107th Ohio Infantry Regiment

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107th Ohio Infantry Regiment
ActiveSeptember 9, 1862, to July 10, 1865
Country United States
Allegiance Union
Branch Infantry
Engagements

The 107th Ohio Infantry Regiment, sometimes 107th Ohio Volunteer Infantry (or 107th OVI) was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was also known as the 5th German Regiment.

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Service

The 107th Ohio Infantry was organized at Camp Taylor in Cleveland, Ohio, and mustered in for three years service on August 26, 1862, under the command of Colonel Seraphim Meyer. [1] [2] [3]

The regiment was attached to the following:

Detailed service

The 107th OVI's detailed service is as follows (NOTE — Battles are Bolded, Italicized; campaigns are Italicized):

1862

  • Moved to Covington, Ky., September 28.
  • Duty in the defenses of Cincinnati, Ohio, until October 5, 1862.
  • At Delaware, Ohio, October 5–12.
  • Ordered to Washington, D.C., October 12.
  • Duty in the defenses of Washington, D.C., until December 1862.
  • March to Fredericksburg, Va.
  • To support of Burnside December 8–15.

1863

1864

  • Expedition to Johns and James Islands February 6–14.
  • Moved to Jacksonville, Fla., February 23.
  • Duty there and in the District of Florida until December.
  • Skirmishing near Jacksonville May 1 and 28.
  • Expedition from Jacksonville to Camp Milton May 31-June 3.
  • Battle of Bloody Bridge July 5–7
  • At Fernandina, Fla., July–August.
  • Return to Jacksonville and duty there until December.
  • Moved to South Carolina December 5.
  • Battle of Deveaux Neck Dec 6-9
  • Pocotaligo Bridge December 29.

1865

  • Expedition to destroy Charleston & Savannah Railroad January 14–16, 1865.
  • Battle of Enterprise February 5.
  • Occupation of Charleston March 10.
  • Potter's Expedition to Camden, S.C., April 5–25.
  • Operations about Sumter and Statesburg April 9–15.
  • Battle of Dingle's Mill , April 9, 1865
  • Statesburg April 15.
  • Occupation of Camden April 17.
  • Boykin's Mills April 18.
  • Denkin's Mills, Beech Creek, near Statesburg, and Battle of Swift Creek April 19.
  • Provost duty at Georgetown and at Charleston until July.

Casualties

The regiment lost a total of 133 men during service; 3 officers and 54 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 2 officers and 74 enlisted men died of disease.

Commanders

Notable members

See also

Notes

  1. Ohio Roster Commission (1888), p. 627–661, vol.VII.
  2. Reid (1868), p. 576-578, vol.II.
  3. Dyer (1908), p. 1543.
  4. Sightline Media Group (2020).
  5. VCOnline (2020).
  6. CMOHS (2014).
  7. The National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation (2020).
  8. Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs (1968), p. 89.

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