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67th Ohio Volunteer Infantry
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National Colors of the 67th Ohio Volunteer Infantry
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Synopsis History:
The 67th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was formed by the consolidation of two partial regiments (45th from the Cleveland area, and 67th from the Toledo area) in December 1861 under the command of German soldier of fortune Otto Burstenbinder. Burstenbinder soon left under a cloud of controversy as the 67th marched into the Shenandoah Valley to do battle with Stonewall Jackson's army. Fighting successfully at Kernstown on March 23, 1862, the regiment remained in the Valley until ordered to Harrison's Landing, Virginia in June 1862, followed by a move to Suffolk, Virginia in September 1862. The regiment was transferred to the Department of the South and suffered heavily in the famous assault on Fort Wagner near Charleston in July 1863. The regiment remained in South Carolina until February 1864 when it reenlisted, and the veterans went home on veterans' furlough. Returning to Washington, D.C. in late March, the 67th was assigned to the Army of the James under "Beast" Ben Butler and took part in a number of bloody battles in and around Petersburg including Chester Station, Ware Bottom Church, Deep Bottom Run, Darbytown Road, and Fair Oaks. Following a quiet winter encampment, the regiment stormed and carried Fort Gregg at Petersburg on April 2, 1865 and pursued Lee's army until its surrender at Appomattox Courthouse, April 9, 1865. The regiment remained in Virginia on police duty until it was mustered out of service December 7, 1865 at City Point, Virginia.
LINKS:
Click here to view Kathy Jones' page on the 67th OVI. She has a great story about her ancestor Charles A. Hibbard of Company I as well as some 67th OVI reunion photos.
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Private Noah Conn, Company E- killed in action April 2, 1865 during assault on Fort Gregg, Petersburg, Virginia
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Rosters- COMPLETE!!!
Company A- Fulton and Lucas Counties
Company B- Fulton, Lucas, and Wood Counties
Company C- Cuyahoga and Holmes Counties
Company D- Cuyahoga, Lucas, and Medina Counties
Company E- Fulton and Lucas Counties
Company F- Fulton, Lucas, and Muskingum Counties
Company G- Cuyahoga County
Company H- Wood County
Company I- Fulton and Lucas Counties
Company K- Lucas and Wood Counties
Leaders of the 67th Ohio Volunteer Infantry
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I am seeking any photos, letters, diaries, memoirs, etc. from members of the 67th O.V.I. for use on the website. If you have something you'd like to contribute, please email me. Thanks for your help!!
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** A short note as to my rosters. The information contained within does not reflect verbatim what is in the Official State of Ohio roster. It includes additional information culled from newspaper accounts, letters, diaries, memoirs, and the OR. The casualty lists are authoritative and exhaustive as they are culled from letters written invariably by the either Surgeon Forbes, Surgeon Westfall, or the regimental Adjutant. Corrections from the addenda (Vol XII of the state roster) were also added. Several pieces of additional information were found in the county histories for Cuyahoga, Fulton, Lucas, Medina, Muskingum, Summit, and Wood Counties. Soldiers with blanks after their names indicate a charge of desertion- sometimes justified, sometimes not. After reviewing the deserter's book maintained by the Ohio Historical Society, I have added this additional information to help flesh out some of the blank spots in the rosters.
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