Genealogy and Local History in Union County, Ohio
History of Jerome Township (1913)
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Volunteer Infantry. It was afterward known as the 36th Regiment, Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry.

The regiment was in thirty-three battles, fights and skirmishes, and the loss in killed and died of wounds and disease was two hundred and sixty. The first Colonel, A. S. Piatt, was promoted to Brigadier-General and two commanders of the regiment were killed on the field.

40TH REGIMENT, OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.
THREE YEARS' SERVICE.

This regiment was organized at Camp Chase, Ohio, in the summer and fall of 1861, and was mustered in as a regiment December 11th under Colonel Jonathan Cranor. Eight soldiers of the regiment were credited to Jerome Township, one of whom, Jesse V. McDowell, died in the service.

The regiment served throughout the war in the Army of the Cumberland and participated in a number of decisive battles, including Chickamauga, where it came on the field in Granger's Corps and Steadman's Division just at the critical time Sunday afternoon, September 20th, 1863, fought under General George H. Thomas, "The Rock of Chickamauga," and was a part of the Union Army that saved the day in that bloody battle. They lost heavily, and among the wounded was Dell Snodgrass of Jerome Township.

The regiment left Camp Chase, Ohio, for the front December 11th, 1861, was ordered to northeastern Kentucky and was soon actively engaged in scouting and skirmishing on the Big Sandy River with the Confederate Army under Humphrey Marshall.

In January, 1862, it took an active part in the battle of Middle Creek; then went into camp at Paintville. It operated in Kentucky and Virginia until February, 1863, when it moved to Nashville, Tenn., and was assigned to the First Brigade, First Division, Reserve Corps, then at Franklin.

While at this place the Fortieth repulsed an attack made by Van Dorn with a large mounted force. On the 2nd of June it moved to Triune, and on the 23rd joined Rosecrans' army in