5th Ohio Battery
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5th Ohio Independent Battery was an artillery
battery
that served in the Union Army
during the American Civil War
.
on August 31, 1861 and mustered in there for three years service on September 22, 1861 under Captain Andrew Hickenlooper
.
The battery was attached to Department of the Missouri
until March 1862. Artillery, 6th Division, Army of the Tennessee
, to July 1862. Artillery, 6th Division, District of Corinth, Mississippi, to November 1862. Artillery, 6th Division, Left Wing, XIII Corps, Department of the Tennessee, to December 1862. Artillery, 4th Division, XVII Corps, to January 1863. Artillery, 4th Division, XVI Corps, to July 1863. Artillery, 13th Division, XVI Corps, to August 1863. Artillery, 3rd Division, Arkansas Expedition, to November 1863. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, Army of Arkansas
, to January 1864. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, VII Corps, Department of Arkansas, to May 1864. Artillery, 2nd Division, VII Corps, to October 1864. Artillery, 1st Division, VII Corps, to July 1865.
The 5th Ohio Battery mustered out of service on July 31, 1865 at Camp Dennison
near Cincinnati, Ohio
.
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...
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Service
The 5th Ohio Battery was organized in St. Louis, MissouriSt. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
on August 31, 1861 and mustered in there for three years service on September 22, 1861 under Captain Andrew Hickenlooper
Andrew Hickenlooper
Andrew Hickenlooper was an Ohio civil engineer, politician, industrialist, and most famously, an officer who served as a General in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Early life and Civil War career:...
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The battery was attached to Department of the Missouri
Department of the Missouri
Department of the Missouri was a division of the United States Army that functioned through the American Civil War and the Indian Wars afterwards.-Civil War:...
until March 1862. Artillery, 6th Division, Army of the Tennessee
Army of the Tennessee
The Army of the Tennessee was a Union army in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, named for the Tennessee River. It should not be confused with the similarly named Army of Tennessee, a Confederate army named after the State of Tennessee....
, to July 1862. Artillery, 6th Division, District of Corinth, Mississippi, to November 1862. Artillery, 6th Division, Left Wing, XIII Corps, Department of the Tennessee, to December 1862. Artillery, 4th Division, XVII Corps, to January 1863. Artillery, 4th Division, XVI Corps, to July 1863. Artillery, 13th Division, XVI Corps, to August 1863. Artillery, 3rd Division, Arkansas Expedition, to November 1863. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, Army of Arkansas
Army of Arkansas
The Army of Arkansas was a Union Army that served in the Trans-Mississippi Theater during the American Civil War. This force functioned exclusively in the state of Arkansas.-History:...
, to January 1864. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, VII Corps, Department of Arkansas, to May 1864. Artillery, 2nd Division, VII Corps, to October 1864. Artillery, 1st Division, VII Corps, to July 1865.
The 5th Ohio Battery mustered out of service on July 31, 1865 at Camp Dennison
Camp 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...
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Detailed service
Moved to Jefferson City, Mo., October 11, and duty there until March 7, 1862. Ordered to Pittsburg Landing, Tenn., March 7, 1862. Battle of Shiloh, April 6-7. Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29-May 30. Duty at Corinth, Miss., until November. Battle of Corinth October 3-4. Moved to Grand Junction November 2. Grant's Central Mississippi Campaign. Operations on the Mississippi Central Railroad November 2, 1862 to January 10, 1863. Moved to Moscow, Tenn., and duty there until March 8. Moved to Memphis, Tenn., and duty there until May. Ordered to Vicksburg, Miss., May 17. Siege of Vicksburg, Miss., May 25-July 4. Advance on Jackson, Miss., July 5-10. Siege of Jackson July 10-17. Assault on Jackson July 12. Ordered to Helena, Ark., July 25. Steele's Expedition to Little Rock, Ark., August 3-September 10. Bayou Fourche and capture of Little Rock September 10. Duty at Little Rock as garrison artillery until July 1865. Expedition from Little Rock to Little Red River August 6-16, 1864. Expedition from Little Rock in pursuit of Shelby August 27-September 6, 1864. Non-veterans mustered out September 20, 1864. Veterans and recruits at Little Rock until July 1865.Casualties
The battery lost a total of 41 enlisted men during service; 5 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 36 enlisted men died of disease.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...