Bard’s Independent Cavalry Company Soldier Roster in the American Civil War

This roster includes the known officers and enlisted men of Bard’s Independent Cavalry Company (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

  • Captain Sylvester W. Bard – Commanding officer; mustered in at Cincinnati, Ohio, fall 1862; mustered out October 2, 1862.
  • First Lieutenant Peter C. Bonte – Mustered in at Cincinnati, Ohio, fall 1862; mustered out October 2, 1862.

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.
  • 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.
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