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Francis Marian McCoy
Child of Alexander McCoy and Mariah Cooksey
Served Union Army In The Civil War
Ohio Cavalry, 9th Regiment, Co. M.
Rank In: Pvt
Rank Out: Pvt
Film #: m552
Roll #: 70
9th Regiment, Ohio Cavalry
Regiment authorized October 3, 1862. Four Companies organized atZanesville, Ohio, and designated 1st Battalion. Moved to CampDennison, Ohio, December 1, 1862, and duty there till April, 1863.Moved to Lexington, Ky., April 23, 1863, thence to Manchester, Ky.,and duty there till June 15. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division,23rd Army Corps, Army Ohio, to July, 1863 (1st Battalion), 2ndBrigade, 4th Division, 23rd Army Corps, to October, 1863 (1stBattalion). 4th Brigade, 4th Division, 23rd Army Corps, to November,1863 (1st Battalion). 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Cavalry Corps. ArmyOhio, to March, 1864 (1st Battalion). Athens, Florence and Decatur,Ala., District of North Alabama, Dept. of the Cumberland, to August,1864 (Regiment). Mounted Brigade, Garrard's Cavalry Division, 23rdArmy Corps, Army Ohio, to October, 1864. 2nd Brigade, Kilpatrick's 3rdDivision, Cavalry Corps, Military Division Mississippi, to June, 1865.Dept. of North Carolina to August, 1865.
SERVICE.-Expedition into East Tennessee June 15-28, 1863. Marietta GapJune 16. Big Creek Gap June 17. Wartzburg June 18. Knoxville June19-20. Moved to Loudon, Ky., thence to Stanford July 5, and toDanville July 7. Pursuit of Morgan and Scott July 10-26. Moved toGlasgow, Ky., August 1. Burnside's Campaign in East Tennessee August16-October 17. Occupation of Knoxville September 2. KingsportSeptember 18. Bristol September 19. Zollicoffer September 20-21.Hall's Ford, Watauga River September 22. Carter's Depot andBlountsville September 22. Blue Springs October 10. Rheatown October11. Blountsville October 14. Bristol October 15. Knoxville CampaignNovember 4-December 23. Siege of Knoxville November 17-December 6.Kimbrough's Cross Roads January 16. Operations about Dandridge January16-17. Dandridge January 17. Operations about Dandridge January 26-28.Fair Garden January 27. Duty at Knoxville, Tenn., till March. 2ndBattalion of Regiment organized at Camp Dennison, Ohio, November 6,1863. 3rd Battalion organized at Camp Dennison, Ohio, December 16,1863. Left State under orders for Nashville, Tenn., February 6, 1864,thence moved to Athens, Ala., where 1st Batalion joined. Patrol dutyalong the Tennessee River at Athens and Florence, Ala., till May.Moved to Decatur, Ala., May 1-5. Repulse of attack on Decatur May 8.Centre Star May 15. Duty at Decatur till July 10. Expedition toPulaski June 1-12. Operations in District of North Alabama July24-August 20. Curtis Wells June 24. Pond Springs June 29. Rousseau'sRaid to Atlanta & West Point Railroad July 10-22. Ten Island Ford,Coosa River, July 13. Courtland, Ala., July 25. Near Auburn and ChehawStation July 18. Siege of Atlanta July 25-August 25. McCook's Raid onAtlanta and West Point and Macon & Western Railroad July 27-31(Detachment). Lovejoy Station July 29. Neal Newnan's July 30. NearEast Point August 30. Big Shanty September 2. Ordered to Nashville,Tenn., thence to Louisville, Ky., to refit. March to the sea November15-December 10. Bear Creek Station November 16. Walnut Creek and EastMacon November 20. Waynesboro November 27-28. Buckhead Creek orReynolds' Plantation November 28. Rocky Creek Church December 2.Waynesboro December 4. Buck Creek December 7. Cypress Swamp nearSister's Ferry December 7. Ebenezer Creek December 8. Siege ofSavannah December 10-21. Campaign of the Carolinas January to April,1865. Barnwell, S. C., February 6. Aiken and Blackville February 11.Phillips' Cross Roads March 4. Taylor's Hole Creek, Averysboro March16. Battle of Bentonville, N. C., March 19-21. Occupation of GoldsboroMarch 23. Raleigh April 13. Morristown April 13. Bennett's House April26. Surrender of Johnston and his army. Duty at Concord, N. C., tillJuly 20. Mustered out August 2, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 1 Officer and 16 Enlisted men killed andmortally wounded and 2 Officers and 186 Enlisted men by disease. Total205.
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