Ohio 5th Volunteer Infantry (Union)
21/06/1861
Organized - Ohio 5th Volunteer Infantry - Ohio
26/10/1861
Battle - Romney, West Virginia (Oct 1861) - Romney, West Virginia, West Virginia
On October 24th 1861, the Union troops retook Romney after a brief skirmish at Wire Bridge. Samuel F Dunning along with his men of the 5th Ohio Infantry occupied Romney.READ MORE
08/12/1861
Battle - Romney, West Virginia
23/03/1862
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General James Shields
Brigadier GeneralJames Shields
23/03/1862
Battle - First Kernstown - Frederick County, Virginia, Winchester, Virginia
In the spring of 1862, relying on faulty intelligence that under-reported the strength of the Union garrison at Winchester in the lower Shenandoah Valley, Confederate Maj. Gen. 'Stonewall' Jackson marched aggressively north with his 3,800-man division. In Winchester, the 8,500 Federals were a detachment from the Army of the Potomac's Fifth Corps, and were commanded by Col. Nathan Kimball, who outnumbered Jackson more than two to one. Kimball established a defensive position on the Valley Turnpike and Midd…READ MORE
06/04/1862
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Benjamin M. Prentiss
Brigadier GeneralBenjamin M. Prentiss
06/04/1862
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Benjamin M. Prentiss
Brigadier GeneralBenjamin M. Prentiss
06/04/1862
Battle - Shiloh - Hardin County, Tennessee
09/06/1862
Leadership Change - Regiment or Other - Colonel Samuel H. Dunning
ColonelSamuel H. Dunning
09/06/1862
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Samuel S. Carroll
ColonelSamuel S. Carroll
09/06/1862
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General James Shields
Brigadier GeneralJames Shields
09/06/1862
Battle - Port Republic - Rockingham County, Virginia
One day after the battle at Cross Keys, Maj. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson concentrated his division east of the South Fork of the Shenandoah River near Port Republic against the isolated brigades of Brig. Gen. Erastus Tyler and Col. Samuel S. Carroll. Confederate assaults across the bottomland of the Lewis family farm, along the River Road, spearheaded by the Stonewall Brigade, were repulsed with heavy casualties. A Confederate flank attack, including a brigade of the Louisiana Tigers, overtook an ar…READ MORE
09/08/1862
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General John W. Geary, and Colonel Charles Candy
Brigadier GeneralJohn W. Geary
ColonelCharles Candy
09/08/1862
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Christopher C. Augur, Brigadier General George S. Greene, and Brigadier General Henry Prince
09/08/1862
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Christopher C. Augur
Brigadier GeneralChristopher C. Augur
09/08/1862
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Henry Prince
Brigadier GeneralHenry Prince
09/08/1862
Battle - Cedar Mountain - Culpeper County, Virginia
Maj. Gen. John Pope was placed in command of the newly-constituted Army of Virginia on June 26th. Pope's orders were to defend Washington DC and Union-held northern Virginia while the Army of the Potomac under Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan battled Robert E. Lee outside of Richmond. When McClellan was defeated at the end of the Seven Days battles less than a week later, Lee turned his attention north toward Pope while McClellan regrouped his army. Pope's three army corps were arrayed in a line from the Blu…READ MORE
17/09/1862
Leadership Change - Brigade - Lieutenant Colonel Hector Tyndale, and Major Orrin J. Crane
Lieutenant ColonelHector Tyndale
MajorOrrin J. Crane
17/09/1862
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General George S. Greene
Brigadier GeneralGeorge S. Greene
17/09/1862
Leadership Change - Brigade - Lieutenant Colonel Hector Tyndale
Lieutenant ColonelHector Tyndale
03/10/1862
Leadership Change - Brigade - Captain Andrew Hickenlooper
CaptainAndrew Hickenlooper
03/10/1862
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General John McArthur, and Brigadier General Thomas J. McKean
Brigadier GeneralJohn McArthur
Brigadier GeneralThomas J. McKean
27/12/1862
Battle - Dumfries, Virginia
30/04/1863
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Charles Candy
ColonelCharles Candy
30/04/1863
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General John W. Geary
Brigadier GeneralJohn W. Geary
30/04/1863
Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel Robert L. Kilpatrick
Lieutenant ColonelRobert L. Kilpatrick
