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Civil War Period Carved Pipe Depicting “Fox” the Canine Mascot of the 61^st Ohio Infantry – We have had several, Civil War, soldier-carved pipes, but this example is the most unique one that we have had; the carved bowl depicts the 61^st Ohio Infantry’s famed mascot, “Fox”, also known as “Fox Wallace”. This faithful canine would accompany the 61^st Ohio throughout most of the war, surviving and returning to Ohio with Capt. Jacob Mader, after the cessation of hostilities. “Fox” was with the 61^st at Freeman’s Ford, Rappahannock Station, Sulphur Springs, Second Bull Run, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg, as well as numerous other engagements. The walnut bowl of the pipe depicts a hand-carved, sleeping dog on the front of the pipe bowl, surrounded by gold-colored paint and the black lettered inscriptions: “FOX” and “61 OVI”. The top of the pipe’s bowl is surmounted by a period placed, protective group of cut and hand-nailed tin sections; the original wood stem remains inserted into the bowl. The pipe is in excellent condition. The CDV of “Fox” was featured on the “Military Images” YouTube channel, recently. This is a superb piece of Civil War, soldier created folk art.

 Fox Wallace was the documented dog mascot for the 61st Ohio Volunteer Infantry (OVI) during the Civil War. He served with the Union regiment from February 1862 until May 1865, traveling with them through various campaigns and returning to Circleville, Ohio, with Captain Jacob F. Mader after the war.

• Identity: A dog named Fox Wallace.
• Unit: 61st Ohio Volunteer Infantry (61st OVI).
• Service Period: February 1862 – May 1865.

An image of “Fox” made by Brady’s National Photographic Galleries in New York shows the dog mascot of the 61st Ohio looked something like a Doberman Pinscher. Captain Frederick Stephen Wallace of the 61st Ohio, then Acting Topographical Engineer, sent the image to his friend, Lieutenant George Young of the 143rd New York, and wrote in pencil on the back:

Fox, born in Camp Denison, O. [Ohio], [present at the battles of] Freeman’s Ford, Rappahannock Station, Sulphur Springs, Second Bull Run, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. (Source: Military Images, September/October 2006, vol. XXVIII no. 2, p. 18)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6JB9rTPqIw

61st Regiment, Ohio Infantry

Overview:

Organized at Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio, April 23, 1862. Ordered to West Virginia May 27, and joined Fremont’s army at Strasburg, Va., June 23, 1862. Attached to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 1st Corps, Army of Virginia, June to September, 1862. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 11th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to October, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 11th Army Corps, to November, 1862. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 11th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to October, 1863. Army of the Cumberland to April, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 20th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to March, 1865.

Service:

March to Sperryville and duty there till August 8, 1862. Pope’s Campaign in Northern Virginia August 16-September 2. Freeman’s Ford August 22. Sulphur Springs August 23-24. Battles of Groveton August 29, and Bull Run August 30. Duty in the Defences of Washington, D. C., till December. March to Fredericksburg, Va., December 10-15. “Mud March” January 20-24, 1863. Duty at Stafford Court House till April 27. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. Battle of Chancellorsville May 1-5. Gettysburg (Pa.) Campaign June 11-July 24. Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 1-3. Pursuit of Lee to Manassas Gap, Va., July 5-24. Duty along Orange & Alexandria Railroad July 26 to September 26. Movement to Bridgeport, Ala., September 26-October 3. Reopening Tennessee River October 26-29. Battle of Wauhatchie, Tenn., October 28-29. Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign November 23-27. Orchard Knob November 23. Mission Lodge November 24-25. March to relief of Knoxville, Tenn., November 28-December 8. Moved to Bridgeport, Ala., and duty there till March, 1864. Veterans on Furlough March and April. Atlanta (Ga.) Campaign May 1-September 8. Demonstration on Rocky Faced Ridge May 8-11. Battle of Resaca May 14-15. Cassville May 19. New Hope Church May 25. Battles about Dallas, New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills, May 25-June 5. Lost Mountain June 8. Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2. Pine Hill June 11-14. Lost Mountain June 15-17. Gilgal, or Golgotha Church, June 15. Muddy Creek June 17. Noyes’ Creek June 19. Kolb’s Farm June 22. Assault on Kenesaw June 27. Ruff’s Station July 4. Chattahoochie River June 5-17. Peach Tree Creek July 19-20. Siege of Atlanta July 22-August 25. Operations at Chattahoochie River Bridge May 26-September 2. Occupation of Atlanta September 2-November 15. Expedition from Atlanta to Tuckum’s Cross Roads October 26-29. March to the sea November 15-December 10. Montieth Swamp December 9. Siege of Savannah December 10-21. Campaign of the Carolinas January to March, 1865. Taylor’s Hole Creek, Averysboro, N. C., March 16. Battle of Bentonville March 19-21. Occupation of Goldsboro March 24. Consolidated with 82nd Ohio Infantry March 31, 1865.

Regiment lost during service 7 Officers and 68 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 90 Enlisted men by

The 61st Ohio Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Service

The 61st Ohio Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Chase in Columbus, Ohio and mustered in for three years service on April 23, 1862,^[1] under the command of Colonel Newton Schleich.^[2]

The regiment was attached to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, I Corps, Army of Virginia, June to September 1862. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, XI Corps, Army of the Potomac, to October 1862. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, XI Corps, to November 1862. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, XI Corps, Army of the Potomac, to October 1863.^[3] Army of the Cumberland to April 1864. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, XX Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to March 1865.

