As Adopted by the House

129th General Assembly
Regular Session
2011-2012
H. R. No. 297


Representatives Peterson, Butler 

Cosponsors: Representatives Johnson, Duffey, Grossman, Pillich, Derickson, Terhar, O'Brien, Adams, J., Patmon, Blessing, Lundy, Adams, R., Stebelton, Hill, Reece, Landis, Thompson, Beck, Antonio, Buchy, Gonzales, Gardner, McGregor, Yuko, Okey, Bubp, Hagan, C., Martin, Milkovich, Rosenberger, Young, Anielski, Baker, Barnes, Blair, Boose, Boyce, Brenner, Budish, Carney, Celebrezze, Celeste, Cera, Clyde, Combs, Damschroder, DeVitis, Dovilla, Driehaus, Fedor, Fende, Foley, Garland, Gerberry, Goodwin, Hackett, Hall, Hayes, Heard, Henne, Hottinger, Huffman, Kozlowski, Letson, Lynch, Maag, Mallory, McClain, Murray, Newbold, Pelanda, Phillips, Ramos, Roegner, Ruhl, Scherer, Schuring, Sears, Smith, Sprague, Stautberg, Stinziano, Sykes, Szollosi, Wachtmann, Williams, Winburn Speaker Batchelder 

A RESOLUTION
To honor the 511 African-American Ohioans who 1
enlisted in the 54th and 55th Regiments of the 2
Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry during the Civil 3
War.4


BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

        WHEREAS, African-American men were not permitted to enlist in 5
Ohio's military units until June 1863; and6

