The Civil War in the East

5th Ohio Infantry Regiment

The Regiment lost 9 officers and 137 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 officers and 55 enlisted men to disease, a total of 203. It is honored on a monument at Antietam shared with the 7th and 66th Ohio Regiments and on a monument at Gettysburg.

 

Timeline of the 5th Ohio Infantry Regiment

June 20, 1861

Organized at Camp Dennison, Ohio under Colonel Samuel H. Dunning

July 10

Left State for West Virginia

August 5

Duty at Grafton, Clarksburg, Oakland and Parkersburg, W. Va. attached to Kelly's Command, West Virginia

August

Duty at Buckhannon, W. Va.

November 3

Action at French Creek (Companies A, B and C)

December 8

Action near Romney

December

Picket duty near Romney attached to 2nd Brigade, Lauders' Division, Army of the Potomac

January 6-7, 1862

Expedition to Blue's Gap

January 7

Blue's Gap

January-March

At Paw Paw Tunnel

March 7-15

Advance on Winchester attached to 2nd Brigade, Shields' 2nd Division, Banks' 5th Army Corps, and Dept. of the Shenandoah

March 18-21

Reconnaissance to Strasburg

March 22-23

Battle of Winchester

April 1-2

Strasburg and Staunton Road

April 16

Mt. Jackson

May 12-21

March to Fredericksburg, Va. attached to 2nd Brigade, Shields' Division, Dept. of the Rappahannock

May 25-30

Return to Front Royal

June

Attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Corps, Pope's Army of Virginia

June 9

Battle of Port Republic

The regiment lost 244 casualties

August 9

Battle of Cedar Mountain

August 16-
September 2

Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 2nd Corps, Army of Virginia

August 28-30

Guard trains during the Battle 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 Major John Collins.

 

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 22

Moved to Harper's Ferry, W. Va. and duty at Bolivar Heights

November 9

Reconnaissance to Rippen, W. Va.

December 2-6

Reconnaissance to Winchester

December 10-14

March to Stafford Court House, Va. and duty there

December 27

Dumfries, Va.

January 20-24, 1863

"Mud March"

January

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 John H. Patrick.

 

From the monument: "Arriving in position at 5 p.m., July 1, was detached and held extreme left of line on north side of Little Round Top. Morning of July 2 moved to Culp's Hill, and at evening moved as far as Rock Creek to re-enforce the left. Returned to Culp's Hill during the night and on morning of July 3 was engaged where this monument stands until 11 a.m. in repulsing the enemy and retaking the Union works."

 

"Gettysburg July 1,2,3, 1863. Present for duty 315. Killed 2, wounded 16, total loss 18."

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

Moved to Bridgeport, Ala. and attached to the Army of the Cumberland

October 26-29

Reopening Tennessee River

October 28-29

Battle of Wauhatchie

November 23-27

Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign

November 23-24

Lookout Mountain

November 25

Mission Ridge

November 27

Ringgold Gap, Taylor's Ridge

March 31-April 2, 1864

Scout to Caperton's Ferry

April

Attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 20th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland

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

Colonel John Patrick was killed

May 26-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 or Smyrna Camp Ground

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

January to April, 1865

Campaign of the Carolinas

February 12-13

North Edisto River

March 19-21

Battle of Bentonville, N. C.

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, Va.

May 24

Grand Review

June 6

Moved to Louisville, Ky.

July 26, 1865

Mustered out