122nd Ohio Infantry Regiment

122nd Ohio Infantry Regiment September 30, 1862, to June 26, 1865 United States Union Infantry Second Battle of Winchester New York Draft Riots Bristoe Campaign Mine Run Campaign Battle of the Wilderness Battle of Spotsylvania Court House Battle of Totopotomoy Creek Battle of Cold Harbor Battle of Monocacy (detachment) Shenandoah Valley Campaign Third Battle of Winchester Battle of Cedar Creek Siege of Petersburg Appomattox Campaign Battle of Sayler's Creek Ohio U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments 1861-1865 121st Ohio Infantry Regiment 123rd Ohio Infantry Regiment The 122nd Ohio Infantry Regiment, sometimes 122nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry (or 122nd OVI) was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.CWA, 122nd Regiment Infantry 2016NPS 122nd Regiment, Ohio Infantry 2007 Service The 122nd Ohio Infantry was organized at Zanesville, Ohio,CWA, 122nd Regiment Infantry 2016NPS 122nd Regiment, Ohio Infantry 2007 and mustered in for three years service on September 30, 1862,Granger 1912 7 under the command of Colonel William H. Ball. (Company C mustered in October 3, Company G mustered in October 5, Company F mustered in October 6, and Companies I and K mustered on October 8, 1862.)Dyer 1908 1547 Federal Publishing Company 1908 425 Bristol 1908 20 The regiment was attached to Railroad Division, Western Virginia, to January 1863.Dyer 1908 1547 Federal Publishing Company 1908 425 Milroy's Command, Winchester, Va., VIII Corps, Middle Department, to February 1863. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, VIII Corps, to June 1863. Elliott's Command, VIII Corps, to July 1863. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, III Corps, Army of the Potomac, to March 1864. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, VI Corps, Army of the Potomac, and Army of the Shenandoah, Middle Military Division, to June 1865.Dyer 1908 1547 The 122nd Ohio Infantry mustered out of service at Washington, D.C., on June 26, 1865.Dyer 1908 1548 Detailed service 50 Left Ohio for Parkersburg, Va., October 23; thence moved to Clarksburg and to New Creek November 15.Hartley Davidson 1998 12 Duty at New Creek, Va., November 15 to December 28, 1862. Expedition up the south branch of Potomac River December 28, 1862, to January 1, 1863. Moved to Romney, Va., and duty there until March 17, 1863. Skirmish near Romney February 16. Moved to Winchester March 17, and duty in that vicinity until June. Reconnaissance toward Wardensville and Strasburg April 20. Battle of Winchester June 13–15. Retreat to Harper's Ferry June 15–17. Garrison, Maryland Heights, until July 1. Guard stores to Georgetown, thence moved to Frederick, Md., July 1–5. Pursuit of Lee to Manassas Gap, Va., July 5–24. Action at Wapping Heights, Va., July 23. Duty at New York City during draft disturbances August 17 – September 5. Bristoe Campaign October 9–22. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7–8. Kelly's Ford November 7. Brandy Station November 8. Mine Run Campaign November 26 – December 2. Payne's Farm November 27. Demonstrations on the Rapidan February 6–7, 1864. Campaign from the Rapidan to the James River May 3 – June 15. Battles of the Wilderness May 5–7;Kennedy 1998 281-283 Spottsylvania May 8–12; Spottsylvania Court House May 12–21. Assault on the Salient, "Bloody Angle," May 12. North Anna River May 23–26. On line of the Pamunkey May 26–28. Totopotomoy May 28–31. Cold Harbor June 1–12. Before Petersburg June 17-July 6. Jerusalem Plank Road June 22–23. Moved to Baltimore, Md., July 6; thence to Monocacy July 8. Battle of Monocacy Junction, Md., July 9. Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign August 7 – November 29. Charlestown August 21, 22 and 29. Battle of Opequan, Winchester, September 19. Fisher's Hill September 22. Battle of Cedar Creek October 19. Duty at Kernstown until December. Skirmish at Kernstown November 10. Moved to Washington, D.C., December 3; thence to Petersburg, Va. Siege of Petersburg, Va., December 6, 1864, to April 2, 1865. Appomattox Campaign March 28 – April 9, 1865. Assault on and fall of Petersburg April 2. Pursuit of Lee April 3–9. Sayler's Creek April 6. