76th Ohio Infantry Regiment


The 76th Ohio Infantry Regiment, sometimes 76th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment of the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment served in the Western Theater, primarily as part of the XV Corps in the Army of the Tennessee.

Organization

Special Order Number 882 of October 1861 authorized Col. Charles R. Woods to organize a regiment of infantry at Camp Sherman, near Newark, Ohio. Recruitment had begun for a Licking County regiment as early as September 1861. Enrollment was for three years' duty. Since the majority of the troops were from Licking County, the regiment had the field nickname of "The Licking Volunteers." The regiment held 962 officers and men when it was mustered in on February 9, 1862.
The initial officers were as follows:

Companies

Company A formed November 1, 1861:
Company B formed November 12, 1861:
  • Captain Joseph M. Scott
  • 1st Lieutenant Ira P. French
  • 2nd Lieutenant John R. Miller
Company C formed December 4, 1861:
  • Captain Levi P. Coman
  • 1st Lieutenant John S. Anderson
  • 2nd Lieutenant John V. Gray
Company D formed December 16, 1861:
  • Captain Charles H. Kibler
  • 1st Lieutenant I. Newton Hempsted
  • 2nd Lieutenant Reason C. Strong
Company E formed December 16, 1861:
  • Captain Joseph C. Wehrle
  • 1st Lieutenant Michael R. Maher
  • 2nd Lieutenant Charles Luther
Company F formed December 18, 1861:
  • Captain Strew M. Emmons
  • 1st Lieutenant James H. H. Hunter
  • 2nd Lieutenant Freeman Morrison
Company G formed January 7, 1862:
  • Captain James Stewart
  • 1st Lieutenant Jehile T. Wintrode
  • 2nd Lieutenant Richard W. Burt
Company H:
  • Captain Jerome N. Rappleyea
  • 1st Lieutenant John A. Dill
  • 2nd Lieutenant Lucien H. Wright
Company I was originally Company B of the 61st Ohio Infantry. They were transferred to the 76th OVI on February 3, 1862.:
  • Captain Edward Biggs
  • 1st Lieutenant James M. Blackburn
  • 2nd Lieutenant John H. Hardgrove
Company K:
  • Captain James M. Jay
  • 1st Lieutenant David R. Kelley
  • 2nd Lieutenant Mark Sperry

Service

During the service time of the 76th OVI, from February 1862 to July 1865, the unit saw action in an estimated 44 battles across eleven Confederate States. Notable events were as follows:

1862

1863

1864

1865

The 76th OVI mustered out on July 15, 1865.

Commanders