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92nd Ohio Infantry

Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia
· Turchin's Brigade
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The 92nd Ohio Infantry, part of Turchin's Brigade, Reynold's Division, 14th Army Corps, engaged the enemy on September 19, 1863, from and after 3:00 P.M. about 1200 yards east of the Poe House and near 4:30 P.M. assisted in repulsing a Confederate brigade. On September 20 the regiment held this position throughout the battle, and in withdrawing about 6:00 P.M. participated in charging the enemy's line near the McDonald House, taking some prisoners. Colonel Benjamin D. Fearing was wounded on September 19, after which command devolved upon Lieutenant Colonel Douglas Putnam. The regiment's losses were 6 killed, 68 wounded, and 17 captured or missing, for a total of 91.
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