The 44th Ohio Infantry Regiment was organized in Springfield, Ohio September 12 through October 14, 1861, and mustered in for three years service under the command of Colonel Samuel A. Gilbert.
The regiment was attached to Benham's Brigade, District of the Kanawha, West Virginia, October 1861.
1st Brigade, District of the Kanawha, West Virginia, to March 1862.
3rd Brigade, Kanawha Division, West Virginia, to September 1862.
2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Army of Kentucky, Department of the Ohio, to January 1863.
1st Brigade, District of Central Kentucky, Department of the Ohio, to June 1863.
2nd Brigade, 1st Division, XXIII Corps, Department of the Ohio, to July 1863.
1st Brigade, 3rd Division, XXIII Corps, to January 1864.
Operations in the Kanawha Valley and New River Region, Virginia, October 19-November 16, 1861.
Scout from Meadow Bluffs to Greenbrier River August 2–5 (Companies F, G, and K).
Regiment mounted at Frankfort, Ky. Operations in central Kentucky against Cluke's forces February 18-March 5, 1863.
Expedition to Monticello and operations in southeastern Kentucky April 26-May 12.
[Note: These losses include those after the regiment's designation was changed to the 8th Ohio Cavalry.]