Tag Archives: First Ohio Volunteer Infantry

On September 7, 1862, William Patterson, and the 1st OVI, were in the vicinity of Nashville, Tennessee.  On September 10, in response to Confederate General Braxton Bragg’s move through Kentucky towards Louisville, Union General Don Carlos Buell’s Army of Ohio, which … Continue reading →

On August 10, 1862, Brig. General J. W. Sill assumed command of the brigade to which the 1st OVI belonged.  Shortly thereafter, on August 24, the regiment, along with Sill’s brigade and the division, marched to Pelham, Tennessee where it … Continue reading →

The 1st OVI arrived at Boiling Fork, Tennessee on July 7, 1862.  On July 14, the regiment traveled by rail car to Tullahoma, Tennessee to repel an anticipated attack against that city.   When no attack appeared, the regiment returned to … Continue reading →