The 195th Ohio Infantry Regiment, sometimes 195th Ohio Volunteer Infantry (or 195th OVI) was an

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Service

The 195th Ohio Infantry was organized at

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, and mustered in March 14 through March 20, 1865, for one year service under the command of

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Henry Blackstone Banning. The regiment left Ohio for

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, and was assigned to Brooks' Provisional Division, Army of the Shenandoah. Ordered to

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, April 28 and served provost duty there until December. The 195th Ohio Infantry mustered out of service December 18, 1865, at Alexandria, Virginia.

Casualties

The regiment lost a total of 32 enlisted men during service, all due to disease.

Commanders

* Colonel Henry Blackstone Banning

Notable members

* Colonel Henry Blackstone Banning -

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, 1873-1879 * Lt. Colonel Marcellus J.W. Holter -

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Brigadier General, USV

References

* Dyer, Frederick H. ''A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion'' (Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co.), 1908. * Ohio Roster Commission. ''Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War on the Rebellion, 1861–1865, Compiled Under the Direction of the Roster Commission'' (Akron, OH: Werner Co.), 1886–1895. * Reid, Whitelaw. ''Ohio in the War: Her Statesmen, Her Generals, and Soldiers'' (Cincinnati, OH: Moore, Wilstach, & Baldwin), 1868. ;Attribution *

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