. Itinerary of the Seventh Ohio volunteer infantry, 1861-1864, with roster, portraits and biographies . ee years, reenlisted, and was made a sergeant, havingrefused to be a candidate for the second lieutenancy. Entered West Virginia July 23, 1861, and two months lateron August 20, 1861, was made a prisoner of war on a reconnaissance into the enemys country, declining to leave himortally wounded Captain, John F. Schuette, who haibeen shot through the body. The next and first threweeks of his life as prisoner of war were spent at WhitSulphur Springs, West Virginia, very pleasantly, due to ;great
. Itinerary of the Seventh Ohio volunteer infantry, 1861-1864, with roster, portraits and biographies . ee years, reenlisted, and was made a sergeant, havingrefused to be a candidate for the second lieutenancy. Entered West Virginia July 23, 1861, and two months lateron August 20, 1861, was made a prisoner of war on a reconnaissance into the enemys country, declining to leave himortally wounded Captain, John F. Schuette, who haibeen shot through the body. The next and first threweeks of his life as prisoner of war were spent at WhitSulphur Springs, West Virginia, very pleasantly, due to ;great liking Colonel Croghan of the First Virginia CavalryC. S. A., had taken to him. The trip to Richmond, Virginia, was equally pleasant; but the confinement at Libb;Prison was the opening of the portals of hell. Next came ;stay from about October 22, 1861, to February 6, 1862, athe Parish Prison at New Orleans, Louisiana. A ten daystrip, starting that day, ended at Salisbury, N. C, wherthings were fairly bearable. Many episodes transpired herthat would be good stories, but no space here to tell FIRST LIEUTENANT EDWARD H. BOHM(Died May Ttli, 190(i.) COMPANY B 401 On May -4. iSr>_. with alwiit 300 more Yankee prisonersvere under parole delivered to the United States authoritiesit Little Washington. North Carolina, and transported to\e\vbcm. North Carolina, and thence to New York. Heeturned to Cleveland about June 7, 1862. Late in July,862, he was ordered to Columbus and there under authorityrem the military commander, Capt. A. B. Dodd, Fifteenthnfantry, U. S., organized the provost-guards, remain-ng in command till March. 1863. On January 5, 1863, com-nissioned as second lieutenant. Company D, in which ca-)acity he returned to the regiment on March 17, 1863. and)y order of Colonel Creighton assumed command of Com-)any D. With it he passed through the battles of Chancel-orsville, Virginia, ]\Iay i, 2, 3, Company D having theleaviest losses of any company in the regiment. I
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