Soldier:  Jehial Holcomb

Regiment:  85th OVI                                         Company:     C

                  88th OVI                                                                 G

Age:  27                                   

Date Entering Service:  85th OVI: 5/27/1862

                                       88th OVI: 4/20/1863

Period of Service:  85th OVI:  3 months 27 days

                                 88th OVI:    7 months

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

85th OVI:  Mustered out with Company on 9/23/1862

 88th OVI:  Hospitalized at Woodward Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, died of disease 11/1/1863.

Battles in which he fought:

85th OVI: The 85th OVI was organized at Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio between May an June 1862 to guard a large number of Rebel prisoners. Soldiers mustered out between September 23 and September 27, 1862 at expiration of service.

88th OVI:  The 88th OVI organized at Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio to guard Rebel prisoners. The 88th also engaged in the pursuit of Morgan’s raiders and the suppression of Holmes County rebellion in July 1863.

Other interesting information discovered:

Jehial Holcomb was born in Delaware County, Ohio on 10/20/1835 to the union of Horace and Aznba Holcomb. He died  of disease while in service of the Civil War at Woodward Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Date of Death:  10/10/1863                   Place of burial:  Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio

Adopted By:  Keith Richey                                                          Researcher:  Velda L Montgomery