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Organized at Camp Taylor, Cleveland, Ohio |
September 9 |
Mustered in under Colonel Seraphim Meyer, Lietenant Colonel Charles Mueller, and Major George Arnold |
September 28 |
Moved to Covington, Ky. and Duty in the Defenses of Cincinnati, Ohio |
October 5 |
At Delaware, Ohio |
October 12 |
Ordered to Washington, D.C. for duty in the Defenses of Washington attached to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 11th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
December 8-15 |
March to Fredericksburg, Va., to support of Burnside, attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 11th Army Corps |
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January 20-24 |
Burnside's 2nd Campaign, "Mud March" |
February-April |
At Stafford Court House |
April 27-May 6 |
Chancellorsville Campaign |
May 1-5 |
Battle of Chancellorsville
The regiment lost over 220 casualties. Colonel Meyer was lightly wounded and captured. |
May 21 |
Colonel Meyer paroled and returned to the regiment. |
June 11-July 24 |
Gettysburg Campaign |
July |
Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 11th Army Corps |
July 1-3 |
Battle of Gettysburg
The regiment was commanded by Colonel Seraphim Meyer until he was wounded on July 1st. Captain John M. Lutz then took command.
From the monument:
"The 107th Ohio Infantry left Emmitsburg at 8 a.m. and reached Gettysburg at 1 p.m. July 1. Engaged the enemy with their brigade, losing heavily. Subsequently fell back to Cemetery Hill, and there formed in front of Wiedrich's Battery. Evening of July 2, participated in repulsing the attack of Hays' Louisiana Brigade, Adjutant P.F. Young capturing the colors of the 8th Louisiana Tigers. July 3 remained on East Cemetery Hill, exposed to fire of sharpshooters and artillery. Early July 4, made a sortie to the town. Number engaged in the battle 400, killed 23, wounded 111, missing 77, total loss 211."
"Regimental commanders: Colonel Meyer, Lieut. Col. C. F. Yueller, Captain J.M. Lutz, Major A. Vignos, Captain E. S. Meyer, Lieut. Col. J.S. Cooper." |
July 5-24 |
Pursuit of Lee |
July 11-13 |
Hagerstown, Md. |
August 1 |
Ordered to Dept. of the South and sailed for Folly Island, S.C. attached to the 1st Brigade, Gordon's Division, Folly Island, S.C., 10th Army Corps, Dept. of the South |
August 9-
September 7 |
Siege operations against Fort Wagner, Morris Island, S.C. |
September |
Picket and fatigue duty on Folly Island, S.C., and operating against Charleston, S.C. |
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January |
Attached to 2nd Brigade, Gordon's Division, Folly Island, S. C., Northern District, Dept. of the South |
February 6-14 |
Expedition to Johns and James Islands attached to 1st Brigade, Ames' Division, District of Florida, Dept. of the South |
February 17 |
After being exonerated by Court Martial for his condct at Gettysburg, where division commander Adelbert Ames believed him to be unsuitable to commend, Colonel Meyer was forced before an examining board that found him to have insufficient knowledge of tactics and of military administrative duties. Meyer resigned his commission due to ill health. |
February 23 |
Moved to Jacksonville, Fla. |
April |
Attached to District of Florida, Dept. of the South |
May 1 and 28 |
Skirmishing near Jacksonville |
May 31-June 3 |
Expedition from Jacksonville to Camp Milton |
July-August |
At Fernandina, Fla. |
October |
Attached to 4th Separate Brigade, District of Florida, Dept. of the South |
November |
Return to Jacksonville and duty there attached to the 1st Brigade, Coast Division, Dept. of the South |
December 8 |
Moved to South Carolina, attached to 3rd Separate Brigade, Dept. of the South |
December 29 |
Pocotaligo Bridge |
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January |
Attached to 1st Separate Brigade, Northern District, Dept. of the South |
January 14-16 |
Expedition to destroy Charleston & Savannah Railroad |
March 10 |
Occupation of Charleston |
April 5-25 |
Potter's Expedition to Camden, S.C.; attached to 1st Separate Brigade, District of Charleston, Dept. of the South |
April 9-15 |
Operations about Sumter and Statesburg |
April 15 |
Statesburg |
April 17 |
Occupation of Camden |
April 18 |
Boykin's Mills |
April 19 |
Denkin's Mills and Beech Creek, near Statesburg |
April-July |
Provost duty at Georgetown and at Charleston |
July 10 |
Mustered out. Recruits transferred to 25th Ohio Infantry. |
