37th Ohio Infantry The 37th Ohio Infantry was a Union Army regiment , composed of German - Americans , in the American Civil War . It was organized in the fall of 1861 , under Colonel Edward Siber , and served in the Kanawha Valley until December 1862 . It joined the Union army operating against Vicksburg , Mississippi , in January 1863 , and participated in the various engagements of the siege . After the fall of that stronghold it was moved across Tennessee from Memphis to Chattanooga , and took part in operations of the 15th Corps , subsequent to , and at the taking of Atlanta , Georgia . It then followed the fortunes of that well - known corps until the reaching of Washington , D . C . From Louisville , Kentucky , it went with the 2nd Division of the Corps to Little Rock , Arkansas , and was there mustered out in August 1865 . Medal of Honor recipients . Nine men earned the Medal of Honor while serving with the 37th Ohio . Six were awarded the medal for their actions on May 22 , 1863 , during the Siege of Vicksburg ; Private Joseph Hanks for rescuing a wounded comrade and five others ( Corporal Franz Frey , Private William John , Corporal Louis Renninger , Private Frederick Rock , and Corporal Christian Schnell ) for participating in a " forlorn hope " attack on Confederate defenses . At the Battle of Missionary Ridge on November 25 , 1863 , Musician John S . Kountz picked up a rifle and joined the attack , was seriously wounded , and was subsequently rescued from under heavy fire by Private William Schmidt ; both men received the Medal of Honor . The regiment ' s last medal was earned on July 28 , 1864 , during the Battle of Ezra Church , when Sergeant Ernst Torgler saved the badly wounded commanding officer , Major Charles Hipp , from capture . Service . Organized at Camp Dennison , Ohio , and mustered in October 2 , 1861 to serve three years . Ordered to the Kanawha Valley , West Virginia . Attached to Benham ' s Brigade , District of the Kanawha , West Virginia , to October , 1861 . District of the Kanawha , West Virginia , to March , 1862 . 2nd Brigade , Kanawha Division , Department of the Mountains , to May , 1862 . 2nd Brigade , Kanawha Division , West Virginia , to August , 1862 . District of the Kanawha , West Virginia , Department of the Ohio , to December , 1862 . Ewing ' s Brigade , Kanawha Division , West Virginia , to January , 1863 . 3rd Brigade , 2nd Division , 15th Army Corps , Army of the Tennessee , to October , 1863 . 2nd Brigade , 2nd Division , 15th Army Corps , to June , 1865 . Department of Arkansas to August , 1865 . On expiration of its term of service the original members ( except veterans ) were mustered out , and the organization , composed of veterans and recruits , retained in the service until August 7 . 1865 , when it was mustered out in accordance with orders from the War Department . Detailed Service . Operations in the Kanawha District and New River Regiment , West Virginia , October 19 - November 16 , 1861 . Duty at Clifton until March , 1862 . Expedition to Logan Court House and Guyandotte Valley January 12 – 23 . Demonstrations against Virginia & Tennessee Railroad May 10 – 18 . Actions at Princeton May 15 , 16 and 17 . Charleston May 17 . Moved to Flat Top Mountain and duty there until August . Moved to Raleigh Court House August 1 . Operations about Wyoming Court House August 2 – 8 . Wyoming Court House August 5 . Operations in the Kanawha Valley August 29 - September 18 . Repulse of Loring ' s attack on Fayetteville September 10 . Cotton Hill September 11 . Charleston September 12 – 13 . Duty at Point Pleasant until October 15 , and at Gauley Bridge until December 20 . Ordered to Napoleon , Ark . , December 20 ; thence to Young ' s Point , La . , January 21 , 1863 , and duty there until March . Expedition to Rolling Fork via Muddy , Steele ' s and Black Bayous and Deer Creek March 14 – 27 . Demonstrations on Haines and Drumgould ' s Bluffs April 27 - May 1 . Movement to join army in rear of Vicksburg , Miss . , via Richmond and Grand Gulf May 2 – 14 . Siege of Vicksburg , Miss . , May 18 - July 4 . Assaults on Vicksburg May 19 and 22 . Advance on Jackson , Miss . , July 5 – 10 . Siege of Jackson July 10 – 17 . Camp at Big Black until September 26 . Moved to Memphis , thence march to Chattanooga , Tenn . , September 26 - November 21 . Operations on the Memphis & Charleston Railroad in Alabama October 20 – 29 . Bear Creek , Tuscumbia , October 27 . Chattanooga - Ringgold Campaign November 23 – 27 . Tunnel Hill November 24 – 25 . Mission Ridge November 25 . March to relief of Knoxville November 29 - December 8 . Reenlisted at Larkinsville , Ala . , February 9 , 1864 . Atlanta ( Ga . ) Campaign May 1 to September 8 . 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 Kenesaw Mountain June 10 - July 2 . Assault on Kenesaw 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 . Battle of Jonesboro August 31 - September 1 . Lovejoy Station September 2 – 6 . Operations against Hood in North Georgia and North Alabama September 29 - November 3 . Turkeytown and Gadsden Road 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 Swamp , S . C . , February 2 – 5 . Cannon ' s Bridge , South Edisto River , February 8 . North Edisto River February 12 – 13 . Columbia February 16 – 17 . Battle of Bentonville , N . C . , March 20 – 21 . Mill Creek March 22 . 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 . Mustered out August 7 , 1865 . Casualties . The regiment lost during service 9 Officers and 102 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded , and 1 Officer and 94 Enlisted men by disease for a total of 206 fatalities .