126th Ohio Infantry Regiment
Military unit
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The 126th Ohio Infantry Regiment, sometimes 126th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry (or 126th OVI) was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
| 126th Ohio Infantry Regiment | |
|---|---|
| Active | September 4, 1862, to June 25, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Engagements | |
| Insignia | |
| VIII Corps | |
| 1st Division, VII Corps |  |
| 3rd Division, III Corps |  |
| 3rd Division, VI Corps |  |
Service
The 126th Ohio Infantry was organized at Camp Steubenville in Steubenville, Ohio,[1] and mustered in for three years service on September 4, 1862,[2] under the command of Colonel Benjamin Franklin Smith.[3]
The regiment was attached to Railroad Division, Western Virginia, to January 1863. Martinsburg, Virginia, VIII Corps, Middle Department, to March 1863. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, VIII Corps, to June 1863. 3rd Brigade, French's Command, VIII Corps, to July 1863. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, III Corps, Army of the Potomac, to March 1864. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, VI Corps, Army of the Potomac and Army of the Shenandoah, Middle Military Division, to June 1865.
The 126th Ohio Infantry mustered out of service at Washington, D.C., on June 25, 1865.
Detailed service[4]
1862
Moved to Parkersburg, Virginia., September 16, 1862. Moved to Cumberland, Maryland., October 17, 1862, and to North Mountain December 12. Guard duty on Baltimore & Ohio Railroad from North Mountain to Martinsburg December 12â20, and duty at Martinsburg until June 14, 1863.
1863
Expedition to Greenland Gap April 15â22. Action at Martinsburg June 14 (Company B).[5] Retreat to Harper's Ferry June 15â17. Guard stores to Washington, D.C.; thence to Frederick, Maryland., July 1â5. Pursuit of Lee to Manassas Gap, Virginia., July 5â24. Action at Wapping Heights, Virginia, July 23. Duty in New York City during draft disturbances August 18-September 5. Bristoe Campaign October 9â22. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7â8. Kelly's Ford November 7. Brandy Station November 8. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2.
1864
Demonstration on the Rapidan February 6â7, 1864. Campaign from the Rapidan to the James River May 3-June 15. Battles of the Wilderness May 5â7. Spotsylvania May 8â12; Spotsylvania Court House (where a monument to the regiment stands) May 12â21. Assault on the Salient "Bloody Angle" May 12. North Anna River May 23â26. On line of the Pamunkey May 26â28. Totopotomoy May 28â31. Cold Harbor June 1â12. Before Petersburg June 18-July 6. Jerusalem Plank Road June 22â23. Ordered to Baltimore, Maryland, July 6. Battle of Monocacy Junction, Maryland, July 9. Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign August 7-November 28. Battle of Opequan, Winchester, September 19. Fisher's Hill September 22. Battle of Cedar Creek October 19. Duty at Kernstown until December. Moved to Washington, D.C., December 3; thence to Petersburg, Virginia Siege of Petersburg December 9, 1864, to April 2, 1865.
1865
Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Assault on and fall of Petersburg April 2. Pursuit of Lee April 3â9. Sayler's Creek April 6. Guard prisoners at Burkesville April 6â15. March to Danville April 15â27, and duty there until May 16. Moved to Richmond, Virginia, May 16; thence to Washington, D.C., May 24-June 2. Corps Review June 9.
Casualties
The regiment lost a total of 296 men during service; 9 officers and 111 enlisted men killed, 10 officers and 379 enlisted men wounded, 2 officers and 142 enlisted men died of disease.[6]
Commanders
- Colonel Benjamin Franklin Smith
- Lieutenant Colonel Aaron W. Ebright â commanded at the battles of Monocacy and Opequon; killed in action at the latter
Notable members
- Corporal Milton Blickensderfer, Company E â Medal of Honor recipient for action at the third battle of Petersburg
