The 61st Ohio Infantry was organized at Camp Chase in Columbus, Ohio and mustered in for three years’ service on, under Colonel Newton Schleich, it joined Fremont's army in June. The Regiment operated under Pope in Virginia. At this time Colonel Stephen McGroarty took command of the Regiment for the duration of the war. The Regiment participated in the second Bull Run battle; and in May, 1863, fought four days at Chancellorsville with severe loss. The Regiment took part in the battle of Gettysburg in July, meeting with disaster, and in October was transferred to the Western army, participating in the assault on Mission Ridge. It joined the march to Knoxville and returned to Chattanooga, and in the spring of 1864 moved with Sherman on his famous Atlanta campaign, fighting the enemy to the end. The Regiment marched to the sea and through the Carolinas, participating in the last battle of the war, at Bentonville. At Goldsboro the 61st was consolidated with the 82nd Ohio, marched through Richmond to Washington. The men were finally mustered out September 1, 1865.
Major Engagements:
Culpeper, VA (2 August 1862)
Freeman’s Ford, VA (22 August 1862)
2nd Bull Run, VA (29-30 August 1862)
Chancellorsville, VA (2-3 May 1863)
Gettysburg, PA (1-3 July 1863)
Lookout Valley, TN (28 October 1863)
Chattanooga, TN (27 November 1863)
Resaca, GA (15 May 1864
Dallas, GA (25-26 May 1864)
Kennesaw Mountain, GA (22 June 1864)
Marietta, GA (25 June 1864)
Peach Tree Creek, GA (20 July 1864)
Atlanta, GA (21 July 1864)
Near Atlanta, GA (31 July 1864)
Bentonville, NC (19-21 March 1865)
Major Engagements:
Culpeper, VA (2 August 1862)
Freeman’s Ford, VA (22 August 1862)
2nd Bull Run, VA (29-30 August 1862)
Chancellorsville, VA (2-3 May 1863)
Gettysburg, PA (1-3 July 1863)
Lookout Valley, TN (28 October 1863)
Chattanooga, TN (27 November 1863)
Resaca, GA (15 May 1864
Dallas, GA (25-26 May 1864)
Kennesaw Mountain, GA (22 June 1864)
Marietta, GA (25 June 1864)
Peach Tree Creek, GA (20 July 1864)
Atlanta, GA (21 July 1864)
Near Atlanta, GA (31 July 1864)
Bentonville, NC (19-21 March 1865)