76th Ohio Infantry

The 76th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry ( or 76th OVI) was an infantry regiment of the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment served in the Western Theater, primarily as part of the XV Corps in the Army of the Tennessee.

76th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Active1861–1865
CountryUnited States of America
AllegianceUnited States of America
Union
BranchUnion Army
TypeInfantry
Size962 at outset of service
Nickname(s)Licking Volunteers
EngagementsAmerican Civil War

Organization

Special Order Number 882 of October 1861 authorized Col. Charles R. Woods to organize a regiment of infantry at Camp Sherman, near Newark, Ohio. Recruitment had begun for a Licking County regiment as early as September 1861. Enrollment was for three years' duty. Since the majority of the troops were from Licking County, the regiment had the field nickname of "The Licking Volunteers." The regiment held 962 officers and men when it was mustered in on February 9, 1862.

The initial officers were as follows:

  • Colonel Charles R. Woods
  • Lt. Colonel William Burnham Woods
  • Major Willard Warner
  • Adjutant Jerome N. Rappleyea (1831-1896)
  • Quartermaster Henry D. Wright
  • Surgeon Charles R. Pierce
  • Asst. Surgeon Thomas B. Hood
  • Chaplain Reverend John W. McCarty

Companies

Company A formed November 1, 1861:

  • Captain Thaddeus Lemert

• Captain Zebulon Parker Evans [1]

  • 1st Lieutenant Bevery W. Lemert
  • 2nd Lieutenant Simeon B. Wall

Company B formed November 12, 1861:

  • Captain Joseph M. Scott
  • 1st Lieutenant Ira P. French
  • 2nd Lieutenant John R. Miller

Company C formed December 4, 1861:

  • Captain Levi P. Coman
  • 1st Lieutenant John S. Anderson
  • 2nd Lieutenant John V. Gray

Company D formed December 16, 1861:

  • Captain Charles H. Kibler
  • 1st Lieutenant I. Newton Hempsted
  • 2nd Lieutenant Reason C. Strong

Company E formed December 16, 1861:

  • Captain Joseph C. Wehrle
  • 1st Lieutenant Michael R. Maher
  • 2nd Lieutenant Charles Luther

Company F formed December 18, 1861:

  • Captain Strew M. Emmons
  • 1st Lieutenant James H. H. Hunter
  • 2nd Lieutenant Freeman Morrison

Company G formed January 7, 1862:

  • Captain James Stewart
  • 1st Lieutenant Jehile T. Wintrode
  • 2nd Lieutenant Richard W. Burt

Company H:

  • Captain Jerome N. Rappleyea (1831-1896)
  • 1st Lieutenant John A. Dill
  • 2nd Lieutenant Lucien H. Wright

Company I was originally Company B of the 61st Ohio Infantry. They were transferred to the 76th OVI on February 3, 1862.:

  • Captain Edward Biggs
  • 1st Lieutenant James M. Blackburn
  • 2nd Lieutenant John H. Hardgrove

Company K:

  • Captain James M. Jay
  • 1st Lieutenant David R. Kelley
  • 2nd Lieutenant Mark Sperry

Service

During the service time of the 76th OVI, from February 1862 to July 1865, the unit saw action in an estimated 44 battles across eleven Confederate States. Notable events were as follows:

1862

1863
  • January 9 to January 11: Battle of Fort Hindman
  • January 23 to April: various movements as part of Grant's Operations against Vicksburg
  • May 12: Battle of Raymond
  • May 14: Battle of Jackson (MS)
  • May 18 to July 4: Siege of Vicksburg
  • July 10 to July 17: Siege of Jackson
  • July 23 to late September: camped at Big Black River
  • October 20 to October 29: destroyed tracks along the Memphis and Charleston Railroad
  • November 23 to November 25: Third Battle of Chattanooga
  • November 27: Battle of Ringgold Gap {the colors of the 76th OVI were captured by the 1st Arkansas CSA; the colors were returned to the 76th OVI Veterans by the 1st Arkansas September 20. 1916 [2]
  • November 28 to December 8: relief of Knoxville, Tennessee

1864

1865

The 76th OVI mustered out on July 15, 1865.

See also

References
  1. Hill's, History of Licking County, Ohio, Newark: A. A. Graham & Co., 1881.
  2. Confederate Veteran Vol 25, Issue 3 .p.131
  • Dyer, Frederick Henry, A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. 3 volumes. New York: T. Yoseloff, 1908.
  • Miller, Charles Dana (2004). The struggle for the life of the republic : a Civil War narrative by Brevet Major Charles Dana Miller, 76th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Kent, Ohio: Kent State University Press. ISBN 0-873-38785-6. OCLC 53477492.
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