1st Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, Company A
Organized: Fayette County

 

Name
Age
Rank
Entered Service
Left Unit
Remarks
Nathaniel Adams
18
Private
3 February 1864
 13 September 1865 
Mustered Out at Hilton Head, SC; He applied for a Federal Pension on 16 July 1908 from the state of MO - application # 1,375,663; His Widow (Annie Adams) applied for a Federal Pension on 5 March 1915 from the state of MO - application # 1,042,803
Abram Aldrich
37
Private
 21 August 1861 
 17 September 1864 
Mustered Out
John Allen
18
Private
13 February 1864
 13 September 1865 
Mustered Out at Hilton Head, SC; He applied for a Federal Pension on 13 December 1879 - application # 323,903; His Widow (Sarah E Allen) applied for a Federal Pension on 12 September 1921 from the state of OH - application # 1,178,766
Frederick W Backenstoe
18
Private
9 August 1862
 13 June 1865 
Mustered Out at Nashville, TN
John Backenstoe
44
Quarter Master Sergeant
 21 August 1861 
 17 September 1864 
Mustered Out; His Widow (Mary A Backenstoe) applied for a Federal Pension on 16 November 1888 from the state of OH - application # 383,838
Frank J Baldwin
26
Private
24 August 1864
 13 June 1865 
Mustered Out at Nashville, TN
John C Ball
31
Private
9 August 1862
 13 June 1865 
Promoted to Sergeant on 18 September 1864; Mustered Out
George P Barnes
30
Corporal
 21 August 1861 
 13 September 1865 
Promoted to Sergeant on 22 February 1863; to 1st Sergt on 18 September 1864; to 2nd Lieut on 18 March 1865; Mustered Out at Hilton Head, SC
George P Barnes
18
Private
 21 August 1861 
 13 September 1865 
Promoted to Corporal on 1 March 1865; to Sergeant on 1 April 1865; Mustered Out at Hilton Head, SC
Joseph Bates
21
Private
19 January 1864
 13 September 1865 
Mustered Out at Hilton Head, SC
Richard Bates
18
Private
 25 February 1864 
 13 September 1865 
Mustered Out at Hilton Head, SC
William H Baxley
28
Private
 21 August 1861 
14 September 1865
Promoted to Saddler on 1 July 1865; Mustered Out at Columbus, OH
John Bentz
18
Private
8 January 1864
 13 September 1865 
Promoted to Corporla on 18 December 1864; Mustered Out at Hilton Head, SC
Charles C Blackemore
22
Private
 21 August 1861 
5 September 1861
Discharged for disability
Francis L Blackemore
20
Private
23 October 1863
26 June 1865
Discharged for disability
Wyatt D Blackemore
18
Private
6 February 1863
17 May 1865
Mustered Out at Nashville, TN
George W Blair
18
Private
7 February 1864
 13 September 1865 
Mustered Out at Hilton Head, SC
Jesse M Bloomer
23
Private
 21 August 1861 
 17 September 1864 
Mustered Out
Leroy Bogs
18
Private
 21 August 1861 
9 March 1863
Died of disease
Nathan C Bolin
31
Private
3 March 1865
12 September 1865
Discharged for disability
Samuel Brindley
44
Private
 21 August 1861 
 17 September 1864 
Mustered Out
Harvey Britton
19
Private
 25 February 1864 
 13 September 1865 
Mustered Out at Hilton Head, SC
William Burns
18
Private
11 February 1864
 13 September 1865 
Mustered Out at Hilton Head, SC
Anthony Butts
34
Private
 25 February 1864 
 13 September 1865 
Mustered Out at Hilton Head, SC
John C Bybee
20
Private
23 October 1863
3 March 1865
Transferred into Co D, 187th Cavalry on 3 March 1865 as 1st Lieut
Lenox Campbell
39
Saddler
 21 August 1861 
11 December 1862
Discharged for disability
Albert E Chester
23
Corporal
 21 August 1861 
Promoted to 2nd Lieut on 16 April 1862; to 1st Lieut on 31 October 1862
Daniel B Clark
33
Private
 21 August 1861 
 17 September 1864 
