The 33rd Ohio Infantry Regiment was organized at Portsmouth, Ohio, from August 5 through September 13, 1861.[1][2][3] It was mustered in for three years service under the command of ColonelJoshua Woodrow Sill. Companies were recruited from Southern Ohio.
The regiment was attached to 9th Brigade, Army of the Ohio, October to December 1861. 9th Brigade, 3rd Division, Army of the Ohio, to September 1862. 9th Brigade, 3rd Division, I Corps, Army of the Ohio, to November 1862. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Center, XIV Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to January 1863. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, XIV Corps, to July 1865.
The 33rd Ohio Infantry mustered out of service at Louisville, Kentucky, on July 12, 1865.
Detailed service
The regiment's detailed service is as follows:
1861
Left Ohio for Kentucky September 13 and joined Gen. Nelson at Maysville, Ky.
Capture of Hazel Green, Ky., October 23, 1861.
Operations against Williams' Invasion of the Bluegrass Region, Ky., November–December.
Action at Ivy Mountain November 8.
Piketon, Ky., November 8–9.
Duty at Bacon Creek until February 1862.
1862
Advance on Bowling Green, Ky., February 10–15
Advance on Nashville, Tenn., February 22–25.
Occupation of Nashville February 25 to March 17.
Advance on Murfreesboro, Tenn., March 17–19.
Occupation of Shelbyville and Fayetteville and advance on Huntsville, Ala., March 29-April 11.
Capture of Huntsville April 11. (Pittinger's Raid on Georgia Central Railroad April 7–12, detachment.)
Advance to Decatur, Ala., April 11–14.
Duty along Memphis & Charleston Railroad until August.
Action at Battle Creek June 21.
Moved to Bridgeport and occupy Fort McCook at mouth of Battle Creek. Action at Battle Creek August 27 (6 companies), and at Bridgeport August 27 (4 companies).
March to Louisville, Ky., in pursuit of Bragg, August 28-September 26.
The regiment lost a total of 332 men during service; 7 officers and 130 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 3 officers and 192 enlisted men died of disease.[4]
Commanders
Colonel Joshua Woodrow Sill - promoted to brigadier general, July 16, 1862
Captain Ephraim J. Ellis - commander at the battle of Stones River
Notable members
Of the 24 men (including 2 civilians) who participated in Andrews' Raid, eight were from the 33rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry. All from the 33rd Ohio who participated, except Corporal Samuel Llewellyn, were awarded the Medal of Honor.[5][6][7][8][9]
Ohio Roster Commission (1886). 21st–36th Regiments-Infantry. Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War on the Rebellion, 1861–1865. Vol. III. Cincinnati, OH: The Ohio Valley Pub. & Mfg. Co. p. 794. OCLC181357575.
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. OCLC1049691780.
"MOHs - victoriacross". THE COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO THE VICTORIA & GEORGE CROSS. VCOnline. 2020. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.