Showing posts with label 131st OH INF. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 131st OH INF. Show all posts

Friday, September 16, 2016

Diary of Corporal Charles H. Lynch: March 14, 1865

This morning the 131st Ohio Regiment located near our camp. A new regiment. Just organized. Real young, fine looking fellows. Hope they won't be obliged to see hard service, for war is a cruel thing.

SOURCE: Charles H. Lynch, The Civil War Diary, 1862-1865, of Charles H. Lynch 18th Conn. Vol's, p. 144

Sunday, August 3, 2014

131st Ohio Infantry

Organized at Camp Chase, Ohio, and mustered in May 14. 1864. Left State for Baltimore, Md., May 15. Attached to 2nd Separate Brigade, 8th Army Corps, Middle Department. Assigned to garrison duty at Forts McHenry, Marshall and Federal Hill till August 19. Detachments at Washington, Harper's Ferry, W. Va., Fortress Monroe and City Point, Va. Ordered home for muster out August 19. Mustered out August 25, 1864.

Regiment lost during service 2 by disease.

SOURCE: Frederick H. Dyer, A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, Part 3, p. 1549