FLAGS OF THE 68TH OHIO

VOL. INFANTRY UNITED STATES ARMY

THE 68th UNION STANDARD

Flag Name:  National Colors of the 68th O.V.V.I.

Unit Name:  68th Ohio Volunteer Infantry

War Name:  Civil War

Negative No:  L 8  Catalog No:  SA 4605 

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REGIMENTAL STANDARD

Flag Name:  Regimental Colors of the 68th O.V.V.I.

Unit Name:  68th Ohio Volunteer Infantry

War Name:  Civil War

Negative No:  D 12  Catalog No:  SA 4605 

ARTIST RENDITION

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Flag Information

Flag Name:National Colors of the 68th O.V.V.I.

Type of Flag:National Colors

Flag Text:[For]t Donelson. Shiloh. Si[ege] [of] Cori[nth]. Iuk[a]. Matamoras. Thompson Hills. Raymond. Jackso[n]. Champion Hill. Fort Hil[l]. Vicksburg. Monro[?] Bogou Chitto. Ne[?] 68th Regt. Ohio. Vet. Vol. [I]nf[y] Big Shanty. Bushy Mountain. Kene[saw] [?] Siege [of] Atlanta. Atlanta. [?] [?] July 28th. Jonesbor[o]. [?]

Unit Information

Unit Name:68th Ohio Volunteer Infantry

Muster In:December 1861 Camp Latty, Henry county, Ohio

Muster Out:July 10, 1865 Louisville,  Kentucky

Unit History:The unit enlisted for 3 years and re-enlisted in February 1864. Six companies were recruited from Henry County and one company each was recruited from Defiance, Paulding, Williams and Fulton counties.