While John and Adam left East to join the Virginia Militia of the Confederate
Southern Army, the two youngest Van Wert Beamers Philip and Henry Beamer II,
remained in Ohio. On September 7th, 1861, both Philip and Henry Beamer joined
the army at Mansfield, Ohio. They were assigned to Company "H" of the 15th
regiment for Ohio Infantry. The regiment then moved to Camp Dennison Ohio,
where regiment training continued. By October they had moved south to Lexington
Kentucky. Joining up with the 2nd division of the 6th Brigade of Ohio, the 15th as
assigned to duties at other Kentucky locations. First Munfordsville, then Bacon
Creek, and finally Nashville were the initial locations of the of the 15th upon their
duty.
                                           
                                                         Van Wert County of Ohio

     By mid 1962, the army of the 15th joined units with General Buell and Marched on
to Nashville Tennessee. From there, in early April they marched onward toward
Shiloh. This two day battle cost the Union greatly, with more than 8400 casualties. Among
those, was Phillip Beamer suffering an injury that fortunately would keep him out of
battle only for a few days.
     Returning to the army, Phillip joined the his brother Henry and the 15th seeking further
battles on the horizon. The next engagement was at Corinth Mississippi, where Union troops
seiged for an entire month (April 29th- May 30th). After Corinth, the 15th was enveloped in
the pursuit of General Bragg into Kentucky. However, the Battle of Stones River would bring
them Southward again by the end of 1862. On December 31st, the second day of the battle,
Phillip was again injured. Luckily, his wounds this time were not terribly severe, and
permitted him to return days later.

                                         
                                             Memorial at Chicamauga Battlefield

      For the majority of 1862, the 15th occupied Tennessee in the Middle Tennessee campaign.
There, it by late August that the was the bloody Chicamauga campaign that would demand
their presence. On the first day of battle, September 19th, Phillip Beamer was killed in action.
More than 30,000 lost their lives at this battle, making it the war's most devastating. Indeed it
was devastating for the Beamers, as Henry bore the price of continuing without his closest
brother.
     After Chicamauga, Henry continued to fight crucial battles with the 15th, pushing the
Southern rebellion to an end. First fighting at Chattanooga in September and November of
1863, and then into Northern Georgia, up until April 1864, Henry continued his loyal service
to the Union. After fighting in the siege of Resaca, the 15th joined several other troops
for the siege of Atlanta. The longest assault yet, Atlanta lasted from July 22 until August 25.
     After completing his three years of service, Henry was mustered out on October 1st, 1864.