1861
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Organized at Camp McArthur, Urbana, Ohio |
December 17 |
Mustered in |
January 17 |
Ordered to New Creek, Va. Attached to 3rd Brigade, Landers' Division, Army of the Potomac |
1862
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March 7-15 |
Advance toward Winchester, Va. attached to 2nd Brigade, Shields' 2nd Division, Banks' 5th Army Corps and Dept. of the Shenandoah |
March-May |
Provost duty at Martinsburg, Winchester and Strasburg |
May 12-21 |
March to Fredericksburg attached to 2nd Brigade, Shields' Division, Dept. of the Rappahannock |
May 25-June 7 |
To Port Republic |
June 9 |
Battle of Port Republic |
June-August |
Ordered to Alexandria and duty there attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Corps, Army of Virginia |
August 10-18 |
Operations near Cedar Mountain attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 2nd Corps, Army of Virginia |
August 18-
September 2 |
Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia |
August 28-30 |
Guarding trains of the army during the battles of Bull Run |
September 6-22 |
Maryland Campaign, attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 12th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
September 16-17 |
Battle of Antietam
Commanded by Lieut. Major Orrin J. Crane
From the monument to the 5th, 7th and 66th Ohio Infantry Regiments: "These three regiments became engaged about 7:30 A.M., September 17, 1862, advanced and drove the enemy from the woods near the Dunkard Church and were in action until 1:30 P.M. Their combined loss was 17 men killed, 4 officers and 87 men wounded, 2 men missing, total 110." |
September |
Duty at Bolivar Heights |
November 9 |
Reconnaissance to Rippon, Va. |
December 2-6 |
Reconnaissance to Winchester |
December 1 |
Berryville |
December 27 |
Dumfries |
1863
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January 20-24 |
"Mud March" |
February |
At Stafford Court House |
April 27-May 6 |
Chancellorsville Campaign |
May 1-5 |
Battle of Chancellorsville |
June 11-July 24 |
Gettysburg Campaign |
July 1-3 |
Battle of Gettysburg
The regiment was commanded by Colonel Eugene Powell. It brought 316 men to the field, of whom 17 were wounded.
From the monument:
"The 66th Ohio Infantry arrived in position just north of Little Round Top at 5 p.m. July 1. Morning of July 2 moved to Culp's Hill and intrenched. At daybreak July 3 advanced over the Union breastworks, and with right here and left at tablet below, opened an enfilading fire upon the enemy." |
July 5-24 |
Pursuit of Lee to Manassas Gap, Va. |
August 15-
September 8 |
Duty at New York during draft disturbances |
September 24-
October 3 |
Movement to Bridgeport, Ala. and attached to Army of the Cumberland |
October 6 |
Skirmish at Garrison's Creek near Fosterville (Detachment) |
October 26-29 |
Reopening.Tennessee River |
November 23-27 |
Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign |
November 23-24 |
Lookout Mountain |
November 25 |
Mission Ridge |
November 27 |
Ringgold Gap, Taylor's Ridge |
December 15 |
Regiment reenlisted |
1864
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January |
Duty at Bridgeport and in Alabama |
March 29-April 2 |
Scout to Caperton's Ferry |
April 12-16 |
Expedition from Bridgeport down Tennessee River to Triana attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 20th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland
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May 1-September 8 |
Atlanta Campaign |
May 8-11 |
Demonstrations on Rocky Faced Ridge |
May 8 |
Dug Gap or Mill Creek |
May 14-15 |
Battle of Resaca |
May 19 |
Cassville |
May 25 |
New Hope Church |
May 25-June 5 |
Operations on line of Pumpkin Vine Creek and battles about Dallas, New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills |
June 10-July 2 |
Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain |
June 11-14 |
Pine Hill |
June 15-17 |
Lost Mountain |
June 15 |
Gilgal or Golgotha Church |
June 17 |
Muddy Creek |
June 19 |
Noyes Creek |
June 22 |
Kolb's Farm |
June 27 |
Assault on Kenesaw |
July 4 |
Ruff's Station |
July 5-17 |
Chattahoochie River |
July 19-20 |
Peach Tree Creek |
July 22-August 25 |
Siege of Atlanta |
August 26-
September 2 |
Operations at Chattahoochie River Bridge |
September 2-November 15 |
Occupation of Atlanta |
November 9 |
Near Atlanta |
November 15-December 10 |
March to the sea |
December 10-21 |
Siege of Savannah |
1865
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January to April |
Campaign of the Carolinas |
March 16 |
Little Cohora Creek, N. C. |
March 19-21 |
Battle of Bentonville |
March 24 |
Occupation of Goldsboro |
April 10-14 |
Advance on Raleigh |
April 14 |
Occupation of Raleigh |
April 26 |
Bennett's House. Surrender of Johnston and his army. |
April 29-May 20 |
March to Washington, D.C., via Richmond |
May 24 |
Grand Review |
June |
Moved to Louisville, Ky. |
July 15 |
Mustered out |
