104th Ohio Infantry

Regimental History and Service Record

Organized at Camp Massillon, Ohio, and mustered in August 30, 1862. Moved to Covington, Ky., September 1, 1862. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Army of Kentucky, Dept. of the Ohio, to November, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Army of Kentucky, to January, 1863. 1st Brigade, District of Central Kentucky, Dept. of Ohio, to June, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 23rd Army Corps, Dept. of Ohio, to July, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, 23rd Army Corps, to August, 1863. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 23rd Army Corps, Army Ohio, to February, 1865, and Dept. of North Carolina, to June, 1865.

SERVICE.--Defense of Cincinnati, Ohio, against Kirby Smith's threatened attack September 2-12, 1862. Skirmish at Fort Mitchell, Covington, Ky., September 10. Pursuit to Lexington, Ky., September 12-15. Duty at Lexington until December 6. Moved to Richmond and Danville, Ky., in pursuit of Morgan December 6-26. At Frankfort, Ky., until February, 1863. Operations in Central Kentucky until August. Expedition to Monticello and operations in Southeastern Kentucky April 26-May 12. Burnside's Campaign in East Tennessee, Campaign August 16-October 17. Expedition to Cumberland Gap September 4-7. Operations about Cumberland Gap September 7-10. Knoxville Campaign November 4-December 23. Siege of Knoxville November 17-December 5. Duty in East Tennessee until April, 1864.

• May 1-September 8, 1864 - The Atlanta Campaign
  • Demonstration on Rocky Faced Ridge May 8-13.
  • May 9-13, 1864 - Demonstration on Dalton, Georgia
  • May 14-May 15, 1864 - Battle of Resaca, Georgia
  • Cartersville May 20.
  • May 25-June 5, 1864 - Operations in Bartow County, Georgia
  • Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2.
  • Skirmishes about Lost Mountain June 11-14.
  • Combats about Lost Mountain June 15-17.
  • Muddy Creek June 17.
  • Noyes Creek June 19.
  • Cheyney's Farm June 22.
  • Ulley's Farm June 26-27.
  • Assault on Kenesaw June 27.
  • Nickajack Creek July 2-5.
  • Chattahoochie River July 5-17.
  • Buckhead, Nancy's Creek, July 18.
  • Peach Tree Creek July 19-20.
  • July 22-August 25, 1864 - Siege of Atlanta, Georgia
  • Utoy Creek August 5-7.
  • Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25-30.
  • Battle of Jonesboro August 31-September 1.
• Lovejoy Station September 2-6.
• Operations against Hood in North Georgia and North Alabama September 29-November 3.

Nashville Campaign November-December. Columbia, Duck River, November 24-27. Columbia Ford November 28-29. Battle of Franklin November 30. Battle of Franklin December 15-16. Pursuit of Hood to the Tennessee River December 17-28. At Clifton, Tenn., until January 15, 1865. Movement to Washington, D. C., thence to Federal Point, N. C., January 15-February 9. Operations against Hoke near Fort Fisher February 11-14. Orton's Pond February 18.

• February 18, 1865 - Action at Fort Anderson, North Carolina
• February 19, 1865 - Capture of Fort Anderson, North Carolina

Town Creek February 19-20. Capture of Wilmington February 22.

• March 1-April 26, 1865 - The Carolinas Campaign
  • Advance on Goldsboro March 6-21.
  • Occupation of Goldsboro March 21.
  • Advance on Raleigh April 10-14.
  • Occupation of Raleigh April 14.
  • Bennett's House April 26.
    • Surrender of Johnston and his army.
• Duty at Raleigh until May 2, and at Greensboro until June.
• Mustered out June 17, 1865.

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Regiment Statistical Information

• Regiment lost during service 3 Officers and 46 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 4 Officers and 130 Enlisted men by disease. Total 183.

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Sources

• Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Pages 703, 705, 707, 715, 823, 824, 1542)