        WHEREAS, Between April and June 1863, the following 7
African-American men from Ohio enlisted in the 54th Regiment of 8
the Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry: John W. Allen, Logan County, 9
Ohio; William Anderson, Xenia, Ohio; Elias Artis, Shelby County, 10
Ohio; Joseph Artist, Urbana, Ohio; Joseph Asbery, Oberlin, Ohio; 11
Thomas Ashbury, Dayton, Ohio; Benjamin B. Baptist, Mt. Pleasant, 12
Ohio; John L. Barker, Oberlin, Ohio; William Barrett, Salem, Ohio; 13
John Bass, Columbus, Ohio; Jones Beatty, Zanesville, Ohio; Isaac 14
Berrett, Urbana, Ohio; Andrew Betenbough, Hamilton, Ohio; Thomas 15
Betts, Columbus, Ohio; Thomas Beverly, Columbus, Ohio; John A. 16
Bouldon, Cleveland, Ohio; Thomas Bowman, Cincinnati, Ohio; 17
Randolph Brady, Hamilton, Ohio; William Brady, Salem, Ohio; 18
Fielding C. Brown, Lebanon, Ohio; Henry Brown, Toledo, Ohio; James 19
E. Brown, Oberlin, Ohio; John A. Brown, Stuebenville, Ohio; 20
William H. Brown, Wilberforce, Ohio; James W. Bush, Xenia, Ohio; 21
William Cain, Xenia, Ohio; Cato Chaney, Carthagena, Ohio; George 22
T. Charles, Richmond, Ohio; Henry C. Charton, Cincinnati, Ohio; 23
John Churchman, Carthagena, Ohio; Lewis Clark, Lebanon, Ohio; 24
James Cleveland, Cincinnati, Ohio; Rudolphus Coatney, Greene 25
County, Ohio; Samuel Coleman, Cincinnati, Ohio; Shedrick Conway, 26
Cleveland, Ohio; Lloyd Cooper, Cincinnati, Ohio; Asa Cotton, 27
Xenia, Ohio; George Cowen, Oxford, Ohio; Robert Cragg, Mercer 28
County, Ohio; Henry Craig, Cincinnati, Ohio; Anathy Dean, 29
Cleveland, Ohio; Stephen Depp, Lebanon, Ohio; William Dorsay, 30
Cleveland, Ohio; Samuel Duncan, Franklin County, Ohio; Henry 31
Ellis, II, Cincinnati, Ohio; William Ellis, I, Cincinnati, Ohio; 32
Albert Evans, Springfield, Ohio; George Evans, Xenia, Ohio; 33
Richard Evans, Xenia, Ohio; Joseph Evins, Greene County, Ohio; 34
Henry A. Field, Xenia, Ohio; Thomas Floyd, Cincinnati, Ohio; 35
William Fowlis, Champaign County, Ohio; Stephan Franklin, Dayton, 36
Ohio; James Freeman, Columbus, Ohio; Charles S. Gamrell, 37
Springfield, Ohio; Charles H. Goff, Springfield, Ohio; Benjamin 38
Green, Oberlin, Ohio; Amos Hall, Oxford, Ohio; William Hall, Lima, 39
Ohio; John W. Harper, Zanesville, Ohio; Christopher Hart, 40
Springfield, Ohio; John Hedgepath, Clinton County, Ohio; Joseph 41
Heuston, Cincinnati, Ohio; James E. Hewett, Xenia, Ohio; Thomas 42
Hewett, Xenia, Ohio; Benjamin Hogan, Mercer County, Ohio; Charles 43
M. Holloway, Wilberforce, Ohio; Joseph R. Holmes, Cincinnati, 44
Ohio; Leander Howard, Oberlin, Ohio; Alexander Hunter, Cleveland, 45
Ohio; Levi Jackson, Oxford, Ohio; Walter A. Jeffries, Cincinnati, 46
Ohio; Joseph Johnson, Hamilton, Ohio; Robert J. Jones, Hamilton, 47
