first and second marches. The company left him sick at Suttonville, Va.,
Aug. 2, 1862. He never joined them again; discharged at Columbus, Ohio,
July 11, 1862; went as Sergeant in the Hundred-Days Service, in Co. K,
150th O. N. G., and took part in the battle at Fort Stevens, in Gen.
Early's attack on Washington, July 12, 1864; discharged in August, 1864;
graduated in Oberlin College in the Class of '65; commissioned in Feb.,
1865, as Lieutenant in the 8th U. S. Colored Artillery, Heavy;
discharged, Feb. 10, 1866.
GEORGE ROGERS,
Present at Cross Lanes, Winchester, Port Republic, Cedar Mountain;
detailed as drummer in July, 1862; enlisted in Co. A, U. S. Engineers,
Oct. 26, 1862; assisted in laying the pontoons at Fredericksburg and
Chancellorsville; discharged, April 28, 1864; pursuing his medical
studies.
EDWARD C. ROOT,
Taken prisoner at Cross Lanes; nine months in the hands of the rebels,
at Richmond, New Orleans, and Salisbury; exchanged; discharged, August
2, 1862.
EDWARD G. SACKETT,
Present in the battle of Cross Lanes; shot through the arm and lungs at
the battle of Winchester, and died the next day, March 24, 1862;
brought home, and buried in Mentor, Ohio.
WILLIAM H. SCOTT,
A Senior in Oberlin College; captured at Cross Lanes; nine months with
the rebels at Richmond, New Orleans, and Salisbury; paroled, and
exchanged; discharged, Nov. 20, 1862; now in California.
HENRY G. SHELDON,
A Sophomore in Oberlin College; received a ball through the lungs, and
left on the field, at Cross Lanes; rescued from the enemy, Sept. 11,
1861; sent to Cincinnati, Ohio; discharged for wound, July 3, 1862;
commissioned, the same month, as Captain in the 101st O. V. I.; mustered
out of the service in Feb., 1863; graduated from College in the Class of
'63; now Attorney and Counselor at Law, Toledo, Ohio.
EDWIN R. SMITH,
A Freshman in Oberlin College; taken prisoner at Cross Lanes; spent nine
months at Richmond, New Orleans, and Salisbury; paroled and exchanged;
discharged; commissioned as First Lieutenant, in the 5th U. S. C. T., in
Aug., 1863; engaged in the siege of Petersburg, beginning June 10, 1864;
also in the battles at that place, July 15, 18, and 25, 1864, when he
was killed.
GEORGE L. SPEES,
Discharged, Nov. 18, 1861, at Gauley Bridge, W. Va.
THOMAS SPRIGGS,
Present in the battles of Cress Lanes, Winchester, Port Republic, Cedar
Mountain, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Lookout Mountain, Ringgold,
Rocky-Faced Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; discharged July 6, 1864, at
Cleveland, Ohio.
CLINTON N. STEERY,
Present in the battles of Cross Lanes and Winchester; sent sick to
Alexandria in June, 1862, where he was discharged for disability, Oct.
18, 1862; re-entered the service in 1863, as Captain in the 1st Minn.
Heavy Artillery.
DAVID J. THOMPSON,
Taken prisoner of war at Cross Lanes; spent nine months with the rebels
at Richmond, New Orleans, and Salisbury; released; detailed as Clerk at
Head Quarters, Military Commander, Columbus, O., and Nov. 16, 1863, at
Head Quarters of Gen. Rosseau, at Nashville, Tenn.; discharged at
Cleveland, O., July 6, 1864; re-entered the service with 1st
Lieutenant's commission, as R. Q. M. of the 191st O. V. I.
GEORGE H. THRASHER,
In the battle of Cross Lanes; discharged for disability, June 19, 1862,
at Washington, D. C.
OLIVER C. TREMBLEY,
Appointed Corporal, Jan. 1, 1863, and promoted to Sergeant, Nov. 1,
1863; present at the battles of Cross Lanes, Winchester, Port Republic,
Cedar Mountain, Dumfries, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Lookout
Mountain, Mission Ridge, Ringgold, Rocky-Faced Ridge, Resaca, and
Dallas. On the return of the regiment to be mustered out of the service,
he fell from the steamer into the Ohio River, and was drowned, June 22,
1804.
LUCIUS V. TUTTLE,
Taken prisoner at Cross Lanes; nine months in the enemy's hands, at
Richmond, Tuscaloosa, and Salisbury; exchanged; discharged, July 31,
1862.
