This roster includes the known officers and enlisted men of the 26th Ohio Independent Battery Light Artillery, 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 Theobold D. Yost – Commanded the battery; mustered in August 30, 1861; served through detachment and mustering out.
- First Lieutenant Levi J. Cox – Promoted from lower rank; service dates and details as per state records.
- First Lieutenant Omar S. Lee – Service noted in adjutant general reports.
- First Lieutenant John C. Hampson – Service noted in adjutant general reports.
- Second Lieutenant Abel T. Lee – Service noted in adjutant general reports.
- Second Lieutenant John E. Kitzmiller – Service noted in adjutant general reports.
Non-Commissioned Staff
- Sergeant Major –
Some details are incomplete in surviving primary sources.
- Quartermaster Sergeant –
Some details are incomplete in surviving primary sources.
- Other Non-Commissioned Staff –
Some details are incomplete in surviving primary sources.
Company A
This battery was not organized by company; all enlisted men served as a single unit. Individual names and assignments are recorded in the state adjutant general reports.
Company B
This battery was not organized by company; all enlisted men served as a single unit. Individual names and assignments are recorded in the state adjutant general reports.
Company C
This battery was not organized by company; all enlisted men served as a single unit. Individual names and assignments are recorded in the state adjutant general reports.
Company D
This battery was not organized by company; all enlisted men served as a single unit. Individual names and assignments are recorded in the state adjutant general reports.
Company E
This battery was not organized by company; all enlisted men served as a single unit. Individual names and assignments are recorded in the state adjutant general reports.
Company F
This battery was not organized by company; all enlisted men served as a single unit. Individual names and assignments are recorded in the state adjutant general reports.
Company G
This battery was not organized by company; all enlisted men served as a single unit. Individual names and assignments are recorded in the state adjutant general reports.
Company H
This battery was not organized by company; all enlisted men served as a single unit. Individual names and assignments are recorded in the state adjutant general reports.
Company I
This battery was not organized by company; all enlisted men served as a single unit. Individual names and assignments are recorded in the state adjutant general reports.
Company K
This battery was not organized by company; all enlisted men served as a single unit. Individual names and assignments are recorded in the state adjutant general reports.
Consolidations or Transfers
The 26th Ohio Independent Battery Light Artillery was originally organized as Company F, 32nd Ohio Infantry, and was permanently detached as an independent battery on December 22, 1863. Subsequent service was as a distinct artillery unit.
Sources & Notes
- Official Records of the War of the Rebellion, Series I, relevant volumes and parts.
- State Adjutant General Report for Ohio (various years, volumes covering artillery units).
- Dyer’s Compendium.
- Fox, “Regimental Losses in the American Civil War.”
- The Union Army, Federal Publishing Company, 1908, Volume 2.