176th Ohio Infantry
​in the American Civil War

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176th 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 Seventy-sixth Infantry. — Col., Edwin C. Mason ; Lieut.-Col., William Nesbitt; Maj., William F. Cummings. This regiment was organized at Columbus, Sandusky, Wooster, Alliance, Camp Chase and Circleville, from Aug. 10 to Sept. 21, 1864, to serve for one year. As soon as the organization was completed the regiment was ordered to Nashville, Tenn., and assigned to the 2nd brigade, 4th division, 20th army corps. Soon after its arrival it was detailed to perform provost guard duty at Nashville. During the battle of Nashville it was in the works, but with the exception of a few companies under Maj. Cummings, the regiment was not engaged. It was mustered out on June 14, 1865, in accordance with orders from the war department.Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing Company, 1908 - Volume 2