Adams County, Ohio Military History
Civil War: Second Regiment Ohio Volunteer Heavy Artillery
Company B
This regiment was organized at Camp Dennison OH from Jun-Sep 1863 to serve three years. It was mustered out of the service 23 Aug 1865. Company B of this regiment was mustered in 05 Aug 1863 at Camp Dennison and sent to Covington Barracks KY; thence on 05 Sep to Bowling Green KY. It lay here until 26 May 1864, when it moved to Charleston TN. On 03 Aug, the company was at Cleveland TN and took part in an engagement at that place on 17 Aug. On 19 Aug, the company moved to Fort Saunders and Knoxville, and on 18 Nov 1864, moved to open communications with the Union forces at Strawberry Plains. On 20 Nov 1864, it returned to Knoxville, and on 07 Dec marched to Bean's Station TN. On 29 Dec 1864, it again returned to Knoxville, moving immediately thereafter to Camp Rothrock and Fort Byington. It mustered out 23 Aug 1865 at Nashville TN
The original officers were Phillip Rothrock, captain, died 12 Oct 1864, of wounds received 17 Aug 1864 in the battle of Cleveland TN. Isaac J. Vance was first lieutenant; Emory Golden, first lieutenant; Corwin Wick, second lieutenant; Francis Reichman, second lieutenant.
The following-were the casualties in the company:
Lewis Bunn | 03 Oct 1863 | died at Bowling Green KY |
Barnabas M. Coleman | 07 Jan 1865 | died at Knoxville TN |
John W. Corwin | 07 Dec 1864 | died at Knoxville TN |
Daniel Emrie | 05 Sep 1864 | died at Charleston TN |
John Evans | 27 Jun 1864 | died at Charleston TN |
Nathan Fassett | 15 Dec 1865 | died at his home in OH |
John M. Hart | 16 Apr 1865 | died at Knoxville TN |
David R. Hoffman | 02 Sep 1864 | died at Cleveland TN |
John Meister | 07 Sep 1864 | died at Cleveland TN |
Robert A. Naylor | 25 Jun 1864 | accidentally drowned at Charleston TN |
Samuel C. Off | 08 Mar 1864 | died at Bowling Green KY |
Charles D. Perrine | 25 Jul 1864 | died at Charleston TN |
Phillip Rothrock, captain | 18 Oct 1864 | died at Cleveland TN |
David Ruble | 23 Sep 1863 | died at Bowling Green KY |
James F. Snook | 11 Jul 1865 | died at Knoxville KY |
Silas M. Thomas | 13 Aug 1864 | died at Cleveland TN |
Charles Wood | 14 Jan 1864 | died at Bowling Green KY of accidental wounds |
From A HISTORY OF ADAMS COUNTY, OHIO
from its earliest settlement to the present time including character sketches of the prominent persons identified with the first century of the county's growth and containing numerous engravings and illustrations
Nelson W. Evans and Emmons B. Stivers [1900, West Union OH]