The 9th Ohio Infantry (Die Neuner) was an infantry regiment that was a part of the Union Army during the American Civil War. The members of the regiment were primarily of German descent and the unit was the first almost all-German unit to enter the Union Army. Image File history File links Flag_of_Ohio. ... The Union was a name used by many to refer to the Northern states during the American Civil War. ... This article is becoming very long. ... Infantry of the Royal Irish Rifles during the Battle of the Somme in World War I. Infantry are soldiers who fight primarily on foot with small arms in organized military units, though they may be transported to the battlefield by horses, ships, automobiles, skis, or other means. ... Western Theater Overview (1861 – 1865) This article presents an overview of major military and naval operations in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. ... Robert Latimer McCook (December 28, 1827 – August 6, 1862) was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War who was killed by Confederate partisans in Alabama. ... Infantry of the Royal Irish Rifles during the Battle of the Somme in World War I. Infantry are soldiers who fight primarily on foot with small arms in organized military units, though they may be transported to the battlefield by horses, ships, automobiles, skis, or other means. ... British regiment A regiment is a military unit, consisting of a variable number of battalions - commanded by a colonel. ... The 21st Michigan Infantry, a company of Shermans veterans. ... This article is becoming very long. ...

Organization

Between 1836 to 1860, four German militia units were formed in Cincinnati, these units were the beginning of the 9th OVI. This unit was organized in Cincinnati, Ohio, from hundreds of men who had volunteered for duty in response to a call to arms by President Lincoln and subsequently by Ohio Governor William Dennison. 1500 mostly Germans volunteered for this unit in the first three days. Col. Robert L. McCook a local lawyer, trained and drilled the new soldiers at Camp Harrison and Camp Dennison, both near Cincinnati. Nickname: Location in Hamilton County, Ohio, USA Coordinates: Country United States State Ohio County Hamilton Founded 1788 Incorporated 1802 (village) - 1819 (city) Government  - Type Strong mayor  - Mayor Mark L. Mallory (D) Area  - City  79. ... Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809–April 15, 1865), sometimes called Abe Lincoln and nicknamed Honest Abe, the Rail Splitter, and the Great Emancipator, was the 16th (1861–1865) President of the United States, and the first president from the Republican Party. ... William Dennison, Jr. ... Colonel (IPA: or ) is a military rank of a commissioned officer, with the corresponding ranks existing in nearly every country in the world. ... Robert Latimer McCook (December 28, 1827 – August 6, 1862) was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War who was killed by Confederate partisans in Alabama. ... Camp Dennison was a military recruiting and training post for the United States Army during the American Civil War. ...

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• Col. Robert L. McCook
• Lt. Col. Karl Sonderson
• Major Frank Lint
• Regt. Doctor Karl Krause
• Asst. Doctor Rudolph Wirth
• Adjutant August Willich

Gustav Bergmann, a Cincinnati public school teacher, was the first person to join the unit. The city gave $250,000.00 for the organization of this unit.^[1] August Willich August von Willich (November 19, 1810 – January 22, 1878) was a military officer in the German-Prussian army and a leading early proponent of Communism in Germany. ...

The regiment lost during its three-year term of service six officers and 85 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded. It also lost two officers and 60 enlisted men to disease, for a total of 153. An officer is a member of a military or naval service who holds a position of responsibility. ... In military service, an enlisted rank is generally any rating below that of a commissioned officer. ...

References

• 9th Ohio Infantry by Larry Stevens
• "Die Neuner" The 9th Ohio Infantry Regiment in the American Civil War, 1861-1864
• National Colors of the 9th O.V.I.
• The Queen City, by Daniel Hurley, published by the Cincinnati Historical Society, 1982, page 45.
• Cincinnati, a Guide to the Queen City and Its Neighbors, American Guide Series, The Weisen-Hart Press, May 1943, page 219

The term Queen City is used to describe the capital city of a province or state, where that country observes a monarch (typically the Queen) as the “head of state”. []Regina, Saskatchewan is fondly referred to as the Queen City because Regina is Latin for Queen; named after Queen Victoria. ... Cincinnati, Ohio viewed from the SW, across the Ohio River from Kentucky. ...

Notes

1. ^ 9th OVI webpage at ohiolink.edu

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External links

• Col. R.L. McCook Statuary in Washington Park, Cincinnati, Ohio