| Thomas J. Allen | 133rd Ohio Voluntary Infantry |
| by Nathan Bernard |
Thomas J. Allen was a Private in C Company of the 133rd Ohio Voluntary Infantry. He was mustered in on May 2, 1864 and mustered out on August 20, 1864. He was twenty-three years old at the time of his enlistment. The 133rd did not see major combat but did lose one man in a skirmish and 29 others to disease.
Allen attended Otterbein University in the Preparatory program in 1863-1864 before he was sent to Camp Chase to be mustered into the 133rd Regiment.
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