Infantry Units: 100th 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
Surgeon George A. Collamore
Enlisted 8/19/1862 as surgeon, mustered out with regiment 6/20/1865 at Greensboro, NC.
Toledo Blade- 8/20/1864, 12/10/1864
Toledo Daily Commercial- 9/28/1863, 8/20/1864, 12/13/1864
Colonel John C. Groom
Enlisted, age 28, on August 28, 1862 to serve three years; resigned May 13, 1863
Defiance Democrat- 12/13/1862
Lieutenant Colonel Edwin L. Hayes
Enlisted, age 34 on August 26, 1862 to serve three years; promoted to Lt.
Colonel from Major may 13, 1863; to Colonel January 2, 1865, but not mustered;
brevet Brigadier General January 12, 1865; resigned May 12, 1865
Toledo Blade- 10/9/1863, 8/19/1864
Defiance Democrat- 5/7/1864
Lieutenant Colonel Patrick Summerville Slevin
Enlisted, age 46 on August 8, 1862 to serve three years; promoted from Lt. Colonel
May 13, 1863; wounded August 6, 1864 in Battle of Utoy Creek, GA; discharged November
30, 1864 on Surgeon's certificate of disability
Paulding Independent- 4/23/1863
Toledo Daily Commercial- 2/5/1863, 4/14/1863, 6/18/1863, 7/4/1864
Major John A. Shannon
An Ohio native, John A. Shannon was serving as a Methodist minister in Perrysburg
when the war broke out. He enlisted as the Captain of Company A, 100th Ohio
Volunteer Infantry on July 13, 1862. He was promoted to Major on May 13, 1863.
He was appointed Lieutenant Colonel of the First US Colored Heavy Artillery on
May 11, 1864. He was promoted to Colonel on January 1, 1865, and resigned his
commission on May 13, 1865. After the war, Shannon returned to Wood County and
practiced law for many years. He was twice elected Mayor of Bowling Green and was
active in Republican Party politics. In later life, he and his family moved to
Michigan. He died in December of 1894 and is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery in
Bowling Green.
Perrysburg Journal- 8/20/1862, 9/3/1862, 10/14/1863
Assistant Surgeon Robert Johnson
Enlisted 9/8/1862 as assistant surgeon, captured 9/8/1863 at Battle of
Limestone Station, Tennessee, mustered out 6/20/1865 at Greensboro, NC
Toledo Blade- 12/2/1863
Perrysburg Journal- 12/9/1863
Adjutant Norman Waite
Enlisted 8/10/1862 as Private, appointed Sergeant Major 9/1/1862,
promoted to 2nd Lieutenant of Company G 11/23/1862, promoted to 1st
Lieutenant Company E 2/17/1864, appointed Adjutant 12/1/1864, promoted to
Major of 189th Ohio Infantry 3/10/1865, mustered out with regiment 9/28/1865.
Toledo Blade- 12/10/1864
Roster - Company A, 100th OVI
Captain Leonard B. Blinn
See also Co. C, 21st Ohio Infantry
Enlisted 4/25/1861 as 2nd Lieutenant of Company C, 21st Ohio Infantry,
mustered out 8/12/1861 at Columbus, OH, enlisted 7/17/1862 as 1st Lieutenant
of Company A, 100th Ohio Infantry, promoted to Captain 5/13/1863, resigned
commission 3/3/1865
Perrysburg Journal- 10/7/1863, 12/23/1863, 12/30/1863, 9/14/1864
Corporal John L. McColley
Enlisted 8/3/1862 as a Private, promoted to Corporal 8/24/1862, captured
9/8/1863 at Limestone Station, Tennessee, transferred to the Navy 5/20/1864
Perrysburg Journal- 1/13/1864
Corporal Byron C. Baldwin
Enlisted 8/4/1862 as a Private, promoted to Corporal, captured 9/8/1863
at Limestone Station, Tennessee, killed in action 11/30/1864 at Franklin,
Tennessee
Perrysburg Journal- 12/9/1863, (death of) 1/4/1865
Private Andrew J. Munn
Enlisted 7/24/1862 as a Private, captured 9/8/1863 at Limestone Station,
returned 7/10/1864, mustered out with regiment 6/20/1865 at Greensboro, NC.
Toledo Blade- 7/23/1864
Roster - Company B, 100th OVI
Captain Henry D. Taylor
Enlisted, age 45 on July 11, 1862 to serve three years; appointed July 15, 1862;
captured September 8, 1863 in action at Limestone Station, TN; promoted to Major
July 13, 1864, but not mustered; returned to company September 29, 1864; discharged
December 12, 1864 on Surgeon's certificate of disability
Napoleon Northwest- 10/7/1863
First Lieutenant George Duncan Forsyth
Enlisted age 28 on July 11, 1862 to serve three years; promoted from 2nd Lieutenant
January 8, 1863; captured September 8, 1863 in action at Limestone Station, TN;
killed April 13, 1864 in Libby Prison at Richmond, VA, by rebel guard.