Ohio; William Jones, Mt. Pleasant, Ohio; Wiley Jordan, Mercer 48
County, Ohio; George King, Toledo, Ohio; Thomas Lawrance, Xenia, 49
Ohio; William Lee, Columbus, Ohio; George Lipscomb, Cincinnati, 50
Ohio; Francis Lowe, Cleveland, Ohio; Samuel Lowmack, Columbus, 51
Ohio; Joseph Lowry, Urbana, Ohio; George Madrey, Hamilton, Ohio; 52
Jesse Mahan, Xenia, Ohio; Varnall W. Mayho, Columbus, Ohio; David 53
McCowan, Morning Sun, Ohio; Robert McJohnson, Preble County, Ohio; 54
Alvus McPherson, Oxford, Ohio; Joseph W. Meaks, Springfield, Ohio; 55
William Milton, Columbus, Ohio; William Mitchell, Oberlin, Ohio; 56
Colonel Morgan, Cincinnati, Ohio; John Morgan, Cincinnati, Ohio; 57
Lewis Munroe, Toledo, Ohio; John Myers, Oxford, Ohio; Harrison 58
Nichols, Oberlin, Ohio; Ishmael Palmer, Springboro, Ohio; Joseph 59
A. Palmer, Dayton, Ohio; George Parker, Cleveland, Ohio; Benjamin 60
Patten, Cincinnati, Ohio; Henry Patterson, I, Oberlin, Ohio; Henry 61
T. Pearl, Cleveland, Ohio; Edward Pegram, Cleveland, Ohio; William 62
Pillow, Hamilton, Ohio; William H. Pleasant, Cleveland, Ohio; 63
Anson Prater, Lucas County, Ohio; John E. Price, Cincinnati, Ohio; 64
William Princeton, Cleveland, Ohio; Napolean B. Rector, Sandusky, 65
Ohio; George Remsley, Greene County, Ohio; Joseph T. Richardson, 66
Cleveland, Ohio; James M. Rickman, Greenville, Ohio; Oliver B. 67
Ridgeway, Oberlin, Ohio; Jeremiah Rolls, Cincinnati, Ohio; Henry 68
Russell, Oxford, Ohio; William Rutledge, Oberlin, Ohio; Thomas 69
Shaw, Cincinnati, Ohio; John Shrewsbury, Cincinnati, Ohio; Abraham 70
C. Simms, Oxford, Ohio; Henry Simpson, Columbus, Ohio; Baltimore 71
Smith, Cincinnati, Ohio; George Smith, Cincinnati, Ohio; George W. 72
Smith, Toledo, Ohio; Isaac Smith, I, Mt. Pleasant, Ohio; Isaac 73
Smith, II, Cincinnati, Ohio; Louis Smith, Columbus, Ohio; Robert 74
Smith, Springfield, Ohio; Robert Smith, Cleveland, Ohio; William 75
J. Smith, Salem, Ohio; John Soward, Cleveland, Ohio; William 76
Spain, Havana, Ohio; Hezekiah Stewart, Shelby County, Ohio; Edward 77
Stone, Toledo, Ohio; John H. Thomas, Toledo, Ohio; Jeremiah 78
Thompson, Bono, Ohio; William Thompson, Ohio; James M. Townsend, 79
Oxford, Ohio; James W. Vorce, Cleveland, Ohio; Frederick Walace, 80
Cincinnati, Ohio; James Walker, Cincinnati, Ohio; Albert G. Wall, 81
Oberlin, Ohio; John Wall, Oberlin, Ohio; Charles Watt, Cincinnati, 82
Ohio; Sylvester Webber, Ripley, Ohio; George Weevel, Mt. Healthy, 83
Ohio; Addison White, Mechanicsburg, Ohio; Harry White, Toledo, 84
Ohio; Charles Williams, Mt. Healthy, Ohio; Edward Williams, 85
Oberlin, Ohio; John Williamson, Hamilton, Ohio; John H. Willson, 86
Cincinnati, Ohio; George Wilson, Toledo, Ohio; Isaiah Wilson, 87
Oberlin, Ohio; Henery Worthington, Defiance, Ohio; and88

