22nd Ohio Battery
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22nd Ohio Independent Battery was an artillery
battery
that served in the Union Army
during the American Civil War
.
in Columbus, Ohio
and mustered in July 14, 1863 for a three year enlistment.
The battery was attached to Willcox's Left Wing, IX Corps, Department of the Ohio
, to October 1863. DeCourcy's Brigade, Cumberland Gap, Willcox's Left Wing, IX Corps, to January 1864. District of the Clinch, Department of the Ohio, to April 1864. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, XXIII Corps, Department of the Ohio, to August 1864. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, XXIII Corps, to February 1865. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, District of East Tennessee, Department of the Cumberland, to July 1865.
The 22nd Ohio Battery mustered out of service at Camp Chase on July 13, 1865.
Artillery
Originally applied to any group of infantry primarily armed with projectile weapons, artillery has over time become limited in meaning to refer only to those engines of war that operate by projection of munitions far beyond the range of effect of personal weapons...
battery
Artillery battery
In military organizations, an artillery battery is a unit of guns, mortars, rockets or missiles so grouped in order to facilitate better battlefield communication and command and control, as well as to provide dispersion for its constituent gunnery crews and their systems...
that served in the Union Army
Union Army
The Union Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S. Army, the Northern Army and the National Army...
during the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
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Service
The battery was organized as one section on April 1, 1863 under Captain Henry M. Neil and sent into the field. It later completed organization as a full battery at Camp ChaseCamp Chase
Camp Chase was a military staging, training and prison camp in Columbus, Ohio, during the American Civil War. All that remains of the camp today is a Confederate cemetery containing 2,260 graves. The cemetery is located in what is now the Hilltop neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio.- History :Camp Chase...
in Columbus, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
and mustered in July 14, 1863 for a three year enlistment.
The battery was attached to Willcox's Left Wing, IX Corps, Department of the Ohio
Department of the Ohio
The Department of the Ohio was an administrative military district created by the United States War Department early in the American Civil War to administer the troops in the Northern states near the Ohio River.General Orders No...
, to October 1863. DeCourcy's Brigade, Cumberland Gap, Willcox's Left Wing, IX Corps, to January 1864. District of the Clinch, Department of the Ohio, to April 1864. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, XXIII Corps, Department of the Ohio, to August 1864. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, XXIII Corps, to February 1865. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, District of East Tennessee, Department of the Cumberland, to July 1865.
The 22nd Ohio Battery mustered out of service at Camp Chase on July 13, 1865.
Detailed service
Moved to Wheeling, West Virginia, April 1. Duty there and in Holmes County, Ohio, until June. Moved to Camp Chase, Ohio, June 19. Moved to Parkersburg, West Virginia, then to Wheeling, West Virginia, and, to Hancock, Maryland, to support Kelly's operations against General Lee in his retreat from Gettysburg. Sent to operate against Morgan, July. Moved to Camp Nelson, Kentucky, August 12, 1863. Expedition to Cumberland Gap August 17-September 7. Operations about Cumberland Gap September 7-10. Capture of Cumberland Gap September 9. Duty there until June 27, 1864. Action at Crab Gap December 5. 1863. Reconnaissance from Cumberland Gap January 3, 1864. Near Cumberland Gap June 21. Moved to Knoxville, Tennessee, June 27, 1864, and garrison duty there until July 5, 1865. Ordered to Camp Chase, Ohio, July 5.Casualties
The battery lost a total of 20 men during service; 1 officer and 2 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 1 officer and 16 enlisted men died due to disease.See also
- List of Ohio Civil War units
- Ohio in the Civil WarOhio in the Civil WarDuring the American Civil War, the State of Ohio played a key role in providing troops, military officers, and supplies to the Union army. Due to its central location in the Northern United States and burgeoning population, Ohio was both politically and logistically important to the war effort...