Soldier: William Christy
Regiment: 64th. OVI
Company: C
Age: 18
Date Entering Service: October 11, 1861
Period of Service: 3 months
Remarks (When discharged, re-enlisted, wounded, captured, died of disease or killed)
Discharged January 14, 1864 at Chattanooga, Tenn., re-enlisted and then finally discharged on October 3, 1865 at Camp Dennison, Ohio. William Christy stated that he was never wounded.
Battles in which he fought:
Chickamauga, Ga. Sept.19, 20 1863
Chattanooga, Tenn. Nov. 23-25, 1863
Mission Ridge, Tenn. Nov. 25, 1863
Rocky Face Ridge, Ga. May 5-9, 1864
Resaca, Ga. May 13-16, 1864
Adairsville, Ga. May 17, 18, 1864
Dallas, Ga. May 25-June 4, 1864
Kenesaw Mountain, Ga. June 9-30, 1864
Peach Tree Creek, Ga. July 20, 1864
Siege of Atlanta July 28-Sept. 2, 1864
Jonesboro, Ga. Aug. 31-Sept. 2, 1864
Lovejoy Station Ga., Sept. 2-6, 1864
Spring Hill, Tenn. Nov. 30, 1864
Franklin, Tenn. Nov. 30, 1864
Nashville, Tenn. Dec. 15, 16, 1864
Other interesting information discovered:
He stated that those events deemed most important included taking part in the Battle of Chickamauga, Franklin and Stone River, and “the night I was rear guard when the army fell back from Mission Ridge to Chattanooga. He was a color bearer.
Regiment lost during service 14 Officers and 188 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 160 Enlisted men by disease. Total 363.
Date of Death: February 28, 1915 Place of burial: Glendale Cemetery, Cardington, OH
Adopted By: Village of Cardington
Researcher: Patrick Drouhard
