4th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company B
The "Union Guards"

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

Name
Age
Rank
Entered Service
Left Unit
Remarks
John Alson
21
Private
1 June 1861
20 November 1862
He died at Frederick, MD
James Armstrong
31
Private
23 February 1864
5 June 1864
Transferred into the 4th Ohio Battalion Infantry
Plinney Ball
20
Private
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Wounded on 3 May 1863 at Chancellorsville, VA; Mustered Out
Henry Blackstone Banning
24
Captain
1 June 1861
25 June 1862
POW on 15 September 1862 at Harper's Ferry, WV (Paroled); Mustered Out on 4 October 1862; Commissioned as Lt Col into Field & Staff, 125th Ohio Infantry on 1 January 1863); Transferred into Field & Staff, 121st Ohio Infantry on 6 April 1863; Promoted to Colonel on 4 November 1863 (Muster revoked on 4 September 1864; Resigned Commission on 21 January 1865; Brevetted to Brig-Gen on 13 March 1865 for meritorious services during the war; Commissioned as Colonel into Field & Staff, 195th Ohio Infantry; Mustered Out on 18 December 1865 at Washington, DC
Aquilla Barber
38
Private
5 June 1861
10 April 1863
Discharged for disability near Alexandria, VA
Joseph M. Barker
20
Private
14 October 1861
5 June 1864
Transferred into 4th Ohio Battalion Infantry
William H. Barker
18
Private
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Mustered out
Albert Barnes
19
Private
5 June 1861
30 October 1862
Promoted to Corporal on 5 May 1862; Discharge for promotion; Commissioned into 125th Ohio Infantry on 30 October 1862
George W. Barnes
25
Private
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Mustered Out
William T. Barnes
22
Private
5 June 1861
22 October 1862
Discharged for disability at Camp Dennison, OH
Franklin B. Beach
30
Private
5 June 1861
19 October 1862
Discharged to enlist; Wounded 3 May 1863 at Chancellorsville, VA; Wounded on 28 November 1863 at North Anna River, VA; Wounded on 3 June 1864 at Cold Harbor, VA
William Beardsley
40
Private
5 June 1861
4 February 1862
Discharged for disability at Pawpaw Tunnel
William Beekhold
18
Private
5 June 1861
6 November 1861
Discharged for disability at Camp Keys, Romney, VA
Charles Bergon
18
Private
1 June 1861
24 September 1862
Promoted to Corporal on 13 December 1862; Discharged for wounds received on 13 December 1862 at Fredericksburg, VA
George Bergon
19
Corporal
1 June 1861
24 September 1862
Promoted to Sergeant on 29 December 1861; Discharged for disability at Washington, DC
Jacob Boley
23
Private
5 June 1861
19 October 1862
Discharged to enlist in US Army
Andrew Booze
21
Private
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Wounded on 6 May 1864 at Wilderness, VA (absent); Mustered Out
George Brophy
24
Private
27 August 1861

Promoted to Sergeant on 15 October 1862; to 2nd Lieutenant on 26 December 1862; to 1st Lieutenant and transferred to Company H on 1 March 1863
Henry D. Brown
44
Private
5 June 1861
22 October 1861
Discharged at Camp Pendleton, MD
Charles H. Bush
23
Private
1 June 1861
22 October 1861
Discharged at Camp Pendleton, MD
Wilbur Case
18
Private
5 June 1861
18 May 1864
Killed at Spotsylvania Court House, VA
Buried in National Cemetery, Spotsylvania, VA(?)
Edward Cassiday
26
Private
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Mustered Out
John Chandler
18
Corporal
1 June 1861
21 June 1864
Promoted to Sergeant on 5 May 1862; to 1st Sergeant on 10 October 1862; Mustered Out
Thomas N. Clayter
19
Private
1 June 1861
15 May 1864
Wounded (Date/Place Unknown); Died near Spotsylvania Court House, VA of wounds received
Nelson E. Clayton
19
Private
1 June 1861
5 June 1864
Transferred into the 4th Ohio Battalion Infantry
Thompson C. Clayton
22
Private
1 June 1861
21 June 1864
Mustered Out
John M. Cline
18
Private
5 June 1861

