29th Ohio Infantry Regiment explained

Unit Name:	29th Ohio Infantry Regiment
Country:	United States of America
Allegiance:	Union
Type:	Infantry regiment
Branch:	Union Army
Dates:	August 1, 1861-July 13, 1865
Size:	~1000 at the outset of the war
Battles:	Jackson's Valley Campaign First Battle of Kernstown Battle of Port Republic Battle of Cedar Mountain Second Battle of Bull Run Battle of Antietam Battle of Chancellorsville Battle of Gettysburg Battle of Lookout Mountain Battle of Missionary Ridge Atlanta Campaign Battle of Rocky Face Ridge Battle of Resaca Battle of Adairsville Battle of New Hope Church Battle of Dallas Battle of Pickett's Mill Battle of Kennesaw Mountain Battle of Peachtree Creek Battle of Utoy Creek Battle of Jonesborough Sherman's March to the Sea Carolinas Campaign Grand Review of the Armies

The 29th Ohio Infantry Regiment was a volunteer infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Raised in the northeastern part of the state of Ohio, the 29th served with distinction in several battles of the Atlanta Campaign.

The regiment was organized from August 14, 1861, through March 13, 1862, at Jefferson, Ohio, by famed statesman Joshua Reed Giddings. Mustered into the army to serve three years, the regiment was composed primarily of recruits from Northeastern Ohio counties. Col. Louis P. Buckley served as the first regimental commander.

The 29th Ohio Infantry served for some time in the defenses of Winchester, Virginia, and participated in the battles of Port Republic, Cedar Mountain, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Davis' Cross Roads, New Hope Church, Dallas, Pine Knob, Peachtree Creek and during the Carolinas Campaign.^[1]

On the expiration of its three-year term of service, the surviving original members were mustered out, and the organization, composed of veterans and recruits, remained in service until July 13, 1865, when it was mustered out in Cleveland accordance with orders from the War Department.

The regiment had a total of 1,529 members during the war, of whom 540 were either killed, wounded or missing in action.

Memorialization and commemoration

Two decades after the Civil War, the state of Ohio erected a stone monument to the 29th Ohio Infantry Monument on Culp's Hill at the Gettysburg Battlefield. (Photo of the monument to the 29th Ohio Infantry)
The 29th's silk regimental flag is on display at the Henderson Memorial Public Library in Jefferson, Ohio. (Photo of the regimental flag)

References

Sources

Book: Dyer, Frederick Henry . Frederick H. Dyer . A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion . Dyer Pub. Co. . . 1908 . 8697590 . 09005239 . en . PDF . August 8, 2015 . 1510 . B01BUFJ76Q. registration.
Book: Federal Publishing Company. Military Affairs and Regimental Histories of New York, Maryland, West Virginia, And Ohio. Federal Publishing Company. The Union Army: A History of Military Affairs in the Loyal States, 1861–65 – Records of the Regiments in the Union army – Cyclopedia of battles – Memoirs of Commanders and Soldiers.. II. 1908 . Madison, WI. 1086145633 . PDF . 379 .
Book: McNeil, S. A. . 1910 . Personal recollections of service in the Army of the Cumberland and Sherman's Army : from August 17, 1861 to July 20, 1865 . 2027/wu.89077136927 . S.A. McNeil, Company F. 31st Ohio Volunteer Infantry . Richwood, OH . 76 . 714864811 . 11011582 . en .
Book: Ohio Roster Commission . 21st–36th Regiments-Infantry . The Ohio Valley Pub. & Mfg. Co.. Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War on the Rebellion, 1861–1865. III. 1886. Cincinnati, OH. 350–393 . 181357575.
Book: Reid, Whitelaw . Whitelaw Reid . The History of Her Regiments, and Other Military Organizations . Moore, Wilstach, & Baldwin . Ohio in the War: Her Statesmen, Her Generals, and Soldiers . II . 1868 . Cincinnati, OH . 197–199 . 11632330 . 02015300 .
Web site: Battle Unit Details, 29th Regiment, Ohio Infantry. nps.gov. January 19, 2007. U.S. National Park Service. December 4, 2023. .
Web site: 29th Ohio Infantry . Ohio in the Civil War . November 29, 1900 . . October 6, 2024.
Web site: Ohio Civil War, Regiments, Generals, Battles . Ohio Civil War . November 16, 2022 . . October 6, 2024.

Notes and References

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rebeccafalin/29th.html "29th Ohio Volunteer Infantry"