Organized at Caren Taylor, Cleveland, Ohio, and mustered in
September 9, 1862. Moved to Covington, Ky., September 28, and duty in the
Defences of Cincinnati, Ohio, till October 5, 1862. At Delaware, Ohio, October
5-12. Ordered to Washington, D.C., October 12. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 3rd
Division, 11th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to December, 1862. 2nd Brigade,
1st Division, 11th Army Corps, to July, 1863. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 11th
Army Corps, to August, 1863. 1st Brigade, Gordon's Division, Folly Island, S.C.,
10th Army Corps, Dept. of the South, to January, 1864. 2nd Brigade, Gordon's
Division, Folly Island, S. C., Northern District, Dept. of the South, to
February, 1864. 1st Brigade, Ames' Division, District of Florida, Dept. of the
South, to April, 1864. District of Florida, Dept. of the South, to October,
1864. 4th Separate Brigade, District of Florida, Dept. of the South, to
November, 1864. 1st Brigade, Coast Division, Dept. of the South, to December,
1864. 3rd Separate Brigade, Dept. of the South, to January, 1865. 1st Separate
Brigade, Northern District, Dept. of the South, to March, 1865. 1st Separate
Brigade, District of Charleston, Dept. of the South, to July, 1865.
SERVICE. – Duty in the Defences of Washington, D. C., till
December, 1862. March to Fredericksburg, Va., to support of Burnside December
8-15. Burnside's 2nd Campaign, "Mud March," January 20-24, 1863. At
Stafford Court House till April. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6.
Battle of Chancellorsville May 1-5. Gettysburg (Pa.) Campaign June 11-July 24.
Battle of Gettysburg July 1-3. Pursuit of Lee July 5-24. Hagerstown, Md., July
11-13. Ordered to Dept. of the South and sailed for Folly Island, S.C., August
1. Siege operations against Fort Wagner, Morris Island, S.C., August 9-September
7. Picket and fatigue duty on Folly Island, S.C., and operating against
Charleston, S.C., till February, 1864. Expedition to Johns and James Islands
February 6-14. Moved to Jacksonville, Fla., February 23. Duty there and in the
District of Florida till December. Skirmishing near Jacksonville May 1 and 28.
Expedition from Jacksonville to Camp Milton May 31-June 3. At Fernandina, Fla.,
July-August. Return to Jacksonville and duty there till December. Moved to
South Carolina December 8. Pocotaligo Bridge December 29. Expedition to destroy
Charleston & Savannah Railroad January 14-16, 1865. Occupation of
Charleston March 10. Potter's Expedition to Camden, S.C., April 5-25.
Operations about Sumpter and Statesburg April 9-15. Statesburg April 15.
Occupation of Camden April 17. Boykin's Mills April 18. Denkin's Mills and
Beech Creek, near Statesburg, April 19. Provost duty at Georgetown and at
Charleston till July. Mustered out July 10, 1865. Recruits transferred to 25th
Ohio Infantry.
Regiment lost during service 3 Officers and 54 Enlisted men
killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 74 Enlisted men by disease.
Total 133.
SOURCE: Frederick H. Dyer, A Compendium of the War
of the Rebellion, Part 3, p. 1543
