Battery H, 1st Ohio Light Artillery
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Battery H, 1st Ohio Light Artillery was an artillery
battery
that served in the Union Army
during the American Civil War
. It was also known as Huntington's Battery.
near Cincinnati, Ohio
and mustered in for a three year enlistment on November 7, 1861 under Captain James F. Huntington. The regiment was organized as early as 1860 under Ohio's militia laws, under Colonel
James Barnett.
The battery was attached to Landers' Division, Army of the Potomac
, to March 1862. Artillery, Shields' 2nd Division, Banks' V Corps, and Department of the Shenandoah to May 1862. Artillery, Shields' Division, Department of the Shenandoah, to June 1862. Alexandria, Virginia, Military District of Washington, D.C., to October 1862. Artillery, 3rd Division, III Corps, Army of the Potomac, to May 1863. 1st Volunteer Brigade, Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac, to June 1863. 3rd Volunteer Brigade, Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac, to August 1863. 4th Volunteer Brigade, Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac, to October 1863. Artillery Brigade, II Corps, Army of the Potomac, to December 1863. Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac, to February 1864. 2nd Volunteer Brigade, Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac, to April 1864. 3rd Volunteer Brigade, Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac, to May 1864. Artillery Brigade, VI Corps, Army of the Potomac, to July 1864. Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac, to December 1864. Artillery Brigade, VI Corps, Army of the Potomac, to March 1865. Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac, to June 1865.
Battery H, 1st Ohio Light Artillery mustered out of service at Camp Taylor in Cleveland, Ohio
on June 14, 1865.
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...
battery
Artillery battery
In military organizations, an artillery battery is a unit of guns, mortars, rockets or missiles so grouped in order to facilitate better battlefield communication and command and control, as well as to provide dispersion for its constituent gunnery crews and their systems...
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...
. It was also known as Huntington's Battery.
Service
The battery was organized at Camp DennisonCamp Dennison
Camp Dennison was a military recruiting, training, and medical post for the United States Army during the American Civil War. It was located near Cincinnati, Ohio, not far from the Ohio River. The camp was named for Cincinnati native William Dennison, Ohio's governor at the start of the war.With...
near Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
and mustered in for a three year enlistment on November 7, 1861 under Captain James F. Huntington. The regiment was organized as early as 1860 under Ohio's militia laws, under Colonel
Colonel (United States)
In the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, colonel is a senior field grade military officer rank just above the rank of lieutenant colonel and just below the rank of brigadier general...
James Barnett.
The battery was attached to Landers' Division, Army of the Potomac
Army of the Potomac
The Army of the Potomac was the major Union Army in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War.-History:The Army of the Potomac was created in 1861, but was then only the size of a corps . Its nucleus was called the Army of Northeastern Virginia, under Brig. Gen...
, to March 1862. Artillery, Shields' 2nd Division, Banks' V Corps, and Department of the Shenandoah to May 1862. Artillery, Shields' Division, Department of the Shenandoah, to June 1862. Alexandria, Virginia, Military District of Washington, D.C., to October 1862. Artillery, 3rd Division, III Corps, Army of the Potomac, to May 1863. 1st Volunteer Brigade, Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac, to June 1863. 3rd Volunteer Brigade, Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac, to August 1863. 4th Volunteer Brigade, Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac, to October 1863. Artillery Brigade, II Corps, Army of the Potomac, to December 1863. Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac, to February 1864. 2nd Volunteer Brigade, Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac, to April 1864. 3rd Volunteer Brigade, Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac, to May 1864. Artillery Brigade, VI Corps, Army of the Potomac, to July 1864. Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac, to December 1864. Artillery Brigade, VI Corps, Army of the Potomac, to March 1865. Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac, to June 1865.
Battery H, 1st Ohio Light Artillery mustered out of service at Camp Taylor in Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
on June 14, 1865.
Detailed service
Left Ohio for Parkersburg, Va., January 20, 1862. Moved from Parkersburg to Paw Paw Tunnel January 1862, and duty there until March. Advance on Winchester March 7–15. Action at Strasburg March 19. Battle of Winchester March 23. Occupation of Mt. Jackson April 17. March to Fredericksburg, Va., May 12–21, and return to Front Royal May 25–30. Battle of Port Republic June 9. Moved to Alexandria June 29 and duty in the defenses of Washington, D.C., until October 17. Moved to Harper's Ferry, W. Va., October 17. Advance up Loudoun Valley and movement to Falmouth, Va., October 30-November 17. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12–15. At Falmouth until April 1863. "Mud March" January 20–24. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. Battle of Chancellorsville May 1–5. Gettysburg Campaign June 11-July 24. Battle of Gettysburg July 1–3. Advance from the Rappahannock to the Rapidan September 13–17. Bristoe Campaign October 9–22. Bristoe Station October 14. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7–8. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Campaign from the Rapidan to the James May 3-June 15, 1864. Battles of the Wilderness May 5–7; Spottsylvania May 8–21; North Anna River May 23–27. Line of the Pamunkey May 26–28. Totopotomoy May 28–31. Cold Harbor June 1–12. Before Petersburg June 16–18. Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864 to April 2, 1865. Jerusalem Plank Road, Weldon Railroad, June 22–23, 1864. Fall of Petersburg April 2, 1865. Ordered to Cleveland, Ohio, for muster out June 5.Casualties
The battery lost a total of 32 men during service; 10 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 22 enlisted men died of disease.Commanders
- Captain James F. Huntington
- Captain George W. Norton - commanded as lieutenant at the battles of Fredericksburg and Gettysburg
- Captain Stephen Wallace DorseyStephen Wallace DorseyStephen Wallace Dorsey was a Senator from Arkansas.He was born in Benson, Rutland County, Vermont, February 28, 1842 and moved to Ohio and settled in Oberlin. He attended the public schools....
- Lieutenant William A. Ewing - commanded at the Battle of the Wilderness
Notable members
- Captain Stephen W. Dorsey - U.S. SenatorUnited States SenateThe United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
from ArkansasArkansasArkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
, 1873–1879
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...