Mustered Out
William P Cleavland
22
Private
 21 August 1861 
 17 September 1864 
Mustered Out
Edward N Coleman
22
Private
 21 August 1861 
 13 September 1865 
Mustered Out at Hilton Head, SC
John Collins
24
Private
 21 August 1861 
 17 September 1864 
Mustered Out
Isaac H Cox
21
Private
13 February 1864
 13 September 1865 
Mustered Out at Hilton Head, SC
John B Creary
23
Private
22 August 1861
 17 September 1864 
Mustered Out
George W Cummings
18
Private
22 February 1864
 13 September 1865 
Mustered Out at Hilton Head, SC

John Demon
24
Private
 21 August 1861 
 13 September 1865 
Mustered Out at Hilton Head, SC
Henry C Denions
18
Private
 21 August 1861 
 13 September 1865 
Promoted to Corporal on 9 September 1864; to Sergeant on 1 March 1865; to Commissary Sergeant on 14 June 1865; Mustered Out at Hilton Head, SC
Joseph Devore
20
Private
26 February 1864
 13 September 1865 
Mustered Out at Hilton Head, SC
William Devore
23
Private
 21 August 1861 
 13 September 1865 
Mustered Out at Hilton Head, SC
John Dickey
18
Private
 21 August 1861 
 17 September 1864 
Mustered Out
Lawson Draise
20
Private
 21 August 1861 
29 September 1862
Discharged for disability
William Draper
21
Private
9 February 1864
 13 September 1865 
Mustered Out at Hilton Head, SC
Charles Duffee
39
Private
 21 August 1861 
22 November 1862
Discharged for disability
George W Duffee
21
Private
18 February 1863
 13 September 1865 
Mustered Out at Hilton Head, SC
Achelous Dyer
19
Private
 21 August 1861 
 17 September 1864 
Mustered Out
Elisha Edwards
19
Private
19 January 1864
 13 September 1865 
Mustered Out at Hilton Head, SC
Jesse V Elster
25
Private
 21 August 1861 
 17 September 1864 
Mustered Out
Richard D Evans
19
Private
 21 August 1861 
 17 September 1864 
Mustered Out
Hiram B Ferguson
27
Private
3 February 1864
 13 September 1865 
Promoted to Farrier on 20 January 1865; to Corporal on 4 June 1865; Mustered Out at Hilton Head, SC
John Foley
23
Private
22 August 1861
21 February 1863
Discharged for disability
Frank Foulk
29
Corporal
 21 August 1861 
26 June 1863
Discharged; Promoted to Hospital Steward and transferred to Field & Staff
Thomas Fout
23
Private
 21 August 1861 
George W Freman
18
Private
26 March 1863
 13 September 1865 
Promoted to Corporal on 19 September 1864; to Sergeant on 14 June 1865; Mustered Out at Hilton Head, SC
James Gaittan
41
Private
23 October 1863
Thomas F Gardner
29
Private
 21 August 1861 
20 September 1862
Discharged for disability
Thomas J Gaskill
19
Private
 21 August 1861 
 13 September 1865 
Mustered Out at Hilton Head, SC; Buried in West Grove Cemetery, Jay County, IN
William J Gatlin
29
Private
24 February 1864
 13 September 1865 
Mustered Out at Hilton Head, SC
Peter Gets
20
Private
22 August 1861
 13 September 1865 
Promoted to Corporal on 1 December 1864; Mustered Out at Hilton Head, SC
Samuel L Gillespie
22
Bugler
 21 August 1861 
 17 September 1864 
Mustered Out
Michael Givens
19
Private
 21 August 1861 
 13 September 1865 
Mustered Out at Hilton Head, SC
Monroe Goldsberry
39
Private
 25 February 1864 
 13 September 1865 
Mustered Out at Hilton Head, SC
Lorenzo J Gordon
20
Private
13 February 1864
 13 September 1865 
Mustered Out at Hilton Head, SC
William S Gordon
20
Private
 21 August 1861 
 17 September 1864 
Mustered Out
George Gunkel
30
Private
13 February 1864
 13 September 1865 
Died of disease at New York, NY; Buried in Cypress Hill National Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY
