4th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company A
The "Knox County Guards"

Organized From: Knox County, Ohio
Mustered Out: 21 June 1864

Name
Age
Rank
Entered Service
Left Unit
Remarks
Moses Adler
19
Private
5 June 1861
9 November 1862
Discharged for disability at Warrenton, VA
Josiah G. Bell
18
Private
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Mustered Out
William Bendle
24
Private
5 June 1861
1 August 1861
Died of disease at Cincinnati, OH Buried in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, OH
Robert E Bigbee
27
Private
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Wounded on 10 May 1864 at Po River, VA; Mustered Out
Alexander V. R. Blue
21
Private
3 June 1861
18 November 1861
Discharged for disability at Camp Keys, Romney, VA
Samuel L. Brearly
25
Second Lieutenant
4 June 1861
21 June 1864
Transferred to Company F; Promoted to 1st Lieutenant on 11 June 1862; to Captain on 10 January 1863
John Briggs
35
Private
5 June 1861
3 June 1863
Discharged for disability at Washington, DC
William J. Brollier
17
Private
3 June 1861
1 June 1864
Died at Fredericksburg, VA from wounds received on 10 May 1864 at Po River, VA
Jacob B. Brown
23
Corporal
5 June 1861
8 October 1862
Discharged for disability
George E Browning
17
Private
13 September 1861
3 February 1862
Discharged for disability at Camp Kelley, VA; Mustered into Company A, 96th Ohio Infantry on 19 August 1862; Promoted to Corporal on 1 August 1862; Wounded on 3 November 1863; Died of wounds at New Orleans, LA on 14 February 1864; Buried in Chalmette, LA
William Brownscombe
21
Private
3 June 1861
21 June 1864
Mustered Out
Addison Bunn
18
Private
5 June 1861
13 February 1864
Transferred to the Veteran Reserve Corps
Leonard Carpenter
29
Captain
4 June 1861
21 June 1864
Promoted to Major and transferred to Field & Staff on 6 November 1862
Benjamin D. Church
21
Private
5 June 1861
18 October 1862
Discharged at Harper's Ferry, WV; Mustered into 4th US Heavy Artillery
Stephen D. Church
22
Private
5 June 1861
16 January 1862
Transferred to the Veteran Reserve Corps
Foster A. Coates
29
First Lieutenant
4 June 1861
15 October 1862
Transferred into Company E; Promoted to Captain on 11 June 1862
J. D. Cooper
22
Corporal
5 June 1861
24 July 1861
Discharged for disability at Beverly, WV
Elias Corder
48
Private
3 June 1861
5 December 1862
Discharged for disability at Washington, DC
Henry Crawford
19
Private
3 June 1861
7 September 1861
Died at Camp Pendleton, MD
James M. Cummins
19
Private
3 June 1861
4 August 1862
Discharged for disability at Cumberland, MD
Issac Davy
19
Private
3 June 1861
10 March 1862
Died of disease at Black Creek, VA; Buried in Winchester, VA
George H. Degrote
27
Private
5 June 1861
18 October 1862
Discharged at Harper's Ferry, WV; Mustered 4th US Heavy Artillery on 18 October 1862
Thomas Dixon
18
Private
5 June 1861
19 September 1862
Discharged for disability at Washington, DC
John C. Dowling
21
Corporal
3 June 1861
1 June 1864
Promoted to Sergeant on 21 November 1863; Died at Fredericksburg, VA from wounds received on 10 May 1864 at Po River, VA
Admiron Eggleston
21
Private
5 June 1861
19 September 1862
Discharged for disability at Washington, DC
Jacob Erion
21
Private
3 June 1861
27 October 1862
Discharged for disability at Harper's Ferry, WV
Jefferson Foos
22
Private
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
POW (Date/Place Unknown); Confined on 30 November 1863 at Richmond, VA (Exchanged); Mustered Out
William D. Furlong
22
Private
5 June 1861
20 September 1862
Discharged for disability at Washington, DC
Lewis Gates
23
Private
1 April 1862
15 August 1862
Discharged for disability at Philadelphia, PA
Algernon Gilliam
30
Sergeant
5 June 1861
14 July 1862
Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant on 9 August 1861; Resigned Commission
Columbus D. Glaze
32
Private
5 June 1861
9 May 1863
Discharged for disability at Columbus, OH
John Green
27
First Lieutenant
4 June 1861
Promoted to Captain on 11 June 1862; to Assistant Adjutant General on 24 April 1863 and assigned to Brig Gen Mason's staff
Bernard Griffis
19
Private
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Promoted to Corporal on 26 January 1863; wounded on 12 May 1864 at Spotsylvania Court House, VA; Mustered Out
William J. Grimwood
18
Private
3 June 1861
21 June 1864
Mustered Out
Richard A. Hall
22
Private
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Mustered Out
Jacob Hallabaugh
24
