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ROSTER: 4th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Cavalry^*

Fall 2002 Newsletter
Winter 2003 Newsletter
Summer 2003 Newsletter

Descendants Association being founded…
If you are a descendant of a 4^th OVC cavalryman you are invited to join. See Newsletters.

2^nd Annual Descendants Association Reunion to be held in Columbus, Ohio
October 10-12, 2003.
See Summer 2003 Newsletter

The Invincibles - The Story of the Fourth Ohio Veteran Volunteer Cavalry
1861-1865

by Nancy Pape-Findley

is now available!

See http://www.bloodroadpublishing.com/ for more details and order information.

I dedicate these pages to the memory of my Great-grandfather, George Baum, who at the age of 43 joined the 4th OVC in 1862.

If you would like me to locate someone for you that is not yet on this list, please e-mail me: Karin Corbeil - Please only send requests for information on persons you think were in the 4th OVC. There were two other units also called the "4th Ohio Cavalry". See: Other "4TH's. If you are not sure, go HERE for information on how to find which regiment your ancestor served in.

If you have any memorabilia, letters or photos relating to the 4th OVC, I would be most grateful in receiving copies to add to this website.

The 1st 4^th Ohio Cavalry Descendant’s Association reunion was held on September 13-15, 2002 at Chickamauga Battlefield, Georgia. PHOTOS

The 2^nd Annual Reunion will be held in Columbus, Ohio on the weekend of
October 10-12, 2003….See: Summer 2003 Newsletter

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ROSTER: 4th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Cavalry^*

Abbreviations

Name                   Rank       Age   Entered    Final Remarks

                                                   (Abbreviations)