Wounded on 24 September 1861 at Romney, WV
Frank Colgin
19
Private
5 June 1861
19 October 1862
Discharged to enlist in US Army
John Conley
18
Private
1 June 1861
24 June 1864
Promoted to Corporal on 15 December 1863; Wounded on 6 February 1864 at Morton's Ford, VA; Mustered Out
Alfred Covella
28
First Sergeant
1 June 1861
25 November 1861
Reduced to Private on 1 August 1861; Discharged for promotion; Commissioned into 7th Virginia Infantry
James W. Craven
18
Private
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Mustered Out
Malon T. Craven
21
Private
5 June 1861
18 May 1864
Killed at Spotsylvania Court House, VA
John W. Davis
19
Private
5 June 1861
22 October 1861
Discharged for disability at Camp Pendleton, MD
William Davis
19
Private
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Mustered Out
John Debolt
26
Private
5 June 1861
2 July 1863
Promoted to Corporal on 3 May 1863; Killed at Gettysburg, PA; Buried in Gettysburg National Cemetery, Gettysburg, PA (Grave E-5)
John M. Dunlap
25
Private
1 June 1861

Promoted to Sergeant on 10 October 1862; to 2nd Lieutenant and transferred to Company K on 6 November 1862
Michael Dunn
44
Private
22 August 1863
5 June 1864
Transferred into the 4th Ohio Battalion Infantry
Samuel Earl
20
Private
1 June 1861
19 October 1862
Discharged to enlist in US Army
Byron W. Evans
23
Sergeant
1 June 1861

Promoted to 1st Sergeant on 9 January 1862; to 2nd Lieutenant and transferred to Company C on 11 June 1862
Andrew Everts
19
Private
31 March 1862
5 June 1864
Transferred into the 4th Ohio Battalion Infantry
Jacob Fletcher
19
Private
1 June 1861
21 June 1864
Wounded on 6 May 1864 at Wilderness, VA; Mustered Out
Burnley Foot
20
Private
5 June 1861
22 October 1861
Discharged at Camp Pendleton, MD for wounds received on 24 September 1861 at Romney, WV
Martin Fry
20
Private
5 June 1861
1 June 1864
Died at Fredericksburg, VA from wounds received on 18 May 1864 at Spotsylvania Court House, VA
Dewalt Fulmer
18
Private
1 June 1861
21 June 1864
Promoted to Corporal on 25 August 1863; Wounded on 3 May 1864 (Place Unknown); Mustered Out
George W. Galbraith
24
Private
5 June 1861


John W. Gillespie
24
Sergeant
1 June 1861
5 November 1862
Discharged for disability
Valentine Glasscock
20
Private
1 June 1861
6 May 1864
POW on 3 May 1863 at Chancellorsville, VA (Exchanged); Wounded on 6 February 1864 at Morton's Ford, VA; Killed at Wilderness, VA
Henry B. Gordon
30
Private
1 June 1861
1 December 1862
Promoted to Corporal on 1 November 1862; Died at Frederick, MD
Henry Graff
24
Private
1 June 1861
2 October 1861
Discharged near New Creek, VA for wounds received on 24 September 1861 at Romney, WV
Archie Graham
18
Private
19 February 1862
5 June 1864
Transferred into the 4th Ohio Battalion Infantry
John Green
27
First Lieutenant
1 June 1861

Promoted to Adjutant and transferred into Field & Staff on 1 November 1861
William T. Hart
21
Corporal
1 June 1861
21 June 1864
Promoted to Sergeant on 3 May 1863; Mustered Out
Joseph W. Herrington
19
Private
5 June 1861
19 October 1862
Discharged to enlist in the US Army
Jacob Hooler
22
Private
1 June 1861


