The 23rd Ohio is sometimes referred to as the “Regiment of Presidents.” Two of America’s presidents served in the 23rd – nineteenth President Rutherford B. Hayes and twenty-fifth President William McKinley.
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Civil War Battle |
Date of Battle |
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Carnifax Ferry, West Virginia |
September 10, 1861 |
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Clark’s Hollow, West Virginia |
May 1, 1862 |
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Princeton, West Virginia |
May 15-18, 1862 |
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South Mountain, Maryland |
September 4, 1862 |
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Antietam, Maryland |
September 17, 1862 |
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Buffington Island, Ohio (Morgan’s Raid) |
July 19, 1863 |
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Cloyd’s Mountain, Virginia |
May 9, 1864 |
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New River Bridge, Virginia |
May 10, 1864 |
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Buffalo Gap, Virginia |
June 6, 1864 |
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Lexington, West Virginia |
June 10-11, 1864 |
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Buchanan, Virginia |
June 14, 1864 |
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Otter Creek, Virginia |
June 16, 1865 |
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Lynchburg, Virginia |
June 17-18, 1864 |
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Buford’s Gap, Virginia |
June 21, 1864 |
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Winchester, Virginia |
July 24, 1864 |
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Berryville, Virginia |
September 3-4, 1864 |
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Opequan, Virginia |
September 19, 1864 |
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Fisher’s Hill, Virginia |
September 22, 1864 |
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Cedar Creek, Virginia |
October 19, 1864 |