9th Ohio Cavalry The 9th Ohio Cavalry was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Service . Four companies were initially organized as the 9th Ohio Cavalry ( 1st battalion ) at Zanesville , Ohio October 3 , 1862 and mustered in for a three years under the command of Colonel William D . Hamilton . The regiment completed organization at or near full strength with the 2nd battalion organized at Camp Dennison near Cincinnati , Ohio , November 6 , 1863 and the 3rd battalion also organized at Camp Dennison , December 16 , 1863 . The regiment consolidated at Athens , Alabama in February 1864 . The regiment was attached to 2nd Brigade , 1st Division , XXIII Corps , Army of the Ohio , to July 1863 ( 1st battalion ) . 2nd Brigade , 4th Division , XXIII Corps , to October 1863 ( 1st battalion ) . 4th Brigade , 4th Division , XXIII Corps , to November 1863 ( 1st battalion ) . 2nd Brigade , 2nd Division , Cavalry Corps , Army of the Ohio , to March 1864 ( 1st battalion ) . Athens , Florence , and Decatur , Alabama , District of North Alabama , Department of the Cumberland , to August 1864 ( regiment ) . Mounted Brigade , Garrard ' s Cavalry Division , XXIII Corps , Army of the Ohio , to October 1864 . 2nd Brigade , Kilpatrick ' s 3rd Division , Cavalry Corps , Military Division Mississippi , to June 1865 . Department of North Carolina to August 1865 . The 9th Ohio Cavalry mustered out of service August 2 , 1865 at Lexington , North Carolina . Detailed service . Moved to Camp Dennison , Ohio , December 1 , 1862 , and served duty there until April 1863 . Moved to Lexington , Ky . , April 23 , 1863 , then to Manchester , Ky . , and duty there until June 15 . Expedition into eastern Tennessee June 15 – 28 , 1863 . Pine Mountain Gap June 16 . Big Creek Gap June 17 . Wartzburg June 18 . Knoxville June 19 – 20 . Moved to London , Ky . , then to Stanford July 5 , and to Danville July 7 . Pursuit of Morgan and Scott July 10 – 26 . Moved to Glasgow , Ky . , August 1 . Burnside ' s Campaign in eastern Tennessee August 16 - October 17 . Occupation of Knoxville September 2 . Kingsport September 18 . Bristol September 19 . Zollicoffer September 20 – 21 . Hall ' s Ford , Watauga River September 22 . Carter ' s Depot and Blountsville September 22 . Blue Springs October 10 . Rheatown October 11 . Blountsville October 14 . Bristol October 15 . Knoxville Campaign November 4 - December 23 . Siege of Knoxville November 17 - December 6 . Kimbrough ' s Cross Roads January 16 . Operations about Dandridge January 16 – 17 . Dandridge January 17 . Operations about Dandridge January 26 – 28 . Fair Garden January 27 . Duty at Knoxville , Tenn . , until March . The 2nd and 3rd battalions were organized and left Ohio under orders for Nashville , Tenn . , February 6 , 1864 , then moved to Athens , Ala . , where they were joined by the 1st battalion . Patrol duty along the Tennessee River at Athens and Florence , Ala . , until May . Moved to Decatur , Ala . , May 1 – 5 . Repulse of attack on Decatur May 8 . Centre Star May 15 . Duty at Decatur until July 10 . Expedition to Pulaski June 1 – 12 . Operations in District of North Alabama July 24 - August 20 . Curtis Wells June 24 . Pond Springs June 29 . Rousseau ' s Raid to Atlanta & West Point Railroad July 10 – 22 . Ten Island Ford , Coosa River , July 13 . Courtland , Ala . , July 25 . Near Auburn and Chehaw Station July 18 . Siege of Atlanta July 25 - August 25 . McCook ' s Raid on Atlanta and West Point and Macon & Western Railroad July 27 – 31 ( detachment ) . Lovejoy ' s Station July 29 . Near Newnan ' s July 30 . Near East Point August 30 . Big Shanty September 2 . Ordered to Nashville , Tenn . , then to Louisville , Ky . , to refit . March to the sea November 15 - December 10 . Bear Creek Station November 16 . Walnut Creek and East Macon November 20 . Waynesboro November 27 – 28 . Buckhead Creek or Reynolds ' Plantation November 28 . Rocky Creek Church December 2 . Waynesboro December 4 . Buck Creek December 7 . Cypress Swamp near Sister ' s Ferry December 7 . Ebenezer Creek December 8 . Siege of Savannah December 10 – 21 . Campaign of the Carolinas January to April 1865 . Barnwell , S . C . , February 6 . Aiken and Blackville February 11 . Phillips ' Cross Roads March 4 . Taylor ' s Hole Creek , Averysboro March 16 . Battle of Bentonville , N . C . , March 19 – 21 . Occupation of Goldsboro March 23 . Raleigh April 13 . Morristown April 13 . Bennett ' s House April 26 . Surrender of Johnston and his army . Duty at Concord , N . C . , until July 20 . Casualties . The regiment lost a total of 205 men during service ; 1 officer and 16 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded , 2 officers and 186 enlisted men died of disease .