       WHEREAS, Between April and June 1863, the following 89
African-American men from Ohio enlisted in the 55th Regiment of 90
the Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry: Wiley Abbott, New Richmond, 91
Ohio; Robert Abram, Chillicothe, Ohio; Albert Adams, Waynesville, 92
Ohio; David Adams, New Antioch, Ohio; George Akers, Carthagena, 93
Ohio; William H. Alexander, Seneca County, Ohio; Joseph Anderson, 94
Troy, Ohio; Nelson R. Anderson, Delaware County, Ohio; Wesley 95
Anderson, Troy, Ohio; Archer Armstead, Frankfort, Ohio; Jacob Ash, 96
Adams County, Ohio; John Bailey, Pickaway, Ohio; Thomas Baker, 97
Xenia, Ohio; Soloman C. Banks, Logan County, Ohio; William Barber, 98
Wilmington, Ohio; David Barrett, Urbana, Ohio; George Barrett, 99
Urbana, Ohio; George Bazel, Pickaway County, Ohio; Hiram Bias, 100
Columbus, Ohio; Hezekiah Bird, Frankfort, Ohio; Samuel L. Bizzell, 101
Ripley, Ohio; Edward Black, Chillicothe, Ohio; James H. Black, 102
Gallipolis, Ohio; Jordan M. Bobson, Wilmington, Ohio; Richard 103
Boone, West Jefferson, Ohio; Morris Bradley, Hillsboro, Ohio; 104
Isaiah Brandon, Xenia, Ohio; Nimrod Brooks, Columbus, Ohio; Elijah 105
Brown, Sandusky, Ohio; Henry Brown, Cincinnati, Ohio; James Brown, 106
Delaware, Ohio; John Brown, Shelby County, Ohio; John W. Brown, 107
Huntsville, Ohio; Lyne Sterling Brown, Delaware County, Ohio; 108
Thomas Brown, Coldwater, Ohio; Thomas Brown, Zanesville, Ohio; 109
John W. Bryant, Hillsboro, Ohio; George Buckner, Pickaway County, 110
Ohio; Isaiah Buckney, Urbana, Ohio; William Burns, Marysville, 111
Ohio; William Burns, Bloomingburg, Ohio; William H. Burns, Ross 112
County, Ohio; George W. Bush, Carthagena, Ohio; Charles Butler, 113
Ripley, Ohio; Gilbert Butler, Butler County, Ohio; James Henry 114
Byrd, Logan County, Ohio; Joseph Campbell, Highland County, Ohio; 115
John Carter, Barnesville, Ohio; Nelson Champ, Mt. Pleasant, Ohio; 116
Charles Chapman, Batavia, Ohio; William Charleston, Upper 117
Sandusky, Ohio; James Chatman, Harrisburg, Ohio; Ransom Chatman, 118
Xenia, Ohio; Archie Claiborne, Harrisburg, Ohio; Henry Claiborne, 119
Harrisburg, Ohio; Charles E. Clark, Upper Sandusky, Ohio; John W. 120
Clark, Upper Sandusky, Ohio; William H. Clay, Aberdeen, Ohio; 121
James Cochran, Chillicothe, Ohio; Pickens Colbreath, Ripley, Ohio; 122
Joshua Cole, Sandusky, Ohio; Frank Collins, Ripley, Ohio; John 123
Collins, Ohio; George Collwell, Ripley, Ohio; Alfred Cornelius, 124
Gallipolis, Ohio; John Q.A. Cosby, Cardington, Ohio; Willis 125
Cotton, Frankfort, Ohio; Cyrus Cowan, Troy, Ohio; Garrett Cox, 126
Troy, Ohio; William Cox, Troy, Ohio; Fortunatius Craig, 127
Carthagena, Ohio; John Crockett, Harveysburg, Ohio; George 128
Cromwell, Maumee, Ohio; Armstrong Crowder, Pickaway, Ohio; Paul 129
Crowder, Miami County, Ohio; Morris Darnell, Sandusky, Ohio; Henry 130
Davis, Chillicothe, Ohio; William Davis, Sandusky, Ohio; Joseph 131
Dawson, Harrisburg, Ohio; Charles Dean, Huntsville, Ohio; Isaac 132
Delay, Ripley, Ohio; Elijah Derricks, Perrysburg, Ohio; Walter C. 133
Dickerson, Ross County, Ohio; Henry Dinwiddie, Chillicothe, Ohio; 134
Rufus M. Dix, Xenia, Ohio; Moses Dixon, Chillicothe, Ohio; Simon 135
Douglas, Sidney, Ohio; Joshua Dunbar, Troy, Ohio; William H. 136
Dupree, Chillicothe, Ohio; Aaron A. Dyson, Bothinsville, Ohio; 137
Isaac Edwards, Barnesville, Ohio; Paul Erving, Springfield, Ohio; 138
Andrew Essex, Hillsboro, Ohio; Jacob Essex, Venice, Ohio; Armstead 139
Evans, Chillicothe, Ohio; Henry Evans, Chillicothe, Ohio; Sterling 140
