United States Regiments & Batteries > Ohio
Battery H lost 10 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 22 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.
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1861
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| Organized at Camp Dennison, near Cincinnati, Ohio | |
| November 7 | Mustered in under the command of Captain James F. Huntington |
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1862
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| January 20 | Left State for Parkersburg, Va. and attached to Landers’ Division, Army of the Potomac |
| January | Moved from Parkersburg, Va., to Paw Paw Tunnel |
| March 7-15 | Advance on Winchester attached to Artillery, Shields’ 2nd Division, Banks’ 5th Army Corps |
| March 19 | Action at Strasburg |
| March 23 |
Battle of WinchesterPrivate Jacob Jeager was killed |
| April 4 | Attached to Artillery, 2nd Division, Department of the Shenandoah |
| April 17 | Occupation of Mt. Jackson |
| May 12-21 | March to Fredericksburg, Va. |
| May 25-30 | Return to Front Royal and attached to Artillery, Shields’ Division, Dept. of the Shenandoah |
| June 9 |
Battle of Port RepublicSergeant Edward Allen and Privates John McGill and Phillip Oshnaugh were killed |
| June 29 | Moved to Alexandria and duty attached to the Military District of Washington, D.C. |
| October 17 | Moved to Harper’s Ferry, Va. |
| October 30-November 17 | Advance up Loudoun Valley and movement to Falmouth, Virginia. Attached to Artillery, 3rd Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
| December 12-15 |
Battle of FredericksburgCommanded by Lieutenant George W. Norton. |
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1863
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| January | At Falmouth |
| January 20-24 | “Mud March” |
| April 27-May 6 | Chancellorsville Campaign |
| May 1-5 |
Battle of ChancellorsvilleThe battery was commanded by Captain Huntington It lost three guns in an advanced position, and was praised by General Hooker for its work. Privates Lycurgus Bishop and John Jones were mortally wounded |
| May | Attached to 1st Volunteer Brigade, Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac. |
| June 3 | Twenty-four men from Pennsylvania Independent Battery F were temporarily assigned to Battery H |
| June 11-July 24 | Gettysburg Campaign. Attached to 3rd Volunteer Brigade, Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac. Captain Huntington took command of the brigade as senior captain, and Lieutenant George W. Norton took over command of the battery. |
| July 1-3 |
Battle of GettysburgThe battery was commanded at Gettysburg by Lieutenant George W. Norton while Captain Huntington commanded the brigade. Battery H brought 123 men to the field serving 6 Ordnance Rifles. Privates Henry Schram and Jacob Kirsh were killed. Private John Edmunds was mortally wounded, losing his leg below the knee to an artillery shot; he would die in the 11th Corps field hospital on July 15. Four other men were wounded. There is a monument to the battery in the National Cemetery at Gettysburg. |
| August | Attached to 4th Volunteer Brigade, Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac |
| September 13-17 | Advance from the Rappahannock to the Rapidan |
| October 9-22 | Bristoe Campaign. Attached to Artillery Brigade, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
| October 14 | Bristoe Station |
| November 7-8 | Advance to line of the Rappahannock. Captain Huntington left the battery. |
| November 26-December 2 | Mine Run Campaign |
| December | Attached to Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac |
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1864
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| February | Attached to 2nd Volunteer Brigade, Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac |
| April | Attached to 3rd Volunteer Brigade, Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac |
| May 3-June 15 | Campaign from the Rapidan to the James. Attached to Artillery Brigade, 6th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
| May 5-7 |
Battle of the WildernessCommanded by Lieutenant William A. Ewing. |
| May 8-21 |
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House |
| May 16 | Captain Stephen W. Dorsey took command of the battery |
| May 23-27 |
North Anna River |
| May 26-28 | Line of the Pamunkey |
| May 28-31 | Totopotomoy |
| June 1-12 |
Cold HarborCorporal W. D. Perrin was killed. |
| June 16-18 | Before Petersburg; Siege of Petersburg begins |
| June 22-23 | Jerusalem Plank Road, Weldon Railroad |
| July | Attached to Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac |
| December | Attached to Artillery Brigade, 6th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac. |
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1865
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| January 18 | Private Luther Search was killed at Petersburg. Privates Charles M. Corser and Noah S. Lockwood were mortally wounded during the siege. |
| March | Attached to Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac |
| April 2 | Fall of Petersburg |
| June 5 | Ordered to Cleveland, Ohio, for muster out |
| June 17 | Mustered out under Captain Stephen W. Dorsey, and Lieutenants James Harris, William E. Perigo and William E. Parmelee, Jr. |