The 194th Ohio Infantry Regiment, sometimes 194th Ohio Volunteer Infantry (or 194th OVI) was an

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in the Union Army during the

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Service

The 194th Ohio Infantry was organized at

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, and mustered in for one year service under the command of

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Anson George McCook. The regiment left Ohio for

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, March 14. It was assigned to General Egan's Provisional Division, Army of the Shenandoah. Participated in operations in the Shenandoah Valley until April, then ordered to

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for garrison duty until October. The 194th Ohio Infantry mustered out of service October 24, 1865, at Washington, D.C.

Casualties

The regiment lost a total of 38 enlisted men during service, all due to disease.

Commanders

* Colonel Anson George McCook

Notable members

* Colonel Anson George McCook -

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from

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, 1877-1883

References

* Dyer, Frederick H. ''A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion'' (Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co.), 1908. * Ohio Roster Commission ''Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War on the Rebellion, 1861–1865,'' vol. X (185th-198th Regiments Infantry, 1st and 2d Regiments Heavy Artillery, 1st Regiment Light Artillery, and Independent Batteries Light Artillery) (Cincinnati, Ohio: The Ohio Valley Company, 1899), pp. 165–184. * Reid, Whitelaw. ''Ohio in the War: Her Statesmen, Her Generals, and Soldiers'' (Cincinnati, OH: Moore, Wilstach, & Baldwin), 1868. ;Attribution *

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