187th Ohio Infantry

compiled by Larry Stevens

References for this Unit

• see also Bibliography of State-Wide References
• Ohio In The War-Volume II. Whitelaw Reid. Moore, Wilstach & Baldwin. Cincinnati 1868
• History of Jerome Township. Union County, Ohio. by W.L. Curry. Press of Edward T. Miller Co. Columbus. Ohio. 1913. Contains a history of the 187th OVI on pgs 147-149.
• Unit Bibliography. U.S. Army Military History Institute. Carlisle Barracks. PA. 1995

History

Organized March 1, 1865, for one years service, under Colonel And. R.Z. Dawson, it moved at once to Nashville and then to Dalton and Kingston, Georgia. After the close of the war it performed provost duty at Macon. The Regiment was not mustered out until January, 1866.

From Dyer's Compendium

187th Regiment Infantry. Organized at Camp Chase, Ohio, and mustered in March 2, 1865. Left State for Nashville, Tenn., March 3, 1865. Provost duty at Nashville, Tenn., Dalton and Macon, Ga., till January, 1866. Attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Separate Division, District of the Etowah, and Dept. of Georgia. Mustered out January 20, 1866. Regiment lost during service 1 Enlisted man killed and 1 Officer and 52 Enlisted men by disease. Total 54.

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Last updated January 25 2000