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|country=[[United States|United States of America]]
|allegiance= [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]]
|type=[[Infantry]]
|branch=[[Union Army]]
|dates=1861–1864
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|size=~1000 soldiers at outset of the war
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|battles=[[American Civil War]]
* [[Battle of Scary Creek]]
* [[Battle of Carnifex Ferry]]
* [[Battle of South Mountain]]
* [[Battle of Antietam]]
* [[Battle of Cloyd's Mountain]]
* [[Battle of Lynchburg]]
|notable_commanders= Col. John W. Lowe<br />[[Carr B. White|Col. Carr B. White]]
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'''12th Ohio Infantry Regiment''' was an [[infantry]] [[regiment]] in the [[Union Army]] during the [[American Civil War]].

==History==
The 12th Ohio Infantry Regiment was organized at [[Camp Dennison]], [[Cincinnati, Ohio]], on May 3, 1861, for three-months service, and reorganized on June 28 for three years, under Colonel John W. Lowe, who was killed early in the war and was succeeded by Col. [[Carr B. White]]. The 12th Ohio served in [[West Virginia|western Virginia]] until August 1862, when it was transferred to the [[Army of the Potomac]] and participated in the battles of [[Second Battle of Bull Run|Second Bull Run]], [[Battle of South Mountain|South Mountain]] and [[Battle of Antietam|Antietam]].

In the fall of 1862, it was again transferred to western Virginia and did efficient service until the spring of 1864, when it joined Hunter's expedition to [[Lynchburg, Virginia]]. The regiment returned to [[Columbus, Ohio]], and was mustered out July 11, 1864.

Union Army Brigadier General [[Jacob Ammen]] began his Civil War service as a captain in the 12th Ohio Infantry before being promoted to command the [[24th Ohio Infantry Regiment]].

[[Harrison Gray Otis (publisher)|Harrison G. Otis]] served as a Sergeant, and then Lieutenant, in Companies I and B before transferring to the [[23rd Ohio Infantry]] and being wounded at the [[Second Battle of Kernstown]].

The 12th Ohio Infantry sustained 455 men killed, wounded and missing.

==References==
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===Sources===
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* [http://www.ohiocivilwar.com/cw12.html Ohio in the Civil War - 12th OVI Page by Larry Stevens]
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