50th Ohio Infantry The 50th Ohio Volunteer Infantry ( or 50th OVI ) was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Service . The 50th Ohio Infantry was organized at Camp Dennison near Cincinnati , Ohio and mustered in for three years service on August 27 , 1862 under the command of Colonel J . R . Taylor . The regiment was recruited in Allen , Auglaize , Belmont , Hamilton , Preble , Putnam , Shelby , Tuscarawas , and Van Wert counties . On December 31 , 1864 , the 99th Ohio Infantry was consolidated into the 50th Ohio Infantry . The regiment was attached to 34th Brigade , 10th Division , Army of the Ohio , September 1862 . 34th Brigade , 10th Division , I Corps , Army of the Ohio , to November 1862 . District of West Kentucky , Department of the Ohio , to May 1863 . Unattached , 2nd Division , XXIII Corps , Department of the Ohio , to August 1863 . Unattached , 1st Division , XXIII Corps , to September 1863 . District of South Central Kentucky , 1st Division , XXIII Corps , to April 1864 . 3rd Brigade , 4th Division , XXIII Corps , to June 1864 . 3rd Brigade , 2nd Division , XXIII Corps , Army of the Ohio , to February 1865 , and Department of North Carolina to June 1865 . The 50th Ohio Infantry mustered out of service at Salisbury , North Carolina on June 26 , 1865 . Detailed service . Ordered to Covington , Ky . , September 1 . Defense of Cincinnati , Ohio , against Kirby Smith ' s threatened attack . Moved to Louisville , Ky . , September 20 . Pursuit of Bragg into Kentucky October 1 – 15 . Battle of Perryville , Ky . , October 8 . Moved to Lebanon , Ky . , and duty there until February 1863 . At Muldraugh ' s Hill , Ky . , building fortifications and bridges over Sulphur and Rolling Forks of Green River until September . Also built Forts Boyle , Sands and McAllister . Ordered to Nashville , Tenn . , September 18 ; thence to Gallatin , Tenn . , and to Glasgow , Ky . , and to Knoxville , Tenn . , December 25 . March across mountains to Jacksboro December 26 , 1863 to January 7 , 1864 . Duty there until February 22 . At Knoxville and Loudoun until May . Moved to Cleveland , Tenn . , thence march to Kingston , Ga . , and joined Sherman ' s army May 23 , 1864 . Atlanta Campaign May 23 - September 8 . Kingston May 24 . Operations on line of Pumpkin Vine creek and battles about Dallas , New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills May 25 - June 5 . Operations about Marietta and against Kennesaw Mountain June 10 - July 2 . Pine Hill June 11 – 14 . Lost Mountain June 15 – 17 . Muddy Creek June 17 . Noyes Creek June 19 . Kolb ' s Farm June 22 . Assault on Kennesaw June 27 . Nickajack Creek July 2 – 5 . Chattahoochie River July 6 – 17 . Decatur July 19 . Howard House , Atlanta , July 20 . Siege of Atlanta July 22 - August 25 . Utoy Creek August 5 – 7 . Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25 – 30 . Battle of Jonesboro August 31 - September 1 . Lovejoy ' s Station September 2 – 6 . Camp at Decatur until October 4 . Pursuit of Hood into Alabama October 4 – 26 . Nashville Campaign November – December . Columbia , Duck River , November 24 – 27 . Columbia Ford November 28 – 29 . Battle of Franklin November 30 . Battle of Nashville December 15 – 16 . Pursuit of Hood to the Tennessee River December 17 – 28 . Moved to Clifton , Tenn . , and duty there until January 16 , 1865 . Movement to Washington , D . C . , thence to Smithville , N . C . , January 16 - February 10 . Operations against Hoke February 12 – 14 . Fort Anderson February 18 – 19 . Town Creek February 19 – 20 . Capture of Wilmington February 22 . Campaign of the Carolinas March 1 - April 26 . Advance on Goldsboro , N . C . , March 6 – 21 . Occupation of Goldsboro and Raleigh . Bennett ' s House April 26 . Surrender of Johnston and his army . Duty at Raleigh until May 5 , and Greensboro and Salisbury until June . Casualties . The regiment lost a total of 210 men during service ; 6 officers and 70 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded , 134 enlisted men died of disease .