15th OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRYWillich's Brigade Descendants Association
| Welcome To Our New and Updated Home Page This page will serve as both a history of the 15th Ohio Volunteer Infantry and the homepage of the Willich's Brigade Descendants Association. Please note that this is a work in progress with new items being added as time permits. Check the WBDA homepage for some new items. (April 21, 2008) We have just added a Brigade Biography page with new bio's being added as soon as possible. Work has started on adding the 15th Ohio's Rosters. Companies A,B,C,D and part of E are now online. (April 25, 2008) Let us hear from you if you have any ideas on what you would like to see on this website. If you have any new information to add, please feel free to contact me. Your comments are always welcomed.
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| BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS Mustered in Mansfield, Ohio September 12, 1861 Camp Nevin, Kentucky--October 31, 1861 Camp Wood, Kentucky--Nov. 1-Dec. 31, 1861 SHILOH, TN----------------APRIL 6-7, 1862 Near Corinth, Mississippi--April, 1862 Huntsville, Alabama--May-August 1862 With Army on march--Sept./Oct. 1862 STONE RIVER, TN--------DEC. 31, 1862-JAN. 2, 1863 Camp Sill-Murfreesboro, Tenn-Jan/June 1863 LIBERTY GAP, TN--------JUNE 25-26, 1863 CHICKAMAUGA, GA----SEPTEMBER 19-20, 1863 MISSION RIDGE, TN----NOVEMBER 25, 1863 Strawberry Plains, TN--January 1, 1864 Veteran Infantry--Furloughed Feb/March, 1864 Camp Chase, Ohio-March 13, 1864 Nashville, TN--March 22, 1864 Chattanooga, TN--April 5, 1864 ROCKEY FACE RIDGE, GA-MAY 5-9, 1864 RESACA, GA------------MAY 13-16, 1864 CASSVILLE, GA--------MAY 19-22, 1864 PICKETT'S MILL, GA--MAY 27, 1864 KENESAW MOUNTAIN, GA--JUNE 9-30, 1864 PEACHTREE CREEK, GA--JULY 20, 1864 ATLANTA, GA---------JULY 22, 1864 LOVEJOY'S STATION, GA--SEPT. 2-6, 1864 FRANKLIN, TN-------NOVEMBER 30, 1864 NASHVILLE, TN------DECEMBER 15-16, 1864 Huntsville, Alabama---Nov.1864-Feb. 1865 Camp Harker, Nashville, Tenn.--March-April 1865 New Orleans, Louisiana--May-June 1865 Texas Campaign--June-November 1865 |
COLONEL FRANK ASKEW-15TH OHIO VETERAN VOLUNTEER INFANTRY The Fifteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry was among the first troops to respond to President Lincoln's call for troops in April 1861. The troops assembled at Camp Jackson, Columbus, Ohio and were mustered into the service of the State to date from April 27, 1861. Four days later, the Regiment removed to Zanesville, Ohio. The Regiment was used to guard the B&O Railroad in Western Virginia and were engaged at Philippi, Laurel Hill and Carrick's Ford. With its term about to expire, the regiment was reorganized into a three year unit. In September of 1861, the unit began to gather at Mansfield, Ohio. Moses R. Dickey was named Colonel. William T. Wilson served as Lt. Col. and William Wallace as Major. The regiment was fully orgainzed by September 20, 1861 and was mustered into service on September 21st with equipment being issued on the 22nd. The regiment arrived in Columbus, Ohio on September 26 and moved the next day to Camp Dennison. Colonel Dickey resigned on October 24, 1862, reportedly because command of the brigade was given to General August Willich. In April of 1863, a copy of the Mansfield Shield and Banner newspaper arrived in camp containing a speech by Col. Dickey which the men of the regiment felt was unpatriotic. On the evening of April 16th, men from the 15th Ohio, 49th Ohio and 32nd Indiana gathered and wrote a response to the paper denouncing Col. Dickey's speech. William Wallace took command of the regiment and led it in the fighting at Shiloh in April of 1862 (Col. Dickey was absent) and Stone River. Following that campaign, Wallace returned to Ohio because of ill health and took command of Camp Chase, a prison camp outside of Columbus. Col. Askew was left in command of the regiment and led it throughout the remainder of the war. Col. Wallace returned briefly for the Atlanta Campaign but was mustered out after hurting his back in a severe fall at Pickett's Mill. The most well known and honored commander of the 15th Ohio was Frank Askew of Belmont Co. Ohio. His father was a harnessmaker in Barnesville. Askew attended the University of Michigan in 1859 with the hopes of becoming a lawyer. With the outbreak of the war, he enlisted in the 17th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, a 90-day unit. At the end of his initial enlistment, he reenlisted as a Captain in the 15th Ohio. Askew was wounded and captured at the Battle of Stone River but was left behind by his captors when the Confederate Army retreated from Murfreesboro. He reported back for duty in May of 1863 as commander of the regiment. He led the regiment, except for a brief period in the early part of the Atlanta Campaign when Col. Wallace returned, for the rest of the war. He was wounded again at Nashville but did not leave the field. His appointment to Colonel and later Bvt. Brig. General, was met with get satisfaction with the men of the regiment who trusted Col. Askew as a "man of unusual skill and efficiency and a man of unusual qualifications and fitness for higher command." |
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Contact Us! If you have any questions or information to share, please contact us! Our mailing address is P.O. Box 331 Fair Oaks, CA 95628 Send an email The Regiment is Formed Field and Staff-September 1861 Colonel-Moses Dickey --Aug. 7, 1861 Resigned Oct. 24, 1862 Lt. Col. William T. Wilson-- Major William Wallace--Col. Oct. 24, 1862-Discharged from service July 19, 1864 Frank Askew-Col. (Bvt. Brig. Gen) July 22, 1864-Mustered out Nov. 21, 1865 Surgeon Orrin Ferris--Chaplain Richard Ganter Co. A Muskingham Co.-Capt. James Cummins Co. B Guernsey Co.-Capt. John McClenahan Co. C Morrow Co.-Capt. Hiram Miller Co. D Wyandot Co.-Capt. Isaac Kirby Co. E Belmont Co.-Capt. Frank Askew Co. F Belmont Co.-Capt. Amos Glover Co. G Richland Co.-Capt. Andrew Dawson Co. H Van Wert Co.-Capt. Thaddeus Gilliland Co. I Richland Co.-Capt. Abraham Cummins Co. K Belmont Co.-Capt. Otho Holloway
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