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Commanding Officer on the Antietam Campaign:
Col. Carr B. White
This Regiment's Chain of Command:
Army - Army of the Potomac
Corps - Ninth (IX) Army Corps
Division - Kanawha Division, IX Corps
Brigade - 1st Brigade, Kanawha Division, IX Corps
Unit history
This Regiment was organized May 3rd, 1861 for three months service, and June 28th for three years, under Colonel John W. Lowe, who was killed early in the war and was succeeded by Col. Carr B. White. The 12th served in West Virginia until August, 1862, when it was transferred to the Army of the Potomac, and participated in the battles of Bull Run, South Mountain and Antietam.
Maps Showing this Unit
Detail Map #9: Burnside Attacks the Lower Bridge
Detail Map #11: Burnside Climbs Toward Sharpsburg
Detail Map #12: AP Hill Hits Burnside's Flank
Battlefield Tablets for this Unit
Tablet #56: Ninth Army Corps - 15 Sep, 7 AM to 16 Sep, 3 PM
Tablet #59: Kanawha Division, Ninth Army Corps - 16 Sep, 6 PM to 17 Sep, 5 PM
Tablet #61: Ewing's Brigade, Kanawha Division - 16 Sep, 6 PM to 17 Sep, 5 PM
Tablet #122: Army of the Potomac - 17 Sep, 10 AM to 17 Sep, 6 PM
Tablet #70, cont: Ninth Army Corps - 17 Sep, 3 PM to 17 Sep, 5 PM
Tablet #70: Ninth Army Corps - 17 Sep, 7 AM to 17 Sep, 3 PM
Tablet #57: Ninth Army Corps - 17 Sep, 7 AM to 17 Sep, 5 PM
After the Antietam Campaign
In the fall of 1862, the Regiment again transferred to West Virginia and did efficient service until the spring of 1864, when it joined Hunter's expedition to Lynchburg. The Regiment returned to Columbus, Ohio, and was mustered out July 11th, 1864.
References & Notes
A brief history, and Dyer's summary is online from Larry Stevens at Ohio in the Civil War.
We have 10 individuals who were on the Maryland Campaign in the AotW database for this unit:
| Co. | Rank | Name | Casualty? | Details* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Pvt | Cockerell, William A. | KIA 09/14 |  |
| C | Corp | Goodloe, Vivian | KIA 09/17 | |
| C | Pvt | Went, Lewis | MWIA 09/17 | |
| E | Lt | Channel, Aaron N. | | |
| E | Corp | Inscho, Leonidas H |  | |
| F | Sgt | Wilson, Robert Bruce | | |
| H | Pvt | Raber, Henry | KIA 09/17 | |
| H | Pvt | Reichman, Jacob | MWIA 09/17 | |
| I | Pvt | Brooks, Jonas | KIA 09/14 | |
| F&S | Col | White, Carr Bailey | |
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