Organized at Portsmouth, Ohio, September 15, 1862. Ordered
to Kentucky October 2. Camp at Ashland, Ky., till January, 1863. Attached to
District of Eastern Kentucky, Dept. of the Ohio. Moved to Paintsville, Ky.,
January, 1863; thence to Covington via Peach Orchard, Louisia and Catlettsburg,
February. Duty at Covington till May. Designation of Regiment changed to 1st
Ohio Heavy Artillery May 2, 1863 (which see).
SOURCE: Frederick H. Dyer, A Compendium of the War
of the Rebellion, Part 3, p. 1546