30/04/1863
Battle - Chancellorsville - Spotsylvania County, Virginia
On April 27, 1863, Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker launched a turning movement designed to pry Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia out of its lines at Fredericksburg.READ MORE
18/05/1863
Leadership Change - Brigade - Captain George C. Gumbart
CaptainGeorge C. Gumbart
18/05/1863
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Jacob G. Lauman
Brigadier GeneralJacob G. Lauman
01/07/1863
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Charles Candy
ColonelCharles Candy
01/07/1863
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General John W. Geary
Brigadier GeneralJohn W. Geary
01/07/1863
Battle - Gettysburg - Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
In the summer of 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee launched his second invasion of the Northern states. Lee sought to capitalize on recent Confederate victories and defeat the Union army on Northern soil, which he hoped would force the Lincoln administration to negotiate for peace. Lee also sought to take the war out of the ravaged Virginia farmland and gather supplies for his Army of Northern Virginia. Using the Shenandoah Valley as cover for his army, Lee was pursued first by Union Maj. Gen. Joseph Ho…READ MORE
27/11/1863
Battle - Mine Run - Orange County, Virginia
After the inconclusive Bristoe Campaign in the fall of 1863, Maj. Gen. George G. Meade planned one more offensive against Gen. Robert E. Lee in northern Virginia before winter weather ended military operations. In late November, Meade attempted to steal a march southeast from Culpeper Courthouse, turn south through the Wilderness and strike the right flank of the Confederate army south of the Rapidan River. On November 27th, Maj. Gen. Jubal A. Early, in command of Ewell's Corps, marched east on the Orange…READ MORE
25/05/1864
Battle - New Hope Church - Paulding County, Georgia
During early May 1864, Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman successfully outmaneuvered the army of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston in multiple battles in northwest Georgia. Each time, Johnston fell back to a new defensive position closer to the strategic Confederate city of Atlanta. After Johnston retreated to Allatoona Pass on May 19-20th following the battle at Adairsville, Sherman determined to move around Johnston's left flank rather than attack the strong Confederate defenses in his front. On May 23rd, Sherman set in…READ MORE
27/05/1864
Battle - Dallas - Paulding County, Georgia
During early and mid-May 1864, Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman successfully outmaneuvered the army of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston in multiple battles in northwest Georgia. Each time, Johnston fell back to a new defensive position closer to the strategic Confederate city of Atlanta. Stopped at New Hope Church on Johnston's left on May 26th, Sherman attacked Johnston's right at Pickett's Mill on May 27th. The next day, Lt. Gen. William J. Hardee's corps probed the Union defensive line, held by Maj. Gen. John A. Log…READ MORE
27/06/1864
Battle - Kennesaw Mountain - Cobb County, Georgia
Fearing envelopment northwest of Atlanta, Confederate Gen. Joseph E. Johnston withdrew his army to a new defensive position astride Kennesaw Mountain near Marietta. Johnston selected this position in order to protect the Western & Atlantic Railroad, his supply link to Atlanta. Prior to taking up this new line on June 19th, Johnston had pioneers working through the night digging trenches and erecting fortifications, turning Kennesaw into a formidable earthen fortress. Having defeated Lieut. Gen. John…READ MORE
20/07/1864
Battle - Peachtree Creek - Fulton County, Georgia
Weary of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's pattern of retreat through northwest Georgia in the face of Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's advancing armies, President Jefferson Davis removed him from command of the Army of Tennessee, replacing him with Lieut. Gen. John B. Hood. On July 20th, Hood determined to take the fight to the enemy by setting upon an isolated portion of Sherman's forces in front of Atlanta. Hood's target would be the Union corps of Maj. Gens. Oliver O. Howard and Joseph Hooker from Maj. Gen. Geo…READ MORE
14/08/1864
Battle - Second Dalton - Whitfield County, Georgia
26/07/1865
Mustered Out - Ohio 5th Volunteer Infantry - Ohio
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