It engaged in several raids and operations in the region and helped win a decisive victory at the Battle of Lewisburg.
Shortly thereafter, the 36th participated in the Northern Virginia Campaign and in the Second Battle of Bull Run.
[1] When the regiment's term of enlistment expired late in the year, a majority of the men voted to re-enlist in January 1864 earning the unit the title of Veteran Volunteer Infantry.
They were part of an expedition, led by Brigadier General Crook (formerly commander of the 36th Ohio), against the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad in early May.
The regiment fought in the Battle of Cloyd's Mountain and in other smaller engagements in the region (Lynchburg), as well as participating in many of the battles of the Valley Campaigns of 1864 (Second Kernstown, Berryville, Opequon, Fisher's Hill, Cedar Creek).