The 26th
Ohio Independent Battery, made up of men from the 32nd Ohio
Infantry, was organized as a distinct battery on December 22nd 1863.
The battery
was organized August 1861 as Company “F” of the 32nd Ohio Infantry
at Camp Dennison in Cincinnati, Ohio.
They were detached under the command of Captain Theobold D Yost; when they
were captured at Harper's Ferry September 15th 1862. During the Vicksburg Campaign the unit was
known as the Yost’s Independent Ohio Battery.
They were permanently detached from the 32nd on December 22nd
1863.
The men of
the 26th Ohio Battery mustered out of Union service on September 2nd
1865 in Columbus, Ohio. They lost 22 men
during service all dying from disease.
1 comment:
Every so often I search for my great great grandfather, Theobald D. Yost. I was pleasantly surprised to see your post about the Independent Battery which played a role in the siege of Vicksburg. Thank you.
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