Evans, Troy, Ohio; Thomas T. Evans, Chillicothe, Ohio; Colson 141
Fairfax, Harrisburg, Ohio; Albert T. Felts, New Lexington, Ohio; 142
Cethe C. Felts, New Lexington, Ohio; Samuel Fields, Milo, Ohio; 143
Lewis Fitzhughes, Frankfort, Ohio; Peter Fleming, Albany, Ohio; 144
Elisha G. Flood, Ohio; John R. Ford, Lebanon, Ohio; William 145
Fortune, Chillicothe, Ohio; James Fox, Pickaway County, Ohio; 146
Lorenzo Fox, Troy, Ohio; William A. Fox, Pickaway County, Ohio; 147
John Francis, Harrisburg, Ohio; Anthony Freeman, Barnesville, 148
Ohio; George Gales, Chillicothe, Ohio; Frank Gardner, Sandusky, 149
Ohio; James T. Gibson, Troy, Ohio; Harrison Gillard, Troy, Ohio; 150
James Gillard, Troy, Ohio; James Gillispie, Pickaway County, Ohio; 151
Wallace L. Glaspey, Hardin County, Ohio; Horace Goins, Hillsboro, 152
Ohio; Randall Goins, Hillsboro, Ohio; James Grain, Jamestown, 153
Ohio; Charles Gray, Frankfort, Ohio; David Gray, Sandusky, Ohio; 154
James Green, Xenia, Ohio; Joseph Green, Xenia, Ohio; Levi Green, 155
Wilmington, Ohio; Simean T. Green, Harveysburg, Ohio; Harrison 156
Griffin, Cleveland, Ohio; Henry Griffy, Springfield, Ohio; Charles 157
Henry Groose, Delaware County, Ohio; Nathanial Gross, Ripley, 158
Ohio; Jasper Haddock, Somerton, Ohio; David A. Hall, Oberlin, 159
Ohio; Eli Hall, Pickaway County, Ohio; Josiah C. Hall, Cincinnati, 160
Ohio; Randolph Hampton, Bellefontaine, Ohio; Alexander Hannon, 161
Xenia, Ohio; William Hargrave, Wilmington, Ohio; Beverly Harris, 162
Troy, Ohio; Henry Harris, Xenia, Ohio; Robert Harris, Columbus, 163
Ohio; William Harris, Sandusky, Ohio; John Henderson, Ripley, 164
Ohio; Powell Hendrick, Ripley, Ohio; Richard Hendrick, Ripley, 165
Ohio; William Henry, Columbus, Ohio; Charles Hicks, Cambridge, 166
Ohio; John L. Hicks, Greenfield, Ohio; George Higginson, Trenton, 167
Ohio; James P. Hightower, Xenia, Ohio; Orlando S. Hightower, 168
Wilmington, Ohio; Edward Augustus Highwarder, Delaware County, 169
Ohio; John Wesley Highwarder, Delaware County, Ohio; Samuel Hill, 170
Martinsville, Ohio; Thomas H. Hill, Barnesville, Ohio; William 171
Hill, Wayne County, Ohio; Charles H. Holmes, Champaign County, 172
Ohio; Josiah Howard, Russell, Ohio; William Howard, Xenia, Ohio; 173
Alick Humes, Troy, Ohio; John Humes, Troy, Ohio; William Hunt, 174
Troy, Ohio; Austin Hurley, Springfield, Ohio; Joseph H. Hurley, 175
Somerton, Ohio; Thornton Hurley, Somerton, Ohio; Daniel Ivery, 176
Andersonville, Ohio; Alexander Jackson, Chillicothe, Ohio; Henry 177
Jackson, Chillicothe, Ohio; Manuel P. Jackson, Chillicothe, Ohio; 178
Robert Jackson, Hillsboro, Ohio; Alexander Jenkins, Bloomingburg, 179
Ohio; Charles Jenkins, New Marion, Ohio; Thomas Jenkins, Ohio; 180
Franklin Johnson, Chillicothe, Ohio; Henry Johnson, Ripley, Ohio; 181
Hezekiah Johnson, Huntsville, Ohio; James Johnson, Youngstown, 182
Ohio; Joseph Johnson, Republic, Ohio; Matthew Johnson, Youngstown, 183
Ohio; Thomas Johnson, Dayton, Ohio; William H. Johnson, 184
Chillicothe, Ohio; William H. Johnson, Sandusky, Ohio; Armstead M. 185
Jones, Shelby County, Ohio; John M. Jones, Hamilton, Ohio; John W. 186
Jones, Troy, Ohio; Osbourne Jones, Ross County, Ohio; Peter Jones, 187
West Milton, Ohio; George D. Jones, Ripley, Ohio; Samuel Jube, 188
Champaign County, Ohio; John Kees, Urbana, Ohio; Martin Kennedy, 189
Cumberland, Ohio; David M.P. Kenney, Mt. Gilead, Ohio; David U. 190
King, Mount Pleasant, Ohio; John King, Bellefontaine, Ohio; 191
Jonathan King, Mount Pleasant, Ohio; Robert King, New Richmond, 192
Ohio; Howard Landrum, Circleville, Ohio; David Lee, Xenia, Ohio; 193
