108th Ohio Infantry The 108th Ohio Volunteer Infantry ( or 108th OVI ) was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Service . The 108th Ohio Infantry was organized as a battalion of eight companies at Camp Dennison near Cincinnati , Ohio in August 1862 and mustered in for three years service under the command of Lieutenant Colonel George T . Limberg . After being captured at the battle of Hartsville and exchanged in February 1863 , the regiment was reorganized at Camp Dennison ; Companies I and K were mustered in on March 1 , 1864 at Cincinnati and mustered out July 22 , 1865 at Louisville , Kentucky . The regiment was attached to 39th Brigade , 12th Division , Army of the Ohio , September to November 1862 . District of Western Kentucky , Department of the Ohio , to December 1862 . Prisoners of war to March 1863 . District of Central Kentucky , Department of the Ohio , to June 1863 . 3rd Brigade , 2nd Division , Reserve Corps , Department of the Cumberland , to October 1863 . Unassigned , Department of the Cumberland , to December 1863 . 2nd Brigade , 2nd Division , XIV Corps , Army of the Cumberland , to July 1865 . The 108th Ohio Infantry mustered out of service at Washington , D . C . on June 9 , 1865 . Detailed service . Ordered to Covington , Ky . , August 21 ; then moved to Louisville , Ky . March to Frankfort , Ky . , October 3 – 9 , 1862 ; then to Bowling Green , Ky . , October 24 - November 4 . Moved to Glasgow November 10 , and to Tompkinsville November 22 . To Hartsville , Tenn . , November 28 . Battle of Hartsville ( Morgan ' s attack ) December 7 . Regiment surrendered by Colonel Moore . Paroled December 8 and exchanged January 12 , 1863 . Regiment reorganized at Camp Dennison , Ohio , until March 1863 . Ordered to Lexington , Ky . , March 24 ; then to Frankfort , Ky . , and duty there until May . Moved to Nashville , Tenn . , May 1 – 4 , and duty guarding railroad to Chattanooga , Tenn . , until September . Moved to Stevenson , Ala . , September 6 ; then march to Battle Creek and Anderson ' s Cross Roads , repairing road to Waldron ' s Ridge ; then march to Chattanooga , Tenn . Chattanooga - Ringgold Campaign November 23 – 27 . Orchard Knob November 23 . Tunnel Hill November 24 – 25 . Missionary Ridge November 25 . Chickamauga Station November 26 . March to relief of Knoxville November 28 - December 8 . Return to Chattanooga and duty at Rossville , Ga . , until February 1864 . Demonstration on Dalton , Ga . , February 22 – 27 . Tunnel Hill , Buzzard ' s Roost Gap and Rocky Faced Ridge February 23 – 25 . Atlanta Campaign May 1 to September 8 . Tunnel Hill May 6 – 7 . Demonstration on Rocky Faced Ridge May 8 – 11 . Buzzard ' s Roost Gap May 8 – 9 . Battle of Resaca May 14 – 15 . Rome May 17 – 18 . Advance on Dallas May 18 – 25 . Operation 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 . Assault on Kennesaw June 27 . Assigned to train guard duty on Railroad until November . Dalton August 14 – 16 . March to the sea November 15 - December 10 . Sandersville November 26 . 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 . , April 29 - May 19 . Grand Review of the Armies May 24 . Casualties . The regiment lost a total of 67 men during service ; 3 officers and 22 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded , 42 enlisted men died of disease .