1st Ohio Heavy Artillery
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1st Ohio Heavy Artillery was an artillery
regiment
that served in the Union Army
during the American Civil War
.
on September 15, 1862 as the 117th Ohio Infantry
. The regiment was changed to heavy artillery on May 2, 1863.
The regiment was attached to 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, XXIII Corps, Department of the Ohio
, to February 1865. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, District of East Tennessee, Department of the Cumberland, to July 1865.
The 1st Ohio Heavy Artillery mustered out of service on July 25, 1865 at Knoxville, Tennessee
.
Artillery
Originally applied to any group of infantry primarily armed with projectile weapons, artillery has over time become limited in meaning to refer only to those engines of war that operate by projection of munitions far beyond the range of effect of personal weapons...
regiment
Regiment
A regiment is a major tactical military unit, composed of variable numbers of batteries, squadrons or battalions, commanded by a colonel or lieutenant colonel...
that served in the Union Army
Union Army
The Union Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S. Army, the Northern Army and the National Army...
during the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
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Service
The 1st Ohio Heavy Artillery was originally organized at Portsmouth, OhioPortsmouth, Ohio
Portsmouth is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Scioto County. The municipality is located on the northern banks of the Ohio River and east of the Scioto River in Southern Ohio. The population was 20,226 at the 2010 census.-Foundation:...
on September 15, 1862 as the 117th Ohio Infantry
117th Ohio Infantry
The 117th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 117th Ohio Infantry was organized at Portsmouth, Ohio and eight companies mustered in September 15, 1862 for three years service under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Chauncey G...
. The regiment was changed to heavy artillery on May 2, 1863.
The regiment was attached to 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, XXIII Corps, Department of the Ohio
Department of the Ohio
The Department of the Ohio was an administrative military district created by the United States War Department early in the American Civil War to administer the troops in the Northern states near the Ohio River.General Orders No...
, to February 1865. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, District of East Tennessee, Department of the Cumberland, to July 1865.
The 1st Ohio Heavy Artillery mustered out of service on July 25, 1865 at Knoxville, Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee
Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, U.S.A., behind Memphis and Nashville, and is the county seat of Knox County. It is the largest city in East Tennessee, and the second-largest city in the Appalachia region...
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Detailed service
Constructed fortifications around Covington and Newport, Ky., until August 1863. Guard duty in Kentucky by detachments: Company D at Paris, Companies F and I at Lexington, Companies H, K, L, and M at Camp Nelson, until January 1864. At Camp Burnside January 14 to February 19. March over mountains to Knoxville, Tenn., February 19-March 9 and duty there until June. On railroad guard duty in Tennessee until September. Murphy, N.C., June 28 (Companies C, H, L, and M). Repulse of Wheeler's attacks on the Chattanooga, Knoxville & Virginia Railroad, August. Athens August 1 (detachment). Pursuit of Confederates from Athens into North Carolina August 1–3. Murphy, N.C., August 2 (Companies C, H, L, and M). Sweetwater and Philadelphia August 20 (detachments). Strawberry Plains, August 24. Gillem's Expedition from eastern Tennessee toward southwestern Virginia September 20-October 17 (Companies B, F, G, I, and K). Moved to Cleveland, Tenn., October 7, then to Chattanooga October 11 and return to Cleveland October 19. Duty at Cleveland and Charleston until December. Foraging Expeditions on the French Broad and Chucky River in eastern Tennessee and North Carolina December 1864 to January 1865. Stoneman's Campaign in southwest Virginia and western North Carolina February to April 1865. Duty in District of East Tennessee, Department of the Cumberland, to July 1865.Casualties
The regiment lost a total of 171 men during service; 6 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 1 officer and 164 enlisted men died of disease.See also
- List of Ohio Civil War units
- Ohio in the Civil WarOhio in the Civil WarDuring the American Civil War, the State of Ohio played a key role in providing troops, military officers, and supplies to the Union army. Due to its central location in the Northern United States and burgeoning population, Ohio was both politically and logistically important to the war effort...