Infantry Units: 82nd 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.
Roster - Company A
First Lieutenant John T. Carlin
John T. Carlin enlisted as a 19 year old Sergeant in Company A, 82nd Ohio
Volunteer Infantry on November 21, 1861 and was mustered into service December
18, 1861. He was promoted to Second Lieutenant to date March 16, 1862 and took
over duties as brigade postmaster. He had an active service, taking part in the
battles of McDowell, Cross Keys, Cedar Mountain, Freeman's Ford, and Second Bull
Run. He was promoted to the rank of First Lieutenant and transferred to Company
D to date August 19, 1862, but resigned his commission January 11, 1863.
Hancock Courier: May 2, 1862
Roster - Company C
Second Lieutenant Thomas H. Bushong
Thomas H. Bushong enlisted as a 19 year old Private in Company C, 82nd Ohio
Volunteer Infantry on November 2, 1861 and served with his regiment through the
entire war, taking part in the battles of McDowell, Cross Keys, Cedar Mountain,
Freeman's Ford, Second Bull Run, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Wauhatchie, Lookout
Mountain, and many others. Bushong was promoted to Corporal and Sergeant at
unknown dates, but was wounded July 1, 1863 at the Battle of Gettysburg. He was
wounded again the following spring in the Battle of Dallas, Georgia on May 25,
1864. Near the close of the war, he was promoted to First or Orderly Sergeant on
April 1, 1865, also being commissioned to the rank of Second Lieutenant to date
July 20, 1865, but was not mustered at that rank. He was mustered out of service
July 24, 1865 at Louisville, Kentucky.
Hancock Courier: April 22, 1864
Roster - Company G
Second Lieutenant Daniel C. Siever
Daniel C. Siever enlisted as a 25 year old Sergeant in Company G, 82nd Ohio
Volunteer Infantry on November 19, 1861, mustering into service the same day.
Siever served throughout the war, taking part in the battles of McDowell, Cross
Keys, Cedar Mountain, Freeman's Ford, Second Bull Run, Chancellorsville, and many
others. He was captured on May 2, 1863 during the rout of the 11th Corps at the
Battle of Chancellorsville. He was promoted to First Sergeant on November 11,
1864, and was commissioned Second Lieutenant to date January 20, 1865 but was
never mustered at that rank. He mustered out with the regiment July 24, 1865 at
Louisville, Kentucky.
Article: Hancock Jeffersonian: May 15, 1863
Roster - Company K, 82nd OVI
Corporal John M. Myers
John M. Myers enlisted as a Private in Co. K, 82nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry on
January 3, 1862 and served with the regiment throughout the war, taking part in
the battles of McDowell, Cross Keys, Groveton (Second Bull Run), Chancellorsville,
and Gettysburg before being transferred to the western theater with 11th Corps.
The regiment took part in the fighting at Wauhatchie and at Chattanooga before
being incorporated into the 20th Corps and fighting in the battles of Resaca,
Dallas, Peach Tree Creek, Averysboro, and Bentonville . He was promoted to
Corporal November 1, 1864 and mustered out with the regiment July 24, 1865 at
Louisville, Kentucky.
Wyandot Democratic Union: October 1, 1863 pg. 3
