179th Ohio Infantry
​in the American Civil War

​​Online Books
179th 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-ninth Infantry. — Col., Harley H. Sage; Lieut.-Col., Peter Grubb; Maj., Emanuel T. Hooker. This regiment was organized at Camp Chase in Sept., 1864, to serve for one year. It moved to Nashville, Tenn., arriving on Oct. 8, and was placed on duty at that post. It was assigned to the 2nd brigade, 4th division, 20th corps, and was present at the battle of Nashville. The regiment remained on duty at Nashville until June 17, 1865, when it was mustered out in accordance with orders from the war department.Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing Company, 1908 - Volume 2