107th Ohio Infantry Regiment

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107th Ohio Infantry Regiment
Active	September 9, 1862, to July 10, 1865
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Infantry
Engagements	Battle of Chancellorsville Gettysburg Campaign Battle of Gettysburg Siege of Fort Wagner Battle of Dingle's Mill

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Ohio U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments 1861-1865

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The 107th Ohio Infantry Regiment, sometimes 107th Ohio Volunteer Infantry (or 107th OVI) was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was also known as the 5th German Regiment.

Service

The 107th Ohio Infantry was organized at Camp Taylor in Cleveland, Ohio, and mustered in for three years service on August 26, 1862, under the command of Colonel Seraphim Meyer.

The regiment was attached to the following:

2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, XI Corps, Army of the Potomac, to December 1862.
2nd Brigade, 1st Division, XI Corps, to July 1863.
1st Brigade, 1st Division, XI Corps, to August 1863.
1st Brigade, Gordon's Division, Folly Island, South Carolina, X Corps, Department of the South, to January 1864.
2nd Brigade, Gordon's Division, Folly Island, South Carolina, Northern District, Department of the South, to February 1864.
1st Brigade, Ames' Division, District of Florida, Department of the South, to April 1864.
District of Florida, Department of the South, to October 1864.
4th Separate Brigade, District of Florida, Department of the South, to November 1864.
1st Brigade, Coast Division, Department of the South, to December 1864.
3rd Separate Brigade, Department of the South, to January 1865.
1st Separate Brigade, Northern District, Department of the South, to March 1865.
1st Separate Brigade, District of Charleston, Department of the South, to July 1865.

Detailed service

The 107th OVI's detailed service is as follows (NOTE — Battles are Bolded, Italicized; campaigns are Italicized):

1862

Moved to Covington, Ky., September 28.
Duty in the defenses of Cincinnati, Ohio, until October 5, 1862.
At Delaware, Ohio, October 5–12.
Ordered to Washington, D.C., October 12.
Duty in the defenses of Washington, D.C., until December 1862.
March to Fredericksburg, Va.
To support of Burnside December 8–15.

1863

Burnside's 2nd Campaign, "Mud March," January 20–24, 1863.
At Stafford Court House until April.
Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6.
Battle of Chancellorsville May 1–5.
Gettysburg Campaign June 11-July 24.
Battle of Gettysburg July 1–3.
Pursuit of Lee to Manassas Gap, Va., July 5–24
Battle of Hagerstown, Md., July 11–13.
Ordered to Department of the South and sailed for Folly Island, S.C., August 1.
Siege operations against Fort Wagner, Morris Island, S.C., August 9-September 7.
Picket and fatigue duty on Folly Island, S.C., and operating against Charleston, S.C., until February 1864.

1864

Expedition to Johns and James Islands February 6–14.
Moved to Jacksonville, Fla., February 23.
Duty there and in the District of Florida until December.
Skirmishing near Jacksonville May 1 and 28.
Expedition from Jacksonville to Camp Milton May 31-June 3.
Battle of Bloody Bridge July 5–7
At Fernandina, Fla., July–August.
Return to Jacksonville and duty there until December.
Moved to South Carolina December 5.
Battle of Deveaux Neck Dec 6-9
Pocotaligo Bridge December 29.

1865

Expedition to destroy Charleston & Savannah Railroad January 14–16, 1865.
Battle of Enterprise February 5.
Occupation of Charleston March 10.
Potter's Expedition to Camden, S.C., April 5–25.
Operations about Sumter and Statesburg April 9–15.
Battle of Dingle's Mill, April 9, 1865
Statesburg April 15.
Occupation of Camden April 17.
Boykin's Mills April 18.
Denkin's Mills, Beech Creek, near Statesburg, and Battle of Swift Creek April 19.
Provost duty at Georgetown and at Charleston until July.

Casualties

The regiment lost a total of 133 men during service; 3 officers and 54 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 2 officers and 74 enlisted men died of disease.

Commanders

Colonel Seraphim Meyer
Lieutenant Colonel Charles Mueller - commanded at the battle of Chancellorsville
Captain John M. Lutz - commanded at the battle of Gettysburg

Notable members

Private Henry S. Finkenbiner, Company D - Medal of Honor recipient for action at the Battle of Dingle's Mill, April 9, 1865

Notes

Ohio Roster Commission (1888), p. 627–661, vol.VII.
Reid (1868), p. 576-578, vol.II.
Dyer (1908), p. 1543.
Sightline Media Group (2020).
VCOnline (2020).
CMOHS (2014).
The National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation (2020).
Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs (1968), p. 89.

References

Dyer, Frederick H (1908). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co. ASIN B01BUFJ76Q.
Ohio Roster Commission (1888). 87th–108th Regiments-Infantry. Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War on the Rebellion, 1861–1865. Vol. VII. Cincinnati, OH: The Ohio Valley Press. p. 814. hdl:2027/uiug.30112047586034. OCLC 633556.
Reid, Whitelaw (1868). The History of Her Regiments, and Other Military Organizations. Ohio in the War: Her Statesmen, Her Generals, and Soldiers. Vol. II. Cincinnati, OH: Moore, Wilstach, & Baldwin. p. 1002. ISBN 9781154801965. OCLC 11632330.
Smith, Jacob. Camps and Campaigns of the 107th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry (S.l.: s.n.), 1910.
Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare (1968). Edward M Kennedy, Chairman (ed.). Medal of Honor, 1863-1968 : "In the Name of the Congress of the United States". Committee print (United States. Congress), 90th Congress, 2nd session. Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 1087. OCLC 1049691780.
U.S. War Department (1880). The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. OCLC 857196196.
"Henry S Finkenbiner - Recipient -". The Hall of Valor Project. Sightline Media Group. 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
"Henry S Finkenbiner". THE COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO THE VICTORIA & GEORGE CROSS. VCOnline. 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
"FINKENBINER, HENRY S." Congressional Medal of Honor Society. CMOHS. 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
"Finkenbiner, Henry S - The National Medal of Honor Museum The National Medal of Honor Museum". The National Medal of Honor Museum. The National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation. 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.

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