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The Battle of Perryville
October 3-4, 2009
Perryville, Kentucky
Impression
52nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment
(Dan McCook’s Regiment)
The 52nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry was organized at Camp Dennison, Ohio, in August, 1862 under Colonel Dan McCook. They were mustered into Federal Service on August 22nd, 1862.
Company A was recruited from Paulding and Van Wert Counties
Company B from Mt. Pleasant and Smithfield, Jefferson County
Company C from Barnesville, Boston and Somerton, Belmont County
Company D from New Comerstown and New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas County
Company E from Bloomfield, New Alexandria and Steubenville, Jefferson County
Company F from Belmont County
Company G from Jefferson County
Company H from Cincinnati, Hamilton County and Fairfield County
Company I from Cleveland, Painesville and the Western Reserve
Company K from Cincinnati, Hamilton County
It immediately went to the field, leaving their camp on August 25th by train to Cincinnati. Here, it was presented with a silk National flag inscribed “McCook’s Avengers” in reference to the murder of Robert McCook, Dan’s brother. That afternoon, the regiment crossed the Ohio River into Covington, KY. They had 981 men, 14 field and staff officers, and 28 line officers for a total of 1,019 men. They then went to Lexington by rail. They arrived there on the morning of the 26th. It followed the retreat from Lexington after the Battle of Richmond, KY to Louisville (Arriving there on September 6th) where the regiment was attached to the 36th Brigade, 11th Division, Army of the Ohio, to October, 1862.
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Uniform Guidelines and Event Standards
Please refer to the uniform and accouterment standards on this website as well as to the park’s website for the uniform and event standards. www.perryvillebattlefield.org
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