Private
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Mustered Out
James M. Haller
23
Corporal
5 June 1861
31 January 1863
Promoted to Sergeant; Discharged at Columbus, OH
Cornelius Hardin
20
Private
5 June 1861
18 October 1862
Discharged at Harper's Ferry, WV; Mustered into 4th US Heavy Artillery on 18 October 1862
Richard Hargrave
17
Private
5 June 1861
14 September 1861
Discharged for disability at Camp Pendleton, MD
James W. Harl
20
Private
3 June 1861
9 July 1863
Died of wounds at Gettysburg (3rd Division, 2nd Corps Hospital) from wounds received on 2 July 1863 at Gettysburg, PA; Buried in Gettysburg National Cemetery, Gettysburg, PA (Grave: B-18)
Tramel W. Harl
18
Private
13 September 1861
5 June 1864
Transferred into 4th Ohio Battalion
Murry B. Headington
22
Private
5 June 1861
18 October 1862
Discharged at Harper's Ferry, WV; Mustered into 4th US Heavy Artillery on 18 October 1862
Daniel H. Henry
31
Private
3 June 1861
29 January 1863
Discharged for disability at Washington, DC
George O. Hill
24
Sergeant
5 June 1861
Promoted to 1st Sergeant on 1 October 1862; to 2nd Lieutenant on 7 December 1862; Wounded on 13 December 1862 at Fredericksburg, VA; Transferred to Company H on 18 February 1863
Benjamin F. Horner
19
Private
5 June 1861
1 December 1862
Discharged for disability at New York, NY
James W. Hull
24
Private
5 June 1861
11 March 1864
POW (Date/Place Unknown); Died as POW at Andersonville, GA; Buried in Andersonville National Cemetery, Andersonville, GA (Grave #35)
Emmons Huntly
26
Private
3 June 1861
Allen Ingram
25
Private
3 June 1861
21 June 1864
Promoted to Corporal on 5 august 1861; to Sergeant on 1 January 1863; to 1st Sergeant on 21 November 1863; Mustered Out
Francis O. Jacobs
19
Private
5 June 1861
11 December 1863
Wounded on 3 May 1863 at Chancellorsville, VA; Discharged at Washington, DC
Robert W. Kerr
20
Private
5 June 1861
6 May 1862
Discharged for disability at Convalescent Camp, VA
Robert Kimball
22
Private
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Wounded on 28 November 1863 at Mine Run, VA; Mustered Out
Oliver C Knode
19
Private
3 June 1861
21 June 1864
Mustered Out
Henry C. Koons
20
Private
17 August 1861
6 May 1864
Killed at Wilderness, VA
Alexander Laugham
22
Private
24 March 1862
Austin Lawton
18
Private
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Mustered Out
J. W. Logsdon
29
Private
5 June 1861
9 June 1864
Discharged at Columbus, OH
Isiah C. Long
24
Sergeant
5 June 1861
21 November 1863
Promoted to 1st Sergeant on 9 May 18863; Discharged for disability at Alexandria, VA
George H. Lybarger
21
Private
10 June 1861
12 October 1861
Discharged for disability at Camp Pendleton, MD; Mustered into Company A, 96th Ohio Infantry on 19 August 1862; Promoted to Corporal on 5 August 1862; Detailed to Pioneer Corps, 13th Corps on 5 February 1863; Mustered Out
William F. Lynch
20
Corporal
5 June 1861
Promoted to 1st Sergeant on 18 October 1862; to 2nd Lieutenant on 7 January 1863; Also served in 25th USCT
Samuel W. Magill
26
Private
5 June 1861
18 October 1862
Promoted to Corporal on 28 June 1862; Discharged at Harper's Ferry, WV; Mustered into 4th US Heavy Artillery
Joseph Mahaffey
21
Private
3 June 1861
21 June 1864
Mustered Out
Homer G. McClelland
21
Private
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Promoted to Corporal on 9 May 1863; to Sergeant on 1 March 1864; Mustered Out
William E. McDowell
21
Private
5 June 1861
9 November 1862
Died at Harper's Ferry, WV
James N. McGiffen
21
Sergeant
5 June 1861
5 September 1862
Discharged at Columbus, OH
William McGugin
21
Private
3 June 1861
24 July 1861
Discharged for disability at Beverly, WV
Caleb McKenzie
26
Private
3 June 1861
9 May 1863
Discharged for disability at Columbus, OH
John L. McKenzie
21
Private
19 October 1861
11 September 1862
Died of disease at Camp Ohio, Washington, DC; Buried in Military Asylum National Cemetery (Soldier's Home National Cemetery), Washington, DC
Joseph C. McKenzie
29
Private
3 June 1861
3 May 1862
Discharged for disability at Moore's Farm, VA
William F. McKinzie
17
Private
19 October 1861
Mustered Out
Edward S. Miller
19
Private
5 June 1861
7 February 1863
Discharged for disability at Falmouth, VA
Benjamin D. Minor
22
Private
3 June 1861
21 June 1864
Mustered Out
John Montes
22
Private
3 June 1861
25 February 1864
Transferred to the Veteran Reserve Corps
William H. Morris
22
Private
3 June 1861
21 June 1864
Mustered Out
Marshall Murphy
23
Private
