Shelby County in the Civil War Battery M, First Ohio Light Artillery

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  This regiment was organized at Camp Dennison in September, 1861 by Capt. F. Schultz from the counties of Shelby, Miami, and Auglaize.  In January, 1862, along with Battery F, it proceeded to Louisville, KY and reported to Major-General Buell.  At the time, Buell was organizing the Army of the Ohio. The battery was ordered to join the main army at Bowling Green and then moved with the army to Nashville and was attached to the Artillery Reserve.   The battery operated during the march to and the battle of Pittsburg Landing.  It also took an active part in all the movements before Corinth, and after the evacuation of that place by the rebels, moved to Huntsville and Stevenson, Alabama.  In August, 1862, it returned to Nashville and remained there as part of its garrison during Buell's march to Louisville and through Kentucky, and until the return of the army to Nashville under General Rosecrans.  The battery was then assigned to General Negley's division of the Fourteenth Corps, and with that division took part in all the skirmished preceding the battle of Stone River.  It greatly distinguished itself in that engagement.  When Rosecran's army moved from Murfreesboro towards Tullahoma and Chattanooga, Battery M accompanied it and took part in all the skirmished of that march.  It also fought through the battle of Chickamauga and the subsequent victory of Mission Ridge.  While in Nashville it was recruited up to its maximum, and newly equipped with guns and horses.  It was shortly thereafter again ordered to the field, and on the 25th of June, 1864, it joined the main army at Kenesaw, Georgia.  On July 22d the battery joined General George H. Thomas's Fourth Army Corps at Peach-tree Creek, having marched overland from Nashville.  It was immediately placed in the trenches before Atlanta, where it remained until the flank movement against Jonesboro.  From that time to the battle of Jonesboro the battery was attached to the First Division of the Fourth Army Corps, and took part in all its marches and skirmishes, pushing on with the army from Jonesboro to Lovejoy's, where the battery took part in the engagement at the last-named place.  A few days thereafter the whole army was ordered back to Atlanta, and while there the battery was relieved from duty and ordered to Chattanooga, where it was mustered out of service October, 1864. 

 

Name	Remarks
Major, F. Schultz	September, 1861-July 12, 1865
Captain, Charles W. Scoville	October, 1864; mustered out with Co.
1st Lieutenant, Ferdinand Amann	September, 1861-November, 1862
1st Lieutenant,, Constantine Schwerer	September, 1861-November, 1862
1st Lieutenant, Joseph Hein	November, 1862-March, 1864
1st Lieutenant, Eben P. Sturgis	November, 1862, with company
1st Lieutenant, Charles F. Chase	March, 1864, with company
1st Lieutenant, Frank R. Reckard	March, 1864, with company
2nd Lieutenant, Joseph Eberle	September, 1861; resigned Oct. 1862
2nd Lieutenant, John C. Linch	October, 1862; resigned June, 1863.  Declined promotion
2nd Lieutenant, Jacob Zeigler	June, 1863; mustered out with company
2nd Lieutenant, Stephen Sloane	May, 1864, mustered out with company
2nd Lieutenant, Lee P. Beatty	Sept. 1864; mustered out with company
2nd Lieutenant, Wm. H. Manning	May, 1865; mustered out with company
Charles Kotzebue	promoted to 2d Lieutenant
William Ruff	Quartermaster-Sergeant, December 13, 1864
Charles Bodmer	Quartemaster, September, 1861- Decemeber 13, 1864
Thomas Meier	Sergeant-Major
Henry Schunk	Sergeant, September, 1861-December 13, 1864
George Achbach	Sergeant, September, 1861-December 13, 1864
William Eisenstein	Sergeant, September, 1861-December 13, 1864
Jacob Eisenteain	Corporal, September, 1861-December 13, 1864
John Bruning	Private, September, 1861-December 13, 1864
Christian Christler	Private, September, 1861-December 13, 1864
Peter Cigrant	Private September, 1861-December 13, 1864
Adam Emig	Private September, 1861-December 13, 1864
Otto Frantz	Private
John Gottschall	*
Charles Grim	*
Philip Hagelberger	*
John Heiser	Sept. 1861
Joseph Heiser	Dec. 1864
John Kaufle	*
Jacob Messmar	*
Joseph Miller	Private
George Monroe	*
JohnNuss	*
George Rock	*
William Rincker	*
Gottlob Zeigler	*
Daniel Vesper	*
Christian Wasserman	*
Frederick Eisenstein	Died November 5, 1862, Nashville
August Nassber	Died November 1, 1862, Nashville
Henry Foust	Died July 2, 1862, Corinth
Theobold Nicholas	Died September 1, 1862, Nashville
Christian Wolfrom	Died November 4, 1862, Nashville
George Kemper	Died May 13, 1862, Louisville, Ky.
John Weist	Corporal, May 1, 1862
Frank Assman	Corporal, July 15, 1863
Christian Enders	March 17, 1863
George Grimm	Disability, October 19, 1863
Jacob Hassler	Died May 14,1 862
Frederick Mauser	Died June 24,1 862
John Weiss	1st, died May 4, 1862
Paul Nichel	Died June 22, 1862
Conrad Wissenger	March 17, 1863
Peter Bodaur	Private, February 29, 1864
Thomas M. Wyatt	Private, June, 1865
John W. Johnston	Private, July, 1864

      Information was gathered from the following sources: "History of Shelby County, Ohio" by R. Sutton & Co. 1883
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