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The Ninth Ohio Infantry was composed principally of native Germans from Cincinnati and had the honor of being the first Ohio regiment mustered into Federal service for three years. German Americans often referred to the regiment as die Neuner (“the Niners”). The members of the regiment were primarily of German descent and the unit was the first almost all-German unit to enter the Union Army. The regiment was especially noted for its successful bayonet charges at the battles of Mill Springs in Kentucky and Chickamauga in Georgia.

Contents [hide] 1 Organization 2 Service 3 Legacy 4 References 5 Notes 6 External links

Organization [edit]

Between 1836 to 1860, four German militia units were formed in Cincinnati, Ohio. The units (the beginning of the 9th Ohio Volunteer Infantry-OVI) was organized from hundreds of men who had volunteered for duty in response to a call to arms by President Abraham Lincoln and subsequently by Ohio Governor William Dennison. The regiment had the honor of being the first Ohio regiment mustered into Federal service for three years.

The Ninth Ohio Infantry was composed principally of native Germans from Cincinnati and had the honor of being the first Ohio regiment mustered into Federal service for three years. German Americans often referred to the regiment as die Neuner (“the Niners”). The regiment was especially noted for its successful bayonet charges at the battles of Mill Springs in Kentucky and Chickamauga in Georgia. Nearly 1,500 men, mostly of German descent, volunteered for this unit in the first three days. Col. Robert L. McCook, a local lawyer, trained and drilled the new soldiers at Camp Harrison and Camp Dennison, both near Cincinnati. The city gave $250,000.00 for the organization of this unit. Gustav Bergmann, a Cincinnati public school teacher, was the first person to join the unit.[1]

The initial field officers on April 23, 1861 were:

Colonel Robert L. McCook Lieutenant Colonel Karl Sonderson Major Frank Mattice Regt. Doctor Karl Krause Asst. Doctor Rudolph Wirth Adjutant August Willich

9th Regiment Infantry (as a 3 Month regiment). Organized at Camp Harrison near Cincinnati, Ohio, April 22, 1861. Moved to Camp Dennison, Ohio, and duty there till May 27. Reorganized at Camp Dennison for three years May 27 to June 13, 1861, the first three-years Regiment from the State. Three months' men mustered out August 4, 1861.

9th Regiment Infantry (as a 3 Year regiment). Organized at Camp Dennison, Ohio, May 27 to June 13, 1861. Ordered to West Virginia June 16. Attached to 3rd Brigade, Army of Occupation, W. Va. In August, 1861, the unit was reassigned to 2nd Brigade, Kanawha Division West Virginia.[2]

Service

In November 1861, the 9th OVI was transferred to the Army of the Ohio, Maj. Gen. Don Carlos Buell commanding, and assigned to the 3rd Brigade. On January 1862, the brigade was assigned as the 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, Army of the Ohio. In September, the regiment's division was re-designated as 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 3rd Corps, Army of Ohio.[2]

On October 8, 1862, the 9th OVI participated in the Battle of Perryville, KY. where it saw little action as part of the reserve for 3rd Corps. Buell came under criticism for not following up his victory and was relieved of command of the Army, replaced by Maj. Gen. William S. Rosecrans. Rosecrans was also appointed to command of the Department of the Cumberland and subsequently renamed his forces the Army of the Cumberland. Subsequently, in November 1862, the 9th OVI was assigned to 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, Center 14th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland.

The regiment lost six officers and 85 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded during its three-year term of service. It also lost two officers and 60 enlisted men to disease, for a total of 153.

References[edit]

[1] 9th Ohio Infantry by Larry Stevens [2] Dyer’s Compendium of the War of the Rebellion "Die Neuner" (Archived 2009-10-23) The 9th Ohio Infantry Regiment in the American Civil War, 1861-1864 National Colors of the 9th O.V.I. The Queen City, by Daniel Hurley, published by the Cincinnati Historical Society, 1982, page 45. Cincinnati, a Guide to the Queen City and Its Neighbors, American Guide Series, The Weisen-Hart Press, May 1943, page 219 9th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment by Joe Reinhart Tafel, Gustav. "The Cincinnati Germans in the Civil War." Translated and edited with Supplements on Germans from Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana in the Civil War by Don Heinrich Tolzmann. (Milford, Ohio: Little Miami Publishing Co., 2010). Notes[edit]

Jump up ^ 9th OVI webpage at ohiolink.edu External links