith enlisted as a 20 year old Private in Company I, 67th Ohio Volunteer
Infantry on November 8, 1861, mustering into service the same day. He reenlisted
as a veteran in 1864 and was promoted to Corporal on July 1, 1864 and to Sergeant
on April 4, 1865. He was transferred to Company H on September 1, 1865 and was
mustered out with the company December 7, 1865.
Norwalk Reflector: December 2, 1862, March 24, 1863, May 19, 1863, June 2, 1863,
August 18, 1863, September 29, 1863, November 3, 1863, December 7, 1863,
January 5, 1864, April 12, 1864, August 9, 1864
Toledo Blade- 2/17/1865
Toledo Daily Commercial- 5/28/1863, 10/2/1863, 8/3/1864
Roster - Company K, 67th OVI
First Lieutenant John C. Cochrane
John C. Cochrane enlisted as a 31 year old Sergeant in Co. K, 67th Ohio, and
was appointed Commissary Sergeant December 18, 1861. Following the battle of
Kernstown, he was commission Second Lieutenant of Company K to date April 15,
1862. He was promoted to First Lieutenant on October 5, 1862 and served with his
regiment through the assault on Fort Wagner in Charleston, South Carolina. The
following year, he was severely wounded in the left leg on May 20, 1864 at the
Battle of Ware Bottom Church, and died of his wounds following amputation of the
leg May 29, 1864.
Article: Fremont Journal- July 31, 1863
Letters: Fremont Journal- August 29, 1862, September 19, 1862, October 3, 1862,
December 19, 1862, January 2, 1863, February 6, 1863, April 3, 1863, May 22, 1863, June 5, 1863
1st Lieutenant Sheldon Colton
Enlisted as 1st Lieutenant 10/4/1861, mustered in 12/8/1861,
wounded 3/23/1862 at the Battle of Kernstown, discharged for
disability 10/9/1862.
Toledo Blade--4/10/1862, 5/31/1862
Sergeant Joseph Parsons Owen
John Parsons Owen enlisted as a 22 year old Corporal in Company K, 67th Ohio
Volunteer Infantry on November 2, 1861, mustering into service the same day. He
was promoted to Sergeant August 2, 1862 and was wounded in the hand July 18, 1863
during the storming of Fort Wagner in Charleston, South Carolina. He reenlisted
in 1864 and was discharged for promotion to Lieutenant in Company B, 176th Ohio
Volunteer Infantry on September 8, 1864.
During his service with the 176th Ohio, he was promoted to First Lieutenant of
Company E to date January 18, 1865 and mustered out June 14, 1865 at Nashville,
Tennessee.
Norwalk Experiment--April 14, 1862
Perrysburg Journal--March 25, 1863
Corporal Edward C. Ketchum, Company K
Enlisted 10/8/1861 as corporal, promoted
3/27/1865 to commissary sergeant, discharged 9/1/1865
Perrysburg Journal--10/12/1864
2nd Lieutenant Joseph Seiter
Enlisted 11/15/1861 as 2nd Lieutenant, mustered in 11/15/1861, resigned commission 4/15/1862.
Toledo Blade- 5/14/18622nd Lieutenant John C. Cochrane, "J.C.C."
Enlisted as sergeant 10/14/1861, mustered in 10/14/1861, promoted to Commissary Sergeant 12/18/1861, promoted to 2nd Lieutenant of Co. K 4/15/1862, died 5/29/1865 at Fortress Monroe, VA of wounds received in action.Toledo Blade- 1/29/1862, 9/6/1862, 1/30/1863
