116th Ohio Infantry The 116th Ohio Volunteer Infantry ( or 116th OVI ) was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Service . The 116th Ohio Infantry was organized Marietta and Gallipolis , Ohio and mustered in September 18 , 1862 for three years service under the command of Colonel James Washburn . Companies F and K mustered in October 28 , 1862 , and joined regiment at Buckhannon , Virginia . The regiment was attached to Railroad Division , West Virginia , to January 1863 . Romney , West Virginia , Defenses of the Upper Potomac , VIII Corps , Middle Department , to March 1863 . 1st Brigade , 2nd Division , VIII Corps , Middle Department , to June 1863 . 1st Brigade , Elliott ' s Command , VIII Corps , to July 1863 . 1st Brigade , 1st Division , Department of the Susquehanna , July 1863 . McReynolds ' Command , Martinsburg , West Virginia , Department of West Virginia , to December 1863 . 1st Brigade , 1st Division , West Virginia , to April 1864 . 1st Brigade . 1st Infantry Division , West Virginia , to December 1864 . 1st Brigade , Independent Division , XXIV Corps , Army of the James , to June 1865 . The 116th Ohio Infantry mustered out of service June 14 , 1865 at Richmond , Virginia . Companies F and K were consolidated with the 62nd Ohio Infantry . Detailed service . Left Ohio for Parkersburg , Va . , October 16 ; then moved to Clarksburg and Buckhannon . Moved to New Creek November 9 , and to Moorefield December 12 . Duty at Moorefield , Va . , December 15 , 1862 to January 10 , 1863 . Moorefield January 3 . At Romney until March 17 . Near Romney February 16 . At Winchester , Va . , until June . Operations in Shenandoah Valley April 20 – 29 . Scout toward Wardensville and Strasburg April 20 . Scout to Strasburg April 25 – 29 . Bunker Hill June 13 ( Companies A and I ) . Battle of Winchester June 13 – 15 . Retreat to Harper ' s Ferry , W . Va . , June 15 – 16 ; then to Washington , D . C . , July 1 – 4 , and joined Army of the Potomac at Frederick , Md . , July 5 . Pursuit of Lee to Manassas Gap , Va . , July 5 – 24 . Wapping Heights , Va . , July 23 . At Martinsburg , W . Va . , August 4 , 1863 to April 29 , 1864 . Skirmish at Hedgesville October 16 , 1863 ( detachment ) . Sigel ' s Expedition from Martinsburg to New Market April 29 - May 16 , 1864 . Battle of New Market May 15 . Advance on Staunton May 24 - June 6 . Piedmont June 5 . Occupation of Staunton June 6 . Hunter ' s raid on Lynchburg June 10 - July 1 . Lynchburg June 17 – 18 . Ordered to the Shenandoah Valley July . Battle of Kernstown - Winchester , July 24 . Sheridan ' s Shenandoah Valley Campaign August 7 - November 28 . Charlestown August 21 , 22 , and 29 . Berryville September 3 , Battle of Winchester , Opaquan Creek September 19 . Fisher ' s Hill September 22 . Cedar Creek October 13 , Battle of Cedar Creek October 19 . Duty at Opequan Crossing November 18 to December 19 . Moved to Washington , D . C . , December 19 ; then to Aiken ' s Landing , Va . Siege of Petersburg and Richmond December 27 , 1864 to April 2 , 1865 . Appomattox Campaign March 28 - April 9 , Hatcher ' s Run March 29 - April 1 . Fall of Petersburg April 2 . Pursuit of Lee April 3 – 9 . Rice ' s Station April 6 . Appomattox Court House April 9 . Surrender of Lee and his army . Duty at Richmond , Va . , until June . Casualties . The regiment lost a total of 185 men during service ; 4 officers and 90 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded , 3 officers and 88 enlisted men died of disease .