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33rd Ohio Infantry Regiment

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The 33rd Ohio Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Service

The 33rd Ohio Infantry Regiment was organized at Portsmouth, Ohio, from August 5 through September 13, 1861.{{sfnp|Reid|1868|loc=vol.II|p=216-220}}{{sfnp|Dyer|1908|p=1510-1511}}{{sfnp|Ohio Roster Commission|1886|loc=vol.III|p=517-552}} It was mustered in for three years service under the command of Colonel Joshua Woodrow Sill. Companies were recruited from Southern Ohio.

The regiment was attached to 9th Brigade, Army of the Ohio, October to December 1861. 9th Brigade, 3rd Division, Army of the Ohio, to September 1862. 9th Brigade, 3rd Division, I Corps, Army of the Ohio, to November 1862. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Center, XIV Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to January 1863. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, XIV Corps, to July 1865.

The 33rd Ohio Infantry mustered out of service at Louisville, Kentucky, on July 12, 1865.

=Detailed service=

The regiment's detailed service is as follows:

==1861==

  • Left Ohio for Kentucky September 13 and joined Gen. Nelson at Maysville, Ky.
  • Capture of Hazel Green, Ky., October 23, 1861.
  • Operations against Williams' Invasion of the Bluegrass Region, Ky., November–December.
  • Action at Ivy Mountain November 8.
  • Piketon, Ky., November 8–9.
  • Duty at Bacon Creek until February 1862.

==1862==

  • Advance on Bowling Green, Ky., February 10–15
  • Advance on Nashville, Tenn., February 22–25.
  • Occupation of Nashville February 25 to March 17.
  • Advance on Murfreesboro, Tenn., March 17–19.
  • Occupation of Shelbyville and Fayetteville and advance on Huntsville, Ala., March 29-April 11.
  • Capture of Huntsville April 11. (Pittinger's Raid on Georgia Central Railroad April 7–12, detachment.)
  • Advance to Decatur, Ala., April 11–14.
  • Duty along Memphis & Charleston Railroad until August.
  • Action at Battle Creek June 21.
  • Moved to Bridgeport and occupy Fort McCook at mouth of Battle Creek. Action at Battle Creek August 27 (6 companies), and at Bridgeport August 27 (4 companies).
  • March to Louisville, Ky., in pursuit of Bragg, August 28-September 26.
  • Pursuit of Bragg into Kentucky October 1–15.
  • Battle of Perryville, Ky., October 8.
  • March to Nashville, Tenn., October 16-November 7, and duty there until December 26.
  • Advance on Murfreesboro, Tenn., December 26–30.
  • Battle of Stones River December 30–31, 1862 and January 1–3, 1863.

==1863==

==1864==

  • Demonstration on Dalton, Ga., February 22–27, 1864.
  • Tunnel Hill, Buzzard's Roost Gap and Rocky Faced Ridge February 23–25.
  • Atlanta Campaign May 1 to September 8.
  • Demonstrations on Rocky Faced Ridge May 8–11.
  • Buzzard's Roost Gap or Mill Creek May 9.
  • Battle of Resaca May 14–15.
  • Advance on Dallas May 18.
  • Battle of Cassville May 19–22.
  • Operations on line of Pumpkin Vine Creek and battles about Dallas, New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills May 25-June 5.
  • Pickett's Mill May 27.
  • Operations about Marietta and against Kennesaw Mountain June 10-July 2.
  • Pine Hill June 11–14.
  • Lost Mountain June 15–17.
  • Battle of Kennesaw Mountain June 27.
  • Ruff's Station July 4.
  • Chattahoochie River July 5–17.
  • Buckhead, Nancy's Creek, July 18.
  • Battle of Peachtree Creek July 19–20.
  • Siege of Atlanta July 22-August 25.
  • Utoy Creek August 6–7.
  • Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25–30.
  • Red Oak August 29.
  • Battle of Jonesboro August 31-September 1.
  • Operations against Hood in northern Georgia and northern Alabama September 29-November 3.
  • Cassville November 7.
  • March to the Sea November 15-December 10.
  • Siege of Savannah December 10–21.

==1865==

  • Campaign of the Carolinas January to April, 1865.
  • Taylor's Hole Creek, Averysboro, N.C., March 16.
  • Battle of Bentonville March 19–21.
  • Occupation of Goldsboro March 24.
  • Advance on Raleigh April 10–14.
  • Occupation of Raleigh April 14.
  • Bennett's House April 26.
  • Surrender of Johnston and his army.
  • March to Washington, D.C., via Richmond, Va., April 20-May 19.
  • Grand Review of the Armies May 24.
  • Moved to Louisville, Ky., June 6.

