4th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company I
The "Olentangy Guards"


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

Name
Age
Rank
Entered Service
Left Unit
Remarks
Peter Akum
23
Private
5 June 1861
13 December 1862
Killed at Fredericksburg, VA
Hosea W. Alexander
22
Sergeant
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Promoted to 1st Sergeant on 1 September 1863; Wounded on 18 May 1864 (Place Unknown); Absent on 21 June 1864; Mustered Out
Robert Baker
20
Private
5 June 1861
19 November 1862
Died at Delaware, OH
Orlando H. Barker
24
Private
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Promoted to Corporal on 8 August 1861; Mustered Out
Barnabas Barler
23
Private
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Mustered Out
John R. Basiger
22
Private
5 June 1861
1 July 1863
Mustered into Company I, 4th Ohio (3 Month's Unit); Mustered Out on 5 June 1861; Mustered into Company I, 4th Ohio (3 Year's Unit); Transferred into Veteran Reserve Corps
John Beacon
24
Private
5 June 1861
5 December 1862
Discharged for disability
Garrett H. Beddow
33
Private
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Wounded on 3 May 1863 at Chancellorsville, VA; Mustered Out
Robert Bell
20
Private
5 June 1861
9 January 1863
Died at Delaware, OH
Andrew J. Black
26
Private
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Mustered Out
James Brooker
30
Private
5 June 1861
18 June 1863
Died at Finley Hospital, Washington DC from wounds received on 3 May 1863 at Chancellorsville, VA; Buried in Washington, DC
Andrew J. Brooks
26
Private
5 June 1861

Absent on 19 July 1863 at Armory Square Hospital in Washington DC
Charles Brooks
31
Private
10 October 1861
3 May 1863
Killed at Chancellorsville, VA
Henry C. Brown
24
Private
5 June 1861
10 May 1864
Promoted to Corporal on 22 May 1863; Killed at Po River, VA; Buried in National Cemetery Spotsylvania, VA
Reuben Brownmiller
20
Private
5 June 1861
3 August 1861
Died at Grafton, WV
Edwin J. Brunner
38
Musician
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Mustered Out
William M. Camp
27
First Lieutenant
6 June 1861
21 June 1864
Promoted to Captain on 1 March 1863 (As of Company G)
Albert Carmichael
28
Private
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Mustered Out
George B. Carpenter
22
Private
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Mustered Out
Joseph H. Carr
20
Corporal
6 June 1861
11 June 1862
Promoted to Sergeant Major and transferred to Field & Staff on 1 November 1861; Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant on 11 June 1862; to 1st Lieutenant and transferred to Company C on 7 January 1863
Farrington Case
23
Private
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Mustered Out
Ebenezer H. Chase
29
Private
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Absent sick on 12 October 1863 at Mansion House Hospital, VA; Absent on 21 June 1864 at Mansion House Hospital, VA; Mustered Out
Isaac Clark
24
Private
5 June 1861
2 December 1862
Discharged for disability
William T. Constant
26
First Lieutenant
5 June 1861
25 November 1862
Promoted to Captain on 9 January 1862; Resigned commission
George W. Cowles
26
Private
5 June 1861
20 September 1862
Promoted to Corporal; Discharged for disability
George W. Cruikshank
19
Private
5 June 1861
5 June 1864
Promoted to Corporal on 10 June 1863; to Sergeant on 1 July 1863; Transferred into 4th Ohio Infantry Battalion
William Cutler
33
Corporal
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Promoted to Sergeant on 22 May 1863; Mustered Out
Jesse Darst
25
Corporal
5 June 1861
16 May 1863
Discharged for disability
William Davy
24
Private
5 June 1861
20 September 1862
Discharged for disability
Charles Day
28
Private
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Wounded on 10 May 1864 at Po River, VA; Absent on 21 June 1864; Mustered Out
Ingham Day
23
Private
5 June 1861
22 October 1862
Discharged for disability
Charles Dexter
26
Private
5 June 1861
30 October 1862
Promoted to Corporal; Discharged for disability
Theodore H. Dickerson
36
Sergeant
5 June 1861

Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant on 9 January 1862 (As of Company H); Transferred to Company E on 17 January 1863
John W. Dobbins
19
Private
5 June 1861
27 November 1861
Discharged for disability
Anderson Erwin