James A Gunning
38
Private
 21 August 1861 
18 July 1864
Discharged for disability
John G Harley
26
Private
 21 August 1861 
30 July 1862
Discharged for disability
Jacob A Harper
21
Private
9 August 1862
 13 June 1865 
Mustered Out at Nashville, TN
Henry J Harrison
21
Private
 21 August 1861 
23 June 1862
Discharged for disability
Josiah G Hawk
21
Private
27 February 1864
 13 September 1865 
Mustered Out at Hilton Head, SC
Joseph Haymer
21
Private
13 February 1864
 13 September 1865 
Mustered Out at Hilton Head, SC
Simeon Hendson
20
Private
8 February 1864
 13 September 1865 
Mustered Out at Hilton Head, SC
Amos J Herald
22
Private
16 February 1864
 13 September 1865 
Mustered Out at Hilton Head, SC (Also known as Amos J. Heread)
John Hidy
21
Private
 21 August 1861 
 13 September 1865 
Promoted to Corporal on 19 September 1864; to Sergeant on 14 June 1865; Mustered Out at Hilton Head, SC
John N Hill
20
Private
 21 August 1861 
Samuel L Hooker
32
First Lieutenant
16 August 1861
16 April 1862
Resigned
Thomas J Hoover
22
Corporal
 21 August 1861 
9 June 1862
Died of disease
Thomas J Howe
31
Private
9 August 1862
12 June 1865
Mustered Out at Louisville, KY
George W Hughs
24
Private
 21 August 1861 
 17 September 1864 
Mustered Out
Nelson B Jenkins
20
Private
 21 August 1861 
 17 September 1864 
Mustered Out
Joseph O Jennings
18
Private
11 February 1864
 13 September 1865 
Mustered Out at Hilton Head, SC
James H Johnson
19
Private
5 February 1864
 13 September 1865 
Mustered Out at Hilton Head, SC
P J Johnson
42
Farrier
 21 August 1861 
25 July 1862
Discharged for disability
Noah Jones
22
Second Lieutenant
 21 August 1861 
16 November 1864
Promoted to 1st Lieut on 16 April 1862; to Captain on 31 October 1862; Mustered Out
Elihu Judy
19
Private
22 August 1861
 17 September 1864 
Mustered Out
Henry Judy
21
Private
22 August 1861
13 October 1863
Discharged for disability
Marion Judy
18
Private
22 August 1861
29 July 1863
Died of disease
Henry Keifer
22
Private
 21 August 1861 
 13 September 1865 
Promoted to Sergeant on 19 September 1864; Mustered Out at Hilton Head, SC
Daniel Kenelty
21
Private
 21 August 1861 
Henry E Kingman
26
Private
 21 August 1861 
 17 September 1864 
Mustered Out
John R Knotts
18
Private
 21 August 1861 
5 September 1861
Discharged for disability
Walter S Leake
31
Private
11 February 1864
 13 September 1865 
Mustered Out at Hilton Head, SC
Samuel G Lee
21
Private
 21 August 1861 
Andrew J Lewis
31
Private
9 August 1862
31 May 1865
Mustered Out at Nashville, TN
Henry S Limes
19
Private
 21 August 1861 
 17 September 1864 
Mustered Out
John C Lively
36
Private
9 August 1862
31 May 1865
Mustered Out at Nashville, TN
William Long
19
Private
 21 August 1861 
Thomas Manuel
25
Private
 21 August 1861 
9 November 1861
Died of disease
Thomas Martindale
36
Private
13 February 1864
 13 September 1865 
Mustered Out at Hilton Head, SC
George H McCandless
19
Private
19 January 1864
 13 September 1865 
Mustered Out at Hilton Head, SC; Buried in Anderson Cemty, Anderson, MO
William McClelland
24
Private
9 August 1862
 13 June 1865 
Mustered Out at Nashville, TN
John N McElwain
20
Corporal
 21 August 1861 
28 January 1865
Promoted to 2nd Lieut on 31 October 1862; to 1st Lieut on 1 March 1864; Discharged; Born in 1844 - Died in 1927; Buried in Maysville Cemty, DeKalb Co., MO
Thomas D McElwain
18
Bugler
 21 August 1861 
26 August 1864
Mustered Out
John W McElwaine
20
Private
12 February 1864
 13 September 1865 
