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115th Ohio Regiment Infantry.

Organized at Camp Massillon, Ohio, and mustered in September 18, 1862.

Moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, September 27.

Assigned to duty by detachments as Provost Guard and guarding Forts, Arsenals, Store Houses and Magazines at Camps Chase, Dennison, Ohio, Maysville, Covington and Newport, Ky., and Cincinnati, Ohio, till October, 1863.

Ordered to Chattanooga, Tenn., October 23, 1863; thence to Murfreesboro, Tenn.

Attached to Post of Murfreesboro, Tenn., Dept. of the Cumberland, to January, 1864.

2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 12th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to April, 1864: Unassigned, 4th Division, 20th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to July, 1864.

1st Brigade, Defenses of Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad, Dept. of the Cumberland, to March, 1865.

1st Brigade, 1st Subdistrict, District of Middle Tennessee, Dept. of the Cumberland, to June, 1865.


Service.

Duty at Murfreesboro, Tenn., and along line of the Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad, in Block Houses and at Bridges till June, 1865.

Regiment was specially selected for this arduous duty because of the great number of skilled mechanics and artisans in its ranks.

Skirmishes at Cripple Creek, Woodbury Pike, May 25, 1864 (Detachment).

Smyrna August 31, 1864.

Block House No. 4 August 31, 1864.

Company “B” captured by Wheeler. Block House No. 5 (Co. “B” ).

Block House No. 2, on Mill Creek, Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad, December 2-3.

Block House No. 1 December 3 (Detachment).

Block House No. 3 December 3 (Detachment).

Block House No. 4 December 4 (Detachment).

Block House No. 7 December 4 (Detachment).

Siege of Murfreesboro December 5-12.

“The Cedars” December 5-7.

Lavergne December 8.

Duty along Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad from Nashville to Tullahoma, Tenn., till June, 1865.

Mustered out June 23, 1865. [1546]

Regiment lost during service 1 Officer and 8 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 4 Officers and 138 Enlisted men by disease. Total 151.

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