| 150th Ohio Infantry Regiment | |
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 Memorial to Co K, 150th Ohio Infantry in Battleground National Cemetery, Washington, D.C. | |
| Active | May 5, 1864, to August 23, 1864 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Engagements | Battle of Fort Stevens |
| Ohio U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments 1861-1865 | ||||
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The150th Ohio Infantry Regiment, sometimes150th Ohio Volunteer Infantry (or150th OVI) was aninfantryregiment in theUnion Army during theAmerican Civil War.
The 150th Ohio Infantry was organized at Camp Taylor nearCleveland, Ohio, and mustered in May 5, 1864, for 100 days service under the command ofColonel William H. Hayward.
The regiment left Ohio forWashington, D.C., May 7, and was assigned to garrison duty atFort Lincoln, Fort Saratoga, Fort Thayer,Fort Bunker Hill, Fort Slocum,Fort Totten, andFort Stevens, Defenses of Washington, until August. It was attached to 1st Brigade, Haskins' Division,XXII Corps, to July. 2nd Brigade, Haskins' Division, XXII Corps, to August. Engaged in the repulse of Early's attack on Washington, D.C., July 11–12.
The 150th Ohio Infantry mustered out of service August 23, 1864.
Over 35,000 Ohio National Guardsmen were federalized and organized into regiments for100 days service in May 1864. Shipped to the Eastern Theater, they were designed to be placed in "safe" rear areas to protect railroads and supply points, thereby freeing regular troops for Lt. Gen.Ulysses S. Grant’s push on theConfederate capital ofRichmond, Virginia. As events transpired, many units found themselves in combat, stationed in the path of Confederate Gen.Jubal Early’s veteranArmy of the Valley during its famedValley Campaigns of 1864. Ohio Guard units met the battle-tested foe head on and helped blunt the Confederate offensive thereby savingWashington, D.C. from capture. Ohio National Guard units participated in the battles ofMonacacy,Fort Stevens,Harpers Ferry, and in thesiege of Petersburg.
The regiment lost 12 enlisted men during service; 2 men killed and 10 men due to disease.
This article contains text from a text now in thepublic domain:Dyer, Frederick H. (1908).A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Des Moines, IA: Dyer Publishing Co.
