Battery D, 1st Ohio Light Artillery
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Battery D, 1st Ohio Light Artillery was an artillery
battery
that served in the Union Army
during the American Civil War
.
near Cincinnati, Ohio
in September 1861 and mustered in for a three year enlistment on October 17, 1861. The regiment was organized as early as 1860 under Ohio's militia laws, under Colonel
James Barnett. This battery was recruited in Ashland
, Geauga
, and Lake
counties.
The battery was attached to Nelson's Command, Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, to December 1861. Artillery, 2nd Division, Army of the Ohio
, to February 1862. Artillery, 4th Division, Army of the Ohio, to September 1862. Captured at Munfordville, Kentucky
. 33rd Brigade, 10th Division, I Corps, Army of the Ohio, to November 1862 (1 section). 2nd Brigade, Cavalry Division, Army of the Cumberland
, to December 1862 (section). Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division, Army of the Cumberland, to March 1863. Artillery, 2nd Cavalry Division, Army of the Cumberland, to December 1863 (1 section). Battery at Columbus, Ohio, January to April 1863. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, XXIII Corps, Army of the Ohio, to July 1863. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, XXIII Corps, to August 1863. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, XXIII Corps, to April 1864. Artillery, 3rd Division, XXIII Corps, to February 1865. Artillery, 3rd Division, XXIII Corps, Department of North Carolina, to July 1865.
Battery D, 1st Ohio Light Artillery mustered out of service at Cleveland, Ohio
on July 15, 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...
.
Service
The battery was organized Camp DennisonCamp Dennison
Camp Dennison was a military recruiting, training, and medical post for the United States Army during the American Civil War. It was located near Cincinnati, Ohio, not far from the Ohio River. The camp was named for Cincinnati native William Dennison, Ohio's governor at the start of the war.With...
near Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
in September 1861 and mustered in for a three year enlistment on October 17, 1861. The regiment was organized as early as 1860 under Ohio's militia laws, under Colonel
Colonel (United States)
In the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, colonel is a senior field grade military officer rank just above the rank of lieutenant colonel and just below the rank of brigadier general...
James Barnett. This battery was recruited in Ashland
Ashland County, Ohio
Ashland County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States, and was formed in 1846 from parts of Huron, Lorain, Richland and Wayne Counties. As of the 2010 census, the population was 53,139. Its county seat is Ashland...
, Geauga
Geauga County, Ohio
Geauga County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 93,389. It is named for a Native American word meaning "raccoon". The county seat is Chardon...
, and Lake
Lake County, Ohio
Lake County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of 2010, the population was 230,041. The county seat is Painesville, and the county name comes from its location on the southern shore of Lake Erie....
counties.
The battery was attached to Nelson's Command, Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, to December 1861. Artillery, 2nd 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 February 1862. Artillery, 4th Division, Army of the Ohio, to September 1862. Captured at Munfordville, Kentucky
Munfordville, Kentucky
Munfordville is a city in and the county seat of Hart County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 1,563 at the 2000 census.-History:The city was once known as Big Buffalo Crossing. The current name came from Richard Jones Munford, who donated the land for development in 1816...
. 33rd Brigade, 10th Division, I Corps, Army of the Ohio, to November 1862 (1 section). 2nd Brigade, Cavalry Division, 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 December 1862 (section). Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division, Army of the Cumberland, to March 1863. Artillery, 2nd Cavalry Division, Army of the Cumberland, to December 1863 (1 section). Battery at Columbus, Ohio, January to April 1863. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, XXIII Corps, Army of the Ohio, to July 1863. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, XXIII Corps, to August 1863. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, XXIII Corps, to April 1864. Artillery, 3rd Division, XXIII Corps, to February 1865. Artillery, 3rd Division, XXIII Corps, Department of North Carolina, to July 1865.
Battery D, 1st Ohio Light Artillery mustered out of service at Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, 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...
on July 15, 1865.
