9th Ohio Infantry
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| 9th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry | |
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| Active | 1861–1865 |
| Country | United States of America |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Volunteer Army, American Civil War |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | ~950 soldiers at outset of the war |
| Nickname | Die Neuner (the Ninth) |
| Battles/wars | Western Theater of the American Civil War |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
Robert L. McCook |
The 9th Ohio Infantry (Die Neuner) was an infantry regiment that was a part of the Union Army during the American Civil War. The members of the regiment were primarily of German descent and the unit was the first almost all-German unit to enter the Union Army.
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[edit] Organization
The 9th OVI was organized in Cincinnati, Ohio, from hundreds of men who had volunteered for duty in response to a call to arms by President Lincoln and subsequently by Ohio Governor William Dennison. Col. Robert L. McCook trained and drilled the new soldiers at Camp Harrison and Camp Dennison, both near Cincinnati.
The initial field officers were as follows on April 23, 1861:
- Col. Robert L. McCook
- Lt. Col. Karl Sonderson
- Major Frank Lint
- Regt. Doctor Karl Krause
- Asst. Doctor Rudolph Wirth
- Adjutant August Willich
Gustav Bergmann, a Cincinnati public school teacher, was the first person join the unit. The city gave $250,000.00 for the organization of this unit.[1]
The regiment lost during its three-year term of service six officers and 85 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded. It also lost two officers and 60 enlisted men to disease, for a total of 153.
[edit] References
- 9th Ohio Infantry by Larry Stevens
- "Die Neuner" The 9th Ohio Infantry Regiment in the American Civil War, 1861-1864
- National Colors of the 9th O.V.I.
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