7th Ohio Battery
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7th Ohio Independent Battery was an artillery
battery
that served in the Union Army
during the American Civil War
.
near Cincinnati, Ohio
and mustered in for a three year enlistment on January 1, 1862 under Captain Silas A. Burnap.
The battery was attached to 6th Division, Army of the Tennessee
, to June 1862. Artillery, 4th Division, Army of the Tennessee and District of Memphis, Tennessee, to September 1862. Artillery, 4th Division, District of Jackson, Tennessee, to November 1862. Artillery, 4th Division, Right 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, 4th Division, XIII Corps, to August 1863. Artillery, 4th Division, XVII Corps, to April 1864. Artillery, 1st Division, XVII Corps, to September 1864. Artillery, Post of Vicksburg, Mississippi, District of Vicksburg, Mississippi, to November 1864. Artillery Reserve, District of Vicksburg, Mississippi, to August, 1865.
The 7th Ohio Battery mustered out of service at Camp Dennison on August 11, 1865.
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 battery was organized at Camp DennisonCamp 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...
and mustered in for a three year enlistment on January 1, 1862 under Captain Silas A. Burnap.
The battery was attached to 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 June 1862. Artillery, 4th Division, Army of the Tennessee and District of Memphis, Tennessee, to September 1862. Artillery, 4th Division, District of Jackson, Tennessee, to November 1862. Artillery, 4th Division, Right 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, 4th Division, XIII Corps, to August 1863. Artillery, 4th Division, XVII Corps, to April 1864. Artillery, 1st Division, XVII Corps, to September 1864. Artillery, Post of Vicksburg, Mississippi, District of Vicksburg, Mississippi, to November 1864. Artillery Reserve, District of Vicksburg, Mississippi, to August, 1865.
The 7th Ohio Battery mustered out of service at Camp Dennison on August 11, 1865.
Detailed service
Moved to St. Louis, Mo., March 18; then to Pittsburg Landing, Tenn., April 6. Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29-May 30, 1862. March to Memphis, Tenn., via Grand Junction, Lagrange, and Holly Springs June 1-July 21. At Memphis until September 6. March to Bolivar, Tenn., September 6-16. Battle of Hatchie River, Metamora, October 5. Grant's Central Mississippi Campaign November-December. Moved to Memphis, Tenn., and duty there until May 1863. Ordered to Vicksburg, Miss., May 13. Siege of Vicksburg, Miss., May 18-July 4. Assaults on Vicksburg May 19 and 22. Advance on Jackson, Miss., July 5-10. Siege of Jackson July 10-17. Assault on Jackson July 12. Ordered to Natchez, Miss., August 12, and duty there until November 11. Expedition to Harrisonburg, La., September 1-8. Moved to Vicksburg November 11 and camp at Big Black until February 1864. Meridian Campaign February 3-March 2. Champion Hill February 4. Duty at Vicksburg until May. Expedition to Yazoo City May 4-22. Benton May 7 and 9. Duty at Vicksburg until January 3, 1865. At Jackson and Hazelhurst as infantry until July.Casualties
The battery lost a total of 33 men during service; 1 enlisted men killed, 1 officer and 31 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...