Ohio 18th Volunteer Infantry (Union)
9/1/61
Organized - Ohio 18th Volunteer Infantry - Ohio
5/1/62
Battle - Pulaski, Tennessee
12/31/62
Battle - Stones River - Murfreesboro, Tennessee
After his October 1862 defeat at Perryville in Kentucky, Gen. Braxton Bragg withdrew his army into middle Tennessee and resupplied his men near Murfreesboro.READ MORE
4/10/63
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Smith D. Atkins
ColonelSmith D. Atkins
4/10/63
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Absalom Baird
Brigadier GeneralAbsalom Baird
9/11/63
Battle - Dug Gap, Georgia
9/19/63
Leadership Change - Regiment - Captain Charles C. Aleshire
CaptainCharles C. Aleshire
9/19/63
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Walter C. Whitaker
Brigadier GeneralWalter C. Whitaker
9/19/63
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General James B. Steedman
Brigadier GeneralJames B. Steedman
9/19/63
Battle - Chickamauga - Catoosa County, Georgia; Walker County, Georgia
After the successful Tullahoma Campaign, Maj. Gen. William Rosecrans continued the Union offensive, aiming to force Gen. Braxton Bragg's Confederate army out of Chattanooga. Through a series of skillful marches towards the Confederate-held city, Rosecrans forced Bragg out of Chattanooga and into Georgia. Determined to reoccupy the city, Bragg followed the Federals north, brushing with Rosecrans' army at Davis' Cross Roads. While they marched on September 18th, his cavalry and infantry skirmished with Un…READ MORE
9/21/63
Battle - Rossville, Georgia
11/23/63
Battle - Chattanooga Campaign - Chattanooga, Tennessee
After taking charge of the Union's western armies in October of 1863, Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant focused on lifting the Confederate siege of Chattanooga, Tennessee, which had been in place since the Battle of Chickamauga in September. Grant opened the 'Cracker Line' across the Tennessee River to bring supplies to the beleaguered Army of the Cumberland inside the city, and, in mid-November, brought Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's Army of the Tennessee into the city as well. The Confederates under Maj. Gen.…READ MORE
11/25/63
Battle - Missionary Ridge - Chattanooga, Tennessee
From the last days of September through October 1863, Gen. Braxton Bragg's army laid siege to the Union army under Maj. Gen. William Rosecrans at Chattanooga, cutting off its supplies. On October 17, Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant received command of the Western armies; he moved to reinforce Chattanooga and replaced Rosecrans with Maj. Gen. George Thomas. A new supply line was soon established. Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman arrived with his four divisions in mid-November, and the Federals began offensive operat…READ MORE
11/9/64
Mustered Out - Ohio 18th Volunteer Infantry - Ohio
12/15/64
Leadership Change - Regiment - Captain Ebenezer Grosvenor, Captain John M. Benedict, and Lieutenant Charles Grant
12/15/64
Leadership Change - Brigade - Lieutenant Colonel Charles H. Grosvenor
Lieutenant ColonelCharles H. Grosvenor
12/15/64
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Charles Cruft
Brigadier GeneralCharles Cruft
12/15/64
Leadership Change - Regiment - Captain Ebenezer Grosvenor
CaptainEbenezer Grosvenor
12/15/64
Leadership Change - Regiment - Captain John M. Benedict
CaptainJohn M. Benedict
12/15/64
Battle - Nashville - Nashville, Tennessee
Despite a series of defeats in the closing days of November, 1864, Confederate Lieut. Gen. John Bell Hood continued to drag his bloodied Army of Tennessee, approximately 30,000 strong, north towards Nashville. The city was protected by 55,000 Union soldiers, which should have precluded further offensive operations, but Hood was determined and his situation was dire. Hood reached Nashville on December 2nd and staked out a position south of the city, hoping to draw the Union forces into a costly attack. Ulys…READ MORE
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