This roster includes the known officers and enlisted men of the 5th Ohio Independent Cavalry Company, organized by Field & Staff and Company A. 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 James L. Foley – Commanding officer; led the company during its service as part of Fremont’s Body-Guard.
- First Lieutenant Joseph M. Kennedy – Second in command; present at the action near Springfield, Missouri, October 25, 1861.
- Second Lieutenant Isaac B. McLinn – Junior officer; participated in the company’s only recorded engagement.
Company A
This company was composed principally of residents of Cincinnati, Ohio, and served as part of Fremont’s Body-Guard. The company participated in the charge at Springfield, Missouri, on October 25, 1861, suffering 4 killed, 13 wounded, and several captured. The following roster is incomplete; only officers are named in available primary sources.
Some details are incomplete in surviving primary sources.
Sources & Notes
- Official Records of the War of the Rebellion, Series I, Vol. 3, relevant reports and correspondence.
- State Adjutant General Report for Ohio (year and volume as available).
- Dyer’s Compendium.
- Fox, “Regimental Losses in the American Civil War.”
- The Union Army, Federal Publishing Company, 1908, Vol. 2.
- Reid, Whitelaw. “Ohio in the War.”