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October to
December |
Organized at Kenton, Ohio, under Colonel James Cantwell. |
December 31 |
Mustered in |
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January 25 |
Left State for Grafton, Va. Attached to District of Cumberland, Md., Dept. of Western Virginia |
March |
At Cumberland, Md., Dept. of the Mountains |
April 1-12 |
Expedition to Lost River Region, Va. attached to Schenck's Brigade, Dept. of the Mountains |
May 8 |
Battle of McDowell |
May 10-12 |
Franklin |
May to August |
Operations in the Shenandoah Valley |
June |
Atached to Milroy's Independent Brigade, 1st Army Corps, Army of Virginia |
June 8 |
Battle of Cross Keys |
August 9 |
Battle of Cedar Mountain |
August 16-September 2 |
Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia |
August 21-23 |
Fords of the Rappahannock |
August 22 |
Freeman's Ford |
August 23-25 |
Waterloo Bridge |
August 29 |
Battle of Groveton
Colonel Cantwell killed. James S. Robinson becomes colonel. |
August 30 |
Battle of Bull Run |
September |
Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D.C. attached to Headquarters 3rd Division, 11th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac as provost guard |
November 1-9 |
Movement to Gainesville |
November 18 |
To Centreville |
December 9-16 |
To Falmouth, Va. |
December |
Detached at Headquarters 3rd Division and 11th Corps Headquarters |
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January |
At Stafford Court House |
January 20-24 |
"Mud March" |
February-April |
At Stafford Court House |
April 27-May 6 |
Chancellorsville Campaign |
May 1-5 |
Battle of Chancellorsville |
May |
Attached to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 11th Army Corps |
June 11-July 24 |
Gettysburg Campaign |
July 1-3 |
Battle of Gettysburg
The 82nd brought 384 men to the field, losing 17 killed, 84 wounded and 79 missing. It was commanded at Gettysburg by Colonel James S. Robinson until he was wounded on July 1. Lieutenant Colonel David Thomson took command.
From the monument: "The 82nd Ohio Infantry, arriving from Emmittsburg at noon, July 1, 1863, moved rapidly to the support of Dilger's Battery near the Carlisle Road. At 3 p.m. change front to the right and advanced to a position 125 yards in front of this monument, where, exposed both front and flank to a severe fire, it engaged the enemy then approaching from York. After an obstinate struggle, the regiment being outflanked on both sides, withdrew to Cemetery Hill, where it remained until the close of battle." |
July 5-24 |
Pursuit of Lee to Manassas Gap, Va. Attached to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 11th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
August-September |
Guard duty along Orange & Alexandria Railroad |
September 24-October 3 |
Movement to Bridgeport, Ala. and attachment to the Army of the Cumberland |
October-November |
Duty at Bridgeport and in Lookout Valley |
October 26-29 |
Reopening Tennessee River |
October 28-29 |
Battle of Wauhatchie, Tenn. |
November 23-27 |
Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign |
November 23 |
Orchard Knob |
November 24-25 |
Tunnel Hill |
November 25 |
Mission Ridge |
November 26 |
Chickamauga Station |
November 28-December 17 |
March to relief of Knoxville |
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January 1 |
Regiment reenlisted |
April |
Attached to 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 20th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
May 1-
September 8 |
Atlanta Campaign |
May 8-11 |
Demonstrations on Rocky Faced Ridge |
May 14-15 |
Battle of Resaca |
May 19 |
Cassville |
May 22-25 |
Advance on Dallas |
May 25 |
New Hope Church |
May 25-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 Mountain |
July 4 |
Ruff's Station |
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 |
October 26-29 |
Expedition from Atlanta to Tuckum's Cross Roads |
November 15-December 10 |
March to the sea |
December 9 |
Montieth Swamp |
December 10-21 |
Siege of Savannah |
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January to April |
Campaign of the Carolinas. Colonel Robinson promoted to brigadier general |
March 16 |
Taylor's Hole Creek, Averysboro, N. C. |
March 19-21 |
Battle of Bentonville |
March 24 |
Occupation of Goldsboro |
March 31 |
Consolidated with 61st Ohio Infantry. Stephen J. McGroarty becomes colonel of the combined regiments. |
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 19 |
March to Washington, D.C. via Richmond, Va. |
May 24 |
Grand Review |
June 29 |
Moved to Louisville, Ky., and mustered out |
