33rd Ohio Infantry The 33rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry ( or 33rd OVI ) was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Service . The 33rd Ohio Infantry was organized at Portsmouth , Ohio from August 5 through September 13 , 1861 . It was mustered in for three years service under the command of Colonel Joshua Woodrow Sill . Companies were recruited from Southern Ohio . The regiment was attached to 9th Brigade , Army of the Ohio , October to December 1861 . 9th Brigade , 3rd Division , Army of the Ohio , to September 1862 . 9th Brigade , 3rd Division , I Corps , Army of the Ohio , to November 1862 . 1st Brigade , 1st Division , Center , XIV Corps , Army of the Cumberland , to January 1863 . 1st Brigade , 1st Division , XIV Corps , to July 1865 . The 33rd Ohio Infantry mustered out of service at Louisville , Kentucky on July 12 , 1865 . Detailed service . Left Ohio for Kentucky September 13 and joined Gen . Nelson at Maysville , Ky . Capture of Hazel Green , Ky . , October 23 , 1861 . Operations against Williams ' invasion of the Bluegrass region , Ky . , November – December . Action at Ivy Mountain November 8 . Piketon , Ky . , November 8 – 9 . Duty at Bacon Creek until February 1862 . Advance on Bowling Green , Ky . , February 10 – 15 , and on Nashville , Tenn . , February 22 – 25 . Occupation of Nashville February 25 to March 17 . Advance on Murfreesboro , Tenn . , March 17 – 19 . Occupation of Shelbyville and Fayetteville and advance on Huntsville , Ala . , March 29 - April 11 . Capture of Huntsville April 11 . ( Pittinger ' s Raid on Georgia Central Railroad April 7 – 12 , detachment . ) Advance to Decatur , Ala . , April 11 – 14 . Duty along Memphis & Charleston Railroad until August . Action at Battle Creek June 21 . Moved to Bridgeport and occupy Fort McCook at mouth of Battle Creek . Action at Battle Creek August 27 ( 6 companies ) , and at Bridgeport August 27 ( 4 companies ) . March to Louisville , Ky . , in pursuit of Bragg , August 28 - September 26 . Pursuit of Bragg into Kentucky October 1 – 15 . Battle of Perryville , Ky . , October 8 . March to Nashville , Tenn . , October 16 - November 7 , and duty there until December 26 . Advance on Murfreesboro , Tenn . , December 26 – 30 . Battle of Stones River December 30 – 31 , 1862 and January 1 – 3 , 1863 . Duty at Murfreesboro until June . Tullahoma Campaign June 23 - July 7 . Hoover ' s Gap June 24 – 26 . Occupation of middle Tennessee until August 16 . Passage of the Cumberland Mountains and Tennessee River and Chickamauga Campaign August 16 - September 22 . Davis Cross Roads or Dug Gap September 11 . Battle of Chickamauga September 19 – 21 . Rossville Gap September 21 . Siege of Chattanooga , Tenn . , September 24 - November 23 . Reopening Tennessee River October 26 – 29 . Brown ' s Ferry October 27 ( detachment ) . Chattanooga - Ringgold Campaign November 23 – 27 . Orchard Knob November 23 . Lookout Mountain November 23 – 24 . Missionary Ridge November 25 . Ringgold Gap , Taylor ' s Ridge , November 27 . Demonstration on Dalton , Ga . , February 22 – 27 , 1864 . Tunnel Hill , Buzzard ' s Roost Gap and Rocky Faced Ridge February 23 – 25 . Atlanta Campaign May 1 to September 8 . Demonstrations on Rocky Faced Ridge May 8 – 11 . Buzzard ' s Roost Gap or Mill Creek May 9 . Battle of Resaca May 14 – 15 . Advance on Dallas May 18 – 26 . Operations on line of Pumpkin Vine Creek and battles about Dallas , New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills May 25 - June 5 . Pickett ' s Mill May 27 . Operations about Marietta and against Kennesaw Mountain June 10 - July 2 . Pine Hill June 11 – 14 . Lost Mountain June 15 – 17 . Assault on Kennesaw June 27 . Ruff ' s Station July 4 . Chattahoochie River July 5 – 17 . Buckhead , Nancy ' s Creek , July 18 . Peachtree Creek July 19 – 20 . Siege of Atlanta July 22 - August 25 . Utoy Creek August 6 – 7 . Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25 – 30 . Red Oak August 29 . Battle of Jonesboro August 31 - September 1 . Operations against Hood in northern Georgia and northern Alabama September 29 - November 3 . Cassville November 7 . March to the Sea November 15 - December 10 . Siege of Savannah December 10 – 21 . Campaign of the Carolinas January to April , 1865 . Taylor ' s Hole Creek , Averysboro , N . C . , March 16 . Battle of Bentonville March 19 – 21 . Occupation of Goldsboro March 24 . Advance on Raleigh April 10 – 14 . Occupation of Raleigh April 14 . Bennett ' s House April 26 . Surrender of Johnston and his army . March to Washington , D . C . , via Richmond , Va . , April 20 - May 19 . Grand Review May 24 . Moved to Louisville , Ky . , June 6 . Casualties . The regiment lost a total of 332 men during service ; 7 officers and 130 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded , 3 officers and 192 enlisted men died of disease . Notable members . Of the 24 men ( including 2 civilians ) who participated in Andrews ' Raid , eight were from the 33rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry . All from the 33rd Ohio who participated , except Corporal Samuel Llewellyn , were awarded the Medal of Honor .