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2nd Ohio Battery (Ohio National Guard)

1864

In the American Civil War, Ohio provided the federal government with 260 regiments of men, including infantry, artillery, and cavalry units. Ohioans also served in several other regiments from other states, most notably from Kentucky, West Virginia, and Massachusetts, as well as in federal units.

In the American Civil War, Ohio provided the federal government with 260 regiments of men, including infantry, artillery, and cavalry units. Ohioans also served in several other regiments from other states, most notably from Kentucky, West Virginia, and Massachusetts, as well as in federal units. Almost 330,000 Ohio men, including 5,092 African Americans, served in the Union military during the conflict.

Regiments formed in Ohio served for varying lengths of time, averaging one hundred days to three years. In 1864, the federal government also mustered into regular service Ohio militia units. Some of these units fought on the battlefield, but most of them garrisoned military bases, fortifications, or railroads in the North. One such unit was the 2nd Ohio Battery of the Ohio National Guard. Mustered into regular service on October 17, 1864, at Camp Cleveland, the 2nd Ohio Battery was to serve for sixty days. The battery was to assist in defending Johnson's Island, a Confederate prison on an island in Lake Erie. The 2nd Ohio Battery remained in service until December 19, 1864, when officials discharged it from military duty due to the expiration of the battery's term of enlistment at Camp Cleveland. The 2nd saw no combat.

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