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Dust jacket notes from 89th Ohio Volunteer Infantry: Sacrifice at Chickamauga

This book is an attempt to portray the events of 1001 men from southwest Ohio during the Civil War. You will follow several 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.

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