Sacrifice at Chickamauga: A History of the 89th Ohio Volunteer Infantry - Hardcover

Weaver, Bryan P.; Fenner, H. Lee

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0971546401 ISBN 13: 9780971546400

Publisher: Moyweave Books, 2003

Synopsis

The new Civil War regimental, Sacrifice At Chickamauga, A History of the 89th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment, authored by Bryan Weaver and Lee Fenner, documents the story of 1,001 men from the southwest Ohio counties of Highland, Ross, Brown, and Clermont.

Despite appalling leadership from their first two commanders (one dismissed for drunkenness; the other for incompetence), the men became a well-trained unit under an Ohio-born West Pointer just in time to fight in the battle of Chickamauga, September 19-20, 1863. When the Union army withdrew at the end of the battle, the 89th Ohio never received the order and the Confederates captured almost half of regiment.

Of the 171 men taken at Chickamauga, 108 died in rebel prisons with most perishing during the summer of 1864 in Andersonville.

After Chickamauga, the regiment participated in the battle of Missionary Ridge, the series of engagements to capture Atlanta, Sherman’s March to the Sea, and the Carolina campaign.

The 89th Ohio mustered out in June 1865 with only 218 of the original complement left in the ranks. Three hundred men died during the war.

In Sacrifice At Chickamauga, the members of the 89th Ohio speak through their letters, journals, diaries and pension records; the great majority from unpublished sources.

About this title

About the Author

Bryan Weaver is a first-time writer with a lifelong interest in the Civil War. He is a teacher at Chadwick School in Palos Verdes Peninsula, California, and possesses a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. Bryan was the founder of U.S. Masters Water Polo and is currently the Chairman of the Masters Committee.He retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Air Force and is currently a high school computer teacher. Lee lives near Cleveland, Ohio, with his wife, Laura.

Both Bryan and Lee are descendants of soldiers in the regiment; Samuel Weaver, B Company, and Joab Hart, A Company, respectively.

From the Inside Flap

This book is an attempt to portray the events of 1001 men from southwest Ohio during the Civil War. You will follow soldiers of all ranks through the war in a day-by-day diary format.

Their life wasn't easy. For several months the regiment was subject to a colonel who was eventually dismissed from service for incompetence. The relatively inexperienced regiment met its first combat in the infamous battle of Chickamauga - a Union defeat. In a cruel twist of fate, the 89th was abandoned on Horseshoe Ridge, where they fought valiantly until their ammunition was exhausted. Along with parts of three regiments, the 89th Ohio was captured. Very few escaped - only 75 men reported to duty the next day.

After Chickamauga, the story takes two roads. One road was traveled by an augmented regiment that helped capture Atlanta, went with General Sherman to the sea, and eventually journeyed to Washington, DC, for the Grand Review. Those men captured at Chickamauga were sent down a heart breaking road to several Confederate prisons: Libby, Belle Isle, Salisbury and the notorious Andersonville prison.

As you meet the men of the 89th Ohio through their words, you will find a biography section to learn more about their lives. So sit back an enjoy a very unconventional regimental history, and retrace the lives of an uncommon group of men.

Edition details

• Publisher: Moyweave Books
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0971546401
• ISBN 13: 9780971546400
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 391