9th Ohio Battery
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9th Independent Battery Ohio Light Artillery was an artillery
battery
that served in the Union Army
during the American Civil War
.
and mustered in for a three year enlistment on October 11, 1861 under the command of Captain Henry Shepard Wetmore.
The battery was attached to 12th Brigade, 1st Division, Army of the Ohio
, to March 1862. 24th Brigade, 7th Division, Army of the Ohio, to October 1862. Unattached, Army of Kentucky, Department of the Ohio
, to December 1862. Artillery, 3rd Division, Army of Kentucky, Department of the Ohio, to February 1863. Coburn's Brigade, Baird's Division, Army of Kentucky, Department of the Cumberland, to June 1863. Artillery, 1st Division, Reserve Corps, Department of the Cumberland, to October 1863. Coburn's Unattached Brigade, Department of the Cumberland, to December, 1863. Artillery, 1st Division, XII Corps, Army of the Cumberland
, to April 1864. Unassigned, 4th Division, XX Corps, Department of the Cumberland, to July 1864. 3rd Brigade, Defense of Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad, Department of the Cumberland, to December 1864. Garrison Artillery, Bridgeport, Alabama, Department of the Cumberland, to July 1865.
The 9th Ohio Battery mustered out of service at Cleveland, Ohio on July 25, 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 Camp Wood in Cleveland, OhioCleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
and mustered in for a three year enlistment on October 11, 1861 under the command of Captain Henry Shepard Wetmore.
The battery was attached to 12th Brigade, 1st Division, Army of the Ohio
Army of the Ohio
The Army of the Ohio was the name of two Union armies in the American Civil War. The first army became the Army of the Cumberland and the second army was created in 1863.-History:...
, to March 1862. 24th Brigade, 7th Division, Army of the Ohio, to October 1862. Unattached, Army of Kentucky, 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 December 1862. Artillery, 3rd Division, Army of Kentucky, Department of the Ohio, to February 1863. Coburn's Brigade, Baird's Division, Army of Kentucky, Department of the Cumberland, to June 1863. Artillery, 1st Division, Reserve Corps, Department of the Cumberland, to October 1863. Coburn's Unattached Brigade, Department of the Cumberland, to December, 1863. Artillery, 1st Division, XII Corps, Army of the Cumberland
Army of the Cumberland
The Army of the Cumberland was one of the principal Union armies in the Western Theater during the American Civil War. It was originally known as the Army of the Ohio.-History:...
, to April 1864. Unassigned, 4th Division, XX Corps, Department of the Cumberland, to July 1864. 3rd Brigade, Defense of Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad, Department of the Cumberland, to December 1864. Garrison Artillery, Bridgeport, Alabama, Department of the Cumberland, to July 1865.
The 9th Ohio Battery mustered out of service at Cleveland, Ohio on July 25, 1865.
Detailed service
Moved to Louisville, Ky., December 17–20, and duty at Camp Gilbert, Louisville, until January 11, 1862. March to Somerset, Ky., January 11–17, 1862. March from Somerset to London, thence to Cumberland Ford, January 30-February 16. Reconnaissance in force under General Carter to Cumberland Gap March 21–23. At Cumberland Ford March 23 to June 7. March to Powell Valley June 7–14. Occupation of Cumberland Gap June 17, and operations in vicinity until September. Evacuation of Cumberland Gap and retreat to the Ohio River September 17-October 3 (in charge of ammunition trains). March to Lexington, Ky., October 27–31. March from Nicholasville to Danville December 10–11. Movement to intercept Morgan December 20–27. Moved to Nashville, Tenn., January 31, 1863, and duty there until March 6. Moved to Franklin March 6. Pursuit of Van Dorn to Columbia March 9–12. Return to Franklin April 8. Repulse of attack on Franklin April 10. Duty at Franklin until June 2. Moved to Triune June 2. Tullahoma Campaign June 23-July 7. Moved to Salem, thence to Guy's Gap, June 23–29. Moved to Murfreesboro July 17, and duty there until September 5. At Tullahoma until April 1864. March to Bridgeport April 23–27, and garrison duty there until July 1865.Casualties
The battery lost a total of 23 men during service; 1 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 22 enlisted men died of 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...