The German Regiment At Somerset

The Ninth Ohio, known as the German Regiment, under command of Col. Bob McCook, was in the battle at Somerset.  It was the 9th that decided the day by an impetuous, irresistible charge with the bayonet.  The Cincinnati Gazette remarks:

Cincinnati has had high hopes of this Regiment of her sons, and she is proudly gratified that her hopes are thus renewedly [sic] realized.  All honor to the German Ninth, and the well tried leader, and let their city, like the Roman matron preserve their names and fame among her brightest jewels.

– Published in The Burlington Weekly Hawk-Eye, Burlington, Iowa, Saturday, February 1, 1862, p. 1