1861

June 16

Organized at Camp Dennison, Ohio under Colonel Erasmus B. Tyler, Lieutenant Colonel William Creighton and Major John S. Casement

June 26

Left State for Clarksburg, Va.

June 29

Arrived Clarksburg and attached to Railroad District, West Virginia

June 29-30

Expedition to Weston, Va.

July 5

Relief of Glenville

July 7-August 15

Advance to Sutton and Cross Lanes

August 21-22

Moved to Gauley Bridge

August 26

Cross Lanes, near Summerville

September

At Charleston

October 19-
November 16

Operations in the Kanawha Valley

November 1-15

Expedition to Loop Creek and Fayetteville

November 15

McCoy's Mills

1862

January 6-7

Expedition to Blue's Gap attached to 3rd Brigade, Landers' Division, Army Potomac

January 7

Blue's Gap

January

Duty at Hampton Heights and Paw Paw Tunnel

March 7-15

Advance on Winchester attached to 3rd Brigade, Shields' 2nd Division, Banks' 5th Army Corps, and Dept. of the Shenandoah

March 18-21

Reconnaissance to Strasburg

March 22-23

Battle of Winchester

Captain Asper was severly wounded

April 12

Monterey

May 12-21

March to Fredericksburg attached to 3rd Brigade, Shields' Division, Dept. of the Rappahannock

May 14

Colonel Tyler promoted to brigadier general. Major Casement resigned.

May 20

Lieutenant Colonel Creighton promoted to colonel and Captain Joel Asper promoted to lieutenant colonel.

May 25-30

Return to Front Royal

May 25

Captain Orrin J. Crane of Company A promoted to major

June 9

Battle of Port Republic attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Corps, Pope's Army of Virginia

August 9

Battle of Cedar Mountain

Colonel Creighton badly injured in his left arm and side. Lieutenant Colonel Asper took command of the regiment.

August 16-
September 2

Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia, attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 2nd Corps, Army of Virginia

August 28-30

Guard trains during battles of Bull Run

September 6-22

Maryland Campaign

September 16-17

Battle of Antietam

The regiment was commanded by Major Orin J. Crane, as Colonel Creighton was recovering from his wound at Cedar Mountain and Lietenant Colonel Asper was recovering from his wound at Winchester. On September 17 Major Crane took command of the brigade from the wounded Lt. Colonel Tyndale and Captain Frederick Seymour of Company G took command of the regiment.

From the monument to the 5th, 7th and 66th Ohio Infantry Regiments: "These three regiments became engaged about 7:30 A.M., September 17, 1862, advanced and drove the enemy from the woods near the Dunkard Church and were in action until 1:30 P.M. Their combined loss was 17 men killed, 4 officers and 87 men wounded, 2 men missing, total 110."

From the official report of Major Crane:

"The brigade was composed of the Twenty-eighth Pennsylvania Volunteers, Major Ario Pardee commanding; Fifth Ohio Volunteers, [Major John Collins commanding; Seventh Ohio Volunteers,] Maj. O. J. Crane commanding, and the Sixty-sixth Ohio Volunteers, Lieutenant Col Eugene Powell commanding. The brigade, under command of Lieutenant Colonel H. Tyndale, Twenty-eighth Pennsylvania Volunteers, was formed at 5.30 a. m. in column of division, right in front. It was then marched in column about 1 mile to a point of woods, where the enemy were in force and had engaged our right, holding them in check.
At this point the order came to deploy column into line of battle, which was promptly executed. We then advanced a short distance into the woods, where the enemy were formed under cover of a fence. The action commenced. After exchanging a few shots the engagement became general, which continued for an hour and a half of severe fighting, with great slaughter to the enemy, when the enemy gave way in confusion and disorder before the furious onset of our troops. We pursued them rapidly, capturing many prisoners, and strewing the ground with their dead and wounded. After pressing them closely for a distance of one-half mile, we were obliged to slacken our fire, as our ammunition had given out, when receiving a supply, we changed our line by the right flank, and marched to an elevation, where we awaited the advance of the enemy, who was advancing in column of regiments. We then received orders to fall back under cover of the hill, and awaited the advance of the enemy; when within a short range our troops were quickly thrown forward to the top of the hill, where we poured into their advancing columns volley after volley. So terrific was the fire of our men that the enemy fell like grass before the mower; so deadly was the fire that the enemy retreated in great disorder, they not being able to rally their retreating forces. We charged them in a heavy piece of woods, driving them out of it, capturing a large number of prisoners (among them was a lieutenant-colonel and a lieutenant), and made terrible havoc in their ranks, covering the ground with the slain, many of them officers. We gained the woods, and held our position for two hours. We were then ordered to retire, and be relived by other troops, under the command of General Smith.
It is impossible at this time to speak of individual bravery, but I can say, without flattery, that all, both officers and men of the different regiments of the brigade, nobly stood by their colors, and did their duty well on that eventful day. Lieutenant-Colonel Tyndale, while nobly doing his duty, was severely wounded.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
ORRIN J. CRANE,
Commanding Brigade.

Source: OFFICIAL RECORDS: Series 1, Vol 19, Part 1 (Antietam - Serial 27) , Pages 506 - 507

September

Moved to Harper's Ferry, Va., and duty at Bolivar Heights attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 12th Army Corps, Army Potomac

November 8

Reconnaissance to Rippon, Va.

December 1-6

Reconnaissance to Charleston

December 1

Berryville

December 10-14

March to Stafford Court House

December 29

Dumfries

1863

January 20-24

"Mud March"

February-April

At Stafford Court House

March 2

Lieutenant Colonel Asper discharged due to his wound from Winchester and Major Crane promoted to lieutenant colonel

April 27-May 6

Chancellorsville Campaign

May 1-5

Battle of Chancellorsville

June 11-July 24

Gettysburg Campaign

July 1-3

Battle of Gettysburg

The regiment was commanded by Colonel William R. Creighton. It brought 293 men to the field, losing 1 killed and 17 wounded.

From the monument: "Arrived near Little Round Top, evening of July 1. On July 2, held positions on Culp's Hill from morning until 6 p.m., then moved with the Brigade to support the left. Returned at midnight to Culp's Hill, and remained there until close of the battle."

July 5-24

Pursuit of Lee to Manassas Gap, Va.

August 29-
September 8

Duty at New York during draft disturbances

September 24-October 3

Movement to Bridgeport. Ala. and attached to the Army of the Cumberland

October 26-29

Garrison's Creek, near Fosterville (Detachment)

November 23-27

Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign

November 23-24

Lookout Mountain

November 25

Mission Ridge

November 27

Ringgold Gap, Taylor's Ridge

Colonel Creighton and Lieutenant Colonel Crane killed. Captain McClelland wounded in the leg

December 1

Captain Samuel McClelland promoted to lieutenant colonel

December

At Bridgeport, Ala.

1864

April

Attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 20th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland

May 1-June 11

Atlanta Campaign

May 8-11

Demonstration on Rocky Faced Ridge

May 8

Dug Gap, or Mill Creek

May 14-15

Battle of Resaca

May 19

Near Cassville

May 25

New Hope Church

May 26-June 5

Operations on line of Pumpkin Vine Creek and battles about Dallas, New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills

June 11

Left front for muster out. Veterans and Recruits transferred to 5th Ohio Infantry.

July 6

Mustered out, expiration of term under Lieutenant Colonel McClelland

Franklin Rockefeller