The 195th Ohio Infantry Regiment, sometimes 195th Ohio Volunteer Infantry (or 195th OVI) was an
infantry regiment in the
Union Army during the
American Civil War.
Service
The 195th Ohio Infantry was organized at
Camp Chase in
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus () is the state capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio. With a 2020 census population of 905,748, it is the 14th-most populous city in the U.S., the second-most populous city in the Midwest, after Chicago, and t ...
, and mustered in March 14 through March 20, 1865, for one year service under the command of
Colonel Henry Blackstone Banning.
The regiment left Ohio for
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, March 22–25; then to
Winchester, Virginia, and was assigned to Brooks' Provisional Division,
Army of the Shenandoah. Ordered to
Alexandria, Virginia, 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 -
U.S. Representative
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from
Ohio, 1873-1879
* Lt. Colonel Marcellus J.W. Holter -
Brevet
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Military
* Brevet (military), higher rank that rewards merit or gallantry, but without higher pay
* Brevet d'état-major, a military distinction in France and Belgium awarded to officers passing military staff college
* Aircre ...
Brigadier General, USV
See also
*
List of Ohio Civil War units
During the American Civil War, nearly 320,000 Ohioans served in the Union Army, more than any other Northern state except New York and Pennsylvania. Of these, 5,092 were free blacks. Ohio had the highest percentage of population enlisted in the ...
*
Ohio in the Civil War
During the American Civil War, the State of Ohio played a key role in providing troops, military officers, and supplies to the Union army. Due to its central location in the Northern United States and burgeoning population, Ohio was both political ...
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.
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External links
Ohio in the Civil War: 195th Ohio Volunteer Infantry by Larry StevensNational flag of the 195th Ohio InfantryRegimental flag of the 195th Ohio Infantry
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Military units and formations established in 1865
Military units and formations disestablished in 1865
Units and formations of the Union Army from Ohio
1865 establishments in Ohio