William Hoye
19
Private
5 June 1861
18 October 1862
Discharged to enlist in the US Army
Joseph Hull
21
Private
20 August 1861
30 October 1862
Discharged to enlist in the US Army
Milton Hunt
21
Private
5 June 1861
9 November 1862
Discharged for disability at Harper's Ferry, WV
Leander Hutchinson
35
Private
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Mustered Out
William Jackson
19
Private
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Transferred to Brig. Band on 23 June 1863; Transferred to Company B on 5 June 1864; Mustered Out
Lewis Jewels
30
Private
22 February 1864
5 June 1864
Transferred into the 4th Ohio Battalion Infantry
William Johnson
19
Private
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Wounded on 18 may 1864 at Spotsylvania Court House, VA; Mustered Out
William Jones
19
Private
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Promoted to Corporal on 3 May 1863; Wounded on 6 May 1864 at Wilderness, VA; Mustered Out
Isaiah Kemball
21
Private
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Promoted to Corporal on 3 May 1863; Mustered Out
Joseph Kibler
23
Private
5 June 1861
18 October 1862
Discharged to enlist in the US Army
William Kile
22
Private
5 June 1861
11 December 1862
Discharged for disability at Fort Gaines, DC
Abraham W. Lippett
26
Second Lieutenant
4 June 1861

Promoted to 1st Quartermaster/Quartermaster and transferred into Field & Staff on 9 January 1862
George Litsenburg
22
Private
5 June 1861

Discharged for disability at Camp Dennison, OH
Elisha Lucas
18
Private
5 June 1861
1 December 1862
Died of chronic diarrhea at Frederick, MD; Buried in Antietam National Cemetery, Sharpsburg, MD (Grave #1,482)
Albert Lyons
18
Private
5 June 1861
27 October 1862
Died of chronic diarrhea at Newark, NJ; Buried in New York City, NY
Alonzo M. Mantonya
20
Private
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Mustered Out
Thomas McCune
18
Private
5 June 1861
4 November 1861
Drowned at Piedmont, VA
Ronald McDonald
18
Private
5 June 1861
21 August 1861
Died at Camp Pendleton, MD
Francis McHorter
21
Private
5 June 1861
6 November 1861
Discharged for disability at Romney, WV
George Michaels
18
Private
12 October 1861
17 November 1863
Wounded on 3 May 1863 at Chancellorsville, VA; Transferred into the Veteran Reserve Corps
Loring Morey
22
Private
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Mustered Out
Bryant M. Murphy
18
Private
14 October 1861
5 June 1864
Promoted to Corporal on 13 December 1862; Transferred into the 4th Ohio Battalion Infantry
David Myers
22
Private
5 June 1861
7 February 1863
Discharged for disability at Falmouth, VA
William Nixon
21
Private
1 June 1861
3 February 1863
Died of small pox at Camp Ohio, DC; Buried in Military Asylum Cemetery (Soldier's Home National Cemetery), Washington, DC
Gilbert M. Parks
28
Private
1 June 1861
21 June 1864
Wounded on 3 May 1863 at Chancellorsville, VA; Wounded on 28 November 1863 at Mine Run, VA; Wounded on 12 May 1864 at Spotsylvania Court House, VA
Hutchinson Patterson
21
Private
12 October 1861
27 December 1861
Died at Romney, WV
William T. Patton
24
Sergeant
6 June 1861
21 June 1864
Promoted to 1st Sergeant on 31 August 1861; to 2nd Lieutenant on 9 January 1862; to 1st Lieutenant on 31 August 1862; Mustered Out
William Pay
21
Private
5 June 1861
6 November 1861
Discharged for disability at Romney, WV
Benjamin Pinkerton
20

1 June 1861
22 October 1861
Discharged for disability at Camp Pendleton, MD
William Poland
21

5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Promoted to Corporal on 22 January 1862; to Sergeant on 3 May 1863; Mustered Out
William T. Pritchard
38
Private
20 February 1864
5 June 1864
Transferred into the 4th Ohio Battalion Infantry
William H. Remington
21
Private
1 June 1861
21 June 1864
Promoted to Corporal on 6 March 1862; to Sergeant on 25 August 1863; Mustered Out
John Rial
19
Private
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Wounded on 4 June 1864 at Cold Harbor, VA; Mustered Out
Henry H. Robinson
20
Private
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Mustered Out
Philip Robinson
19
Private
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Wounded on 6 March 1864 (Place Unknown); Mustered Out

