The Civil War in the East

116th Ohio Infantry Regiment

 

The 116th Ohio Infantry Regiment lost 4 officers and 90 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 3 officers and 88 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.

 

1862

 

Organized at Marietta and Gallipolis, Ohio

September 18

Eight companies mustered in

October 16

Left State for Parkersburg, W. Va., then moved to Clarksburg and Buckhannon

October 28

Companies F & K mustered in and joined regiment at Buckhannon

November 9

Moved to New Creek

December 12

To Moorefield

December 15

Duty at Moorefield, W. Va. attached to Railroad Division, West Virginia

1863

January

To Romney, W. Va. Assigned to Defenses of the Upper Potomac, 8th Army Corps, Middle Department

January 3

Moorefield

January-February

At Romney

February 16

Near Romney

March 17

At Winchester, Va. assigned to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 8th Army Corps, Middle Department

April 20-29

Operations in Shenandoah Valley

April 20

Scout toward Wardensville and Strasburg

April 25-29

Scout to Strasburg

June 13

Bunker Hill (Companies A & I)

June 13-15

Battle of Winchester

June 15-16

Retreat to Harper's Ferry, W. Va. Attached to 1st Brigade, Elliott's Command, 8th Army Corps

July 1-4

To Washington, D.C.

July 5

Join Army of the Potomac at Frederick, Md.

July 5-24

Pursuit of Lee to Manassas Gap, Va.

July 23

Wapping Heights, Va.

August 4, 1863

At Martinsburg, W. Va. attached to McReynolds' Command, Martinsburg, W. Va., Dept. of West Virginia

December

Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, West Virginia

1864

April 29

Attached to 1st Brigade. 1st Infantry Division, West Virginia

October 16

Skirmish at Hedgesville (Detachment)

April 29-May 16

Sigel's Expedition from Martinsburg to New Market

May 15

Battle of New Market

May 24-June 6

Advance on Staunton

June 5

Piedmont

June 6

Occupation of Staunton

June 10-July 1

Hunter's raid on Lynchburg

June 17-18

Lynchburg

July

Ordered to the Shenandoah Valley

July 24

Battle of Kernstown-Winchester

August 7-November 28

Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign

August 21 & 22

Charlestown

August 29

Charlestown

September 3

Berryville

September 19

Battle of Winchester, Opaquan Creek

September 22

Fisher's Hill

October 13

Cedar Creek

October 19.

Battle of Cedar Creek

November 18

Duty at Opequan Crossing

December 19

Moved to Washington, D.C., December 19; then to Aiken's Landing, Va. Attached to 1st Brigade, Independent Division, 24th Army Corps, Army of the James

December 27

Siege of Petersburg and Richmond

1865

March 28-April 9

Appomattox Campaign

March 29-April 1

Hatcher's Run

April 2

Fall of Petersburg

April 3-9

Pursuit of Lee

April 6

Rice's Station

April 9

Appomattox Court House. Surrender of Lee and his army.

April-June

Duty at Richmond, Va.

June 14

Mustered out. Companies F & K consolidated with 62nd Ohio Infantry