Adolphus Lewis, Union County, Ohio; George B. Lewis, Delaware 194
County, Ohio; George W. Lewis, Ripley, Ohio; James Lewis, 195
Chillicothe, Ohio; Solomon Lidle, Chillicothe, Ohio; William 196
Little, Springfield, Ohio; Jesse Locklear, Chillicothe, Ohio; 197
William H. Love, Troy, Ohio; David Low, Columbus, Ohio; Benjamin 198
Lyons, Upper Sandusky, Ohio; William Mabra, Barnesville, Ohio; 199
Francis Macafee, New Market, Ohio; Franklin Malone, Chillicothe, 200
Ohio; James Malone, Marysville, Ohio; Silas Malone, Gurneyville, 201
Ohio; Charles Markerfield, Carthagena, Ohio; Henry Martin, Ripley, 202
Ohio; Thomas Maxwell, Cincinnati, Ohio; Henry Mayo, Chillicothe, 203
Ohio; James Mays, Cincinnati, Ohio; Francis McCoglin, Shelby 204
County, Ohio; James McFarland, (James Washington), Hillsboro, 205
Ohio; Presley McGee, London, Ohio; Archy McKinney, Adams County, 206
Ohio; George McPherson, Steubensville, Ohio; William Miller, 207
Cincinnati, Ohio; James Minton, Delaware County, Ohio; George 208
Mitchell, Chillicothe, Ohio; George W. Moore, Columbus, Ohio; 209
Isaac Moore, Bellefontaine, Ohio; Weston Moore, Carthagena, Ohio; 210
Alexander Morgan, Bainbridge, Ohio; Charles H. Morgan, Springboro, 211
Ohio; Hiram Morgan, Springfield, Ohio; Richard Morrison, Hamilton, 212
Ohio; James Moss, Carthagena, Ohio; John M. Myers, Barnesville, 213
Ohio; Norris Needham, Springfield, Ohio; James S. Nelson, 214
Republic, Ohio; William Nelson, Frankfort, Ohio; Henry A. Newland, 215
Zanesfield, Ohio; Robert Newsome, Bellefontaine, Ohio; William 216
Nickerson, Williamsburg, Ohio; Charles Oglesby, Troy, Ohio; Thomas 217
Overton, Carthagena, Ohio; James Owens, Frankfort, Ohio; Osborne 218
Owens, Union County, Ohio; Daniel A. Paine, Barnesville, Ohio; 219
George M. Parker, Frankfort, Ohio; Lott H. Parker, Bellefontaine, 220
Ohio; John Patterson, Hamilton, Ohio; Jacob Payne, Bainbridge, 221
Ohio; John H. Payne, Bellefontaine, Ohio; Lawrence Payne, 222
Frankfort, Ohio; William J. Peel, Shelby County, Ohio; David S. 223
Peterson, Barnesville, Ohio; Ferdinand Peterson, Barnesville, 224
Ohio; Joseph H. Peterson, Barnesville, Ohio; Marcus Peterson, 225
Barnesville, Ohio; Charles Peyton, Cincinnati, Ohio; Henry Powell, 226
Cabletown, Ohio; Isaiah Price, Cincinnati, Ohio; Calvin Rector, 227
Urbana, Ohio; Charles Redman, Hillsboro, Ohio; William H. Redman, 228
Chillicothe, Ohio; Jacob W. Reid, Springfield, Ohio; Elijah 229
Revels, Youngstown, Ohio; George W. Richardson, Chillicothe, Ohio; 230
William Richardson, Chillicothe, Ohio; Finley Rickman, Ross 231
County, Ohio; Thomas Rickman, Bainbridge, Ohio; Henry C. Ritchie, 232
Marysville, Ohio; Lewis Roberts, Bellefontaine, Ohio; William C. 233
Roberts, Bellefontaine, Ohio; Thomas Robinson, Sandusky, Ohio; 234
William F. Robinson, Barnesville, Ohio; James D. Ross, Ross 235
County, Ohio; West Royal, Sandusky, Ohio; Thomas Russell, 236
Chillicothe, Ohio; Caswell Sampson, Barnesville, Ohio; David W. 237
Samson, Bellefontaine, Ohio; Nicholas Sansberry, Cincinnati, Ohio; 238
William Sawyer, Oxford, Ohio; William H. Schell, Ripley, Ohio; 239
Alexander Scott, Bellefontaine, Ohio; Alexander Scott, Ripley, 240
Ohio; Benjamin Scott, Waynesville, Ohio; Benjamin B. Scott, Xenia, 241
Ohio; William Scott, Ripley, Ohio; James Selden, Hillsboro, Ohio; 242
George Seward, Frankfort, Ohio; William Sheldon, Pickaway, Ohio; 243
James Shipp, Barnesville, Ohio; John H. Shipp, Barnesville, Ohio; 244
John F. Shorter, Delaware County, Ohio; Simon P. Shorter, Delaware 245
County, Ohio; Daniel Smith, New Richmond, Ohio; William H. Smith, 246
