9th Ohio Infantry Regiment

9th Ohio Infantry Regiment
Active	1861–1865
Country	United States of America
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Union Army
Type	Infantry
Size	~950 soldiers (initial)
Nickname(s)	Die Neuner (The Niners)
Engagements	American Civil War Battle of Rich Mountain Battle of Carnifex Ferry Battle of Mill Springs
Commanders
Notable commanders	Col. Robert L. McCook

The 9th Ohio Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that was a part of the Union Army during the American Civil War. The members of the regiment were primarily of German descent and the unit was the first almost all-German unit to enter the Union Army.

Organization

Between 1836 and 1860, four German militia units had been formed in Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1861, in response to a call to arms by President Abraham Lincoln and subsequently by Ohio Governor William Dennison, these units swelled with hundreds of volunteers. Gustav Bergmann, a Cincinnati public school teacher, was the first volunteer to join the unit. The city of Cincinnati gave $250,000.00 for the organization of this unit. Nearly 1,500 men, mostly of German descent, volunteered for the 9th Ohio Infantry Regiment in the first three days. Col. Robert L. McCook, a local lawyer, trained and drilled the new soldiers at Camp Harrison and Camp Dennison, both near the city.

The initial field officers on April 23, 1861, were:

• Colonel Robert L. McCook
• Lieutenant Colonel Karl Sonderson
• Major Frank Mattice
• Surgeon Karl Krause
• Asst. Surgeon Rudolph Wirth
• Adjutant August Willich

The regiment lost six officers and 85 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded during its three-year term of service. It also lost two officers and 60 enlisted men to disease, for a total of 153.

Battle of Carnifex Ferry

The 9th Ohio Infantry Regiment participated in the Battle of Carnifex Ferry, which took place on September 10, 1861. Casualties were eight men killed and two wounded while attacking the Confederate left flank, defended by the 36th Virginia Infantry.

9th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Turner Hall, Cincinnati, Ohio

See also

• List of Ohio Civil War units
• Ohio in the Civil War

References

Sources

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• Dyer, Frederick Henry (1908). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion (PDF). Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co. p. 1500. ASIN B01BUFJ76Q. LCCN 09005239. OCLC 8697590. Retrieved August 8, 2015. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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• Ohio Roster Commission (1893). 1861 Three-Month Organizations — 1st–22nd Regiments, Etc. Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War on the Rebellion, 1861–1865. Vol. I. Akron, OH: The Werner Company. p. 810. hdl:2027/mdp.39015004198746. OCLC 633556.
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• Reid, Whitelaw (1868). The History of Her Regiments, and Other Military Organizations. Ohio in the War: Her Statesmen, Her Generals, and Soldiers. Vol. II. Cincinnati, OH: Moore, Wilstach, & Baldwin. p. 1002. ISBN 9781154801965. OCLC 11632330.
• Tafel, Gustav (2011). Tolzmann, Don Heinrich (ed.). The Cincinnati Germans in the Civil War, Translated and edited with Supplements on Germans from Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana in the Civil War. Milford, OH: Little Miami Publishing Company. p. 47. ISBN 978-1-932250-86-2. LCCN 2010937346. OCLC 682650040. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
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External links

• Civil War Index: 9th Ohio Infantry - 3 Months Service in the American Civil War
• Civil War Index: 9th Ohio Infantry - 3 Years Service in the American Civil War