125th Ohio Infantry

Joseph Bruff was Captain of Company A, so elected by the men he recruited and enlisted. He was promoted to Major of the Regiment in Feb.1864, and Lt. Col. in 1865. I am working on his letters as well as biographies of the men of Company A.

Henry enlisted as a private and was promoted several times til he reached the rank of Lieutenant. He was wounded twice.

Leader of The Opdykes Tigers

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Harvey Giddings 1833-1912 served under Captain Rigley and powers company B. Seved August 1862- June 1865. He was my great great great Grandfather.

My Great Grandfather joined when he was 13. Wounded at Danridge, TN.

Wounded at Chickamauga

b:3-29-1839 d:1-17-1914 Newton, Kansas, buried Greenwood cemetery Newton.James moved with his family to ohio at the age of twelve years where he remained until the opening of the Civil War. First he enlisted in what was was known as the 'Ohio Squirrel Hunters.' He later enlisted in Co. C, 125th Ohio Volunteers in September 25, 1862 which was known throughout the war as 'Opdyke's Tigers.' The regiment was a part of the Army of the Cumberland. He served most of the time as color guard and was twice wounded, once at Chattanooga and again at Resaca. He was discharged at the close of the war and resided near Mecca, ohio, until 1871 when he came to Kansas and settled on a farm in Marion county. In 1889 he and his family moved to Newton and engaged in the mercantile business. Children James, Sam, Roy, Iva and Lillian.

died while in service, from typhoid fever, on May 17, 1863 at Franklin, Tennessee.

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Enlisted as a Lieutenant 2nd Class on 24 September 1862 at the age of 17 Enlisted in Company F, 125th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 17 December 1862. Promoted to Full Lieutenant 1st Class on 06 October 1863 Promoted to Full Captain on 25 July 1864 (Commanded Co H July 9 1863 to March 12 1864) (Commanded Co G July 25 1864) (Comm of Subsistece Dec 1 1864 to April 3 1865) Mustered out Company F, 125th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 25 September 1865 in Camp Irwin, TX