United States Regiments & Batteries > Ohio


The 122nd Ohio Infantry Regiment lost 7 officers and 86 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 137 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.

1862
September 30 Companies A, B, D, E & H organized at Zanesville, Ohio under the command of Colonel William H. Ball.
October 3 Company C organized at Zanesville
October 5 Company G organized
October 6 Company F organized
October 8 Companies I & K organized
October 23 Left State for Parkersburg, W. Va.
November 15 Moved to Clarksburg and to New Creek. Duty at New Creek, Va. attached to Railroad Division, West Virginia.
December 28 Expedition up the south branch of Potomac River
1863
January 1 Moved to Romney, W. Va., and duty there attached to Milroy’s Command, Winchester, Va., 8th Army Corps, Middle Department
February Attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 8th Army Corps
February 16 Skirmish near Romney
March 17 Moved to Winchester
April 20 Reconnaissance toward Wardensville and Strasburg
June 13-15

Battle of Winchester

The regiment was commanded by Colonel William H. Ball

June 15-17 Retreat to Harper’s Ferry. Assigned to Elliott’s Command, 8th Army Corps.
June 17 Garrison, Maryland Heights
July 1-5 Guard stores to Georgetown, then moved to Frederick, Md. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac
July 5-24 Pursuit of Lee to Manassas Gap, Va.
July 23

Action at Wapping Heights, Va.

August 17-September 5 Duty at New York City during draft disturbances
October 9-22

Bristoe Campaign

November 7-8 Advance to line of the Rappahannock
November 7

Kelly’s Ford

November 8

Brandy Station

November 26-December 2

Mine Run Campaign

November 27
Payne’s Farm
February 6-7 Demonstrations on the Rapidan
1864
March Assigned to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 6th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac
May 3-June 15

Campaign from the Rapidan to the James River

May 5-7

Battle of the Wilderness

May 8-21

Spottsylvania Court House

May 12

Assault on the Salient, “Bloody Angle”

May 23-26

North Anna River

May 26-28 On line of the Pamunkey
May 28-31

Totopotomoy

June 1-12

Cold Harbor

June 17-July 6

Before Petersburg

June 22-23

Jerusalem Plank Road

July 6 Moved to Baltimore, Md.
July 8 To Monocacy
July 9

Covered retreat from Battle of Monocacy 

August 7-November 29

Sheridan’s Shenandoah Valley Campaign

August 21, 22 Charlestown
August 29 Charlestown
September 19

Battle of Opequan or Third Battle of Winchester

September 22

Battle of Fisher’s Hill

October 19

Battle of Cedar Creek

October Duty at Kernstown
November 10 Skirmish at Kernstown .
December 3 Moved to Washington, D.C. then to Petersburg, Va.
December 6

Siege of Petersburg

1865
March 28-April 9

Appomattox Campaign

April 2

Fall of Petersburg

April 3-9 Pursuit of Lee
April 6

Sailor’s Creek

April 9

Appomattox Court House

Surrender of Lee and his army.

April 17-27 March to Danville and duty there
May 16 Moved to Richmond, Va.
May 24-June 1 To Washington, D.C.
June 9 Corps Review
June 26 Mustered out