Casualties

The regiment lost a total of 332 men during service; 7 officers and 130 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 3 officers and 192 enlisted men died of disease.{{sfnp|Dyer|1908|p=1511}}

Commanders

Notable members

Of the 24 men (including 2 civilians) who participated in Andrews' Raid, eight were from the 33rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry. All from the 33rd Ohio who participated, except Corporal Samuel Llewellyn, were awarded the Medal of Honor.{{sfnp|Sightline Media Group|2020}}{{sfnp|VCOnline|2020}}{{sfnp|CMOHS|2014}}{{sfnp|The National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation|2020}}{{sfnp|Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs|1968}}

See also

Notes

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References

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  • {{cite book| last = Dyer| first = Frederick H| title = A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion| publisher = Dyer Pub. Co.| place = Des Moines, IA| year = 1908| asin = B01BUFJ76Q| url = https://archive.org/details/08697590.3359.emory.edu/page/n1516/mode/1up}}
  • {{cite book | last =Lambert| first =Lois J.| title =Heroes of the Western Theater: Thirty-third Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry| publisher =Little Miami Publishing Company| year =2008| location =Milford, OH| pages =559 | language =en| url =https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/228141873 | isbn =9781932250626 | oclc =228141873 }}
  • {{cite book | author =Ohio Roster Commission | title =21st–36th Regiments-Infantry | publisher =The Ohio Valley Pub. & Mfg. Co.| series =Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War on the Rebellion, 1861–1865| volume =III| year =1886| location =Cincinnati, OH| pages = 794 | url=https://archive.org/details/ohiowarroster03howerich/page/517/mode/1up |oclc =181357575}}
  • {{cite book | last =Reid| first =Whitelaw| author-link =Whitelaw Reid| title =The History of Her Regiments, and Other Military Organizations| publisher =Moore, Wilstach, & Baldwin| series =Ohio in the War: Her Statesmen, Her Generals, and Soldiers| volume =II| year =1868| location =Cincinnati, OH| pages =1002| url =https://archive.org/details/00444862.3383.emory.edu/page/n237/mode/1up| isbn =9781154801965| oclc =11632330 }}
  • {{cite book | last =Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs| first =United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare| editor =Edward M Kennedy, Chairman| title =Medal of Honor, 1863-1968 : "In the Name of the Congress of the United States"| publisher =U.S. Government Printing Office| series =Committee print (United States. Congress), 90th Congress, 2nd session| year =1968| location =Washington DC| pages =1087 | url =https://archive.org/details/medalofhonor186300unit/page/n1/mode/2up| oclc =1049691780 }}
  • {{cite book | author =U.S. War Department | title = The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies| publisher = U.S. Government Printing Office| place = Washington, DC| year = 1880| oclc = 857196196| url = http://cdl.library.cornell.edu/moa/browse.monographs/waro.html}}
  • {{cite web | publisher =Sightline Media Group| year =2020| title =Hall of Valor: The Military Medals Database| website =The Hall of Valor Project| url =https://valor.militarytimes.com/ | access-date =19 May 2020|ref={{sfnref|Sightline Media Group|2020}}}}
  • {{cite web |publisher=VCOnline |year=2020 |title=MOHs - victoriacross |website=THE COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO THE VICTORIA & GEORGE CROSS |url=http://www.vconline.org.uk/mohs/4589918581 |access-date=2 May 2020 |ref={{sfnref|VCOnline|2020}} |archive-date=3 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200503163659/http://www.vconline.org.uk/mohs/4589918581 |url-status=dead }}
  • {{cite web | publisher = CMOHS|title=CMOHS.org - Official Website of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society|website=Congressional Medal of Honor Society| year = 2014|url=http://www.cmohs.org |access-date=19 August 2014 |ref={{sfnref|CMOHS|2014}}}}
  • {{cite web | publisher = The National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation| title =Home - The National Medal of Honor Museum The National Medal of Honor Museum| website =The National Medal of Honor Museum| year = 2020| url =https://mohmuseum.org | access-date=19 May 2020 |ref={{sfnref|The National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation|2020}}}}

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External links

  • [http://www.ohiocivilwar.com/cw33.html Ohio in the Civil War: 33rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry by Larry Stevens]
  • [http://www.geocities.com/ovi33rdregiment/main 33rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry living history organization]( {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091021235127/http://geocities.com/ovi33rdregiment/main |date=2009-10-21 }} 2009-10-22)
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20101229060940/http://ohsweb.ohiohistory.org/exhibits/fftc/relicroom/details.aspx?war=2&flagid=81&unitid=119&warname=Civil%20War National flag of the 33rd Ohio Infantry]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20101229060937/http://ohsweb.ohiohistory.org/exhibits/fftc/relicroom/details.aspx?war=2&flagid=78&unitid=119&warname=Civil%20War Regimental flag of the 33rd Ohio Infantry]

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