1st Ohio Light Artillery / Battery M

Regimental History and Service Record

Organized at Camp Dennison, Ohio, and mustered in December 3, 1861. Ordered to Louisville, Ky., December 3; thence moved to Bacon Creek, Ky., and duty there until February, 1862. Attached to Artillery Reserve, Army of Ohio, to September, 1862. 8th Division, Army of Ohio, to November, 1862. Artillery, 2nd Division (Centre), 14th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to January, 1863. Artillery, 2nd Division, 14th Army Corps, to October, 1863. 1st Division, Artillery Reserve, Dept. of the Cumberland, to March, 1864. 2nd Division, Artillery Reserve, Dept. of the Cumberland, to July, 1864. Artillery Brigade, 4th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to October, 1864. Garrison Artillery, Chattanooga, Tenn., Dept. of the Cumberland, to April, 1865.

SERVICE.--March to Nashville, Tenn., February 10-March 3, 1862, and to Savannah, Tenn., March 17-April 6. Battle of Shiloh, Tenn., April 7. Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29-May 30. Buell's Campaign in North Alabama and Middle Tennessee June to August. Garrison duty at Nashville, Tenn., August to December, 1862. Advance on Murfreesboro, Tenn., December 26-30. Battle of Stone's River December 30-31, 1862, and January 1-3, 1863. Duty at Murfreesboro until June. Middle Tennessee (or Tullahoma) Campaign June 23-July 7. Occupation of Middle Tennessee until August 16.

• August 16-September 22, 1863 - The Chickamauga Campaign
  • Davis Cross Roads or Dug Gap September 11.
  • Near Blue Bird Gap September 11.
  • September 19-September 20, 1863 - Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia
• September 24-October 27, 1863 - Siege of Chattanooga, Tennessee
• November 23-27, 1863 - The Chattanooga/Ringgold Campaign
  • Mission Ridge November 24-25.
• Ordered to Nashville, Tenn., December, 1863, and duty there until June, 1864.
• Joined Sherman's army at Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., June 25.
• June 25-September 8, 1864 - The Atlanta Campaign
  • Operations against Kenesaw Mountain June 25-July 2.
  • Assault on Kenesaw June 27.
  • Chattahoochie River July 3-17.
  • Peach Tree Creek July 19-20.
  • July 22-August 25, 1864 - Siege of Atlanta, Georgia
  • Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25-30.
  • Battle of Jonesboro August 31-September 1.
  • Ordered to Chattanooga, Tenn., September, and duty there until December.
• Mustered out (Non-Veterans) at Camp Dennison, Ohio, December 17, 1864.
• Veterans and Recruits garrison at Chattanooga, Tenn., until April, 1865.
• Consolidated with 1st Ohio Light Artillery / Battery M April 11, 1865

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Regiment Statistical Information

• Battery lost during service 2 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 17 Enlisted men by disease. Total 19.

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Sources

• Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Pages 701, 703, 715, 860, 862, 866, 1487)