2nd Ohio Infantry

The 2nd Ohio Infantry, in Scribner's Brigade, Baird's Division, 14th Army Corps, was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Obadiah C. Maxwell and held the left of the front line in the brigade's advance on the forenoon of September 19th, 1863. It took part in an advance about one mile east of this position and captured fifteen or twenty prisoners. Later it encountered part of Cheatham's Division about 12:00 M., was forced to retire in some disorder, and was reformed on the Rossville Road. On September 20th the regiment occupied this position throughout the day and successfully held the line, but in carrying out the order to retire about sundown it became involved on its flanks and lost some prisoners. The regiment engaged 18 officers and 394 men, a total of 412, and suffered losses of 9 killed, 50 wounded, and 122 captured or missing, a total of 181; the wounded included Lieutenant Colonel Maxwell and Major Beatty.

Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia · United States