THOMAS J. WALLACE,
Appointed Corporal, Nov. 1, 1863; present in the battles of Cross Lanes,
Winchester, Port Republic, Dumfries, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg,
Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridge, Ringgold, Rocky-Faced Ridge, Resaca,
and Dallas; detailed to drive team at the time of the only two remaining
battles in which the regiment was engaged; discharged, July 6, 1864, at
Cleveland, Ohio; now engaged in mercantile business, at Pittsburg, Pa.
WARREN F. WALWORTH
A Sophomore in Oberlin College; present at Cross Lanes, and Winchester.
In the latter battle he received a gun shot through the forearm, for
which he was discharged, July 11, 1862; graduated from College in the
Class of '63; now engaged in business.
DAVID A. WARD,
Present at Cross Lanes, Winchester, Port Republic and Cedar Mountain;
detailed as teamster in the ordnance train of the 12th A. C., in Dec.,
1862, in which capacity he served during the most of the remainder of
his service; on the field, with ammunition, at Chancellorsville and
Gettysburg; present through the Tennessee and Georgia campaigns;
discharged at Cleveland, Ohio, July 6, 1864; afterwards re-enlisted in
the 198th P. V. I.; discharged, and now farming in Illinois.
FREDERICK A. WARNER,
A Sophomore in Oberlin College; present in the battles of Cross Lanes
and Winchester. In the latter engagement he lost his right elbow joint,
by a gun shot; discharged on account of this wound, July 2, 1862; now
engaged in business.
LEROY G. WARREN,
An Alumnus of Oberlin College, and member of the Theological Department;
taken prisoner of war at Cross Lanes, and spent nine months in the hands
of the rebels at Richmond, New Orleans, and Salisbury; paroled and
exchanged; discharged, July 22, 1862; now married, and a minister of the
Gospel.
WILLARD W. WHEELER,
A Sophomore in Oberlin College; captured at Cross Lanes; nine months in
the hands of the enemy at Richmond, New Orleans, and Salisbury; paroled,
and exchanged; discharged, June 23, 1862.
THEODORE WILDER,
A Freshman in Oberlin College; maintained his place in the ranks to the
close of his service; present in the battles of Winchester, Port
Republic, and Cedar Mountain; in the latter engagement, received an
undesirable gun shot, which had the virtue of causing his discharge,
Oct. 20, 1862; graduated in the Class of '65.
RICHARD WINSOR.
Escaped safely from the battle of Cross Lanes, but received a severe
wound in the right elbow at the battle of Winchester, for which he was
discharged, Nov. 25, 1862; now pursuing his Collegiate studies at
Oberlin.
OLIVER WISE,
A Sophomore in Oberlin College; engaged in the battles of Cross Lanes,
Winchester, Port Republic, Cedar Mountain, Chancellorsville, Lookout
Mountain, Mission Ridge, and Ringgold; wounded in the battles of Cedar
Mountain and Chancellorsville; taken prisoner at Bristoe Station, Aug.
31, 1862; soon after, paroled and exchanged; returned to duty at
Dumfries, Va., Feb. 12, 1863; by order of Gen. Geary, Dec. 27, 1863,
detailed as Clerk in the office of the Inspector General, in which
capacity he served until he was mustered out of the service, July 6,
1864, at Cleveland, Ohio.
WILLIAM H. WOOD,
Present with the company until he was transferred to Battery I, 1st O.
V. A., at Charleston, Va., Dec. 1, 1861. In the Artillery Service he
lost an arm in battle, and was discharged.
WILLIAM WOODMANSEE,
Took an active part in the battles of Cross Lanes, Winchester, and Port
Republic; detailed as teamster, July 30, 1862, and served in this
capacity until December, when he was relieved and detailed in the Q. M.
Department, where he served until April, 1863; detailed in the ordnance
train about May 1, 1863; furnished ammunition on the field at
Chancellorsville and Gettysburg; relieved in July, 1863; detailed again
in the ordnance train, Jan. 2, 1864, and was present with it at the
battles of Rocky-Faced Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; did not lose the rank
of private, nor was wounded in the whole service; discharged, July 6,
1864; now pursuing his Collegiate course.
ORLANDO H. WORCESTER,
Safely escaped from Cross Lanes, and was mortally wounded in the battle
of Winchester, by a gun shot through the ankle: died in the hospital, at
Winchester, April 15, 1862, and remains brought home for burial.
