Infantry Units: 126th 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 Steubenville, OH from September 4 to October 11, 1862 to serve three years. It was mustered out of service June 25, 1865, in accordance with orders from the War Department.
Some of the battles in which this unit participated include:
- Martinsburg, WV, June 14, 1863
- Wapping Heights, VA, July 23, 1864
- Culpepper Courthouse, VA, October 11, 1863
- Bristow Station, VA, October 14, 1863
- Bealton & Rappahannock Bridge, VA, October 24, 1863
- Kelley's Ford, VA, November 7, 1863
- Locust Grove, VA, November 27, 1863
- Mine Run, VA, November 26-28, 1863
- Wilderness, VA, May 5-7, 1864
- Alsop's Farm, VA, May 8, 1864
- Spottsylvania, VA, May 8-18, 1864
- North Anna River, VA, May 23, 1864
- Tolopotomy Creek, VA, May 23, 1864
- Cold Harbor, VA, June 1-12, 1864
- Bermuda Hundred, VA, June 18, 1864
- Weldon Railroad, VA, June 22-23, 1864
- Monocacy, MD, July 9, 1864
- Snicker's Ferry, VA, July 18, 1864
- Charlestown, WV, August 2, 1864
- Smithfield, VA, August 29, 1864
- Opequan, VA, September 19, 1864
- Flint Hill, VA, September 21, 1864
- Fisher's Hill, VA, September 22, 1864
- Cedar Creek, VA, October 19, 1864
- Petersburg, VA, March 25, 1865
- Petersburg, VA, April 2, 1865
Roster - Company E
Mustered in Septemer 4, 1862 at Camp Steubenville, OH. Mustered out June 25, 1865 at Washington DC.
