31st Ohio Infantry

The 31st Ohio Infantry, in the 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 14th Army Corps, fought on September 19, 1863, under Lt. Col. Frederick W. Lister. About 10:00 A.M., the regiment was sent to reinforce Croxton's Brigade near Jay's Mill and went into action on that brigade's left. About 11:00 A.M., it took part in the recapture of the 4th Indiana battery and continued fighting until about 2:00 P.M. On September 20, it occupied this position until about 12:00 M., when the enemy penetrated the lines to the right and the regiment was broken and forced to retire. Detachments under Captains J.A. Cahill and J.H. McCune, and Lieutenants Eli Wilkins, A.S. Scott, and J.J. Miller, rallied and fought on Snodgrass Hill until the close of the battle. The regiment lost 13 killed, 134 wounded, and 22 captured or missing.

Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia · United States