The Buckeye Vanguard

This is the site of Camp Noble, named for
Congressman Warren P. Noble, who obtained the
officer's commission for William H. Gibson as the
colonel of the 49th Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
Companies of 100 began to arrive here August 12,
1861 from Crawford, Hancock, Putnam, Sandusky,
Seneca, and Wyandot Counties. On August 20,
they were mustered into Federal service as the
49th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Nicknamed the
"Buckeye Vanguard" by Col. Gibson, training
continued until September 9, 1861, when the 49th was
ordered to Camp Dennison, near Cincinnati, Ohio.

Departing Tiffin with 980 men, the 49th was
in the battles of Shiloh, Corinth, Stone River
Liberty Gap, Chickamauga, Mission Ridge, Resaca,
Pickett's Mill, Columbia,
Kennesaw Mountain,
Franklin, Nashville, and duty in Texas. The 49th
returned to Tiffin December 31, 1865 with 201
men. A total of 1,552 names appeared on the rolls
of the 49th. Of the total, 206 men killed or
mortally wounded, 165 died of disease, 14 perished
in rebel captivity, and 616 discharged because of
Wounds or disease. The regiment traveled 4,600
miles during its service.

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