185th Ohio Infantry Regiment

185th Ohio Infantry Regiment February 25, 1865, to September 26, 1865 United States Union Infantry The 185th Ohio Infantry Regiment, sometimes 185th Ohio Volunteer Infantry (or 185th OVI) was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 185th Ohio Infantry was organized at Camp Chase in Columbus, Ohio, and mustered in for one year service on February 25, 1865, under the command of Colonel John E. Cummins. The regiment left Ohio under orders for Nashville, Tennessee, February 27. Detained at Louisville, Kentucky, and assigned to guard duty at various points in Kentucky from Owensboro to Cumberland Gap, with headquarters at Eminence, until September. 1865. Skirmish in Bath County, Kentucky, March 26. Performed garrison duty at Mt. Sterling, Shelbyville, LaGrange, Greensboro, Cumberland Gap, and other locations. The 185th Ohio Infantry mustered out of service September 26, 1865, at Lexington, Kentucky. Casualties The regiment lost a total of 35 enlisted men during service, all due to disease. Commanders Colonel John E. Cummins 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 of the Rebellion, 1861-1866, vol. 10 (185th - 198th Regiments Infantry [...]) (Cincinnati: The Ohio Valley Company, 1889), pp. 2-19. 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: 185th Ohio Volunteer Infantry by Larry Stevens National flag of the 185th Ohio Infantry Category:Military units and formations established in 1865 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1865 Category:Units and formations of the Union army from Ohio Category:1865 establishments in Ohio