The 9th Ohio Infantry (Die Neuner) was an infantry Infantrymen are soldiers who are specifically trained for the role of fighting on foot to engage the enemy face to face and have historically borne the brunt of the casualties of combat in wars. As the oldest branch of combat arms, they are the backbone of armies. Infantry units have more physically demanding training than other branches of armies, regiment A regiment is a military unit, composed of variable numbers of battalions, commanded by a Colonel or, as in the case of the modern British Army where colonels more often serve as staff officers rather than field commanders, a Lieutenant Colonel. A regiment can be broken into two distinct categories, one being an administrative unit which is that was a part of the Union Army The Union Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S. Army, the Northern Army and the National Army. It consisted of the small United States Army , augmented by massive numbers of units supplied by the Northern states, composed of volunteers as well as conscripts during the American Civil War Union blockade – Eastern – Western – Lower Seaboard – Trans-Mississippi – Pacific Coast. The members of the regiment were primarily of German The German people are people descended from several Germanic tribes that inhabited what became the German-speaking part of Europe, collectively known as Germany descent and the unit was the first almost all-German unit German-Americans in the American Civil War were the largest ethnic contingent to fight for the Union. More than 200,000 native Germans served in the Union Army, with New York and Ohio each providing ten divisions dominated by German-born men to enter the Union Army.

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Between 1836 to 1860, four German militia units were formed in Cincinnati, these units were the beginning of the 9th OVI. This unit was organized in Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. The municipality is located north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border. The population within city limits was estimated to be 333,336 in 2008, making it the state's third largest city. According to a 2008 Census Bureau estimate, the Cincinnati, from hundreds of men who had volunteered for duty in response to a call to arms by President Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln served as the 16th President of the United States from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led the United States through its greatest internal crisis, the American Civil War, preserving the Union and ending slavery. Before his election in 1860 as the first Republican president, Lincoln, reared in a and subsequently by Ohio Governor The first constitution of 1802 allowed governors to serve for two years, limited to six of any eight years, commencing on the first Monday in the December following an election.[B] The current constitution of 1851 removed the term limit, and shifted the start of the term to the second Monday in January following an election.[C] In 1908, Ohio William Dennison William Dennison, Jr. was a Whig and Republican politician from Ohio. He served as the 24th Governor of Ohio and as U.S. Postmaster General in the Cabinet of President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War. Nearly 1,500 men, mostly Germans, volunteered for this unit in the first three days. Col. Today, a colonel is usually a military title rated as the highest, or the second-highest, field rank below the general, or "flag", grades. In some small military forces, it can be the highest rank held Robert L. McCook a local lawyer, trained and drilled the new soldiers at Camp Harrison and Camp Dennison Camp Dennison was a military recruiting, training, and medical post for the United States Army during the American Civil War. It was located near Cincinnati, Ohio, not far from the Ohio River. The camp was named for Cincinnati native William Dennison, Ohio's governor at the start of the war, both near Cincinnati.

The initial field officers were as follows on April 23, 1861:

Gustav Bergmann, a Cincinnati public school teacher, was the first person to join the unit. The city gave $250,000.00 for the organization of this unit.[1]

The regiment lost during its three-year term of service six officers An officer is a member of an armed force or in some cases uniformed service who holds a position of authority. Commissioned officers derive authority directly from a sovereign power and, as such, hold a commission charging them with the duties and responsibilities of a specific office or position. Commissioned officers are typically the only and 85 enlisted An enlisted rank in the Military of the United States is any rank below a commissioned officer. The term can also be inclusive of noncommissioned officers. In most cases, enlisted service personnel perform jobs specific to their own occupational specialty, as opposed to the more general command responsibilities of commissioned officers. In the men killed and mortally wounded. It also lost two officers and 60 enlisted men to disease, for a total of 153.

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Notes

  1. ^ 9th OVI webpage at ohiolink.edu

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Ohio in the American Civil War During the American Civil War, the State of Ohio played a key role in providing troops, military officers, and supplies to the Union army. Due to its central location in the Northern United States and burgeoning population, Ohio was both politically and logistically important to the war effort. Despite the state's boasting a number of very
1861 Early military recruiting · Camp Chase Camp Chase was a military staging, training and prison camp in Columbus, Ohio, during the American Civil War. All that remains of the camp today is a Confederate cemetery containing 2,260 graves. The cemetery is located in what is now the Hilltop neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio · Camp Dennison Camp Dennison was a military recruiting, training, and medical post for the United States Army during the American Civil War. It was located near Cincinnati, Ohio, not far from the Ohio River. The camp was named for Cincinnati native William Dennison, Ohio's governor at the start of the war · Camp Harrison · Camp Thomas · Department of the Ohio · McClellan's Buckeyes seize western Virginia George Brinton McClellan was a major general during the American Civil War. He organized the famous Army of the Potomac and served briefly (November 1861 to March 1862) as the general-in-chief of the Union Army. Early in the war, McClellan played an important role in raising a well-trained and organized army for the Union. Although McClellan was · Fighting McCooks · Johnson's Island POW camp
1862 Anti-war movement Clement Laird Vallandigham (July 29, 1820 – June 17, 1871) was an Ohio resident of the Copperhead faction of anti-war, pro-Confederate Democrats during the American Civil War · Knights of the Golden Circle · First Confederate incursion into Ohio · Defense of Cincinnati · Black Brigade of Cincinnati
1863 "Fort Fizzle" · Morgan's Raid Morgan's Raid was a highly publicized incursion by Confederate cavalry into the Northern states of Indiana and Ohio during the American Civil War. The raid took place from June 11–July 26, 1863, and is named for the commander of the Confederates, Brig. Gen. John Hunt Morgan · Battle of Buffington Island · Battle of Salineville
1864-65 Hundred Days Men · Ohio's generals and admirals · Ohio's regiments · Cincinnati in the War During the American Civil War, the Ohio River port city of Cincinnati, Ohio, played a key role as a major source of supplies and troops for the Union Army. It also served as the headquarters for much of the war for the Department of the Ohio, which was charged with the defense of the region, as well as directing the army's offensives into Kentucky · Cleveland in the War Cleveland, Ohio, was an important Northern city during the American Civil War. It provided thousands of troops to the Union Army, as well as millions of dollars in supplies, equipment, food, and support to the soldiers · Buckeye POWs and the Sultana
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