| 20th Ohio Battery | |
|---|---|
| Active | October 29, 1862, to July 19, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Artillery |
| Engagements | Tullahoma Campaign Chickamauga Campaign Battle of Chickamauga Chattanooga campaign Atlanta campaign Franklin-Nashville Campaign Battle of Spring Hill Battle of Franklin Battle of Nashville |
20th Ohio Battery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
The 20th Ohio Battery was organized at Camp Taylor in Cleveland, Ohio and mustered in October 29, 1862, for a three-year enlistment under Captain Louis Smithwright.
The battery was attached to 2nd Division, XX Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to October 1863. 1st Division, Artillery Reserve, Department of the Cumberland, to November 1863. Artillery, 3rd Division, IV Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to December 1863. Garrison Artillery, Chattanooga, Tennessee, Department of the Cumberland, to November 1864. Garrison Artillery, at Nashville, Tennessee, Department of the Cumberland, to February 1865. Garrison Artillery, at Chattanooga, Tennessee, until July 1865.
The 20th Ohio Battery mustered out of service on July 19, 1865.
The battery lost a total of 24 men during service; 1 officer and 5 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 1 officer and 17 enlisted men died due to disease.
This article contains text from a text now in the public domain: Dyer, Frederick H. (1908). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Des Moines, Iowa: Dyer Publishing Co.
