37th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry | |
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Active | October 2, 1861, to August 7, 1865 |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | Union |
Branch | Infantry |
Engagements | Battle of Princeton Court House Vicksburg Campaign Siege of Vicksburg Siege of Jackson Memphis & Charleston Railroad Chattanooga Campaign Battle of Missionary Ridge Battle of Resaca Battle of New Hope Church Battle of Dallas Battle of Marietta Battle of Kennesaw Mountain Atlanta Campaign Battle of Atlanta Battle of Ezra Church Battle of Jonesborough Sherman's March to the Sea Siege of Savannah Second Battle of Fort McAllister Campaign of the Carolinas Battle of Bentonville |
The 37th Ohio Infantry was a Union Army regiment, composed of German-Americans, in the American Civil War. It was organized in the fall of 1861, under Colonel Edward Siber, and served in the Kanawha Valley until December 1862. It joined the Union army operating against Vicksburg, Mississippi, in January 1863, and participated in the various engagements of the siege. After the fall of that stronghold it was moved across Tennessee from Memphis to Chattanooga, and took part in operations of the 15th Corps, subsequent to, and at the taking of Atlanta, Georgia. It then followed the fortunes of that well-known corps until the reaching of Washington, D.C. From Louisville, Kentucky, it went with the 2nd Division of the Corps to Little Rock, Arkansas, and was there mustered out in August 1865.
The 37th Ohio Infantry was organized at Camp Dennison, Ohio, and mustered in October 2, 1861, to serve three years. [1] [2] [3] .
The regiment was ordered to the Kanawha Valley, West Virginia and attached to Benham's Brigade, District of the Kanawha, West Virginia, to October, 1861. District of the Kanawha, West Virginia, to March, 1862. 2nd Brigade, Kanawha Division, Department of the Mountains, to May, 1862. 2nd Brigade, Kanawha Division, West Virginia, to August, 1862. District of the Kanawha, West Virginia, Department of the Ohio, to December, 1862. Ewing's Brigade, Kanawha Division, West Virginia, to January, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 15th Army Corps, Army of the Tennessee, to October, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 15th Army Corps, to June, 1865. Department of Arkansas to August, 1865. [4]
On expiration of its term of service the original members (except veterans) were mustered out, and the organization, composed of veterans and recruits, retained in the service until August 7. 1865, when it was mustered out in accordance with orders from the War Department. [1]
The 37th OVI's detailed service is as follows (NOTE — Battles are Bolded, Italicized; campaigns are Italicized):
Ten men earned the Medal of Honor while serving with the 37th Ohio [6] [7] [8] [9] . Six were awarded the medal for their actions on May 22, 1863, during the Siege of Vicksburg:
At the Battle of Missionary Ridge on November 25, 1863:
The regiment's last medal was earned on July 28, 1864, during the Battle of Ezra Church:
The regiment lost during service 9 Officers and 102 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded, and 1 Officer and 94 Enlisted men by disease for a total of 206 fatalities [5] .
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