It was organized in the fall of 1861, under Colonel Edward Siber, and served in the Kanawha Valley until December 1862.
It joined the Union army operating against Vicksburg, Mississippi, in January 1863, and participated in the various engagements of the siege.
After the fall of that stronghold it was moved across Tennessee from Memphis to Chattanooga, and took part in operations of the 15th Corps, subsequent to, and at the taking of Atlanta, Georgia.
[1] It trained at Camp Dennison, Ohio, and mustered on October 2, 1861,[2] to serve three years.
[8][9][10][11][6] Six were awarded the medal for their actions on May 22, 1863, during the Siege of Vicksburg: At the Battle of Missionary Ridge on November 25, 1863: The regiment's last medal was earned on July 28, 1864, during the Battle of Ezra Church: The regiment lost during service 9 Officers and 102 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded, and 1 Officer and 94 Enlisted men by disease for a total of 206 fatalities.