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My ancestor was also in the 111th Ohio and suffered a minor bayonet wound. It must have been some horrific, intense fighting our ancestors witnessed.
I haven't read anything specifically about the battle itself but in my ancestry notes I have this bit about the battle. It comes from the book "History of Toledo and Lucas County," by Clark Waggoner (Volume I, pages 194-197):
It [the 111th Ohio] guarded a wagon train to Franklin, and was twice attacked, each time repulsing the enemy. It reached Franklin on the morning of November 30th, and was assigned to the front line of works, on the left flank of the Second Division, Twenty-Third Corps. In the fight of that day, out of 180 men engaged, it lost 22 killed on the field and 40 wounded, many being killed by rebel bayonets. So close was the contest, that the Regiment's flag was snatched from the bands of the Color Sergeant, but the Rebel who took it was killed on the spot. The troops on the immediate left falling back during the charge, the One Hundred and Eleventh suffered from an hour's enfilading fire of the Rebels. So severely had the Regiment suffered in the loss of officers, that it was found necessary to detail such from other Regiments for the command of the Companies.
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This was the end of the road for GGpa 111lth Ohio Volunteers Co. K. I'd love some literature recs, I know very little of the battle.
My ancestor was also in the 111th Ohio and suffered a minor bayonet wound. It must have been some horrific, intense fighting our ancestors witnessed.
I haven't read anything specifically about the battle itself but in my ancestry notes I have this bit about the battle. It comes from the book "History of Toledo and Lucas County," by Clark Waggoner (Volume I, pages 194-197):
Here's a link to the section that summarizes the 111th Ohio's Civil War involvement, if you're interested: History of Toledo and Lucas County - 111th Regiment
Thanks