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- Listed in 1860 Census Center Township, Marshall Co., IN.
"John Prether" page 631.
Listed as Private in 1st. Ohio Infantry Company D.
Name spelled in Muster Rolls: "John Prether" /"John Prather"/"John Prater"
The 1st. Ohio Infantry was first organized in Apr., 1861 and intended to
have a length of service of 3 months but after the 3 months had expired
it was organized for a term of 3 years.
The history of the first 3 months:
Organized for three months under Colonel Alex. M. McCook, it served near
Washington City (Washington D.C.) in Schenck's Brigade, Tyler's Div.,
McDowell's Army of Northeast VA. Actions at Vienna, VA., June 17 and
July 9. McDowell's advance on Manassas, VA., July 16-21. Occupation of
Fairfax Court House, VA. July 17. Battle of Bull Run, VA. July 21.
Covered retreat to Washington. Ordered to Ohio and mustered out 2 Aug., 1861,
Expiration of Term.
It was engaged in 24 battles and skirmishes, lost 527 mem in action, and
marched over 2,500 miles.
The history of the 3 years term:
Organized at Camp Corwin, Dayton, Ohio, 5 Aug., to 30 Oct., 1861.
Moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, 31 Oct.,; thence to Louisville, KY. 5 Nov.,
and to West Point, KY. 8 Nov., Moved to Elizabethtown and Camp Nevin, KY.
15-16 Nov. Camp at Bacon Creek and Green River, KY., till Feb., 1862 and
later to the Army of the Cumberland until Sept., 1864.
SERVICE:
March to Nashville, TN. 14-25 Feb., 1862. Occupation of Nashville 25 Feb.,
to 16 Mar. March to Duck River 16-21 Mar., and to Savannah, TN. 31 Mar.
to 6 Apr.. Battle of Shiloh, TN. 6-7 Apr. Advance on the siege of Corinth,
Miss.29 Apr. to 30 May. Duty at Corinth till 10 June. Moved to Iuka, Miss.,
thence to Tuscumbia, Florence and Huntsville, AL. 10 June to 5 July.
Duty at Boulay Fork till 30 Aug. Expedition to Tullahoma 14-18 July.
March to Pelham 24 Aug., thence to Altamont 28. Reconnoissance toward
Sequatchie Valley 29-30 Aug. March to Louisville, KY., in pursuit of Bragg
30 Aug. to 26 Sept. Pursuit of Bragg into Kentucky 1-17 Oct., Lawrenceburg 8
Oct. Dog Walk, Perryville, 9 Oct. March to Nashville, TN. 17 Oct. to 7 Nov.
and duty there till 26 Dec. Kimbrough's Mills, Mill Creek, 6 Dec.
Advance on Murfreesboro 26-30 Dec. Battle of Stone's River 30-31 Dec.,1862
and 1-3 Jan., 1863. Duty at Murfreesboro till June. Middle TN. (Tullahoma)
Campaign 23 June to 7 July. Liberty Gap 24-27 June. Occupation of Middle TN.
till 16 Aug. Passage of the Cumberland Mountains and TN. River and
Chickamauga, GA. Campaingn 16 Aug., to 22 Sept. Battle of Chickamauga 19-20
Sept. Siege of Chattanooga, TN. 24 Sept. to 27 Oct. Reopening TN. River
26-29 Oct. Brown's Ferry 27 Oct. Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaingn 23-27 Nov.
Orchard Knob 23 Nov. Mission Ridge 24-25 Nov. March to relief of
Knoxville 28 Nov. to 8 Dec. East TN. Campaign Dec. 1863 to Jan. 1864.
Operations about Dandridge 16-17 Jan, 1864. Operations in East TN. till
April. Atlanta, GA. Campaign 1 May to 25 July. Demonstration on Rocky
Face Ridge and Dalton, GA. 8-13 May. Battle of Resaca, GA. 14-15 May.
Adairsville 17 May. Near Kingston 18-19 May. Near Cassville 19 May.
Advance on Dallas, New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills 25 May to 5 June.
Operations about Marietta, GA. and against Kenesaw Mountain 10 June to 2 July.
Pine Hill 11-14 June. Lost Mountain 15-17 June. Assault on Kenesaw 27 June.
Ruff's Station 4 July. Chattahoochie River 5-17 July. Peach tree Creek 19-20
July. Siege of Atlanta 22-26 July. Ordered to rear to muster out.
Scout from Whitesides, TN. to Sulphur Springs 2-5 Sept.. Mustered out
24 Sept. to 14 Oct., 1864.
Recruits transferred to 18th Ohio Volunteers Infantry 31 Oct., 1864.
Lost during service:
5 Officers
116 Enlisted men killed or mortally wounded.
130 Enlisted men killed by disease.
ORIGINAL COMPANIES:
Company A - Lancaster Guards
Company B - Lafayette Guards (Dayton)
Company C - Dayton Light Guards
Company D - Montgomery County Guards <<<<<<<<<< John Prether <<<<
Company E - Cleveland Grays
Company F - Hibernian Guards (Cleveland)
Company G - Portsmouth Guards
Company H - Zanesville Guards
Company I - Mansfield Guards
Company k - Jackson Guards (Hamilton)
(From: The Military History of Ohio. By H.H. Hardesty)
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