179th Ohio Infantry Regiment

179th Ohio Infantry Regiment September 29, 1864, to June 18, 1865 United States Union Infantry Battle of Nashville The 179th Ohio Infantry Regiment, sometimes 179th Ohio Volunteer Infantry (or 179th OVI) was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 179th Ohio Infantry was organized at Camp Chase in Columbus, Ohio, and mustered in for one year service on September 29, 1864, under the command of Colonel Harley H. Sage. The regiment was attached to Post of Nashville, Tennessee, Department of the Cumberland, to December 1864. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, XX Corps, Department of the Cumberland, to March 1865. Post of Nashville to June 1865. The 179th Ohio Infantry mustered out of service June 18, 1865, at Nashville, Tennessee. Detailed service Ordered to Nashville, Tennessee, arriving there October 8. Engaged in post and garrison duty at Nashville, Tenn., October 1864 to June 1865. Battle of Nashville December 15–16, 1864. Casualties The regiment lost a total of 80 enlisted men during service, all due to disease. Commanders Colonel Harley H. Sage 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: 179th Ohio Volunteer Infantry by Larry Stevens National flag of the 179th Ohio Infantry https://web.archive.org/web/20110720125748/http://cdm15005.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=%2Fp133201ccp2&CISOPTR=1080 2011-07-20 Regimental flag of the 179th Ohio Infantry Guidon of the 179th Ohio Infantry Category:Military units and formations established in 1864 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1865 Category:Units and formations of the Union army from Ohio Category:1864 establishments in Ohio