Promoted to Qtr Master Sergt on 15 May 1865; Mustered Out at Hilton Head, SC
Andrew J McGinnis
30
Private
 21 August 1861 
2 August 1862
Killed while carrying dispatches
Jonathan McLaughlin
28
Private
 21 August 1861 
 17 September 1864 
Mustered Out
William McMasters
23
Private
 21 August 1861 
6 September 1864
Mustered Out
Jacob D Miller
23
Private
 21 August 1861 
 17 September 1864 
Mustered Out at Nashville, TN
William Millikan
34
Private
 21 August 1861 
 17 September 1864 
Mustered Out
William Mitchel
19
Private
4 November 1863
15 September 1865
Mustered Out at New York, NY (Also known as William L. Mitchel)
Thomas J Mooney
32
Private
22 August 1861
 13 September 1865 
Promoted to Farrier on 14 June 1865; Mustered Out at Hilton Head, SC
Robert Nidy
43
Private
 21 August 1861 
 17 September 1864 
Mustered Out
Henry C Painter
26
Private
 21 August 1861 
 17 September 1864 
Mustered Out
Willis Parrett
24
Private
 21 August 1861 
27 May 1862
Discharged for disability
George Pharis
24
Private
 21 August 1861 
 17 September 1864 
Mustered Out
Spencer C Pharis
22
Private
22 August 1861
 13 September 1865 
Mustered Out at Hilton Head, SC
William O Pharis
20
Private
 21 August 1861 
24 September 1862
Discharged for disability
Granville Plumley
22
Private
22 August 1861
 17 September 1864 
Mustered Out
William H Price
21
Private
 21 August 1861 
 17 September 1864 
Mustered Out
James Priddy
22
Private
 21 August 1861 
 17 September 1864 
Mustered Out
Stephen Ransom
41
Corporal
 21 August 1861 
10 May 1862
Discharged for disability
Hiram Reed
33
Private
 21 August 1861 
23 February 1863
Discharged for disability
John L Reese
20
Private
 21 August 1861 
3 March 1865
Mustered Out at Columbus, OH
Henry T Resler
18
Private
13 March 1864
 13 September 1865 
Promoted to Corporal on 14 June 1865; Mustered Out at Hilton Head, SC
William J Resler
19
Private
13 February 1864
 13 September 1865 
Promoted to Corporal on 25 June 1865; Mustered Out at Hilton Head, SC
Samuel J Rice
19
Private
16 February 1864
 13 September 1865 
Mustered Out at Hilton Head, SC
Abner R Riggins
21
Private
 21 August 1861 
 13 September 1865 
Promoted to Corporal on 14 April 1864; to Sergeant on 18 September 1864; Mustered Out at Hilton Head, SC
Samuel Robertson
18
Private
30 March 1864
 13 September 1865 
Promoted to Corporal on 1 March 1865; Mustered Out at Hilton Head, SC
John H Robinson
43
Captain
16 August 1861
31 October 1862
Promoted to Major on 1 June 1862 (Not Mustered); Died of disease in his home at Washington County, OH
John Rodgers
23
Private
 21 August 1861 
28 March 1862
Died of disease
Samuel Rodgers
21
Private
9 August 1862
 13 June 1865 
Mustered Out at Nashville, TN
Charles B Roselle
22
Private
 21 August 1861 
25 January 1863
Discharged for disability
Seth Ross
33
Private
 21 August 1861 
8 January 1862
Discharged for disability
John A Sanders
20
Private
9 August 1862
31 May 1865
Mustered Out at Nashville, TN
Lycurgus Saxton
18
Private
26 March 1863
18 May 1865
Discharged for disability
Ransom Sears
19
Private
6 February 1863
 13 September 1865 
Mustered Out at Hilton Head, SC
Abel R Seymour
19
Private
5 October 1863
27 May 1865
Discharged for disability
Curtis M Shoemaker
22
Private
19 October 1863
9 December 1863
Discharged for disability
Reuben B Short
25
Private
9 August 1862
 13 June 1865 
Promoted to Corporal; Mustered Out at Nashville, TN
Anthony Shreckengaust
22
Private
 21 August 1861 
 17 September 1864 
Mustered Out
Francis M Silcott
