This roster includes the known officers and enlisted men of the 6th Ohio Independent Company Sharpshooters, 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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Field & Staff
- Captain Charles H. Coe – Original commanding officer; service details noted in state records.
- Captain James H. Reed – Succeeded Coe; dates of service and assignments recorded in official reports.
- Captain Samuel McCammant – Later company commander; mustered out with the company.
- First Lieutenant Robert Shank – Commissioned officer; service dates noted in adjutant general reports.
- First Lieutenant David C. Johns – Served during the company’s attachment to headquarters guard.
- First Lieutenant George L. Evans – Service details recorded in regimental histories.
- First Lieutenant George M. Barrick – Served through the company’s mustering out in 1865.
Company A
As an independent company, the 6th Ohio Sharpshooters was not organized into lettered companies. All enlisted men served under a single company roll. The roster for enlisted personnel is not fully detailed in surviving primary sources.
Non-Commissioned Staff
Some details are incomplete in surviving primary sources.
Unassigned Recruits
Records for unassigned recruits or late-war additions are incomplete in the available state adjutant general reports.
Consolidations or Transfers
The 6th Ohio Independent Company Sharpshooters was at times administratively consolidated with the 5th and 7th Independent Companies to form a battalion for headquarters guard duty, but maintained its own company roll throughout its service.
Sources & Notes
- Official Records of the War of the Rebellion, Series I, relevant volumes and parts covering Ohio independent sharpshooter companies.
- State Adjutant General Report for Ohio (various years; see volumes covering independent companies, 1862–1865).
- Dyer’s Compendium.
- Fox, “Regimental Losses in the American Civil War.”
- The Union Army, Federal Publishing Company, 1908, Vol. 2.