Lewis Rockwell
20
Private
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Mustered Out
William Rockwell
22
Private
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Mustered Out
Jacob Ross
21
Private
20 February 1864
5 June 1864
Transferred into the 4th Ohio Battalion Infantry
Simon Rowley
20
Private
5 June 1861
29 December 1862
Discharged for disability at Camp Ohio, DC
Thomas Russell
29
Private
31 March 1864
5 June 1864
Transferred into the 4th Ohio Battalion Infantry
Josiah Sanford
23
Private
5 June 1861
19 September 1862
Discharged for disability at Fort Gaines, Washington, DC
Joseph R. Sapp
20
Private
5 June 1861
22 October 1861
Discharged for disability at Philadelphia, PA
George H. Sargent
20
Private
17 March 1862
15 January 1864
Wounded on 3 may 1863 at Chancellorsville, VA; Transferred into the Veteran Reserve Corps
Archibald Scott
19
Private
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Promoted to Corporal on 3 May 1863; Wounded on 3 May 1863 at Chancellorsville, VA: Mustered Out
Robert Sebring

Private
22 February 1864
6 May 1864
Killed at Wilderness, VA
Charles F. Seymore
29
Private
5 June 1861
2 January 1863
Discharged for disability at Falmouth, VA
Henry S. Seymore
21
Private
5 June 1861
17 January 1863
Died at Mount Liberty, OH
A. H. Shaffer
23
Private
1 June 1861
22 October 1861
Discharged for disability at Camp Pendleton, MD
Benjamin F. Shaffer
28
Private
1 June 1861
21 June 1864
Mustered Out
Isaac Shaffer
21
Private
12 October 1861
2 December 1862
Discharged for disability at Fairfax Seminary Hospital, VA
Lyman Shaffer
24
Private
16 October 1861
11 August 1862
Discharged for disability at Fairfax Seminary Hospital, VA
Thomas H. Shaffer
18
Private
12 October 1861
3 May 1863
Killed at Chancellorsville, VA
Theodrick L. Shank
25
Private
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Mustered Out
William Shipp
19
Private
5 June 1861


Jesse Simms
21
Private
5 June 1861
14 December 1863
Promoted to Corporal on 10 August 1863; Died at Alexandria, VA from wounds received on 27 November 1863; Buried in Alexandria, VA
Charles Smith
18
Private
5 June 1861
18 October 1862
Discharged to enlist in the US Army
William Stephens
42
Private
1 June 1861
23 May 1863
Discharged for disability at Frederick, MD
Daniel A. Stinger
24
Sergeant
1 June 1861
14 October 1862
Discharged for promotion; Commissioned into 125th Ohio Infantry
Omer L. Stoughton
24
Private
1 June 1861
21 June 1864
Wounded on 3 May 1863 at Chancellorsville, VA; Mustered Out
James B. Stump
18
Private
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Mustered Out
Henry Taylor
28
Private
5 June 1861
25 December 1863
Wounded on 24 September 1861 at Romney , VA; Discharged at Fort Gaines, Washington, DC
Hezekiah Taylor
19
Private
5 June 1861
18 October 1862
Discharged to enlist in the US Army
Thomas F. Trimble
19
Private
5 June 1861
28 January 1862
Discharged for disability at Camp Kelley, VA
Edgar Updyke

5 June 1861
21 December 1862
Discharged for disability at Falmouth, VA
William O. Vanvorhes


5 June 1861
14 July 1862
Discharged for disability
Lucas Waldron


5 June 1861
22 November 1862
Died at Frederick, MD
William White
20
Private
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Promoted to Corporal on 31 August 1861; to Sergeant on 3 May 1863; Mustered Out
Edward Wilcox
21
Private
5 June 1861
4 July 1864
Mustered Out at Columbus, OH
George Wilcox
24
Private
1 June 1861
6 October 1863
Wounded on 3 May 1863 at Chancellorsville, VA; Transferred into the Veteran Reserve Corps
Duglass Worley
34
Private
5 June 1861
4 November 1861
Drowned at Piedmont, VA
Squire C. Young
20
Corporal
1 June 1861
24 September 1862
Promoted to Sergeant on 31 August 1861; Discharged at Columbus, OH
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