FIELD AND STAFF

Kennett    John         Colonel     52    30 Aug 61    R  3 Jan 63

Long       Eli          Colonel     26    23 Jan 63    M 15 Jan 65

Burdsal    Henry W.     Lt. Col     ..    30 Aug 61    R  2 Nov 62

Pugh       John L.      Lt. Col     28     5 Sep 61    R 25 Feb 63

Robie      Oliver P.    Lt. Col     28    10 Sep 61    M 30 Nov 64

Dobb       George W.    Lt. Col     26    10 Sep 61    K 2 Apr 65 at Selma, AL

Dresbach   James E.     Major       23     5 Sep 61    R  4 Jun 64

Rogers     Henry C.     Major       31    14 Sep 61    DD 5 Mar 63

Mergrue    Canduce G.   Major       30    25 Aug 61    R  2 Mar 63

Rogers     Robert E.    Major       31     3 Sep 61    R 19 Apr 64

Mathews    Peter        Major       31     3 Sep 61    M 15 Jul 65

Thomson    James        Major       23     9 Sep 61    M 15 Jul 65

James      Lucian A.    Surgeon     36     5 Sep 61    M  5 Sep 64

Field      Orestes G.   Surgeon     29    19 Mar 64    M 15 Jul 65

McMillen   Thomas       Ass't Surg  21     9 Sep 61    R  8 Jul 62

Noble      Henry B.     Ass't Surg  ..    19 Aug 62    R  6 Dec 62

Weist     Jacob R.      Ass't Surg  ..     8 Jul 62    P/T 28 Sep 63-1stUSCT

Biggs      Cyrus F.H.   Ass't Surg  35    13 Oct 62    M 15 Jul 65

Ford       H. H.        Ass't Surg  ..        ..       Declined commission

Warner     Phillip H.   Adjutant    25     2 Sep 61    P Capt. Co-D 2 Mar 62

Smith      Osmond O.    Adjutant    22    30 Aug 62    R 20 Jun 65

Hastings   Thomas D.    R.Q.M.      28     5 Sep 61    R 11 Jun 62

Willshear  William A.   R.Q.M.      55    10 Sep 61    R 21 Feb 65

Quinton    Edward L.    R.Q.M       24     6 Mar 64    M 15 Jul 65

Mitchell   Edward M.    B.Q.M.      ..    11 Jan 62    D 11 Jun 62

Hayden     Joseph B.    R. Com      28    26 Sep 61    M 15 Jul 65

Cheney     Laban C.     Chaplain    ..     9 Oct 61    D 17 Jul 62

Bascom     Silas H.     Ser. Maj.   21    24 Sep 61    P 2nd Lt:Co-K 1 Jul 62

Taylor     Lester L.    Ser. Maj.   18    17 Sep 61    P 2nd Lt:Co-G 6 Nov 62

Moore      Issac H.     Ser. Maj.   19    30 Oct 61    P 2nd Lt:Co-L 15 Mar 64

Smucker    William      Ser. Maj.   27    29 Aug 62    P 2nd Lt:Co-B 8 Sep 64

Bonsall    Charles P.   Ser. Maj.   27    29 Aug 62    P 1st Lt:Co-G 9 Dec 64

Riggs      Phillip D.   Ser. Maj.   22    24 Sep 64    M 24 Jun 65

Lee        Chester B.   Vet. Surg.  31     7 Oct 61    M 15 Jul 65

Crist      George       R.Q.M.S.    25     9 Sep 61    P 2nd Lt. Co-D 12 Dec 61

Hartwell   William A.   R.Q.M.S.    20    17 Sep 61    Returned to Co-B

Thomson    Alexander L. R.Q.M.S.    20    15 Aug 62    M 24 Jun 65

Filley     William H.   R.Q.M.S.    34     5 Jan 64    M 24 Jun 65

Wood       Edward S.    R.C.S.      22     5 Oct 61    P 2nd Lt:Co-L 19 Aug 62

Hitchcock  Baladin      R.C.S.      44     6 Sep 61    M 15 Jul 65

Sowers     John A.      Hos St'd    24    24 Sep 61    D 27 Mar 63

Wilbur     Lorenzo      Hos St'd    28    16 Aug 62    M 21 Jun 65

Sauers     Henry B.     Hos St'd    17    22 Oct 61    M 15 Jul 65

Rea        James H.     Ch't Bug.   25    12 Oct 61    M 3 Jul 62

Saunders   William A.   Ch't Bug.   21     5 Sep 61    T to Co-G

Young      Albert M.    Ch't Bug.   20    20 Sep 61    M 20 Oct 64

Geiger     George       Ch't Bug.   26    30 Sep 61    A - no further record

Spurgeon   Andrew J.    Sad. Ser.   36    29 Oct 61    M 15 Jul 65

Regimental Band

E-mail links to descendants – Updated February 3, 2003

Companies A - M:
Scanned from: Ford. Henry A., Kate B. Ford History of Hamilton County, OH; Cleveland, OH: L.A. Williams 1881, pages 168-173

Letters written July 6, 1861 - March 21, 1864 by Albert J. Hopping, Sgt. in Company A to Miss Ada Carter. Courtesy of Phil Phalen and the Gowanda (NY) Area Historical Society.

The Military History Institute, an Institute of the U.S.Army War College, has Civil War photographs of 4^th OVC veterans and can be ordered via E-mail.

Bibliography of the 4^th OVC from the Military History Institute.

The BEST place to start and continue your searching is at:

Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet

History of the 4th Ohio Cavalry

History of Ohio Cavalry

Ohio in the Civil War

22nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry Roster

More Civil War Links
Help - Information on how to locate a Civil War soldier

Roster for Ohio in the War of 1812

The above information is for personal use only. Not for commercial use or to be sold for profit. Also, the use of any copyright terms or material is not a challenge to the ownership of those materials.

Transcribed from the
* Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion.
Vol. 11. Pages 178-238

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Updated Wednesday, 9 July 2003, 07:11:14 PM EST

The Invincibles - The Story of the Fourth Ohio Veteran Volunteer Cavalry 1861-1865

by Nancy Pape-Findley

is now available! See http://www.bloodroadpublishing.com/ for more details and order information.

I dedicate these pages to the memory of my Great-grandfather, George Baum, who at the age of 43 joined the 4th OVC in 1862.

If you have any memorabilia, letters or photos relating to the 4th OVC, I would be most grateful in receiving copies to add to this website. The 1st 4th Ohio Cavalry Descendant’s Association reunion was held on September 13-15, 2002 at Chickamauga Battlefield, Georgia. PHOTOS

The 2nd Annual Reunion will be held in Columbus, Ohio on the weekend of October 10-12, 2003….See: Summer 2003 Newsletter

If you found this site helpful or would like to post a query....please sign my guestbook! Sign Guestbook View Guestbook View Old Guestbook (1998-1999)

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