99th Ohio Infantry
Regimental History and Service Record
Organized at Camp Lima, Allen County, Ohio, and mustered in August 26, 1862. Ordered to Lexington, Ky., August 31, thence moved to Cynthiana, Ky., September 3, thence to Covington, Ky., and to Louisville, Ky., September 17. Attached to 23rd Brigade, 5th Division, Army of the Ohio, September, 1862. 23rd Brigade, 5th Division, 2nd Corps, Army Ohio, to November, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, Left Wing 14th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to January, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 21st Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to October, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 4th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to June, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 23rd Army Corps, Army Ohio, June, 1864. 4th Brigade, 2nd Division, 23rd Army Corps, to August, 1864. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 23rd Army Corps, to December, 1864.
SERVICE.--Pursuit of Bragg into Kentucky October 1-15. Battle of Perryville, Ky., October 8 (Reserve). March to Nashville, Tenn., October 16-November 7, and duty there until December 26. 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. March to McMinnville, and duty there until August 16.
- August 16-September 22, 1863 -
The Chickamauga Campaign - September 24-October 27, 1863 -
Siege of Chattanooga, Tennessee - Reopening Tennessee River October 26-29.
- November 23-27, 1863 -
The Chattanooga/Ringgold Campaign- Orchard Knob November 23.
- Lookout Mountain November 23-24.
- Mission Ridge November 25.
- Pigeon Hills November 26.
- Ringgold Gap, Taylor's Ridge, November 27.
Camp at Shellmound until February, 1864. Demonstration on Dalton, Ga., February 22-27. Tunnel Hill, Buzzard's Roost Gap, and Rocky Faced Ridge February 23-25. At Cleveland until May.
- May 1-September 8, 1864 -
The Atlanta Campaign- Tunnel Hill May 6-7.
- May 8-11, 1864 -
Demonstration against Rocky Faced Ridge, Georgia - Buzzard's Roost Gap May 8-9.
- May 9-13, 1864 -
Demonstration on Dalton, Georgia - May 14-May 15, 1864 -
Battle of Resaca, Georgia - Near Kingston May 18-19.
- Near Cassville May 19.
- Advance on Dallas May 22-25.
- 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.
- Muddy Creek June 17.
- Noyes Creek June 19.
- Kolb's Farm June 22.
- Assault on Kenesaw June 27.
- Nickajack Creek July 2-5.
- Ruff's Mills July 3-4.
- Chattahoochie River July 5-17.
- Decatur July 19.
- 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.
- Pursuit of Hood into Alabama October 3-26.
Nashville Campaign November-December. Columbia, Duck River, November 24-27. Battle of Franklin November 30. Battle of Nashville December 15-16. Pursuit of Hood to the Tennessee River December 17-28. Consolidated with 50th Ohio Infantry December 31, 1864.
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Regiment Statistical Information
- Regiment lost during service 4 Officers and 80 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 256 Enlisted men by disease. Total 342.
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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, 704, 705, 707, 715, 860, 862, 866, 1540)
