This roster includes the known officers and enlisted men of the 50th Ohio Infantry (Three Years’ Service), organized by Field & Staff and Companies A through K. Information is drawn from 19th-century state adjutant general reports, the Official Records, and verified regimental histories.
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For an overview of this regiment’s organization, service, engagements, and casualties, see the regiment summary page.
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If you’re researching ancestors in the 50th Ohio Infantry (Three Years’ Service), these resources may provide additional historical detail, including regimental histories and Civil War reference works.
Field & Staff
- Colonel Jonah R. Taylor – service noted in regimental histories.
- Colonel Silas A. Strickland – service noted in regimental histories.
- Lieutenant Colonel George R. Elstner – service noted in regimental histories.
- Lieutenant Colonel James A. Bope – service noted in regimental histories.
- Lieutenant Colonel Hamilton S. Gillespie – service noted in regimental histories.
- Lieutenant Colonel John E. Cummins – service noted in regimental histories.
- Lieutenant Colonel Thomas L. P. Defries – service noted in regimental histories.
- Major Thomas P. Cook – service noted in regimental histories.
- Major Benjamin F. Le Fever – service noted in regimental histories.
Company A
Records for this company are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Company B
Records for this company are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Company C
Records for this company are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Company D
Records for this company are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Company E
Records for this company are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Company F
Records for this company are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Company G
Records for this company are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Company H
Records for this company are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Company I
Records for this company are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Company K
Records for this company are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Consolidations or Transfers
In 1865, the 50th Ohio Infantry (Three Years’ Service) was consolidated with the 99th Ohio Infantry, retaining its regimental designation. At the time of consolidation, the regiment numbered approximately 100 men.
Sources & Notes
- Official Records of the War of the Rebellion, Series I, relevant volumes and parts covering the operations of the 50th Ohio Infantry.
- State Adjutant General Report for Ohio (years 1862–1865; volumes and pages as available).
- Dyer’s Compendium.
- Fox, “Regimental Losses in the American Civil War.”
- The Union Army, Federal Publishing Company, 1908, Volume 2.