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Robert
W. P.
Hunter Age at the time of enlistment: 19 Enlistment date: August 11, 1862 Rank: Private Company: F Ohio 97th Infantry Died: November 25, 1863, Missionary Ridge, Tennessee Buried: Chattanooga
National Cemetery Plot:
D 12559 Sources: civilwardata.com Researched: J. L. Asche 97th
Regiment Infantry Organized at
Zanesville, Ohio, September 1, 1862. Moved
to Covington, Ky., September 7, thence to
Louisville, Ky., September 20. Attached
to 21st
Brigade, 6th Division, Army of the Ohio, September, 1862. 21st
Brigade, 6th Division, 2nd Corps, Army Ohio, to November, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division,
Left Wing 14th Army Corps, Army
of the Cumberland, to January, 1863. 2nd
Brigade, 1st
Division, 21st Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to October, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 4th
Army Corps, Army of the
Cumberland, to June. 1865. SERVICE.--Pursuit
of Bragg into Kentucky October
1-15, 1862. Battle of
Perryville, Ky., October 8
(Reserve). March to
Nashville, Tenn., October
16-November 21, and duty there until December 26.
Action
at Kimbrough's Mill, Mill Creek, December 6.
Advance
on Murfreesboro December 26-30. Battle
of Stone's
River December 30-31, 1862, and January 1-3, 1863.
Duty
at Murfreesboro until June. Reconnaissance
to
Nolensville and Versailles January 13-15.
Expedition
to McMinnville April 20-30. Middle
Tennessee or
Tullahoma Campaign June 23-July 7. Passage
of the
Cumberland Mountains and Tennessee River and Chickamauga (Ga.) Campaign
August
16-September 22. Occupation
of Chattanooga, Tenn.,
September 9. First
Regiment to enter city and assigned
to duty as its garrison. Siege
of Chattanooga
September 24-November 23. Chattanooga-Ringgold
Campaign November 23-27. Orchard
Knob November 23-24. Mission
Ridge November 25. Pursuit
to Graysville November 26-27. March
to relief of
Knoxville, Tenn., November 28-December 8.
Operations
in East Tennessee until April, 1864. Atlanta
(Ga.)
Campaign May 1 to September 8. Demonstrations
on Rocky
Faced Ridge and Dalton, Ga-,
May 8-13. Buzzard's
Roost Gap May 8-9. Battle
of Resaca May 14-15. Adairsville
May 17. Near Kingston
May 18-19. Near
Cassville May 19. Advance
on Dallas May 22-25. Operations
on line of Pumpkin Vine Creek and battles about
Dallas, New Hope Church and Allatoona
Hills May
25-June 5. Operations
about Marietta and against Kenesaw
Mountain June 10-July 2. Pine
Hill June 11-14. Lost
Mountain June 15-17. Ackworth June 18. Assault on Kenesaw June 27. Ruff's Station, Smyrna Camp
Ground, July 4. Chattahoochie River July 5-17. Buckhead,
Nancy's Creek, July 18. Peach
Tree Creek July 19-20. Siege
of Atlanta July 22-August 25. Flank
movement on
Jonesboro August 25-30. Battle
of Jonesboro August
31-September 1. Lovejoy
Station September 2-6. Operations
against Hood in North Georgia and North Alabama
September 29-November 3. Nashville
Campaign
November-December. Columbia,
Duck River, November
24-27. Battle of
Franklin November 30. Battle
of Nashville December 15-16. Pursuit
of Hood to the Tennessee River December 17-28.
Moved
to Huntsville, Ala., and duty there until March, 1865. Operations
in East Tennessee March 15-April 22. Moved
to
Nashville, Tenn., and duty there until June.
Mustered
out June 10, 1865. Regiment lost
during service 1 Officer and 92
Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 160 Enlisted
men by
disease. Total 254. Helpful
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