Detailed service
Moved to Mt. Sterling, Ky., October 1–10. Skirmish at West Liberty, Ky., October 23, 1861. Nelson's Expedition up the Big Sandy October 23-November 17. Ivy Creek November 7, Ivy Mountain November 8. Moved to Louisville, Ky., November 17–25; thence to Munfordville, Ky., November 28–29. Moved to Nashville, Tenn., February 13–25, 1862. Occupation of Nashville February 25. Moved to Pittsburg Landing, Tenn., March 18-April 6. Battle of Shiloh, April 7. Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29-May 30. Occupation of Corinth May 30. Pursuit to Booneville October 31-June 12. Buell's Campaign in northern Alabama and middle Tennessee until August. March to Lebanon, thence to Munfordville, Ky., August 23-September 6. Siege of Munfordsville September 14–17. Battery captured September 17, except Newell's Section, which participated in the pursuit of Bragg into Kentucky October 1–15. Battle of Perryville, Ky., October 8. Assigned to duty with Minty's Cavalry Brigade November, 1862. Gallatin, Tenn., November 8. Lebanon November 9. Rural Hill November 15. Hollow Tree Gap December 4. Wilson's Creek Road December 11. Franklin December 12. Advance on Murfreesboro December 26–30. Lavergne December 26. Battle of Stones River December 30–31, 1862 and January 1–3, 1863. Stewart's Creek January 1, 1863. Lavergne January 1. Expedition against Forest January 9–19. Expedition to Franklin January 31-February 10. Unionville and Rover January 31. Rover February 13. Bradysville February 16. Expedition toward Columbia March 4–14. Rover March 4. Expedition from Franklin to Columbia March 8–12. Thompson's Station March 9. Rutherford Creek March 10–11. Expedition to Auburn, Liberty, Snow Hill, etc., April 2–6. Snow Hill, Woodbury, April 3. Franklin April 10. Expedition to McMinnville April 20–30. Near Murfreesboro June 3. Shelbyville Pike and operations on Edgefield Pike, near Murfreesboro, June 4. Marshall's Pass June 4. Scout on Middleton and Eagleville Pike June 10. Tullahoma Campaign June 23-July 7. Eagleville and Rover June 23. Middleton June 24. Fosterville, Guy's Gap and Shelbyville June 27. Occupation of middle Tennessee until August 16. Expedition to Huntsville July 13–22. Chickamauga Campaign August 16-September 22. Reconnaissance toward Rome, Ga., September 11. Alpine and Dirt Town, Lafayette Road, Chattanooga River, September 12. Reconnaissance toward Lafayette and skirmish September 13. Near Stevens' Gap September 18. Battle of Chickamauga September 19–21. Cotton's Ferry September 30. Anderson's Cross Roads October 2. Farmington October 7. Rejoined Battery at Knoxville, Tenn., December. Battery reorganized at Columbus, Ohio, January 1863. Ordered to Lexington, Ky., thence to Mt. Vernon, Ky., April 4–18. Saunder's Raid into eastern Tennessee June 14–24, Knoxville June 19–20. Strawberry Plains June 20. Powder Springs, Ga., June 21. Burnside's Campaign in eastern Tennessee August 16-October 17. Expedition to Cumberland Gap September 3–7. Operations about Cumberland Gap September 7–10. Knoxville Campaign November 4-December 23. Siege of Knoxville November 17-December 4. Reenlisted January 1864. Atlanta Campaign May to September 1864. Movements on Dalton May 5–8. Demonstration on Rocky Faced Ridge May 8–11. Battle of Resaca May 13–15. Cartersville May 20. Kingston May 24. Operations on line of Pumpkin Vine Creek and battles about Dallas, New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills May 25-June 5. Operations about Marietta and against Kennesaw Mountain June 10-July 2. Muddy Creek June 17. Noyes Creek June 19. Cheyney's Farm June 22. Olley's Farm June 26–27. Assault on Kennesaw June 27. Nickajack Creek July 2–5. Chattahoochie River July 6–17. Battle of Atlanta July 22. Siege of Atlanta July 22-August 25. Utoy Creek August 5–7. Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25–30. Battle of Jonesboro August 31-September 1. Lovejoy's Station September 2–6. Pursuit of Hood into Alabama October 3–26. Nashville Campaign November-December. Columbia, Duck River, November 24–27. Columbia Ford November 28–29. Franklin November 30. Battle of Nashville December 15–16. Pursuit of Hood to the Tennessee River December 17–28. Movement to North Carolina January 15-February 9, 1865. Fort Anderson February 18–19. Town Creek February 19–20. Capture of Wilmington February 22. Campaign of the Carolinas March 1-April 26. Advance on Goldsboro March 6–21. Occupation of Goldsboro March 21. Gulleys March 31. Advance on Raleigh April 10–14. Occupation of Raleigh April 14. Bennett's House April 26. Surrender of Johnston and his army. Duty at Raleigh and Greensboro, N.C., until July.Casualties
The battery lost a total of 36 men during service; 8 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 28 enlisted men died of disease.Commanders
- Captain Andrew J. Konkle - promoted to majorMajor (United States)In the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, major is a field grade military officer rank just above the rank of captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel...
, September 8, 1863 - Captain Giles J. Cockerill - commanded after the battery was reorganized
- Lieutenant Nathaniel M. Newell - commanded the only section not captured at Munfordville
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...