18
Private
 25 February 1864 
 13 September 1865 
Mustered Out at Hilton Head, SC
Landon Silcott
41
Private
 21 August 1861 
8 August 1862
Discharged for disability at Columbus, OH
Jacob Smith
23
Private
22 August 1861
 13 September 1865 
Mustered Out at Hilton Head, SC
Morgan T Smith
19
Private
11 February 1864
 13 September 1865 
Mustered Out at Hilton Head, SC
James Squire
30
Private
9 August 1862
 13 June 1865 
Promoted to Commissary Sergt on 1 April 1864; Mustered Out at Nashville, TN
Madison Squire
21
Private
9 August 1862
 13 June 1865 
Promoted to Corporal; Mustered Out at Nashville, TN
Benjamin T Stover
25
Private
 21 August 1861 
 13 September 1865 
Mustered Out at Hilton Head, SC
John H Straley
23
Private
 21 August 1861 
 13 September 1865 
Mustered Out at Hilton Head, SC (Also known as John H. Strayley)
Joseph W Swamley
31
First Lieutenant
 21 August 1861 
 17 September 1864 
Mustered Out
Anthony T. B. Terry
24
Private
9 August 1862
24 May 1865
Discharged for disability
Abraham Thomas
25
Sergeant
 21 August 1861 
 17 September 1864 
Mustered Out
Lewis C Thomas
39
Private
 9 August 1862 
 31 May 1865 
Mustered Out at Nashville, TN
Amos Thornton
29
Private
 9 August 1862 
 31 May 1865 
Mustered Out at Nashville, TN
Jonas L Thornton
20
Private
 21 August 1861 
 17 September 1864 
Promoted to 2nd Lieut on 1 August 1863 (Not Mustered); Mustered Out at Nashville, TN
George W Thurston
25
Private
 9 August 1862 
 13 June 1865 
Mustered Out at Nashville, TN
Henry Tidy
28
Private
 9 August 1862 
 13 June 1865 
Mustered Out at Nashville, TN
William Tudor
23
Private
15 February 1864
 13 September 1865 
Promoted to Corporal on 14 June 1865; Mustered Out at Hilton Head, SC
Robert Tweedle
19
Private
 21 August 1861 
24 April 1864
POW (Date/Place Unknown); Died of disease as POW at Andersonville, GA; Buried in Andersonville National Cemetery, Andersonville, GA - Gravesite: 730
George McJ Ustick
19
Private
 9 August 1862 
 31 May 1865 
Mustered Out at Nashville, TN
Albert C Vincent
18
Private
 25 February 1864 
 13 September 1865 
Mustered Out at Hilton Head, SC
Collins Vincent
23
Private
 21 August 1861 
Robert W Vincent
21
Private
 21 August 1861 
 13 September 1865 
Promoted to Corporal; to Sergeant on 18 September 1864; to 1st Sergt on 15 May 1865; Mustered Out at Hilton Head, SC
William Vincent
19
Private
 9 August 1862 
 13 June 1865 
Mustered Out at Nashville, TN
Ripley M Waln
20
Private
7 February 1864
 13 September 1865 
Promoted to Corporal on 14 June 18645; Mustered Out at Hilton Head, SC
William Welch
31
Private
 21 August 1861 
21 March 1865
Accidentally killed at Cherokee Station, AL
Henton Wells
18
Private
18 February 1863
24 June 1865
Discharged for disability
John W West
26
Private
 21 August 1861 
5 September 1861
Discharged for disability
Daniel F Williams
29
Private
15 February 1864
 13 September 1865 
Mustered Out at Hilton Head, SC
Marcus T. C. Williams
21
Corporal
 21 August 1861 
13 January 1865
Promoted to 2nd Lieut on 1 March 1864; to 1st Lieut on 14 December 1864 (Not Mustered); Mustered Out at Nashville, TN
Henry W Worrell
18
Private
11 February 1864
 13 September 1865 
Mustered Out at Hilton Head, SC
Joseph A. O. Yeoman
18
Private
 21 August 1861 
 13 September 1865 
Promoted to 2nd Lieut andn transferred to Company H on 29 January 1864; Promoted to Captain and transferred to Company A on 18 March 1865; Mustered Out at Hilton Head, SC
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