172nd Ohio Infantry Regiment

172nd Ohio Infantry Regiment May 1, 1864, to September 3, 1864 United States Union Infantry The 172nd Ohio Infantry Regiment, sometimes 172nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry (or 172nd OVI) was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 172nd Ohio Infantry was organized in Cambridge, Ohio, and mustered on May 14, 1864, at Columbus, Ohio, for 100 days service under the command of Colonel John Ferguson. The regiment spent its entire enlistment engaged in guard government stores at Gallipolis, Ohio. The 172nd Ohio Infantry mustered out of service September 3, 1864, at Gallipolis. Ohio National Guard Over 35,000 Ohio National Guardsmen were federalized and organized into regiments for 100 days service in May 1864. Shipped to the Eastern Theater, they were designed to be placed in "safe" rear areas to protect railroads and supply points, thereby freeing regular troops for Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant’s push on the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia. As events transpired, many units found themselves in combat, stationed in the path of Confederate Gen. Jubal Early’s veteran Army of the Valley during its famed Valley Campaigns of 1864. Ohio Guard units met the battle-tested foe head on and helped blunt the Confederate offensive thereby saving Washington, D.C. from capture. Ohio National Guard units participated in the battles of Monacacy, Fort Stevens, Harpers Ferry, and in the siege of Petersburg. Casualties The regiment lost 12 enlisted men during service, all due to disease. Commanders Colonel John Ferguson See also American Civil War Ohio List of Ohio Civil War units Ohio in the Civil War 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. 444862 Attribution External links Ohio in the Civil War: 172nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry by Larry Stevens Category:Military units and formations established in 1864 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1864 Category:1864 disestablishments in Ohio Category:Units and formations of the Union army from Ohio Category:1864 establishments in Ohio