Companies of the Seventh Ohio
All companies were organized at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds on the comers
of Kinsman and Hudson Streets in the city of Cleveland, otherwise known as
Camp Taylor. Between the 22nd and the 28th of April 1861 the citizens of
northeast Ohio volunteered their services at an astonishing rate. Remembering,
at this point in time, that service commitments were for only three months.
The companies comprising the Seventh were:
On May 6th, 1861 the Seventh would leave camp Taylor and travel to Cincinnati
where they would train at Camp Dennison. On May 7th the Seventh was ordered
to elect officers, which they did. Eramus B. Tyler of Ravenna was elected
Colonel over James A. Garfield. William R. Creighton was named Lt. Colonel
and John Casement, of Painesville, as Major.
The remainder of the officers were as follows:
| Surgeon: |
Henry B. Cushing |
| Asst. Surgeon: |
Francis Salter |
| Chaplain: |
Rev. Frederick T. Brown |
| Adjutant: |
Louis G. DeForest |
| Quartermaster: |
John Morris |
| Sergeant Major: |
Leicester King |
| Quartermaster: |
Marcus S. Hopkins |
| Drum Major: |
John L. Woodward |
| Fife Major: |
Harry Wood |
In mid June the Regiment was asked to volunteer for three years service,
which caused extreme difficulties for most families. The men, however, deemed
it necessary and almost to a person they signed on for three years. Another
election was held for officers and the same men were elected. On June 26th
the Regiment departed Camp Dennison for Western Virginia and their journey
began.
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