Urbana, Ohio; David Spears, Shelby, Ohio; Albert Steen, Ripley, 247
Ohio; Nathaniel Steward, Wilmington, Ohio; William Steward, Ross 248
County, Ohio; Henry I. Stockley, Ohio; Abraham Stuart, Mount 249
Pleasant, Ohio; William Stuart, Cincinnati, Ohio; William Sweet, 250
Bellefontaine, Ohio; James H. Tann, Circleville, Ohio; George W. 251
Taylor, Rushsylvania, Ohio; Samuel Taylor, Logan County, Ohio; 252
Stephen Taylor, Sandusky, Ohio; Alexander Thomas, Wilmington, 253
Ohio; George W. Thomas, Cincinnati, Ohio; Samuel Thomas, Madison, 254
Ohio; William Thomas, Flushing, Ohio; George W. Thompson, Maumee, 255
Ohio; Isaiah A. Thompson, Maumee, Ohio; John H. Thompson, Troy, 256
Ohio; Martin Thompson, Columbia, Ohio; John Tilghman, Jefferson, 257
Ohio; William Trotter, West Jefferson, Ohio; Olmstead Turner, 258
Columbus, Ohio; Nelson Vaughn, Mercer County, Ohio; Peter 259
Waggoner, Ross County, Ohio; John W. Walker, Oberlin, Ohio; James 260
M. Wallace, Sandusky, Ohio; Stephen Ward, Bellefontaine, Ohio; 261
Virginius Ward, Pike County, Ohio; Richard T. Warwick, 262
Bellefontaine, Ohio; Harrison Washington, Sandusky, Ohio; James A. 263
Washington, Republic, Ohio; Joseph Waze, Antioch, Ohio; George 264
White, Milford Center, Ohio; Israel White, Troy, Ohio; Richard W. 265
White, Salem, Ohio; Silas White, West Milton, Ohio; Spencer White, 266
Troy, Ohio; Edward P. F. Whitsell, Republic, Ohio; George W. 267
Whyte, Delaware County, Ohio; Robert Wicker, Pickaway County, 268
Ohio; William Wicker, Troy, Ohio; Abner Williams, Leesburg, Ohio; 269
Abner A. Williams, Ross County, Ohio; Claiborne Williams, 270
Chillicothe, Ohio; Edmund Williams, Highland County, Ohio; George 271
Williams, Sandusky, Ohio; James Williams, Cincinnati, Ohio; James 272
W. Williams, Leesburg, Ohio; Henry Wilson, Troy, Ohio; Joseph 273
Wilson, Barnesville, Ohio; John D. Wood, Flushing, Ohio; Lewis 274
Wood, Hillsboro, Ohio; Henry Woodley, Bellefontaine, Ohio; George 275
W. Worthington, Defiance, Ohio; Jonathan C. Wright, Sandusky, 276
Ohio; Benjamin Wyatt, Ripley, Ohio; Henry Young, Ripley, Ohio; and277

        WHEREAS, The soldiers of the 54th Regiment of the 278
Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry served with honor in South 279
Carolina in the Assault on Fort Wagner, the Battle of Honey Hill, 280
and the Battle of Boykin's Mills, and in Florida in the Battle of 281
Oolustee; and282

        WHEREAS, The soldiers of the 55th Regiment of the 283
Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry served with honor in South 284
Carolina at Folly Island and in the Battle of Honey Hill; and285

       WHEREAS, Corporal Henry F. Peal of Oberlin, Ohio, served with 286
the 54th Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry and 287
received the Gillmore Medal for his bravery in carrying the flag 288
during the Assault on Fort Wagner; and289

        WHEREAS, These 511 Ohio soldiers have not been recognized for 290
their contribution to the Union cause; now therefore be it291

        RESOLVED, That we, the members of the House of 292
Representatives of the 129th General Assembly of the State of 293
Ohio, in adopting this resolution, honor the 511 African-American 294
Ohioans who enlisted in the 54th and 55th Regiments of the 295
Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War; and be it 296
further297

        RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the House of Representatives 298
transmit duly authenticated copies of this resolution to the news 299
media of Ohio.300