53rd Ohio Infantry The 53rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry ( or 53rd OVI ) was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Service . The 53rd Ohio Infantry was organized at Jackson , Ohio beginning September 3 , 1861 and mustered in February 11 , 1862 for three years service under the command of Colonel J . J . Appler . The regiment was attached to District of Paducah , Kentucky , to March 1862 . 3rd Brigade , 5th Division , Army of the Tennessee , to July 1862 . 3rd Brigade , 5th Division , District of Memphis , Tennessee , to November 1862 . 3rd Brigade , 5th Division , Right Wing , XIII Corps , Department of the Tennessee , November 1862 . 2nd Brigade , 1st Division , District of Memphis , XIII Corps , to December 1862 . 2nd Brigade , 1st Division , XVII Corps , to January 1863 . 2nd Brigade , 1st Division , XVI Corps , to July 1863 . 3rd Brigade , 4th Division , XV Corps , to May 1864 . 2nd Brigade , 2nd Division , XV Corps , to July 1865 . Department of Arkansas to August 1865 . The 53rd Ohio Infantry mustered out of service at Little Rock , Arkansas on August 11 , 1865 . Detailed service . Ordered to Paducah , Ky . , February 16 . Moved from Paducah to Savannah , Tenn . , March 6 – 10 , 1862 . Expedition to Yellow Creek , Miss . , and occupation of Pittsburg Landing , Tenn . , March 14 – 17 . Expedition toward Eastport , Miss . , April 1 – 2 . Battle of Shiloh , Tenn . , April 6 – 7 . Corinth Road , Monterey , April 8 . Advance on and siege of Corinth , Miss . , April 29 - May 30 . March to Memphis , Tenn . , via Moscow , Lafayette , Grand Junction and Holly Springs , June 1 - July 21 . Duty at Memphis and along Memphis & Charleston Railroad until November . Grant ' s Central Mississippi Campaign . Operations on the Mississippi Central Railroad to the Yockna River November 1862 to January 1863 . Moved to LaGrange , Tenn . , January 1863 , and duty there until June . Moved to Memphis , thence to Young ' s Point , La . , June 9 – 12 . Siege of Vicksburg , Miss . , June 12 - July 4 . Advance on Jackson , Miss . , July 4 – 10 . Bolton ' s Ferry July 4 – 6 . Siege of Jackson July 10 – 17 . Camp at Big Black until September 26 . Moved to Memphis , thence march to Chattanooga , Tenn . , September 26 - November 20 . Operations on Memphis & Charleston Railroad in Alabama October 20 – 29 . Chattanooga - Ringgold Campaign November 23 – 27 . Tunnel Hill November 23 – 24 . Missionary Ridge November 25 . March to relief of Knoxville , Tenn . , November 28 - December 28 . Duty at Scottsboro , Ala . , until March 1864 . Veterans on furlough until April . Atlanta Campaign May to September . Demonstrations on Resaca May 8 – 13 . Near Resaca May 13 . 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 . Bush Mountain June 15 . Assault on Kennesaw June 27 . Nickajack Creek July 2 – 5 . Ruff ' s Mills July 3 – 4 . Chattahoochie River July 6 – 17 . Battle of Atlanta July 22 . Siege of Atlanta July 22 - August 25 . Ezra Chapel , Hood ' s 2nd sortie . July 28 . Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25 – 30 . Near Jonesboro August 30 . Battle of Jonesboro August 31 - September 1 . Lovejoy ' s Station September 2 – 6 . Operations against Hood in northern Georgia and northern Alabama September 29 - November 3 . Turkeytown and Gadsden Road , Ala . , October 25 . March to the sea November 15 - December 10 . Siege of Savannah December 10 – 21 . Fort McAllister December 13 . Campaign of the Carolinas January to April 1865 . Salkehatchie Swamps , S . C . , February 2 – 5 . Cannon ' s Bridge , South Edisto River , February 8 . North Edisto River February 11 – 13 . Columbia February 16 – 17 . Battle of Bentonville , N . C . , March 20 – 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 , thence to Little Rock , Ark . , and duty there until August . Casualties . The regiment lost a total of 276 men during service ; 4 officers and 76 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded , 6 officers and 190 enlisted men died of disease .