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The following is the record of the recruits who joined the Company at
Charleston, W. Va., and were mustered into the service by Col. Tyler,
November 4, 1861:
HARLAN B. COCHRAN,
Promoted to Corporal soon after he entered the service; present in the
battle of Winchester; captured in May, 1862, near Winchester, at the
time of Gen. Banks' retreat from the valley; exchanged and discharged
for disability, at Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 18, 1862; re-enlisted as First
Sergeant in the Seventh Michigan Cavalry, and was killed in a skirmish
near Falling Waters, Md., soon after the battle of Gettysburg.
HENRY FAIRCHILD,
Appointed Corporal, Feb. 25, 1863, and Sergeant, Nov. 1, 1863; took part
in the battles of Winchester, Port Republic, Cedar Mountain, Antietam,
Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg; bruised in the breast at Cedar
Mountain, by a spent bullet, causing him to bleed not very freely for
his country, and leaving a scar, which he thinks may, in time, be
entirely obliterated; wounded at Gettysburg, by a 20-pound shell, which
struck him in the shoulder and side of the head, while asleep on the
field, rendering him insensible for eight days; taken to Walnut Street
Hospital, Harrisburg, Pa., July 22, and in September, was transferred to
Cleveland, Ohio; discharged; now working on the farm at his home in
Brownhelm, Ohio.
CHARLES FAY KING,
Participated in the battles of Winchester, Port Republic, Cedar
Mountain, Antietam, Dumfries, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Mission
Ridge, and Ringgold; killed in the last-mentioned battle.
DANIEL D. KINGSBURY,
Present in the battles of Winchester, Port Republic, and Antietam, while
a member of Co. C. In the battle of Winchester, he was wounded by a
piece of canister, lodging in his shoulder, discharged, Oct. 30, 1862,
to enlist in Co. A., U. S. Engineers. With this company, he was
constantly with the Army of the Potomac until his discharge, Sept. 28,
1864, being present at the laying of the pontoons at Fredericksburg and
Chancellorsville; in the battle of the Wilderness, and engaged in the
sieges at Petersburg and Richmond.
HARRISON LEWIS,
Present in the battles of Winchester, and Port Republic; sent sick to
the hospital at Alexandria, Va., July 25, 1862, and soon recovered to be
able to do hospital duty; afterwards took the Typhoid Fever, and died at
the same place, Dec. 5, 1862.
JOSEPH J. MASSEY,
Sent sick to the hospital at Cumberland, Md., about March 1; detailed
for duty in April, and discharged at Winchester, Va., in May, 1862.
WILLIAM H. PELTON,
Present in the battles of Winchester, Port Republic, (where he was
wounded in the leg,) Cedar Mountain, Antietam, Dumfries,
Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridge, and
Ringgold, in which engagement he lost his left arm; discharged, Jan. 21,
1864; completed a commercial course in 1865, and is now engaged in
mercantile business.
ORLANDO RICHMOND,
Present in the battles of Winchester, Port Republic, and Cedar Mountain;
taken sick with the camp complaint, in August, 1862, and in the Autumn
was sent home; discharged at Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 24, 1863, and died of
the same disease in March, 1863.
WARREN F. RICHMOND,
Engaged in the battles of Port Republic, and Cedar Mountain, in which
action he was killed and left on the field.
EDWARD P. SHEPARD,
Killed by a rifle ball through the heart at Cedar Mountain, and body
left on the field.
LEONARD G. WILDER,
Took part in the battles of Port Republic and Cedar Mountain, after
which, from failure of health, he went into the hospital at Alexandria,
Va., where he did light duty until he was transferred to the Invalid
Corps, Feb. 15, 1864, per General Order No. 53, War Department.
JOHN WILFORD,
Present in the battles of Winchester, Port Republic, Cedar Mountain,
Antietam, Dumfries, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Rocky-Faced Ridge, and
Dallas; served out his time of enlistment in the 5th O. V. I., and
afterwards re-enlisted in the 182d O. V. I.
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The two following men joined the Company in April and May, 1862,
respectively.
EDWARD E. KELSEY,
Immediately detailed in the regimental band, where he served until it
was discharged in July, 1862, when he was detailed as bugler; detailed
to do duty in the hospital at Sharpsburg, Md., Sept. 17, 1862; soon
after, transferred to Smoketown, Md., and in June, 1863, transferred to
hospital department at Annapolis, Md., as Assistant Steward; discharged,
March 19, 1864, by order of Secretary of War, G. O. No. 122, War
Department, in order to enlist as Hospital Steward in the regular U. S.
Service.
JEREMIAH REEVE,
Nearly present in the battle of Port Republic, and fully so at
Chancellorsville; furloughed in June, 1863, and, staying over the proper
time, was arrested as a deserter on his return; served his time out
under arrest. His whereabouts now not definitely known.
