153rd Ohio Infantry
​in the American Civil War

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153rd Ohio Infantry Soldier Roster - Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1866, Volume 9, 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 Fifty-third Infantry. — Col., Israel Stough; Lieut.- Col., Marcellus A. Leeds; Maj., Zedekiah South. This regiment was organized at Camp Dennison, May 10, 1864, to serve for 100 days. It was composed of the 41st regiment, Ohio National Guard, from Clermont county, and a part of the 35th regiment, from Clarke county. It immediately started for Harper's Ferry, W. Va., and the greater part of May and June was consumed by the regiment in performing guard duty at Harper's Ferry and along the line of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad. In the latter part of June it was ordered to join Gen. Butler's forces at Bermuda Hundred and hold itself subject to his orders. A detachment of the regiment was engaged with the enemy at Hammack's mills, North river, W. Va., on July 3, and lost several officers and men killed and wounded. It was mustered out on Sept. 9, 1864.Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing Company, 1908 - Volume 2