29th Ohio Volunteer Infantry
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| 29th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry | |
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| Active | 1861–1865 |
| Country | United States of America |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Type | Regiment |
| Size | 1000 soldiers at outset of the war |
| Battles/wars | Battle of Port Republic, Battle of Cedar Mountain, Battle of Chancellorsville, Battle of Gettysburg, Atlanta Campaign |
The 29th Ohio Volunteer Infantry (OVI) was a volunteer infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Raised in the northeastern part of the state of Ohio, the 29th served with distinction in several battles of the Atlanta Campaign.
The regiment was organized from August 14, 1861, through March 13, 1862, at Jefferson, Ohio, by famed statesman Joshua Reed Giddings, to serve three years. It was comprised primarily of recruits from Ashtabula, Geauga, Lake, Trumbull, and Summit counties. A few men in Company C were from Crawford County, Pennsylvania. Col. Louis P. Buckley served as the first regimental commander.
They served at Winchester, Virginia, and in the battles of Port Republic, Cedar Mountain, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Davis' Cross Roads, New Hope Church, Dallas, Pine Knob, Peachtree Creek and during the Carolinas Campaign.[1]
On the expiration of its three-year term of service, the surviving original members were mustered out, and the organization, composed of veterans and recruits, remained in service until July 13, 1865, when it was mustered out in Cleveland accordance with orders from the War Department.
The 29th OVI had a total of 1,529 members during the war, of whom 540 were either killed, wounded or missing in action.
[edit] Memorialization and commemoration
- Two decades after the Civil War, the state of Ohio erected a stone monument to the 29th Ohio Infantry Monument on Culp's Hill at the Gettysburg Battlefield. (Photo of the monument to the 29th OVI)
- The 29th's silk regimental flag is on display at the Henderson Memorial Public Library in Jefferson, Ohio. (Photo of the 29th OVI regimental flag)