* * * * *
The numerous marches, exposures and battles of the Seventh Regiment, had
so reduced its numbers that, in the Summer of 1862, active measures were
taken to fill it to a size sufficient to enable it to retain its
organization. Thirty-two recruits were obtained for Co. C, who were
mustered into the service in September, and reached the Company at
Harpers Ferry, October 11, 1862.
The following is their record:
A. C. ARMSTRONG,
Never was with the Company; discharged for disability, at Columbus,
Ohio, March 10, 1863.
WILLIAM H. BAIRD,
Taken prisoner of War, while the regiment was on a reconnaissance near
Harpers Ferry, Va., Nov. 25, 1862; paroled and exchanged; soon
afterwards, discharged for disability.
WILLIAM O. BARNS,
Took part in the battles of Dumfries, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg,
Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridge, and wounded in the elbow at Ringgold;
served his time out in the 5th O. V. I., and was discharged, June 20,
1865.
JAMES C. BARTLETT,
Present in the battles of Dumfries and Chancellorsville; sent to the
hospital, in Baltimore, June 25, 1863, where he remained about a year,
and was afterwards transferred to the Veteran Reserve Corps.
FREEMAN BUNKER,
Engaged in the battles of Dumfries, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg,
Rocky-Faced Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; served his time out in the 5th O.
V. I.; discharged, June 20, 1865.
JOSEPH CLEVERTON,
Took part in the battles of Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Lookout
Mountain, Mission Ridge, and Ringgold, where he received a severe wound
in the arm, for which he was discharged, March 15, 1865.
HOWARD COLLINS,
Detailed in the Pioneer Corps of the 1st Brigade, 2d Division, 12th Army
Corps, in Jan., 1863; served in this capacity until Co. C was
discharged, and afterwards served his time out in the 5th O. V. I.;
present in the battles of Dumfries, Chancellorsville, Lookout Mountain,
Mission Ridge, and Ringgold.
ALFRED T. DANN,
Participated in the battles of Dumfries, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg,
Rocky-Faced Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; completed his term of service
with the 5th O. V. I., and was discharged, June 20, 1865.
JOSEPH L. FISH,
Present in the battles of Dumfries, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg,
Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridge, and Ringgold, in which battle he was
killed, Nov. 27, 1863.
JOHN FINNERAN,
Escaped safely from Dumfries and Chancellorsville, but received a wound
in the hand at Gettysburg, at which place he remained in the hospital
until about Jan., 1864, when he was discharged for disability.
FRANKLIN M. FORBES,
Present most of the time of his service in various hospitals, but served
two or three months, from Dec. 20, 1862, at Dumfries, as Provost Guard,
and went out on the Atlanta campaign, taking active part in the battle
of Resaca.
NICHOLAS GAFFET,
Discharged on account of old age, at Dumfries, Va, Feb. 18, 1863.
SILAS GLEASON,
Present in the battles of Dumfries, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg,
Mission Ridge, and Ringgold; served his time out in the 5th O. V. I.;
discharged, June 20, 1865.
WILLIAM GRANT,
Participated in the battles of Dumfries, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg,
Rocky-Faced Ridge, and Resaca. In the latter part of the service he was
detailed in the Regimental Drum Corps; served in the 5th O. V. I. until
Jan. 1, 1865, when he was transferred to the V. R. C.
PHILLIP GRIGSBY,
Lost his right foot and ankle in the battle at Dumfries, and was
discharged at Washington, Aug. 17, 1863.
OWEN HICKS,
Took an active part in the battle of Dumfries; detailed as field
Musician, in April, 1863, but took his musket and entered into the
battle at Chancellorsville; on the field at Gettysburg; detailed as
drummer in the Brigade Brass Band, Jan. 24, 1864, and was present in it
on the Atlanta campaign, in the battles of Rocky-Faced Ridge, Resaca,
and Dallas; served out his time in the 5th O. V. I., in which regiment
he was promoted to Sergeant in Co. B, June 20, 1865, on which day he was
discharged.
JOHN LOWRY,
Present at Dumfries, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Lookout Mountain,
Mission Ridge, Ringgold, Rocky-Faced Ridge, Resaca, and Dallas; served
the rest of his time after Co. C was mustered out, in the 5th O. V. I.,
where he was promoted to Sergeant in Co. B, on the day of his discharge,
June 20, 1865.
JOSEPH McCARREN,
Took part in the battle at Dumfries; under fire with the wagon train at
Chancellorsville, and mortally wounded at Gettysburg; died, July 22,
1863.
