This roster includes the known officers and enlisted men of the 2nd Ohio Cavalry (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 2nd Ohio Cavalry (Three Years’ Service), these resources may provide additional historical detail, including regimental histories and Civil War reference works.
Field & Staff
- Colonel –
- Lieutenant Colonel –
- Major –
- Adjutant –
- Quartermaster –
- Surgeon –
- Assistant Surgeon –
- Chaplain –
Company A
- Captain –
- First Lieutenant –
- Second Lieutenant –
- First Sergeant –
- Sergeants –
- Corporals –
- Bugler –
- Farrier –
- Saddler –
- Privates –
Company B
- Captain –
- First Lieutenant –
- Second Lieutenant –
- First Sergeant –
- Sergeants –
- Corporals –
- Bugler –
- Farrier –
- Saddler –
- Privates –
Company C
- Captain –
- First Lieutenant –
- Second Lieutenant –
- First Sergeant –
- Sergeants –
- Corporals –
- Bugler –
- Farrier –
- Saddler –
- Privates –
Company D
- Captain –
- First Lieutenant –
- Second Lieutenant –
- First Sergeant –
- Sergeants –
- Corporals –
- Bugler –
- Farrier –
- Saddler –
- Privates –
Company E
- Captain –
- First Lieutenant –
- Second Lieutenant –
- First Sergeant –
- Sergeants –
- Corporals –
- Bugler –
- Farrier –
- Saddler –
- Privates –
Company F
- Captain –
- First Lieutenant –
- Second Lieutenant –
- First Sergeant –
- Sergeants –
- Corporals –
- Bugler –
- Farrier –
- Saddler –
- Privates –
Company G
- Captain –
- First Lieutenant –
- Second Lieutenant –
- First Sergeant –
- Sergeants –
- Corporals –
- Bugler –
- Farrier –
- Saddler –
- Privates –
Company H
- Captain –
- First Lieutenant –
- Second Lieutenant –
- First Sergeant –
- Sergeants –
- Corporals –
- Bugler –
- Farrier –
- Saddler –
- Privates –
Company I
- Captain –
- First Lieutenant –
- Second Lieutenant –
- First Sergeant –
- Sergeants –
- Corporals –
- Bugler –
- Farrier –
- Saddler –
- Privates –
Company K
- Captain –
- First Lieutenant –
- Second Lieutenant –
- First Sergeant –
- Sergeants –
- Corporals –
- Bugler –
- Farrier –
- Saddler –
- Privates –
Non-Commissioned Staff
- Sergeant Major –
- Quartermaster Sergeant –
- Commissary Sergeant –
- Hospital Steward –
- Principal Musician –
Unassigned Recruits
Some men may have been enlisted but not assigned to a specific company at muster. Records for these individuals are noted in state adjutant general reports when available.
Consolidations or Transfers
In August 1862, a detail from each company formed a light battery, later designated as the 25th Ohio Battery. Other transfers and consolidations are noted in official records as they occurred.
Sources & Notes
- Official Records of the War of the Rebellion, Series I, various volumes and parts as relevant to the 2nd Ohio Cavalry.
- State Adjutant General Report for Ohio (years 1861–1865, relevant volumes and pages).
- Dyer’s Compendium.
- Fox, “Regimental Losses in the American Civil War.”
- The Union Army, Federal Publishing Company, 1908, Volume 2.