Camp Noble

Camp Noble was named for Congressman Warren P. Noble, who obtained William H. Gibson’s officer’s commission as colonel of the 49th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Companies of 100 began arriving there on August 12, 1861, from Crawford, Hancock, Putnam, Sandusky, Seneca, and Wyandot Counties, and on August 20 they were mustered into Federal service as the 49th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Nicknamed the “Buckeye Vanguard” by Col. Gibson, the regiment trained there until September 9, 1861, when it was ordered to Camp Dennison near Cincinnati, Ohio. Leaving Tiffin with 980 men, the 49th served in the battles of Shiloh, Corinth, Stone River, Liberty Gap, Chickamauga, Mission Ridge, Resaca, Pickett’s Mill, Columbia, Kennesaw Mountain, Franklin, and Nashville, and also performed duty in Texas. The regiment returned to Tiffin on December 31, 1865, with 201 men. In all, 1,552 names appeared on the rolls of the 49th; of that total, 206 men were killed or mortally wounded, 165 died of disease, 14 perished in rebel captivity, and 616 were discharged because of wounds or disease. During its service, the regiment traveled 4,600 miles.

Tiffin, Ohio · United States