. The Forty-second Ohio infantry: a history of the organization and services of that regiment in the war of the rebellion; with biographical sketches of its field officers and a full roster of the regiment . ntatives, where he has been incontinuous service since that day. The influence of Gen. Garfield upon the Forty-SecondRegiment was unbounded. As Colonel, not less than as Professorand Principal of a Collegiate School, he evinced a rare andextraordinary power in controlling, interesting and inspiring youngmen. It was due largely to his enthusiastic efforts that theRegiment was made up of som
. The Forty-second Ohio infantry: a history of the organization and services of that regiment in the war of the rebellion; with biographical sketches of its field officers and a full roster of the regiment . ntatives, where he has been incontinuous service since that day. The influence of Gen. Garfield upon the Forty-SecondRegiment was unbounded. As Colonel, not less than as Professorand Principal of a Collegiate School, he evinced a rare andextraordinary power in controlling, interesting and inspiring youngmen. It was due largely to his enthusiastic efforts that theRegiment was made up of some of the best material that Ohio sentinto the field. The careful, laborious education, the discipline, thequickening of individual self-respect that the Regiment underwentat his hands while in Camp Chase, were never lost upon its after gone to other duties the recollection of hiswords was a source of inspiration to tlie men, and as they wentinto their first fight at Middle Creek against overwhelmingnumbers with serene confidence because their trusted Colonel hadsent them, so afterwards they fought and marched as thoughconscious that the eye of their first commander was still THE FORTY-SECOND OHIO INFANTRY. 21 LIONEL A. SHELDON, The first Lieutenant-Colonel of the Forty-Second, but during morethan two years and a half its highest officer, was born in Worcester,Otsego County, N. Y., August 3d, 1830. He was the eighth in afamily of eleven children. His immediate ancestors on both sideswere of Revolutionary stock, and Col. Sheldons excellent militarycareer only continued a family record that had begun as farback as the capture of Andre. While he was quite young hispar^ts brought him to Ohio and settled in Lorain County, whereLionel attended district school until his services were needed onthe farm. Thencefor^vard he worked at home during the Summerseasons, attending school during the Winters until his eighteenthyear, when he had by working out at $ pe
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