The 61st Ohio Infantry ceased to exist on March 31, 1865, when it was consolidated with the 82nd Ohio Infantry.^[4]

Detailed service

Ordered to western Virginia May 27, and joined Fremont’s army at Strasburg, Va., June 23, 1862. March to Sperryville and duty there until August 8, 1862. Pope’s Campaign in northern Virginia August 16-September 2.^[1][4] Freeman’s Ford August 22. Sulphur Springs August 23–24. Battles of Groveton August 29, and Bull Run August 30.^[5] Duty in the defenses of Washington, D.C., until December. March to Fredericksburg, Va., December 10–15. “Mud March” January 20–24, 1863.^[4] Duty at Stafford Court House until April 27. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6.^[6] Battle of Chancellorsville May 1–5. Gettysburg Campaign June 11-July 24.^[7] Battle of Gettysburg, July 1–3. Pursuit of Lee to Manassas Gap, Va., July 5–24. Duty along Orange & Alexandria Railroad July 26 to September 26. Movement to Bridgeport, Ala., September 26-October 3. Reopening Tennessee River October 26–29. Battle of Wauhatchie, Tenn., October 28–29.^[4] Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign November 23–27.^[8][3] Orchard Knob November 23. Mission Lodge November 24–25. March to relief of Knoxville, Tenn., November 28-December 8. Moved to Bridgeport, Ala., and duty there until March 1864. Veterans on furlough March and April. Atlanta Campaign May 1-September 8. Demonstration on Rocky Faced Ridge May 8–11. Battle of Resaca May 14–15. Cassville May 19. New Hope Church May 25. Battles about Dallas, New Hope Church, and Allatoona Hills, May 25-June 5. Lost Mountain June 8. Operations about Marietta and against Kennesaw Mountain June 10-July 2. Pine Hill June 11–14. Lost Mountain June 15–17. Gilgal, or Golgotha Church, June 15. Muddy Creek June 17. Noyes’ Creek June 19. Kolb’s Farm June 22. Assault on Kennesaw June 27. Ruff’s Station July 4. Chattahoochie River June 5–17. Peachtree Creek July 19–20. Siege of Atlanta July 22-August 25. Operations at Chattahoochie River Bridge May 26-September 2. Occupation of Atlanta September 2-November 15. Expedition from Atlanta to Tuckum’s Cross Roads October 26–29. March to the sea November 15-December 10. Montieth Swamp December 9. Siege of Savannah December 10–21. Campaign of the Carolinas January to March 1865. Taylor’s Hole Creek, Averysboro, N.C., March 16. Battle of Bentonville March 19–21. Occupation of Goldsboro March 24.

Casualties

The regiment lost a total of 165 men during service; 7 officers and 68 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 90 enlisted men died of disease.^[9]

Commanders

• Colonel Newton Schleich
• Colonel Stephen J. McGroarty– commanded at the second battle of Bull Run as lieutenant colonel^[9]

See also

• American Civil War portal
• Ohio portal
• 82nd Ohio Infantry
• List of Ohio Civil War units
• Ohio in the Civil War
• Second Battle of Bull Run
• Battle of Chancellorsville
• Gettysburg campaign
• Battle of Wauhatchie
• Atlanta campaign
• Sherman’s March to the Sea
• Carolinas campaign

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61st Ohio Infantry Regiment at Gettysburg

The monument to the 61st Ohio Infantry Regiment is north of Gettysburg on Howard Avenue. (Howard Avenue West tour map) There are also flank markers in the National Cemetery showing the regiment’s position on July 2nd and 3rd, although there is no monument to the regiment there.

About the monument to the 61st Ohio

The monument is made of Concord granite and stands about fifteen and a half feet high. It is capped with a carved knapsack. The front has a relief of two rifles hung with cartridge boxes, above a relief of the crescent moon symbol of the Eleventh Corps. The monument was dedicated on September 14th, 1887 by the State of Ohio.

Monument to the 61st Ohio Infantry Regiment at Gettysburg

The 61st Ohio Infantry at the Battle of Gettysburg

Colonel Stephen J. McGroarty commanded the 61st Ohio Infantry at Gettysburg.

Text from the front of the monument:

The 61st Ohio Infantry
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On arriving from Emmittsburg about one o’clock p.m., July 1st 1863, was deployed as skirmish line in advance of its Brigade and moved towards Oak Hill. Later it supported a section of Dilger’s Battery, and engaged the enemy on this ground. After an obstinate contest it withdrew with the 11th Corps to Cemetery Hill. On the evening of July 2d it moved to the assistance of the 12th Corps on Culp’s Hill, and returning lay on Cemetery Hill during the remainder of the battle.

61st Ohio Infantry.
1st Brigade 3d Division, 11th Corps

Erected by the State of Ohio

From the left side of the monument:

The 61st Ohio Infantry

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Gettysburg July 1,2, 3 1863.
Present for duty 309.
Killed 6
wounded 36
missing 12
total loss 54

View from before the removal of the tree behind the monument

From the right side of the monument:

The 61st Ohio Infantry

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Was organized by companies from various parts of Ohio in April and May 1862. It reenlisted as a veteran regiment  from January to April 1864, was consolidated with the 82d Ohio Infantry March 31, 1865, and was mustered out July 24, 1865.

From the rear of the monument:

Principal engagements
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Freeman’s Ford    Resaca
Warrenton Sulphur Springs    New Hope Church
Groveton    Culp’s Farm
Chancellorsville    Peach Tree Creek
Gettysburg    Atlanta
Wauhatchie    Sandersville
Mission Ridge    Monteith Swamp
Relief of Knoxville    Savannah,
Bentonville

Flank marker for the 61st Ohio in the National Cemetery

From the flank marker in the National Cemetery:

61 O.V.I

Right
July 2 and 3
1863