5 June 1861
23 October 1861
Discharged for disability
David Evans
21
Private
5 June 1861
31 December 1862
Discharged for disability
John G. Evans
31
Sergeant
5 June 1861
29 April 1863
Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant and transferred to Company H on 29 April 1863; Discharged for promotion
George W. Farris
23
Private
5 June 1861
18 March 1863
Discharged for disability
James Ferguson
28
Second Lieutenant
5 June 1861
15 February 1863
Promoted to 1st Lieutenant on 9 January 1862; Promoted to Captain on 22 November 1862; Died of disease at Washington DC; Buried in Harmony Burial Ground, Washington DC
Irwin M. Finch
29
Private
5 June 1861
10 May 1864
Promoted to Corporal in 1862; to Sergeant on 1 March 1864; Killed at Spotsylvania Court House, VA; Buried in National Cemetery, Spotsylvania Court House, VA
Jonathan Folk
32
Private
5 June 1861
1 September 1863
Transferred into Veteran Reserve Corps
John J. Gohl
35
Private
5 June 1861
27 November 1861
Discharged for disability
Alexander Grey
25
Private
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Mustered Out
Sylvester A. Grover
23
Private
5 June 1861
23 October 1861
Discharged for disability
William Harrington
21
Private
5 June 1861
30 June 1862
Discharged for disability
John Herrman
38
Private
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Sick at US Hospital on 29 April 1864 in New Haven, CT; Absent on 21 June 1864; Mustered Out
George O. Hill
26
Second Lieutenant
5 June 1861
28 November 1863
Promoted to 1st Lieutenant on 10 January 1863 (As of Company H); Discharged for disability
James W. Hinkle
30
Private
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
POW on 10 January 1862 at Romney, WV; Returned on 11 December 1863 (Place Unknown); Mustered Out
William C. Howard
31
Corporal
5 June 1861
3 February 1862
Discharged for wounds received on 26 September 1861 at Romney, WV
William J. Irwin
23
Private
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Sick on 15 August 1862 at Fort Monroe, VA; Absent on 21 June 1864; Mustered Out VA
Reuben Jennings
25
Private
5 June 1861

Missing on 10 May 1864 at Spotsylvania Court House, VA (Presumed to have been killed at Spotsylvania Court House, VA)
John O. John
21
Private
10 October 1861
16 October 1862
Died at New York, NY
Amos Johnson
22
Private
5 June 1861
29 January 1863
Discharged for disability
Thomas Keller
26
Private
5 June 1861
28 September 1862
Died at Fort Monroe, VA
Martin Kelley
29
Private
5 June 1861
20 October 1862
Discharged to enlist into US Army 4th Heavy Artillery
William Kemp
27
Private
5 June 1861
28 September 1862
Died of disease at Fort Monroe, VA; Buried in Hampton, VA
Hugh Kyle
26
Private
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Mustered Out
Michael Lavelle
32
Private
5 June 1861
30 September 1863
Transferred into Veteran Reserve Corps
David S. Lee
26
Private
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Mustered Out
George S. Lester
23
Sergeant
9 June 1861

Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant on 9 January 1862 (As of Company F); to 1st Lieutenant and transferred to Company F on 12 September 1862
John Liebenderfer
25
Private
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Transferred to Brigade Band on 24 June 1863; Transferred to Company on 5 June 1864; Mustered Out
Thomas Lindsey
25
Private
5 June 1861
27 November 1861
Discharged for disability
Archibald Lybrand
24
Private
5 June 1861
11 July 1862
Discharged for promotion; Commissioned into 73rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry on 11 July 1862 as 2nd Lieutenant
John W. Lynn
39
Private
5 June 1861
24 June 1862
Discharged for disability
Martin Main
24
Private
5 June 1861

Missing on 3 May 1863 at Chancellorsville, VA (Presumed killed at Chancellorsville, VA)
John S. Mathena
22
Private
5 June 1861
10 October 1862
Discharged for disability
John L. Mathias
22
Private
5 June 1861
20 September 1862
Discharged for disability
William A. McCulla
22
Private
5 June 1861
27 October 1864
Discharged for disability
Lewis Morgan
25
Private
5 June 1861
5 June 1864
Promoted to Sergeant; Killed at Hatcher's Run, VA; Buried in Poplar Grove National Cemetery, Petersburg, VA; Awarded Medal of Honor for capture of Confederate flag on 12 May 1864 at Spotsylvania Court House, VA; Born in 1836 at Delaware County, OH
Judson Nettleton
23
Private
5 June 1861
28 February 1863
Discharged for disability
Channing L. Pettibone
20
Sergeant
5 June 1861
25 December 1862
Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant; Transferred to Company E; Discharged for promotion
Thomas Plant
19

5 June 1861
23 December 1862
Died at Washington DC of wounds received on 13 December 1862 at Fredericksburg, VA; Buried in Washington DC
Allen Potter
25

5 June 1861
10 May 1864
Killed at Po River, VA; Buried in National Cemetery, Spotsylvania Court House, VA
Gilbert M. Potter
23

5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Mustered Out
Eugene Powell
26

5 June 1861
22 October 1861
Commissioned into Company I, 4th Ohio (3 Month's Unit) on 21 April 1861; Mustered Out on 5 June 1861; Commissioned into Company I, 4th Ohio (3 Years' Unit) on 5 June 1861; Discharged for promotion; Commissioned into Field & Staff, 66th Ohio Volunteer Infantry on 22 October 1861 as Major; Promoted to Lieutenant Col on 24 May 1862; Discharged for promotion on 12 March 1865; Commissioned into Field & Staff, 193rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry on 12 March 1865 as Colonel; Promoted to Brig-Gen by Brevet on 13 March 1865; Mustered Out on 4 August 1865; Born 16 November 1834 in Delaware, OH; Died 17 March 1907 in Columbus, OH
James Powers
26
Private
5 June 1861


