United States Regiments & Batteries > Ohio
The 26th Ohio Independent Battery lost 22 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.
1861
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August | Organized at Camp Dennison, Ohio, as Company “F” 32nd Ohio Infantry |
September 15 | Left State for West Virginia |
September 18 | At Grafton, W. Va. |
September 22 | At Beverly. Attached to Kimball’s Brigade, Reynolds’ Command, West Virginia. |
October | Stationed at Cheat Mountain Summit, W. Va. Assigned to Cheat Mountain District, West Virginia. |
October 3 | Action at Greenbrier |
October | Duty at Greenbrier |
November | Attached to Milroy’s Brigade, Cheat Mountain District |
December 13 | Camp Allegheny |
December | Ordered to Beverly and duty there |
1862
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March | Assigned to Milroy’s Brigade, Mountain Department |
April 1-12 | Expedition on the Seneca |
April 12 | Action at Monterey |
Apri | At Staunton |
May 8 | Battle of McDowell |
May | March to Franklin and duty there attached to Schenck’s Brigade, Mountain Department |
May 25 | Pursuit of Jackson up the Shenandoah Valley. |
June 8 | Battle of Cross Keys |
June | Duty at Strasburg and Winchester attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of Virginia |
July 20 | Detached from 32nd Infantry for Artillery duty. Garrison at Winchester. |
September 11-12 | Retreat to Harper’s Ferry |
September 12-15 | Defense of Harper’s Ferry attached to Miles’ Command, Harper’s Ferry |
September 15 | Battery surrendered with garrison |
September | Paroled and sent to Annapolis, Md. |
Fall | To Chicago, Ill., and to Camp Taylor, Cleveland, Ohio |
1863
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January 12 | Exchanged |
January 20-25 | Again attached to 32nd Infantry and moved to Memphis, Tenn. Attached to 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 17th Army Corps |
February 20 | Moved to Lake Providence, La. |
April 17 | To Milliken’s Bend, La. |
April 25-30 | Movement on Bruinsburg and turning Grand Gulf |
May 1 | Battle of Port Gibson, Miss. |
May 12 | Raymond |
May 14 | Jackson |
May 16 | Champion’s HillCaptured a Battery of six guns and assigned to duty as Artillery |
May 18-July 4 | Siege of Vicksburg, Miss. |
May 19 and 22 | Assaults on Vicksburg |
August 3 | Attached to Battery D 1st Illinois Artillery and to 3rd Ohio Battery |
August 20-September 2 | Expedition to Monroe, La., |
October 14-20 | Expedition to Canton and Brownsville |
December 22 | Permanently detached from 32nd Ohio as 26th Ohio Battery. Garrison duty at Vicksburg, Miss. Served with Artillery, 3rd Division, 17th Army Corps |
1864
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January 1 to February 3 | On Veteran furlough |
February 3-March 2 | Meridian Campaign |
March | Duty at Vicksburg attached to Maltby’s Brigade, District of Vicksburg |
September 29-October 3 | Expedition to Rodney and Fayette |
October 4-11 | Expedition to Woodville |
October 5-6 | Woodville |
October | Moved to Natchez, Miss., and garrison duty there |
1865
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April | Ordered to Texas |
April – August | Duty on the Rio Grande, Texas |
August | Ordered home for muster out |
September 2 | Mustered out at Todd’s Barracks, Columbus, Ohio |