Moses Meeker
Residence was not listed; 16 years old.
Enlisted on 10/25/1861 as a Private.
On 10/25/1861 he mustered into "G" Co. OH 70th Infantry
He was Mustered Out on 6/30/1865 at Columbus, OH
He was listed as:
* POW 12/10/1861 (place not stated)
Intra Regimental Company Transfers:
* from company C to company G
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Clark Meeker
Residence was not listed; 18 years old.
Enlisted on 10/21/1861 as a Private.
On 10/21/1861 he mustered into "B" Co. OH 70th Infantry
He was Mustered Out on 10/27/1864 at Chattanooga, TN
Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio
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OHIO
SEVENTIETH INFANTRY
(Three Years)
Seventieth Infantry. - Col., Joseph R. Cockerill; Lieut.-
Cols., DeWitt C. Louden, Henry L. Phillips; Majs., John W.
McFerren, William B. Brown, James Brown. This regiment was or-
ganized at Camp Dennison from Nov., 1861, to Feb., 1862, to
serve for three years. It was ordered to Paducah, Ky., and on
its arrival was incorporated into Sherman's division, then or-
ganizing. It took part in both days of the action at Shiloh
and established a lasting name for bravery and endurance. Gen.
Sherman spoke of the conduct of the regiment to every one in
the most flattering terms, and in the report of the battle said
"Col. Cockerill behaved with great gallantry and held together
the largest regiment of any colonel in my division; and stood
by me from first to last." The regiment engaged in no more
fighting until after the fall of Vicksburg when Gen. Sherman
moved upon Jackson, the capital of Mississippi, and during the
siege the 70th behaved in a gallant manner. A few days after
the battle of Chickamauga the 15th corps, to which the regiment
belonged, moved up the river to Memphis, then marched through
northern Mississippi, Alabama and southern Tennessee, and took
part in the battle of Chattanooga in November. In Jan., 1864,
the regiment re-enlisted as veterans, every company carrying on
its rolls the proper number of men to retain its organization.
During the memorable march to Atlanta the regiment participated
in all the battles on the way and around the city, and main-
tained in each and all its high reputation. During the autumn
and winter months it marched through Georgia to the sea and
participated in the storming of Fort McAllister, where it suf-
fered severely. It was the first regiment to enter the work
through the abatis and ditch, sweeping over the plain and
through the works without a halt. It was with Sherman in his
march through the Carolinas and participated in the battle of
Bentonville. After the grand review it was sent to Little
Rock, Ark , where it was finally mustered out on Aug. 14, 1865.
Source: The Union Army, vol. 2