The 6th Ohio Infantry Regiment was a

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in the

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during the

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, primarily serving in the Western Theater in a series of campaigns and battles.

Organization and service

The 6th Ohio Infantry Regiment was organized in southwestern

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in the spring of 1861, formed around a nucleus independent militia unit known as the Guthrie Greys. It was mustered into Federal service on May 12. Most of its recruits were from Hamilton County and surrounding areas.

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and first Commander was William K. Bosley and

Nicholas Longworth Anderson Nicholas Longworth Anderson (April 22, 1838 – September 18, 1892) was a United States Army officer who served in the American Civil War as Colonel of the 6th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. After the Civil War, he was nominated and confirmed for appoin ...

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was its first lieutenant colonel. Anderson served as colonel of the regiment during its last two years of service. The 6th was first sent to

western Virginia Western Virginia is a geographic region in Virginia comprising the Shenandoah Valley and Southwest Virginia. Generally, areas in Virginia located west of, or (in many cases) within, the piedmont region are considered part of western Virginia. T ...

before mustering out when its initial three-months term of enlistment expired. Reorganized as a three-years regiment, the regiment spent the next three years in the Western Theater before being mustered out on June 23, 1864. On March 13, 1865, Anderson was

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to the rank of

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and

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, for "gallant conduct and meritorious services in the

Battle of Stone's River The Battle of Stones River, also known as the Second Battle of Murfreesboro, was a battle fought from December 31, 1862, to January 2, 1863, in Middle Tennessee, as the culmination of the Stones River Campaign in the Western Theater of the Ame ...

, Dec. 31, 1862" and for "distinguished gallantry and meritorious conduct in the

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, Sept. 19 and 20, 1863". The lineage and history of the 6th Ohio Infantry Regiment was carried on by the 147th Infantry Regiment during

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as part of the 37th Division, and during

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as a separate unit. The unit continued as the 1st Battalion, 147th Armor (

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) until that unit's reorganization in 2007.

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External links

6th OVI Page by Larry Stevens
* ttps://civilwarindex.com/6th-ohio-infantry-3-years.html Civil War Index: 6th Ohio Infantry - 3 Years Service in the American Civil War {{Ohio in the Civil War Military units and formations established in 1862 Military units and formations disestablished in 1864 1864 disestablishments in Ohio Units and formations of the Union Army from Ohio Cincinnati in the American Civil War