AKA
Simon G. Reading
Regiment Name 77th Ohio Infantry.
Side Union
Company H
Soldier's Rank_In Pvt.
Soldier's Rank_Out Pvt.
Alternate Name Simon J./Reading
Film Number M552 roll 87
77th Regiment, Ohio Infantry
Organized at Marietta, Ohio, September 28, 1861, to January 5, 1862. Left State for Paducah, Ky., February 17, 1862. Attached to District of Paducah, Ky., to March, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 5th Division, Army of the Tennessee, to May, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 5th Division, Army Tennessee, to July, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 5th Division, District of Memphis, Tenn., to August, 1862. Alton, Ill., to August, 1863. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, Arkansas Expedition, to January, 1864. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 7th Army Corps, Dept. of Arkansas, to April, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 7th Army Corps, to May, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 7th Army Corps, to February, 1865. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 13th Army Corps (New), Military Division West Mississippi, to June, 1865. Dept. of Texas, to March, 1866.
SERVICE.-Moved from Paducah, Ky., to Savannah, Tenn., March 6-10, 1862. Expedition to Yellow Creek, Miss., and occupation of Pittsburg Landing, Tenn., March 14-17. Expedition to Eastport, Miss., and Chickasaw, Ala., April 1. Battle of Shiloh, Tenn., April 6-7. Corinth Road April 8. Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29-May 30. March to Memphis, Tenn., via LaGrange, Grand Junction and Holly Springs June 1-July 21. Duty there till August 27. Ordered to Alton, Ill., and duty there as guard of Military Prisons till July 31, 1863. Moved to Helena, Ark., July 31, thence to Duvall's Bluff August 22. Steele's Expedition to Little Rock, Ark., September 1-10. Bayou Fourche and capture of Little Rock September 10. Duty at Little Rock till September 23. Regiment re-enlisted December 20, 1863, and mustered in as Veterans January 22, 1864, and moved to Columbus, Ohio. Returned to Little Rock March 1-17. Steele's Expedition to Camden March 23-May 3. Okalona April 2-3. Prairie D'Ann April 9-12. Camden April 15-18. Mark's Mills April 25, most of Regiment captured. Evacuation of Camden April 27. Jenkins' Ferry April 30. Duty in the Dept. of Arkansas till February, 1865. Regiment exchanged February, 1865, and ordered to New Orleans, La., February 9. Moved to Mobile Point, Ala., February 20. Campaign against Mobile and its defences March 17-April 12. Siege of Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely March 26-April 9. Occupation of Mobile April 12. Advance to Mt. Vernon April 13-22. Moved to Mobile May 12, thence to Texas June 1-9. Duty at Brazos Santiago and Brownsville and in the Dept. of Texas, till March, 1866. Mustered out March 8, 1866.
Regiment lost during service 2 Officers and 68 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 208 Enlisted men by disease. Total 280.
Name: Simon G. Reading
Side: Union
Regiment State/Origin: Ohio
Regiment Name: 77 Ohio Infantry.
Regiment Name Expanded: 77th Regiment, Ohio Infantry
COMPANY: H
Rank In: Private
Rank In Expanded: Private
Rank Out: Private
Rank Out Expanded: Private
Alternate Name: Simon J./Reading
Film Number: M552 roll 87
Name: Simon J. Reading
Side: Union
Regiment State/Origin: Ohio
Regiment Name: 77 Ohio Infantry.
Regiment Name Expanded: 77th Regiment, Ohio Infantry
COMPANY: H
Rank In: Private
Rank In Expanded: Private
Rank Out: Private
Rank Out Expanded: Private
Film Number: M552 roll 87
Name: Simon Reading
Enlistment Date: 18 Nov 1861
Side Served: Union
State Served: Ohio
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 18 November 1861 at the age of 22.
Enlisted in Company H, 77th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 2 Jan 1862.
Died of disease Company H, 77th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 25 Apr 1862 at Shiloh, TN.
1850 United States Federal Census
about Simon Reading
Name: Simon Reading
Age: 10
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1840
Birth Place: England
Gender: Male
Home in 1850(City,County,State): Warren, Washington, Ohio
Household Members: Name Age
John Reading 44 b. England
Catharine Reading 39 b. PA
Martha Reading 14 b. England
Simon Reading 10 b. England
Thomas Reading 5 b.Ohio
Sarah Reading 2 b. Ohio
James Reading 3 months b. Ohio
Wm Temelift 16 b. PA Laborer
Mary A Temelift 13 b. PA
Jos Temelift 11 b. PA
1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Simon J Reading
Age in 1860: 20
Birth Year: abt 1840
Birthplace: England
Home in 1860: Warren, Washington, Ohio
Gender: Male
Post Office: Harmar
Value of real estate: View Image
Household Members: Name Age
John Reading 56
Cath Reading 49
Martha Reading 22
Simon J Reading 20
Lydia Reading 19
Thos Reading 15
Sarah Reading 12
James Reading 10
Fanny Reading 8
Nancy Reading 5
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