93rd Ohio Infantry

The 93rd Ohio Infantry served in Hazen's Brigade, Wood's Division, 4th Corps, under Major William Birch, Captain Daniel Bowman, and Captain Samuel B. Smith. In the brigade's advance on the Orchard Knob line on November 23, 1863, the 93rd, with the 41st Ohio, suffered the heaviest loss, with the 93rd losing 11 killed and 48 wounded, and Major Birch, then in command, being mortally wounded. In the assault on Missionary Ridge, Captain Bowman, then commanding, was wounded in the enemy's earthworks at the foot. The regiment reached the crest about this point and captured a regimental flag. Its casualties were 1 officer and 15 men killed, 4 officers and 61 men wounded, for a total of 81.

Chattanooga, Tennessee · United States