146th Infantry Regiment (United States)

146th Infantry Regiment (8th Ohio)
Men of the 8th Ohio (later the 146th) Infantry in 1898
Active	1861–1864, 1898–1919
Country	United States
Allegiance	Ohio
Branch	Army National Guard
Type	Infantry
Engagements	American Civil War Western Virginia Campaign Battle of Winchester I Battle of Antietam Battle of Fredericksburg Battle of Gettysburg Battle of the Wilderness Battle of Spotsylvania Court House Battle of Cold Harbor Spanish–American War Siege of Santiago World War I Meuse-Argonne Offensive Ypres-Lys

American Civil War

Spanish–American War

World War I

The 146th Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the United States Army, Ohio Army National Guard. It was formed in 1917 from the old 8th Ohio Infantry Regiment and served in several American wars from 1861 to 1919.

The 8th Ohio served in the American Civil War from 1861 to 1864. It was reactivated in 1898 for service in the Spanish–American War, and again in 1917 for service in World War I. It was formally deactivated in 1919.

The 146th Infantry Regiment's history began with the formation of the 8th Ohio Infantry on 4 May 1861, in Cleveland. On 8 July, the regiment loaded onto trains and traveled to Grafton, Virginia, termed the "seat of war" by LTC Franklin Sawyer. From July 1861 through March 1862, the 8th Ohio was a part of George B. McClellan's army in the conflicts during the Western Virginia Campaign. During this time, the regiment fought a series of small skirmishes around Mount Beverly, Mount Grafton, and Mount Romney in the Appalachians, but saw no serious combat. On 1 March 1862, the 8th Ohio moved to Winchester, Virginia, located in the Shenandoah Valley, and would serve in the Gibraltar Brigade under BG Nathan Kimball in MG James Shields's division. While in the Shenandoah Valley, the 8th Ohio participated in its first real battle, the Battle of Winchester, where it attacked and defeated a portion of Stonewall Jackson's force, while suffering almost twenty-five percent casualties. In all, the 8th listed 46 men as killed or wounded.