5 June 1861
William Nealey
30
Private
8 February 1862
6 August 1862
Discharged for disability at Mount Pleasant, VA
John K. O’Neil
19
Private
5 June 1861
11 December 1862
Discharged for disability at Washington, DC
Thomas J. O’Neil
20
Private
5 June 1861
8 August 1862
Discharged for disability at Harrison's Landing, VA
Ohio Pancoast
21
Private
3 June 1861
21 June 1864
Absent In Hospital (Date Unknown); Wounded on 6 May 1864 at Wilderness, VA; Mustered Ohio
John L. Parke
24
Private
5 June 1861
17 November 1862
Died at Washington, DC
Robert A. Pate
22
Private
5 June 1861
10 April 1863
Died at Cleveland, OH
John F. Peaks
19
Private
17 August 1861
25 August 1862
Died at Old Point Comfort, VA
Eleazer P. Phifer
19
Private
5 June 1861
28 June 1862
Discharged for disability at Columbus, OH
James W. Phifer
21
Private
5 June 1861
9 September 1862
Died of disease at Newark, NJ; Buried in Fairmount Cemetery, Newark, NJ
Leroy Phifer
20
Private
22 August 1861
14 March 1862
Died at Grafton, WV
Emanuel Phillips
24
5 June 1861
5 June 1864
Transferred into the 4th Ohio Battalion
Henry G. Pollock
25
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Promoted to Corporal on 18 October 1862; Mustered Out
James L. Powers
26
Private
2 February 1864
5 June 1864
Transferred into the 4th Ohio Battalion
John R. Pritchard
26
First Lieutenant
24 May 1861
21 June 1864
Promoted to Captain and transferred from Company H on 28 July 1863; Mustered Out
Henry Pyle
19
Private
5 June 1861
1 January 1863
Promoted to Corporal on 18 October 1862; Discharged at Washington, DC by order of General Martindale
John Roberts
22
Private
3 June 1861
21 June 1864
Promoted to Corporal on 6 March 1862; to Sergeant on 23 June 1863; Mustered Out
Thomas Roberts
19
Private
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Mustered Out
Thomas Robinson
29
Private
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Mustered Out
Percival T. Rogers
21
Private
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Promoted to Corporal on 1 January 1863; Mustered Out
Charles H. Runyan
23
Private
5 June 1861
3 May 1863
Killed at Chancellorsville, VA
William Russell
21
Private
3 June 1861
12 October 1861
Discharged for disability at Camp Pendleton, MD
Thomas Scott
19
Private
5 June 1861
4 October 1862
Discharged for disability at Columbus, OH
William Seacord
19
Private
5 June 1861
15 December 1863
Transferred into the Veteran Reserve Corps
Thomas Sharp
22
Private
5 June 1861
22 September 1862
Discharged for disability at Fort Monroe
Henry Smith
18
Private
22 August 1861
15 December 1863
Transferred into the Veteran Reserve Corps
Joel E. Smith
Private
12 July 1865
Adam C. Snylor
23
Private
5 June 1861
Adam H. Taylor
24
Private
5 June 1861
20 January 1863
Discharged at Camp Washington, DC to enlist in US Cavalry
Randall Thompson
19
Private
3 June 1861
21 June 1864
Absent In Hospital (Date Unknown); Wounded on 10 May 1864 at Po River, VA; Mustered Out
William H. Thompson
38
Private
5 June 1861
17 April 1863
Transferred into Band OH 1st Brigade
Israel Underwood
41
2 February 1864
29 April 1863
Promoted to Acting Quartermaster and transferred into Field & Staff on 5 June 1861
Alfred B. Wallace
19
22 August 1861
5 June 1864
Transferred into the 4th Ohio Battalion
Byron W. Ward
24
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Mustered Out
Joseph W. Watkins
22
5 June 1861
28 July 1863
Promoted to Sergeant on 30 March 1863; to Sergeant Major and transferred into Field and Staff on 9 May 1863
William Welsh
26
Corporal
5 June 1861
26 January 1864
Promoted to 1st Sergeant; to 2nd Lieutenant on 13 June 1862; to 1st Lieutenant on 7 December 1862; Transferred into 19th USCT
Zaphaniah B. Welsh
22
Private
5 June 1861
29 October 1862
Discharged for disability at Washington, DC
William Welshymer
21
Private
3 June 1861
21 June 1864
Mustered Out
John W. White
19
Private
5 June 1861
23 March 1864
Transferred into the Veteran Reserve Corps
William Whittington
19
Private
3 June 1861
18 October 1862
Discharged at Harper's Ferry, WV to enlist in the 4th US Heavy Artillery
John T. Whitworth
20
Private
10 June 1861
21 June 1864
Mustered Out
John B. Wolverton
21
Private
3 June 1861
21 June 1864
Promoted to Corporal on 20 July 1862; Wounded on 13 December 1862 at Fredericksburg, VA; Promoted to Sergeant on 1 January 1863
Joseph Yeager
38
Private
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Mustered Out
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