89th Ohio Infantry
Regimental History and Service Record
Organized at Camp Dennison, Ohio, and mustered in August 26, 1862. Ordered to Covington, Ky., September 3, 1862, and duty there until October 5, during the threatened attack on Cincinnati, Ohio, by Kirby Smith. Ordered to Point Pleasant, W. Va., October 5. Attached to Army of Kentucky, Dept. of the Ohio, September-October, 1862. 2nd Brigade, Kanawha Division, District of West Virginia, Dept. of the Ohio, to February, 1863. Crook's Brigade, Baird's Division, Army of Kentucky, Dept. of the Cumberland, to June, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 4th Division, 14th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to September, 1863. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Reserve Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to October, 1863. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 14th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to June, 1865.
SERVICE.--Advance to Falls of the Kanawha, Va., October 10-November 3, 1862, thence moved to Fayetteville Court House November 17, and duty there until January 6, 1863. Moved to Nashville, Tenn., January 25-February 7. Relief of 83rd Illinois Infantry, at Dover, from attack by Forest's Cavalry February 3. Expedition to Carthage, Tenn., February 22-25. Duty at Carthage until June 5. Ordered to Murfreesboro, Tenn., June 5. Middle Tennessee or Tullahoma Campaign June 23-July 7. Hoover's Gap June 24-26. Tullahoma June 29-30. Occupation of Middle Tennessee until August 16.
- August 16-September 22, 1863 -
The Chickamauga Campaign- Expedition to Tracy City and destruction of Salt Peter Works at Nickajack Cove August 20-September 10.
- Reconnaissance from Rossville September 17.
- Near Ringgold, Ga., September 17.
- September 19-20, 1863 -
Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia- most of Regiment captured
- September 24-October 27, 1863 -
Siege of Chattanooga, Tennessee - Reopening Tennessee River October 26-29.
- Brown's Ferry October 27.
- November 6, 1863 -
Skirmish near Chattanooga, Tennessee - November 23-27, 1863 -
The Chattanooga/Ringgold Campaign- Orchard Knob November 23-24.
- Mission Ridge November 25.
- Pursuit to Graysville November 26-27.
- Duty at Chattanooga until February 22, 1864.
- Demonstration on Dalton, Ga., February 22-27.
- Tunnel Hill, Buzzard's Roost Gap and Rocky Faced Ridge February 23-25.
- May 1-September 8, 1864 -
The Atlanta Campaign- Demonstrations on Rocky Faced Ridge May 8-11.
- May 14-May 15, 1864 -
Battle of Resaca, Georgia - Advance on Dallas May 18-25.
- May 25-June 5, 1864 -
Operations in Bartow County, Georgia - Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2.
- Pine Hill June 11-14.
- Lost Mountain June 15-17.
- Assault on Kenesaw June 27.
- Ruff's Station, Smyrna Camp Ground, July 4.
- Chattahoochie River July 5-17.
- 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.
- Operations against Hood in North Georgia and North Alabama September 29-November 3.
- November 15-December 21, 1864 -
The Savannah Campaign- December 10-21, 1864 -
Siege of Savannah, Georgia
- December 10-21, 1864 -
- January 1-April 26, 1865 -
The Carolinas Campaign- Fayetteville, N. C., March 11.
- Battle of Bentonville March 19-21.
- Occupation of Goldsboro March 24.
- Advance on Raleigh April 10-14.
- Occupation of Raleigh April 14.
- Bennett's House April 26.
- Surrender of Johnston and his army.
- March to Washington, D.C., via Richmond, Va., April 29-May 20.
- Grand Review May 24.
- Mustered out June 14, 1865.
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Regiment Statistical Information
- Regiment lost during service 3 Officers and 47 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 5 Officers and 245 Enlisted men by disease. Total 300.
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Notes
Sources
- Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Pages 701, 703, 705, 707, 715, 721, 723, 834, 860, 862, 865, 866, 1536)
