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Volunteer cavalry unit's remarkable Civil War exploits rise
The Second Ohio Volunteer Cavalry's Civil War campaign spans 1861 to 1865 with 97 battles across 13 states. Lorain County men joined from Wellington and nearby towns, marching 27 000 miles and enduring 2900 matches in the West. Key figures include A B Nettleton L H Tenney F S Case A C Houghton and T A Tenney, with battles against Quantrill's guerrillas and actions in Missouri Arkansas and the Indian Territory. The unit suffered 13 noncombat deaths, four executed in prisons, and 20 wounded in action, earning the nickname Eyes of the Army.
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Fort Scott
Co Montsely
Han
Emerg
Lorain
Lye
Camp Chase
Ola
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
John Morgan Khansay
Texas
Lorain County
Cherokee Osage
Cieth
Nettleton Oberlin
Luman H Tenney
Oberlin
Frank S Case Wellington
Albert C .Houghton
Theodore
Lorain Countian
Quincy Gilmore
George A Custer