This roster includes the known officers and enlisted men of the McLaughlin’s Cavalry Squadron (Ohio), 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
- Major William McLaughlin – Original commanding officer; mustered in November 1861.
- Major Gaylord McFall – Succeeded McLaughlin; service dates and notes as available.
- Major Richard Rice – Later field officer; service notes as available.
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.
Non-Commissioned Staff
Some details are incomplete in surviving primary sources.
Unassigned Recruits
Some details are incomplete in surviving primary sources.
Consolidations or Transfers
In July 1865, McLaughlin’s Cavalry Squadron was consolidated with the 5th Ohio Cavalry at Raleigh, North Carolina.
Sources & Notes
- Official Records of the War of the Rebellion, Series I, relevant volumes and parts covering Ohio cavalry operations.
- State Adjutant General Report for Ohio (years 1861–1865; 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.