17th Ohio Infantry The 17th Ohio Volunteer Infantry ( or 17th OVI ) was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Service . Three - months regiment . The 17th Ohio Infantry organized at Lancaster , Ohio and mustered in August 30 , 1861 under Colonel John M . Connell in response to President Lincoln ' s call for 75 , 000 volunteers . The regiment moved to Benwood , Virginia , then to Parkersburg , Virginia , April 20 – 23 . The regiment was attached to Rosecrans ' Brigade , Western Virginia , to July 1861 . 2nd Brigade , Army of Occupation , Western Virginia , to August 1861 . The regiment performed railroad guard duty and operated against guerrillas in Jackson County , Virginia until July . ( 2 companies were assigned garrison duty in Ravenswood , Virginia until July 10 . ) The 17th Ohio Infantry skirmished with rebels at Glenville July 7 and participated in the Western Virginia Campaign July 7 – 17 . The regiment subsequently concentrated at Buckhannon and then participated in the expedition to Button July 15 – 20 . The remainder of its duty was at Button until August 3 , then left Virginia for Zanesville , Ohio , August 3 . Three - years regiment . The 17th Ohio Infantry was reorganized at Camp Dennison near Cincinnati , Ohio and mustered in for three years service on August 30 , 1861 under the command of Colonel John M . Connell . The regiment was attached to 1st Brigade , Army of the Ohio , November to December 1861 . 1st Brigade , 1st Division , Army of the Ohio , to September 1862 . 1st Brigade , 1st Division , III Corps , Army of the Ohio , to November 1862 . 1st Brigade , 3rd Division , Center , XIV Corps , Army of the Cumberland , to January 1863 . 1st Brigade , 3rd Division , XIV Corps , Army of the Cumberland and Army of Georgia , to July 1865 . The 13th Ohio Infantry mustered out of service at Louisville , Kentucky on July 16 , 1865 . Detailed service . Ordered to Camp Dick Robinson , Ky . , September 30 , and duty there until October 19 . March to Wild Cat October 19 – 21 . Action at Camp Wild Cat , Rockcastle Hills , October 21 . Operations about Mill Springs and Somerset , Ky . , December 1 – 13 , 1861 . Advance on Camp Hamilton January 1 – 17 , 1862 . Battle of Mill Springs January 19 – 20 . Moved from Mill Springs to Louisville , Ky . , February 10 – 16 , thence to Nashville , Tenn . , February 18 - March 2 , and duty there until March 20 . March to Savannah , Tenn . , March 20 - April 8 . Advance on and siege of Corinth , Miss . , April 29 - May 30 . Pursuit to Booneville May 31 - June 6 . Buell ' s Campaign in northern Alabama and middle Tennessee June to August . Duty at Iuka , Miss . , and Tuscumbia , Ala . March to Louisville , Ky . , in pursuit of Bragg August 20 - 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 December 26 – 30 . Battle of Stones River December 30 – 31 , 1862 and January 1 – 3 , 1863 . Duty at Murfreesboro until June . Expedition toward Columbia March 4 – 14 . Tullahoma Campaign June 23 - July 7 . Hoover ' s Gap June 24 – 26 . Occupation of middle Tennessee until August 16 . Passage of Cumberland Mountains and Tennessee River and Chickamauga Campaign August 16 - September 22 . Battle of Chickamauga September 19 – 21 . Siege of Chattanooga , Tenn . , September 24 - November 23 . Near Chattanooga October 8 . Reopening Tennessee River October 25 – 29 . Brown ' s Ferry October 27 . Chattanooga - Ringgold Campaign November 23 – 27 . Orchard Knob November 23 – 24 . Missionary Ridge November 25 . Regiment reenlisted January 1 , 1864 . Veterans on furlough January 22 to March 7 , 1864 . Reconnaissance to 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 . Battle of Resaca May 14 – 15 . Advance on Dallas May 18 – 25 . 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 Mountain June 11 – 14 . Lost Mountain June 15 – 17 . Assault on Kennesaw June 27 . Ruff ' s Station , Smyrna Camp Ground , July 4 . Chattahoochie River July 5 – 17 . Peachtree Creek July 19 – 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 . Operations against Hood in northern Georgia and northern Alabama September 29 - November 3 . March to the sea November 15 - December 10 . Siege of Savannah December 10 – 21 . Campaign of the Carolinas January to April 1865 . Fayetteville , N . C . , March 11 . 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 29 - May 20 . Grand Review May 24 . Moved to Louisville , Ky . , June , and duty there until July . Casualties . The regiment lost a total of 232 men during service ; 6 officers and 71 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded , 1 officer and 154 enlisted men died of disease .