This roster includes the known officers and enlisted men of the 3rd Ohio Independent Cavalry Company, 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 Philip Pfau – Original commander; organized the company at Cincinnati; mustered in July 4, 1861; served until expiration of term.
- Captain Frank Smith – Succeeded as captain; service dates as recorded in state reports.
- First Lieutenant Jonas Seaman – Mustered in at organization; service details per adjutant general reports.
- First Lieutenant Waldemar G. Wahle – Mustered in at organization; service details per adjutant general reports.
- Second Lieutenant Frank A. Dousman – Mustered in at organization; service details per adjutant general reports.
- Second Lieutenant Frederick Smith – Mustered in at organization; service details per adjutant general reports.
Company A
Some details are incomplete in surviving primary sources.
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.
Sources & Notes
- Official Records of the War of the Rebellion (Series I, relevant volumes and parts as applicable).
- State Adjutant General Report for Ohio (years and volumes as available).
- Dyer’s Compendium.
- Fox, “Regimental Losses in the American Civil War.”
- The Union Army, Federal Publishing Company, 1908, Volume 2.