Organized at Camp Dennison, Ohio, and mustered in August 27,
1862. Ordered to Covington, Ky., September 1. Defence of Cincinnati, Ohio,
against Kirby Smith's threatened attack. Moved to Louisville, Ky., September
20. Attached to 34th Brigade, 10th Division, Army of the Ohio, September, 1862.
34th Brigade, 10th Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Ohio, to November,
1862. District of West Kentucky, Dept. of the Ohio, to May, 1863. Unattached,
2nd Division, 23rd Army Corps, Dept. of the Ohio, to August, 1863. Unattached,
1st Division, 23rd Army Corps, to September, 1863. District of South Central
Kentucky, 1st Division, 23rd Army Corps, to April, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 4th
Division, 23rd Army Corps, to June, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 23rd Army
Corps, Army of the Ohio, to February, 1865, and Dept. of North Carolina to June,
1865.
SERVICE. – Pursuit of Bragg into Kentucky October 1-15.
Battle of Perryville, Ky., October 8. Moved to Lebanon, Ky., and duty there
till February, 1863. At Muldraugh's Hill, Ky., building fortifications and
bridges over Sulphur and Rolling Forks of Green River till September. Also
built Forts Boyle, Sands and McAllister. Ordered to Nashville, Tenn., September
18; thence to Gallatin, Tenn., and to Glasgow, Ky., and to Knoxville, Tenn.,
December 25. March across mountains to Jacksboro December 26, 1863, to January
7, 1864. Duty there till February 22. At Knoxville and Loudoun till May. Moved
to Cleveland, Tenn., thence march to Kingston, Ga., and Join Sherman's army May
23, 1864. Atlanta (Ga.) Campaign May 23-September 8. Kingston May 24.
Operations on line of Pumpkin Vine creek and battles about Dallas, New Hope
Church and Allatoona Hills May 25-June 5. Operations about Marietta and against
Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2. Pine Hill June 11-14. Lost Mountain June
15-17. Muddy Creek June 17. Noyes Creek June 19. Kolb's Farm June 22. Assault
on Kenesaw June 27. Nickajack Creek July 2-5. Chattahoochie River July 6-17.
Decatur July 19. Howard House, Atlanta, July 20. Siege of Atlanta July
22-August 25. Utoy Creek August 5-7. Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25-30.
Battle of Jonesboro August 31-September 1. Lovejoy Station September 2-6. Camp
at Decatur till October 4. Pursuit of Hood into Alabama October 4-26. Nashville
Campaign November-December. Columbia, Duck River, November 24-27. Columbia Ford
November 28-29. Battle of Franklin November 30. Battle of Nashville December
15-16. Pursuit of Hood to the Tennessee River December 17-28. Moved to Clifton,
Tenn., and duty there till January 16, 1865. Movement to Washington, D.C.,
thence to Smithville, N. C., January 16-February 10. Operations against Hoke
February 12-14. Fort Anderson February 18-19. Town Creek February 19-20.
Capture of Wilmington February 22. Campaign of the Carolinas March 1-April 26.
Advance on Goldsboro, N. C., March 6-21. Occupation of Goldsboro and Raleigh.
Bennett's House April 26. Surrender of Johnston and his army. Duty at Raleigh
till May 5, and Greensboro and Salisbury till June. Mustered out June 26, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 6 Officers and 70 Enlisted men
killed and mortally wounded and 134 Enlisted men by disease. Total 210.
SOURCE: Frederick H. Dyer, A Compendium of the War
of the Rebellion, Part 3, p. 1520
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