Toledo Blade- 12/31/1863
Napoleon Northwest- Article: 3/4/1864; Letter: 12/23/1863
Roster - Company C, 100th OVI
Private John K. Halm (Kalm)
Enlisted age 27 on August 4, 1862 to serve three years; captured September
8, 1863 in action at Limestone Station, TN, died April 16, 1865 at Beaufort, SC
Bryan Union Press- 11/12/1863
Private John W. Kinneman
Enlisted age 21 on August 9, 1862 to serve three years; captured September 8, 1863
in action at Limestone Station, TN; returned to company June 14, 1864; appointed
Corporal July 7, 1864; Sergeant September 1, 1864; mustered out with company June 20,
1865
Bryan Union Press- 8/27/1863
Musician William E. Stough
Enlisted, age 18 on August 9, 1862 to serve three years; captured September
8, 1863 in action at Limestone Station, TN; returned to company June 14, 1864;
mustered out with company June 20, 1865
Bryan Union Press- 7/28/1864
Private Daniel W. Will
Toledo Daily Commercial- 7/1/1864
Roster - Company D, 100th OVI
Musician Henry O. Zeigler
Enlisted, age 44 on July 26, 1862 to serve three years; mustered out with company
June 20, 1865
Defiance Democrat- 6/13/1863
Roster - Company E, 100th OVI
Private Orlin S. Hayes
Enlisted 7/19/1862 as a Private, promoted to Sergeant 3/15/1863,
promoted to Sergeant Major 6/15/1863, discharged 12/22/1863 for promotion
to Adjutant of 128th Ohio Infantry. Promoted to Captain of Company A, 128th
Ohio Infantry 6/26/1865, mustered out with company 7/13/1865.
Toledo Blade- 9/13/1862, 9/30/1863
Captain William W. Hunt
Enlisted 7/16/1862 as Captain of Company E, captured 9/8/1863 at Limestone Station, TN, escaped from prison and returned to Union lines 8/2/1864 at Beaufort, SC, killed in action 11/20/1864 at the Battle of Franklin.Toledo Blade- 11/17/1863, 12/14/1863, 7/26/1864
Private William James
Toledo Daily Commercial (Article)- 12/30/1863
Musician Daniel Luke
Daniel Luke enlisted as an 18 year old Musician in Company E, 100th Ohio Volunteer
Infantry on August 9, 1862, mustering into service September 1, 1862. He was
mustered out June 20, 1865 at Greensboro, North Carolina.
Letter: Crawford County Forum: January 16, 1863
Corporal Robert C. Navarre
Enlisted 7/26/1862 as a Private, promoted to Corporal 2/16/1863,
wounded 6/2/1864 at Dallas, GA, wounded 11/30/1864 at Battle of Franklin,
discharged for disability 4/17/1865 at Cleveland, OH.
Toledo Blade- 9/29/1863
Private Patrick O'Neal
Toledo Daily Commercial- 2/13/1863
Major Albert B. Smith
Enlisted 7/30/1862 as 1st Sergeant of Company H, promoted to 2nd Lieutenant
11/27/1862, promoted to 1st Lieutenant 1/1/1863, promoted to Captain 1/2/1865,
transferred 1/14/1865 to Company E, transferred 3/17/1865 to Company E,
promoted to brevet Major 7/31/1865, mustered out 8/1/1865.
Toledo Blade- 1/27/1864
Sergeant Charles H. Sprague
Toledo Daily Commercial- 9/30/1863, 1/6/1865, 3/7/1865, 4/4/1865, 4/24/1865
Roster - Company G, 100th OVI
Second Lieutenant Addison S. Clark
Toledo Daily Commercial- 7/2/1864
Sergeant Henry L. Hammond
Enlisted 8/12/1862 as a Private, promoted to Corporal, promoted to Sergeant
8/7/1864, mustered out with regiment 6/20/1865 at Greensboro, NC.
Toledo Blade- 9/10/1863
Sergeant George H. Shoemaker
George Shoemaker enlisted as a 21 year old Private on August 4, 1862 in
Co. G, 100th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was mustered into service
September 1, 1862. He served with the regiment throughout its campaigns in
Kentucky and Tennessee, being promoted to Corporal and then Sergeant. He was
killed in action August 6, 1864 at the Battle of Utoy Creek, Georgia, outside
of Atlanta. He is buried in Marietta National Cemetery.
Letter: Fremont Journal- October 24, 1862
Roster - Company I, 100th OVI
Captain Emanuel Kauffman
Enlisted, age 40, on July 22, 1862 to serve three years. Died on October 3, 1863
at Knoxville, TN
Paulding Independent- 1/22/1863, 4/16/1863, 5/7/1863
Musician Samuel Luke
Samuel Luke enlisted as a 21 year old Musician in Company I, 100th Ohio Volunteer
Infantry on August 12, 1862, mustering into service September 1, 1862. He was
mustered out June 20, 1865 at Greensboro, North Carolina.
Letter: Crawford County Forum: January 16, 1863
