137th Ohio Infantry
​in the American Civil War

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137th Ohio Infantry Soldier Roster - Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1866, Volume 8, 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 Thirty-seventh Infantry. — Col., Leonard A. Harris; Lieut.-Col., George M. Finch; Maj., George A. Vandegrift. This regiment was organized at Camp Chase, May 10, 1864, for 100 days. It was designated under the militia law of Ohio as the 7th Ohio National Guard, composed of citizens of Cincinnati, and was organized for the 100 days' service as the 137th Ohio volunteer infantry. It was put en-route for Washington, D. C., on May 12, but on reaching Baltimore it was retained there and assigned to duty at Fort McHenry, with detachments at Forts Federal Hill, Marshall and Carroll, and at various head-quarters in Baltimore. On Aug. 1 it was concentrated at Fort Marshall and there remained until the 14th, when its term having expired, it was transported to Camp Dennison, O., and mustered out on Aug. 19, 1864.Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing Company, 1908 - Volume 2