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Source for:   Henry Gantz,   ABT 1844 -          Index

Name source:    S241

Text:   Date of Import: 30 Apr 2009

Birth source:    S241

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Census source:    S241

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Source for:   Henry A Gantz,   ABT 1877 -          Index

Name source:    S241

Text:   Date of Import: 30 Apr 2009

Birth source:    S241

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Census source:    S241

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Source for:   Hiram Gantz,   14 FEB 1838 - 14 MAR 1862         Index

Name source:    S46

Name source:    S241

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Birth source:    S241

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Census source:    S241

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_MIL    S28

Text:   Name: Hiram Gants , Enlistment Date: 17 October 1861 Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE Side Served: Union State Served: Ohio Unit Numbers: 1889 1889 Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 17 October 1861 at the age of 23Enlisted in Company K, 55th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 17 October 1861.Died Company K, 55th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 14 March 1862 in Grafton, WV

_MIL    S27
Page:   55th Infantry Regiment OH

Text:   Date Mustered: 11 July 1865 Regiment Type: Infantry Enlisted Died of Disease or Accident: 7 Officers Died of Disease or Accident: 136 Enlisted Killed or Mortally Wounded: 0 Regimental Soldiers and History: List of SoldiersRegimental HistoryOHIO FIFTY-FIFTH INFANTRY (Three Years) Fifty-fifth Infantry. - Cols., John C. Lee, Charles B. Gambee; Lieut.-Cols., George H. Safford, James M. Stevens, Ed-win H. Powers; Majs. Daniel F. De Wolf, Rodolphus Robbins, Charles Wickham. This regiment was organized at Norwalk, from Sept. to Dec., 1861, to serve for three years. In Jan., 1862, it left for Grafton, W. Va., and after a short stay there moved to New creek. In the battle of McDowell it constituted the re-serve and served as support to a battery, which could not be brought into action owing to the nature of the ground. It was present at the battle of Cross Keys, but was not engaged. It was under severe artillery fire at the second Bull Run, but was not engaged with the enemy's battle-line. It spent the follow-ing winter at Brooks' station, employing the time in inspec-tions, drills and picket duty. In the engagement at Chancel-lorsville the regiment lost 153 men killed, wounded and miss-ing. It marched into Pennsylvania with the army and was pres-ent at the battle of Gettysburg, losing about 50 men. The regiment was then sent to Tennessee and in the battle of Mis-sionary ridge formed a part of the corps that drove the Confed-erate skirmish line beyond the East Tennessee railroad. In Jan., 1864, 319 men of the regiment re-enlisted and were fur-loughed home, but they were present at the opening of the At-lanta campaign, participating in all the battles in which the 20th corps was engaged. At the battle of Resaca it suffered severely, losing upward of 90 men. It was also engaged at Cassville and Kennesaw mountain, and in the siege of Atlanta the regiment occupied its place in the lines, sometimes on the right and sometimes on the left, assisting in the gradual but sure adv

_MIL    S241

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Death source:    S28

Text:   Name: Hiram Gants , Enlistment Date: 17 October 1861 Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE Side Served: Union State Served: Ohio Unit Numbers: 1889 1889 Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 17 October 1861 at the age of 23Enlisted in Company K, 55th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 17 October 1861.Died Company K, 55th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 14 March 1862 in Grafton, WV

Death source:    S241

Text:   Date of Import: 30 Apr 2009

Census source:    S241

Text:   Date of Import: 30 Apr 2009