186th Ohio Infantry
​in the American Civil War

​Online Books
186th Ohio Infantry Soldier Roster - Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1866, Volume 10, 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 Eighty-sixth Infantry. — Col., Thomas F. Wildes; Lieut.-Col., George Wilhelm; Maj., Wesley L. Patterson. This regiment was organized at Camp Chase in Feb., 1865, to serve for one year. It left there on March 2 for Nashville, Tenn., and on the 8th left Nashville for Murfreesboro, arriving on the 10th. The destination of the regiment was Cleveland, Tenn., where it went into camp. On May 2 it moved to Dalton, where it remained but a few days, moving from this place to Chattanooga. On July 20 the regiment was relieved from duty at Chattanooga and ordered to Nashville. It was mustered out on Sept. 18, 1865, in accordance with orders from the war department.Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing Company, 1908 - Volume 2