106th Ohio Infantry
​in the American Civil War

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106th Ohio Infantry Soldier Roster - Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1866, Volume 7, by Ohio Roster Commission (Joseph B. Foraker, Governor, James S. Robinson, Sec'y of State and H. A. Axline, Adjutant-General), 1886     View Entire Book
Regimental History
One Hundred and Sixth Infantry. — Col., George B. Wright; Lieut. - Col., Gustavus Tafel; Maj., Lauritz Barentzen. This regiment, with the exception of Cos. I and K, was organized at Camp Dennison from Aug. 26 to Oct. 25, 1862, to serve for three years. Cos. I and K were organized at Camp Dennison, in Sept. and Oct., 1864, to serve for one year. On Sept. 4, 1862, the regiment was ordered to Covington, Ky., to aid in repelling Confederate forces and subsequently participated in several expeditions against Gen. John Morgan. The regiment reached Hartsville, Tenn., on Nov. 28, and on Dec. 7 had an engagement with the enemy which resulted in the loss of quite a number of men killed, wounded and missing. From this time forward the regiment did valuable service in guarding railroads and in numerous expeditions against guerrillas and bush-whackers in Kentucky, Tennessee and Alabama. It was mustered out of service on June 29, 1865, in accordance with orders from the war department.Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing Company, 1908 - Volume 2