| Name: William Grove Enlistment Date: 5 Oct 1861 Side Served: Union State Served: Ohio Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 5 October 1861 at the age of 38. Enlisted in Company C, 63rd Infantry Regiment Ohio on 2 Dec 1861. Received a disability discharge from Company C, 63rd Infantry Regiment Ohio on 9 Aug 1862 at Columbus, OH. |
| REGIMENT: 63rd Infantry Regiment Ohio Date of Organization: 1 Dec 1861 Muster Date: 8 Jul 1865 Regiment State: Ohio Regiment Type: Infantry Regiment Number: 63rd Officers Killed or Mortally Wounded: 2 Officers Died of Disease or Accident: 5 Enlisted Killed or Mortally Wounded: 91 Enlisted Died of Disease or Accident: 259 Regimental Soldiers and History: List of Soldiers Regimental History OHIO SIXTY-THIRD INFANTRY (Three Years) Sixty-third Infantry. - Col., John W. Sprague; Lieut.- Cols, William E. Gilmore, Alexander L Haskins, Charles E. Brown; Majs., James H. Odlin, John W. Fouts, Oscar L. Jackson. This regiment was organized by the consolidation of two battal- ions, known as the 22nd and 63d regiments, Ohio volunteer in- fantry, at Columbus, Marietta and Chillicothe, from Aug., 1861, to Feb., 1862, and was mustered in for three years. The regi- ment moved from Marietta in February, under orders to report at Paducah, Ky., and from there it joined the army of the Missis- sippi, at Commerce, Mo. The army took up the march for New Ma- drid, the regiment took part in the reconnaissance on the day of arrival there, and was under fire for the first time. It shared in a reconnaissance on March 7, and its services on the 13th were officially recognized in an order from Gen. Pope's headquarters. It was present in all the movements which re- sulted in the surrender of Island No. 10; embarked on April 12 on the transport Silver Wave and moved with the army to the vicinity of Fort Pillow. During the siege of Corinth it took part in all the operations on the left of Halleck's forces; was in the reconnaissance beyond Farmington and in the engagement at that place, sustaining severe loss. When Price's army ad- vanced toward Iuka the troops fell back to Clear creek, but when Rosecrans advanced to Jacinto the regiment again marched for Iuka and was in reserve at the battle there. In the en- gagement at Corinth the regiment was much exposed, losing in killed and wounded 48 percent of the officers and men in ac- tion. It spent the following winter at Corinth and the ensuing summer in Tennessee. Having re-enlisted and been furloughed home, it returned to the front and shared in the battle of Re- saca, Cos. C, H and A being on the skirmish line and among the first troops to reach the river near the village. The regiment crossed the Oostanaula, moved to Adairsville and afterward to Dallas participating in all the actions before that place, and losing heavily in killed and wounded. It was next under fire at Kennesaw mountain and sustained its part in all the opera- tions at that point, being well up to the front the whole time. It was engaged in the battle of Decatur, losing 3 officers killed and wounded. It assisted in taking possession of the Macon railroad south of Atlanta and engaged in the battle of Jonesboro. From the time the regiment left Chattanooga in May until September it lost in action 158 men. It moved with Sher- man on his march from Atlanta to Savannah, participating in all the dangers and pleasures of that great campaign, thence up through the Carolinas meeting the enemy at Rivers' bridge and in the engagement lost 12 men killed and wounded. It fought at Bentonville, N. C., then moved on to Goldsboro, and after the surrender of Johnston took the northern route for Washington and home. It was mustered out on July 8, 1865. During its term of service it had enrolled an aggregate of 90 commissioned officers and over 1,500 men, and at its discharge from the service numbered 22 commissioned officers and 537 men. Source: The Union Army, vol. 2 Battles Fought Fought on 8 Jun 1862 at Corinth, MS. Fought on 19 Sep 1862 at Iuka, MS. Fought on 4 Oct 1862 at Corinth, MS. Fought on 2 Jan 1863. Fought on 16 Aug 1863. Fought on 26 Oct 1863. Fought on 15 May 1864 at Resaca, GA. Fought on 25 May 1864 at Dallas, GA. Fought on 27 May 1864 at Dallas, GA. Fought on 28 May 1864 at Dallas, GA. Fought on 4 Jun 1864 at Dallas, GA. Fought on 16 Jun 1864 at Kenesaw Mountain, GA. Fought on 17 Jun 1864 at Kenesaw Mountain, GA. Fought on 18 Jun 1864 at Kenesaw Mountain, GA. Fought on 19 Jun 1864 at Kenesaw Mountain, GA. Fought on 20 Jun 1864 at Kenesaw Mountain, GA. Fought on 26 Jun 1864 at Kenesaw Mountain, GA. Fought on 28 Jun 1864 at Kenesaw Mountain, GA. Fought on 22 Jul 1864 at Decatur, GA. Fought on 24 Jul 1864. Fought on 27 Jul 1864 at Atlanta, GA. Fought on 20 Aug 1864 at Near Atlanta, GA. Fought on 15 Oct 1864 at Snake Creek Gap, GA. Fought on 19 Jan 1865 at Pocotaligo, SC. Fought on 3 Feb 1865 at Salkehatchie, SC. Fought on 16 Apr 1865. |




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