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- He was in the 5th Cavalry Co. M Ohio, as a musician.
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This regiment was organized at Camp Dick Corwin, from Sept. to Nov., 1861, to serve for three years.
On Feb. 26, 1862, it received orders to move, and on March 1 left Camp Dennison for Paducah, Ky., reporting to Brig.-Gen. W. T. Sherman. The regiment aggregated 1,142 strong, composed principally of men from Hamilton and Clermont counties, although Greene, Clark, Preble and Brown each furnished a number.
On the night of March 15 the regiment dropped down to Pittsburg landing and the next evening an expedition, consisting of six squadrons of the regiment and one battalion of the 4th Ill., under Lieut. -Col., Heath, was ordered in the direction of Corinth and when 5 miles from the landing, in front of Shiloh chapel, was suddenly fired upon by a considerable body of the enemy, several of the Illinois troops being wounded. A charge was immediately made, in which several prisoners were taken.
On April 4 the second battalion of the regiment had a sharp skirmish with Confederate cavalry, infantry and artillery at Crump's landing, in which the battalion had 2 wounded, but brought in 14 prisoners.
At the battle of Shiloh the regiment was constantly under fire. Gen. Grant giving direct orders to it and assigning it various difficult and dangerous duties and positions in the field. The behavior of officers and men throughout their virgin battle was highly commended by both Gens. Grant and Sherman. The regiment advanced with the army in the slow "siege" of Corinth, and had its share of picket duty and other exposure. [From—5th Ohio Cavalry Soldier Roster - Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1866, Volume 11, by Ohio Roster Commission (Joseph B. Foraker, Governor, James S. Robinson, Sec'y of State and H. A. Axline, Adjutant-General), 1886]
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March from Danville to Savannah, Tenn., March 10-11, 1862.
Expedition to Mobile & Ohio Railroad to destroy bridges March 14-15.
Beach Creek Bridge, Tenn., March 13.
Near Eastport, Miss., March 14.
Burnsville March 14-15.
Reach Pittsburg Landing March 15.
Skirmish Pittsburg Landing March 16.
Reconnoissance toward Corinth March 16.
Black Jack Forest March 16 (Detachment).
Near Shiloh Church March 24 (1st and 2nd Battalions).
Purdy Road near Adamsville March 31 (Co. "I").
Expedition to Chickasaw, Ala., and Eastport, Miss., April 1.
Near Monterey, Tenn., April 3.
Crump's Landing April 4 (Detachment).
Battle of Shiloh April 6-7.
Corinth Road April 8.
Beech Creek Bridge April 13 (3rd Battalion).
Affair with Cavalry April 14.
Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29-May 30. <—Died May 22 KIA according to ‘grave’s registration card’
There is a photograph at findagrave website of a grave stone (I downloaded a copy). It reads:
He volunteered in Co. M 5th
O.V.C. October 3, 1861
Was in the battle at
Shiloh Frields.
Sent home sick, arrived
May 9, died on 22, 1862
Aged 22 years 19 days
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1840 - 1862 (22 years)
