 The regiment completed organization at or near full strength with the 2nd battalion organized at Camp Dennison near Cincinnati, Ohio, November 6, 1863, and the 3rd battalion also organized at Camp Dennison, December 16, 1863.The regiment consolidated at Athens, Alabama, in February 1864.The regiment was attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, XXIII Corps, Army of the Ohio, to July 1863 (1st battalion).