16th Ohio Infantry The 16th Ohio Volunteer Infantry ( or 16th OVI ) was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Service . Three - months regiment . The 16th Ohio Infantry was organized at Columbus , Ohio in response to President Lincoln ' s call for 75 , 000 volunteers and mustered into service on May 3 , 1861 under the command of Colonel James Irvine . The regiment moved to western Virginia , May 25 , and occupied Grafton on May 30 . It participated in the West Virginia Campaign June 1 - July 17 , seeing action at Phillippi June 3 . The regiment was reported at Bowman ' s Place June 29 and was involved in the pursuit of Garnett July 7 – 12 . Ordered back to Columbus and mustered out August 18 , 1861 . Three - years regiment . The 16th Ohio Infantry was reorganized at Zanesville , Ohio , Camp Tiffin in Wooster , Ohio , and Camp Chase in Columbus beginning September 23 , 1861 and mustered in for three years service on December 2 , 1861 under the command of Colonel John F . DeCourcey . The regiment was attached to 12th Brigade , Army of the Ohio , to March 1862 . 26th Brigade , 7th Division , Army of the Ohio , to October 1862 . 4th Brigade , Cumberland Gap Division , District of West Virginia , Department of the Ohio , to November 1862 . 3rd Brigade , 9th Division , Right Wing , XIII Corps , Department of the Tennessee , to December 1862 . 3rd Brigade , 3rd Division , Sherman ' s Yazoo Expedition , to January 1863 . 3rd Brigade , 9th Division , XIII Corps , Army of the Tennessee , to February 1863 . 2nd Brigade , 9th Division , XIII Corps , to July 1863 . 4th Brigade , 1st Division , XIII Corps , Department of the Tennessee , to August 1863 , and Department of the Gulf to September 1863 . 3rd Brigade , 1st Division , XIII Corps , Department of the Gulf , to March 1864 . 2nd Brigade , 1st Division , XIII Corps , to June 1864 . 2nd Brigade , 3rd Division , XIX Corps , to October 1864 . The 16th Ohio Infantry mustered out of service at Columbus , Ohio on October 31 , 1864 on the expiration of the term of service . Recruits were transferred to the 114th Ohio Infantry . Detailed service . Moved to Camp Dennison , Ohio , November 28 , then to Lexington , Ky . , December 19 . Moved to Somerset , Ky . , January 12 , 1862 . March to support of Gen . Thomas at battle of Mill Springs , Ky . , January 18 – 20 , 1862 . Duty at Somerset until January 31 . March to London , then to Cumberland Ford January 31 - February 12 , repairing and rebuilding roads . Reconnaissance toward Cumberland Gap March 21 – 23 . Skirmish at Elrod ' s Ridge March 22 . Cumberland Gap Campaign March 28 - June 18 . Cumberland Mountain April 28 . Cumberland Gap April 29 . Occupation of Cumberland Gap June 18 - September 15 . Action at Wilson ' s Gap June 18 . Tazewell July 26 and August 6 . Operations about Cumberland Gap September 2 – 6 . Evacuation of Cumberland Gap and retreat to the Ohio River September 17 - October 3 . Action at West Liberty September 26 . Expedition to Charleston , W . Va . , October 21 - November 10 . Ordered to Memphis , Tenn . . November 10 . Sherman ' s Yazoo Expedition December 20 , 1862 to January 3 , 1863 . Chickasaw Bayou December 26 – 28 , 1862 . Chickasaw Bluffs December 29 . Expedition to Arkansas Post , Ark . , January 3 – 10 , 1863 . Assault and capture of Fort Hindman , Arkansas Post , January 10 – 11 . Moved to Young ' s Point , La . , January 15 , thence to Milliken ' s Bend March 8 . Operations from Milliken ' s Bend to New Carthage March 31 - April 17 . Movement on Bruinsburg and turning Grand Gulf April 25 – 30 . Battle of Thompson ' s Hill , Grand Gulf , May 1 . Battle of Champion Hill May 16 . Big Black River May 17 . Siege of Vicksburg , Miss . , May 18 - July 4 . Assaults on Vicksburg May 19 and 22 . Advance on Jackson , Miss . , July 5 – 10 . Near Clinton July 8 . Siege of Jackson July 10 – 17 . Ordered to New Orleans , La . , August 13 , and duty there until September 6 . At Brashear City until October 3 . Western Louisiana Campaign October 3 - November 18 . Moved to DeCrow Point , Matagorda Bay , Texas , November 18 – 28 , and duty there until January 1864 , and at Matagorda Island until April . Moved to New Orleans , La . , April 18 , then to Alexandria , La . , April 23 . Red River Campaign April 26 - May 22 . Construction of dam at Alexandria April 30 - May 10 . Graham ' s Plantation April 5 . Retreat to Morganza May 13 – 20 . Mansura May 16 . Expedition to the Atchafalaya May 30 - June 6 . Duty at Morganza until October . Ordered to Columbus , Ohio , October 6 . Casualties . The regiment lost a total of 286 men during service ; 2 officers and 68 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded , 4 officers and 217 enlisted men died of disease .