LEVI MYERS,
Participated in the battles of Dumfries and Gettysburg; died with Small
Pox, in the hospital at Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 21, 1863.
JAMES T. MYERS,
Present in the action at Dumfries; detailed as fifer, April 1, 1863;
served out his time in the 5th O. V. I.; discharged, June 20, 1865.
JOHN B. PHILLIPS,
Present in the battles of Dumfries, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg,
Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridge, and Ringgold, in which action he
received a severe wound below the knee, for which he was discharged in
Aug., 1864, at Cleveland, Ohio.
WILLIAM PROCTOR,
Took active part in the battles of Dumfries, Chancellorsville, and
Gettysburg; detailed in the ambulance corps in October, 1863, and served
in this capacity at Ringgold and until March 14, 1864, when he received
a sick furlough to Cleveland, Ohio; transferred to V. R. C, Dec. 1,
1864.
TRUE RAND,
Detailed as company pioneer in Nov. 1862; sent to the hospital, in
Alexandria, in June, 1863; reported "under arrest for straggling, Aug.
9, 1863," and detained at Baltimore; found the company about December
of the same year, and was with it during the Atlanta campaign; after Co.
C was mustered out of the service, transferred to the 5th O. V. I., and
was mortally wounded before Kennesaw Mountain; died in the hospital at
Jefferson, Ind.
JAMES W. RAYMOND,
Appointed Corporal, Nov. 1, 1862, and afterwards detailed as Q. M.
Sergeant; present in the battles of Dumfries, Gettysburg, Lookout
Mountain, Mission Ridge, and Ringgold, in which action he was severely
wounded in the thigh, captured, and retaken; afterwards promoted to 1st
Lieutenant, and Regimental Quarter-Master of the 177th O. V. I., and
subsequently to Captain, and Assistant Q. M.
BENJAMIN SEVEY,
Discharged, February 5, 1863, for disability.
MITCHELL H. SHELDON,
Detailed as Clerk at Head Quarters of the 2d Division 12th A. C., in
April, 1863, and served until the regiment went South; took an active
part in the battles of Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridge, and Ringgold,
where he was wounded in the right shoulder, by a musket ball;
transferred to the 5th Ohio Veterans, June 10, 1864; promoted to
Sergeant of Co. B, of that regiment, and discharged, June 20, 1865.
MARVIN C. STONE,
Present at Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and severely wounded by a
musket ball through the spine, below the shoulders, in the battle of
Lookout Mountain; transferred to the V. R. C, Dec. 1, 1804, and
discharged, Aug. 7, 1865.
JOSEPH M. STOWE,
Came to the company at Dumfries, Jan. 2, 1863; present, at
Chancellorsville and Gettysburg; served his time out in the 5th O. V. I.
THOMAS SWEET,
Present in the battles of Dumfries, Chancellorsville, Lookout Mountain,
Mission Ridge, and mortally wounded at Ringgold, by a gun shot through
the thigh; died on the road to the hospital at Chattanooga, Nov. 30,
1863.
R. C. VAN ORMAN,
Not much with the company; discharged for disability, at Camp Dennison,
Ohio, Feb. 15, 1864.
CHARLES E. WALL,
Engaged in the battles of Dumfries, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg,
Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridge, and killed in the battle of Ringgold,
Nov. 27, 1863.
DANIEL P. WOOD,
Present at the battles of Dumfries, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg,
Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridge; and killed in the battle of Ringgold,
Nov. 27, 1863.
SUMMARY.
The whole number of names on the three-months and three-years rolls, is
179. The number on the three-years roll, is 148. The Company marched
2400 miles, and travelled by Rail and Steamers 4800 miles. It encamped
194 times. Thirty-one men lost their lives by battle, seven by disease,
and one was drowned.
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Transcriber's Corrections
Following is a list of significant typographical errors that have been
corrected.
- Page 1, "Northen" changed to "Northern" (forest of Northern Ohio).
- Page 19, "Fayettville" changed to "Fayetteville" (four miles past
Fayetteville).
- Page 29, "fourten" changed to "fourteen" (made for fourteen miles).
- Page 31, "southeast" changed to "south-east" for consistency with
other instances (eight miles south-east from).
- Page 38, "Brigdeport" changed to "Bridgeport" (were sent to
Bridgeport, Alabama).
- Page 42, "hesitatate" changed to "hesitate" (did not hesitate from
fear).
- Page 54, "afterwads" changed to "afterwards" (soon afterwards sent).
- Page 67, "prison" changed to "prisoner" (Taken prisoner at Cross
Lanes).