William Reynolds
24
Private
5 June 1861
8 January 1863
Discharged for disability
Coffman Robinson
25
Private
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Mustered Out
Benjamin Roloson
26
Private
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Mustered Out
Simon Roloson
25
Private
5 June 1861
2 July 1863
Killed at Gettysburg, PA
Emery J. Root
22
Private
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
POW on 31 May 1862 (Place Unknown); Paroled on 7 September 1862 (Place Unknown); Promoted to Corporal on 22 May 1863; Mustered Out
Thomas W. Rowland
28
Private
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Promoted to Corporal on 22 May 1863; Wounded on 3 June 1864 at Cold Harbor, VA; Mustered Out
James Scott
23
Private
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Mustered Out
Thomas W. Scott
23
Private
5 June 1861
12 May 1862
Mustered into Company I, 4th Ohio (3 Month's Unit) on 21 April 1861; Mustered Out on 5 June 1861; Mustered into Company I, 4th Ohio (3 Year's Unit) on 5 June 1861; Discharged for disability
Henry C. Shark
21
Private
5 June 1861
11 July 1863
Died in 3rd Division, 2nd Corps Hospital at Gettysburg, PA from wounds received (wounded in ankle by shell) on 2 July 1863 at Gettysburg, PA; Buried in Gettysburg National Cemetery, Gettysburg, PA; Grave B-17, OH Plot
Jacob Sheak
18
Private
5 June 1861
2 July 1863
Killed at Gettysburg while on duty with Brigade Provost Guard; Buried in Gettysburg National Cemetery, Gettysburg, PA; Grave A-19, NJ Plot
William Shean
22
Private
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Sick on 20 October 1862 at Harper's Ferry, WV; Absent on 21 June 1864; Mustered Out
Barber Shearer
27
Private
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Mustered Out
David Shindollar
26
Private
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Mustered Out
Henry A. Shoub
29
Corporal
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Promoted to Sergeant on 20 September 1863; Wounded on 3 June 1864 at Cold Harbor, VA; Mustered Out
Samuel J. Shoub
37
First Sergeant
5 June 1861
2 July 1863
Mustered into Company I, 4th Ohio (3 Month's Unit) on 21 April 1861; Mustered Out on 5 June 1861; Mustered into Company I, 4th Ohio (3 Year's Unit) as 1st Sergeant on 5 June 1861; Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant on 31 August 1862; Killed at Gettysburg, PA; Buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Gettysburg, PA
James S. Slough
19
Private
5 June 1861
27 November 1861
Discharged for disability
Morgan Snell
31
Private
5 June 1861
22 October 1862
Discharged for disability
John Spaulding
26
Private
5 June 1861
13 December 1862
Discharged for disability
Reason B. Spink
27
Second Lieutenant
5 June 1861
23 March 1863
Promoted to 1st Lieutenant on 22 November 1862 (As of Company D); Resigned commission and Discharged for disability
Thomas Sprague
38
Private
12 October 1861
30 October 1862
Transferred from Company D; POW on 28 May 1862 at Strasburg, VA (While sick in hospital); Died at Lynchburg, VA as POW; Buried in Lynchburg, VA
Ernest St Clair
27
Corporal
5 June 1861
5 June 1864
Transferred into 4th Ohio Infantry Battalion
John M. Stark
24
Private
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Promoted to 1st Sergeant on 30 March 1863; Reduced to Private on 26 May 1863; Mustered Out
Thomas E. Stark
25
Private
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Mustered Out
William C. Stevens
35
Musician
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Mustered Out
John E. Stickley
24
Private
5 June 1861
15 October 1862
Died en route to Delaware, OH
Horace W. Stone
25
Private
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Mustered Out
William Traxler
25
Private
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Mustered Out
Joseph W. Watkins


10 June 1861

Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant on 1 January 1863; Mustered Out
Frederick P. Welch
19
Private
5 June 1861
5 June 1864
Transferred into 4th Ohio Infantry Battalion
Johnson Welch
28
Private
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Mustered Out
Israel H. Wickham
32
Private
5 June 1861
6 February 1864
Transferred into Veteran Reserve Corps
Charles H. Wigton
23
Private
5 June 1861
21 June 1864
Mustered Out
John M. Wilson
20
Private
5 June 1861
20 October 1862
Discharged to enter into US Army 4th Heavy Artillery
Demas C. Wise
23
Private
5 June 1861
7 December 1862
Mustered into Company I, 4th Ohio (3 Month's Unit); Mustered Out; Mustered into Company I, 4th Ohio (3 Year's Unit); Died at Frederick, MD from wounded received on 17 September 1862 at Antietam, MD; Buried in Antietam National Cemetery, Sharpsburg, MD; Grave #1,486
John Wixstead
32
Private
5 June 1861
3 June 1864
Wounded on 2 July 1863 at Gettysburg, PA; Killed at Cold Harbor, VA
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