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88th Ohio Infantry

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Rank unknown

John Fishbaugh from Pickaway or Ross County served 3 years in the 88th. Was briefly detached to 131st OVI. He had a son after the war. Arthur has been described as a sucessful business man who died in his Thirties. Arthur left 2 sons, Norris & Arley. Norris had one daughter. I am trying to research John's family background.
Contributor Greg PriceDate added 11/10/2005

Company A

Corporal

No family notes have been added.
Contributor CCDate added 9/16/2006

Company A

Captain

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Richard NeyDate added 7/25/2008

Company A

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Kim DometrovichDate added 9/9/2025

Company B

Private

Enlisted as a Private on 15 August 1862 at the age of 28. Mustered in Company B, 88th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 24 September 1862. Mustered out on 3 July 1865 at Camp Chase, OH.
Contributor Eric StoneDate added 5/30/2010

Company B

Private

Married Mary Ellen Conner at New Antioch, Ohio February 18, 1858. After the war they moved to Wayne County, Iowa. Much of his enlistment he was sick he never seen any combat, he spent the last years of his life in old soldiers home in Iowa.
Contributor Bill TrimbleDate added 2/28/2007

Company B

Private

Enlisted as a Private on 12 August 1862 at the age of 20 Enlisted in Company B, 88th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 24 September 1862. Died Company B, 88th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 18 March 1864 in Warren County, OH.
Contributor Fred RoseDate added 1/1/2006

Company C

Captain

Ludwell W. Nichols was my great, great, great, great grandfather.
Contributor Gillian FordDate added 2/14/2011

Company D

Private

Isaac enlisted the 88th Ohio Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War on 1 Oct 1962 along with his brother Jacob. Another brother, Peter, would joined them within a year. Isaac contracted what was diagnosed as phthisis pulmonalis while in Cincinnati, Ohio in October 1863. The modern name for this disease is tuberculosis. He was subsequently discharged on 12 Aug 1864 at Camp Chase, Ohio. He returned to Union County, Ohio and spent his life as a farmer.
Contributor Richard ColeDate added 8/11/2005

Company D

Private

Jacob served in the 88th Ohio Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War, enlisting 1 Oct 1862 at the same time as his brother Isaac. He was mustered out with the company on 3 Jul 1865, but had spent a significant amount of time in the hospital and sick in quarters, suffering from chronic bronchitis and rheumatism. He would continue to suffer from these aliments for the rest of his life, to the extent of having to go on public support in 1883. He had moved to Marshall County, Indiana by 1869, and on to Gratiot County, Michigan around 1870, evidently right after getting married.
Contributor Richard ColeDate added 8/11/2005

Company E

Corporal

Enlisted as a Corporal on 14 July 1863 at the age of 31 Enlisted in Company E, 88th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 14 July 1863. Died Company E, 88th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 26 December 1863 in Camp Chase, OH
Contributor Fred RoseDate added 10/22/2005

Company E

Musician

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Ruhama VeltfortDate added 7/18/2008

Company E

Private

Enlisted as a Private on 9 June 1862 at the age of 21. Mustered in Company E, 88th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 26 June 1862. Mustered out on 26 September 1862 at Camp Chase, OH.
Contributor Eric StoneDate added 6/15/2010

Company E

Sergeant

Mustered in Company E, 88th Infantry Regiment Ohio July 4, 1863, age 32. Mustered out on 3 July 1865 at Camp Chase, Ohio. Rank in: Corporal. Rank out: Sergeant. Born in Senecaville, George W. Morrison settled in Antrim, Ohio where he was a saddler and harness maker for over 40 years.
Contributor Jim MorrisonDate added 11/25/2025

Company F

Corporal

Source: U.S. National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers 1866-1936 Record Source: Roster of the Soldiers of State of Ohio He served in the Civil War in the Union Army, Enlisted 20 Apr 1861 as a private, Company H 8th Ohio Infantry with an age at enlistment of 19. Discharged 22 Aug 1861. Also shown enlisting in 20 Jul 1863 as a Corpl at age 22, Company F 88th Ohio Infantry. Discharged 3 Jul 1865. Both discharges were for expiration of service.
Contributor Jon Williams IIDate added 3/19/2009

Company G

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Neilia DudleyDate added 3/29/2010

Company G

Corporal

Peter was a 23 year-old farmer when he enlisted in the 88th Ohio Volunteer Infantry on 23 Jun 1863, joining his two brothers in the unit. He was promoted to corporal on 8 Oct 1864, and discharged 3 Jul 1865. He thereafter moved to Indiana, living in German township, Marshall County, Indiana in 1880, and in South Bend, Indiana in 1899, 1901, and 1906. He died in South Bend, IN and is buried in Mishawaka.
Contributor Richard ColeDate added 8/11/2005

Company I

Sergeant

Enlisted Company I 88th OVI 30 July 1863. Mustered out as Sgt. on 3 July 1865 at Camp Chase Ohio.
Contributor Jerry TimsonDate added 9/25/2009

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