Occupation: Laborer (1870.)
2 Matthew P. Laskey began military service on 21 August 1862 in Ashtabula, Ashtabula Co., OH, Company "K", 105th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Private, commanded by Capt. Henry H. Cummings. Distinguished Service award. Served in same Company with his cousin John Fuller, who was killed at Atlanta. Apparently deserted at some point prior to June, 1863 when he was listed on the "Consolidated List of All Persons in Service as of March, 1863." The annotation is "deserted, said to be in Canada". (Ancestry.com).
Regimental History:
One Hundred and Fifth Infantry. - Col., Albert S. Hall; Lieut. Cols., William R. Tolles, George T. Perkins; Maj. Charles G. Edwards. This regiment was organized at Camp Cleveland, Aug. 20 and 21, 1862, to serve for three years. Within one hour after muster-in the regiment, 1,013 strong, was on the march to the station, under orders to leave the state. Its first field of operations was in Kentucky and after various marches in which it suffered much, it left Louisville in October, marched via Taylorsville and Bloomfield, to Perryville, where it was engaged in the battle of that name. The regiment went into this battle 800 strong and of these 48 were killed and 217 wounded, many of whom died of their wounds. Passing next into Tennessee the regiment remained at Murfreesboro until the following June, when it broke camp to participate in the Tullahoma campaign. It was engaged at Chickamauga and was highly complimented by the brigade commander. The casualties of the regiment in this battle were 80 killed, wounded and prisoners, and as two of the largest companies were not in the engagement the casualties were proportionately very heavy. The
regiment took part in the maneuvers at Chattanooga and participated in the battle of Missionary ridge, its loss being comparatively slight. In the long and fatiguing Atlanta campaign of many skirmishes and battles, the regiment made a good record, and although not immediately engaged in any of the heavy engagements, its casualties were large. After the fall of Atlanta it marched to the sea and up through the Carolinas, thence to Washington, and then home, being mustered out on June 3, 1865. Of the 1,013 men who left Cleveland in 1862 only 427 were present at the final roll-call. Company "K", 105th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Private, commanded by Capt. Henry H. Cummings. Distinguished Service award. Served in same Company with his cousin John Fuller, who was killed at Atlanta. Apparently deserted at some point prior to June, 1863 when he was listed on the "Consolidated List of All Persons in Service as of March, 1863." The annotation is "deserted, said to be in Canada". (Ancestry.com).
Regimental History:
One Hundred and Fifth Infantry. - Col., Albert S. Hall; Lieut. Cols., William R. Tolles, George T. Perkins; Maj. Charles G. Edwards. This regiment was organized at Camp Cleveland, Aug. 20 and 21, 1862, to serve for three years. Within one hour after muster-in the regiment, 1,013 strong, was on the march to the station, under orders to leave the state. Its first field of operations was in Kentucky and after various marches in which it suffered much, it left Louisville in October, marched via Taylorsville and Bloomfield, to Perryville, where it was engaged in the battle of that name. The regiment went into this battle 800 strong and of these 48 were killed and 217 wounded, many of whom died of their wounds. Passing next into Tennessee the regiment remained at Murfreesboro until the following June, when it broke camp to participate in the Tullahoma campaign. It was engaged at Chickamauga and was highly complimented by the brigade commander. The casualties of the regiment in this battle were 80 killed, wounded and prisoners, and as two of the largest companies were not in the engagement the casualties were proportionately very heavy. The
regiment took part in the maneuvers at Chattanooga and participated in the battle of Missionary ridge, its loss being comparatively slight. In the long and fatiguing Atlanta campaign of many skirmishes and battles, the regiment made a good record, and although not immediately engaged in any of the heavy engagements, its casualties were large. After the fall of Atlanta it marched to the sea and up through the Carolinas, thence to Washington, and then home, being mustered out on June 3, 1865. Of the 1,013 men who left Cleveland in 1862 only 427 were present at the final roll-call. He lived on 1 July 1863 in Ashtabula, Ashtabula Co., OH. Civil War draft registration (Ancestry.com.) He lived on 16 June 1870 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH.
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