Soldier:  Richard Duncan

Regiment:  2^nd. OVI; 18^th. OVI                 Company:  F, E respectively       

Age:  29           

Date Entering Service:  September 13, 1862

Period of Service:  3 years

Remarks (When discharged, re-enlisted, wounded, captured, died of disease or killed)

First enlistment was with the 2^nd. OVI;  Transferred to the 18^th. OVI on October 20, 1864.  He was finally mustered out on June 10, 1865.

Battles in which he fought:

Perryville, Ky.                                         Oct. 8, 1862

Stone River, Tenn.                                 December 31, 1862

Rosecran’s Campaign                            June 23-30, 1862

Chickamauga, Ga.                                 September 19-20, 1863

Lookout Mountain, Tenn.                       November 24, 1863

Mission Ridge, Tenn.                             November 25, 1863

Ringgold, Ga.                                        November 27, 1863

Buzzard Roost and Tunnel Hill    ,

Rocky Face Ridge, Ga.                            February 25-27, 1864

Peach Tree Creek, Ga.                            July 20, 1864

Battle of Nashville, Tenn.                       December 15-16, 1864

Capture of Decatur, Ala.            December 27-28, 1864

Other interesting information discovered:

The 2^nd.OVI lost during service 9 Officers and 96 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 138 Enlisted men by disease. Total 243.

Richard Duncan appears to have been born in Ireland.  There is no record of his ever applying for a pension.  This could be a result of never having applied for US citizenship.

Date of Death:  Unknown                                                            Place of burial:  Unknown

Adopted By:  Morrow County Veterans’ Services

Researcher:  Patrick Drouhard