Enlisted as a Lieutenant 1st Class on 29 October 1861 at the age of 21
Promoted to Full Lieutenant 1st Class on 29 October 1861 effective 29 October 1861 (1st Lieut & Adjutant)
Commission in Company S, 51st Infantry Regiment Ohio on 29 October 1861.
Transfered on 23 January 1863 from company S to company C
Promoted to Full Captain on 23 January 1863 (As of Co. C)
Resigned Company S, 51st Infantry Regiment Ohio on 06 December 1864

He was 15 and the drummer boy, was my father's greatuncle.

Enlisted 10-17-1861 at Camp Morrow, Ohio
Discharged 10-27-1864 at New Orleans, La.

Drafted as a Private on 12 October 1864 at the age of 33.
Died of disease on 18 January 1865 at Nashville, TN.

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Charles Wilson enlisted in 1861 and was discharged late 1862 with chronic diarrhea. He reenlisted in 1864, again in the 51st after he recuperated and served until the end of the war.

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My greatgrandfather, Luther Hixson, was a member of the 51st OVI, 1861 - 1865. He was wounded in combat twice. He mustered out in 1865 at the rank of sergeant.

Enlisted on 28 February 1865 at age 17.
Mustered out at Victoria, TX on 3 Oct 1865.

Reuben was a farmer in Ohio prior to the Civil War. He enlisted as a private in Company H, 51st Ohio Volunteer Infantry on October 3, 1861. Ruben was subsequently promoted to corporal on September 13, 1862, Sargent on April 23, 1863, first Sargent on October 18, 1864, and to 2nd lieutenant on May 25, 1865. On January 2, 1863, Ruben was wounded in the Battle of Stone's River (Murfreesboro), Tennessee. Ruben was hit in the right hand by a rifle ball. This wound eventually resulted in amputation of his right forefinger. The 51st. Ohio was mustered out on October 3, 1865. Rueben was honorably discharged on November 3, 1865 at Columbus, Ohio. July 9, 1996: Company H of the 51st. was commanded by John D. Nicolas when it was mustered in in 1862. (From: Hunt, William E. 'Historical Collections of Coshocton County: A Complete Panorama of the County, from the Earliest Settlers of the the County to the Present Day.'

Henry Crooks: 2nd Great Granduncle of Trent Johnson
Rank: Private
Company “I” 51st Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Enlisted: September 18, 1861 Camp Meigs, Canal Dover, Ohio
Engagements: Perryville, Stones River, Tullahoma, Chickamauga, Chattanooga, Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge, Atlanta, Resaca, Kennesaw, Jonesboro, Franklin & Nashville.
Wounded: January 1863 at Stones River, Tennessee with buckshot
Detached: May 8, 1864 to August 31, 1865:
Ambulance Corps of the 4th Army Corps
Discharged: October 31, 1865 Victoria, Texas
Member of Lemert Post Grand Army of the Republic, Newark, Ohio
Born: April 7, 1840 Washington County, Pennsylvania
Died: March 25, 1933 Newark, Licking County, Ohio
Buried: Cedar Hill Cemetery, Newark, Licking County, Ohio

James Crooks: 2nd Great Granduncle of Trent Johnson
Rank: Private, Captain
Company “D” 16th Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Enlisted: April 24, 1861 Camp Jackson, Columbus, Ohio
Discharged: August 18, 1861 Columbus, Ohio
Company “I” 51st Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Enlisted: September 18, 1861 Camp Meigs, Canal Dover, Ohio
Resigned: March 20, 1862 Nashville, Tennessee
Born: July 20, 1826 Cadiz, Ohio
Died: Supposedly killed by Indians in Oregon 18??

John Crooks: 2nd Great Grandfather of Trent
Rank: Private, Corporal, Second Sergeant
Company “D” 16th Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Enlisted: April 24, 1861 Camp Jackson, Columbus, Ohio
Discharged: June 28, 1861 Rowelsburg, Virginia (SCD)
Company “I” & “C” 51st Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Enlisted: September 18, 1861 Camp Meigs, Canal Dover, Ohio
Major Engagements: Stones River, Tullahoma, Chickamauga, Chattanooga, Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge, Atlanta, Resaca, Kennesaw, Jonesboro, Franklin & Nashville.
Wounded: January 1863 Stones River, Tennessee with buckshot and
November 1863 at Lookout Mountain, Tennessee by a spent Minie Ball
Discharged: October 3, 1865 Victoria, Texas
Member of Lemert Post Grand Army of the Republic, Newark, Ohio
Born: September 26, 1835 Washington County, Pennsylvania
Died: March 21, 1904 Newark, Licking County, Ohio
Buried: Cedar Hill Cemetery, Newark, Licking County, Ohio (FindAGrave # 52183909)

Lewis Crooks: 2nd Great Granduncle of Trent Johnson
Rank: Private, Second Lieutenant, First Lieutenant, Captain
Company “D” 16th Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Enlisted: April 24, 1861 Camp Jackson, Columbus, Ohio
Discharged: June 28, 1861 Rowelsburg, Virginia (SCD)
Company “I” & “E” 51st Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Enlisted: September 18, 1861 Camp Meigs, Canal Dover, Ohio
Engagements: Stones River, Tullahoma, Chickamauga, Chattanooga, Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge, Atlanta, Resaca & Kennesaw.
Wounded: June 20, 1864 Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia with a Minie Ball in the back of the shoulder.
Returned to duty July 25, 1864
Resigned: November 17, 1864 Pulaski, Tennessee
Born: July 20, 1838 Washington County, Pennsylvania
Died: June 23, 1889 Ohio
Buried: Cedar Hill Cemetery, Newark, Licking County, Ohio

My great-great-grandfather on my Mom's side; he enlisted February 1864 and fought in the Atlanta Campaign at the age of 15. Drummer. English immigrant, came to USA in 1852 at the age of 3.

From Dover, Ohio. Buried in Dover Cemetery. My mother remembers him well from her childhood. As an old man, Sisson would often slip into a delirium and refight the war, shouting out encouragement and orders to his comrades. Mom has vivid memories of some of these tantrums.

Mustered out July 1865 with his regiment. Fought at Kennesaw, Atlanta, Nashville, Franklin, and others.