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. March to Danville April 17–27, and duty there until May. Moved to Richmond, Va., May 16; thence to Washington, D.C., May 24 – June 1. Corps Review June 9. Casualties The regiment lost a total of 230 men during service; 7 officers and 86 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 137 enlisted men died of disease.Dyer 1908 1548 Federal Publishing Company 1908 425 Commanders Colonel William H. BallOhio Roster Commission 1887 vol.VIII 307 Lieutenant Colonel Moses M. Granger - commanded at the Second Battle of WinchesterOhio Roster Commission 1887 vol.VIII 309 Captain Charles J. Gibeaut - commander of Company E - killed by a bullet wound to the head at the Second Battle of WinchesterReid 1868 vol.II 624 Notable members Private George A. Loyd, Company A - Medal of Honor recipient for action at Petersburg Chaplain Charles Caldwell McCabe - Chancellor of American University, 1902–1906; bishop of the Methodist Episcopal ChurchBristol 1908 20 Principal Musician John T. Patterson - Medal of Honor recipient for action at the battle of Opequan Private Elbridge Robinson, Company C - Medal of Honor recipient for action at the battle of Opequan See also American Civil War Ohio List of Ohio Civil War units Ohio in the Civil War References Citations 40em Sources 60em Bristol Frank Milton The Life of Chaplain McCabe, Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church https://hdl.handle.net/2027/nyp.33433082355391 Jennings and Graham Cincinnati, OH 1908 416 2773174 08023284 1st 2027/nyp.33433082355391 en pdf October 24, 2024 Dyer Frederick Henry Frederick H. Dyer A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion Dyer Pub. Co. Des Moines, IA 1908 8697590 09005239 https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015026937642?urlappend=%3Bseq=1559%3Bownerid=13510798899657173-1593 en PDF 1547–1548 2027/mdp.39015026937642?urlappend=%3Bseq=1559 October 24, 2024 Federal Publishing Company Military Affairs and Regimental Histories of New York, Maryland, West Virginia, And Ohio Federal Publishing Company The Union Army: A History of Military Affairs in the Loyal States, 1861–65 – Records of the Regiments in the Union army – Cyclopedia of battles – Memoirs of Commanders and Soldiers. II 1908 Madison, WI https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uva.x001496379?urlappend=%3Bseq=431%3Bownerid=27021597769157313-437 July 11, 2024 1086145633 PDF 425–426 2027/uva.x001496379?urlappend=%3Bseq=431 Granger Moses M. The official war record of the 122nd regiment of Ohio Volunteer Infantry from October 8, 1862, to June 26, 1865 : copied from volumes 25, 27, 29, 33, 36, 37, 40, 42, 43, and 46, series I, U.S. war records, and from volumes 3 and 5 of series III https://www.loc.gov/item/12040109 G. Lilienthal Zanesville, OH 1912 146 4954195 12040109 en pdf October 24, 2024 Hartley James J. Davidson Garber A. The Civil War Letters of the Late Lst Lieut. James J. Hartley, 122nd Ohio Infantry Regiment https://books.google.com/books?id=DfR2AAAAMAAJ McFarland & Co. Jefferson, NC 1998 150 978-0-7864-0543-5 39045088 98020041 1st en October 24, 2024 subscription Kennedy Frances H. The Civil War Battlefield Guide https://books.google.com/books?id=qHObJArDHZMC Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston, MA 1998 129–134 978-0-585-13085-9 43476649 89029619 2nd en October 18, 2024 subscription Ohio Roster Commission 110th-140rd Regiments-Infantry The Ohio Valley Pub. & Mfg. Co. Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War on the Rebellion, 1861–1865 VIII 1887 Cincinnati, OH 307–346 2027/mdp.39015008507827?urlappend=%3Bseq=323%3Bownerid=9007199255440530-325 https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015008507827?urlappend=%3Bseq=323%3Bownerid=9007199255440530-325 181357575 Reid Whitelaw Whitelaw Reid The History of Her Regiments, and Other Military Organizations Moore, Wilstach, & Baldwin Ohio in the War: Her Statesmen, Her Generals, and Soldiers II 1868 Cincinnati, OH 624–628 https://archive.org/details/00444862.3383.emory.edu/page/624/mode/1up 11632330 2016 122nd Regiment Infantry https://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unilif10.htm#122nd December 17, 2020 The Civil War Archive CWA, 122nd Regiment Infantry 2016 https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UOH0122RI Battle Unit Details, 122nd Regiment, Ohio Infantry nps.gov January 19, 2007 U.S. National Park Service May 13, 2024 NPS 122nd Regiment, Ohio Infantry 2007 External links Ohio in the Civil War: 122nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry by Larry Stevens National flag of the 122nd Ohio Infantry (probably the regiment's first) National flag of the 122nd Ohio Infantry Regimental flag of the 122nd Ohio Infantry 122nd Ohio Infantry Descendants Association Category:Military units and formations established in 1862 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1865 Category:Units and formations of the Union army from Ohio Category:1862 establishments in Ohio