This roster includes the known officers and enlisted men of the 5th Ohio Cavalry (Three Years’ Service), organized by Field & Staff and Companies A through M. 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.
Research This Regiment
If you’re researching ancestors in the 5th Ohio Cavalry (Three Years’ Service), these resources may provide additional historical detail, including regimental histories and Civil War reference works.
Field & Staff
- Colonel –
- Lieutenant Colonel –
- Major –
- Adjutant –
- Quartermaster –
- Surgeon –
- Assistant Surgeon –
- Chaplain –
Non-Commissioned Staff
- Sergeant Major –
- Quartermaster Sergeant –
- Commissary Sergeant –
- Hospital Steward –
- Saddler Sergeant –
- Veterinary Surgeon –
- Bugler –
Company A
Company B
Company C
Company D
Company E
Company F
Company G
Company H
Company I
Company K
Company L
Company M
Unassigned Recruits
Records for unassigned recruits, including those captured or paroled en route to the regiment, are noted in state adjutant general reports when available.
Consolidations or Transfers
Some members of the 5th Ohio Cavalry (Three Years’ Service) may have been transferred to or from other Ohio cavalry regiments during the course of the war. Details are recorded in official returns and state reports where available.
Sources & Notes
- Official Records of the War of the Rebellion, Series I, relevant volumes and parts covering the Western Theater and cavalry operations.
- State Adjutant General Report for Ohio (various years, volumes, and pages as applicable).
- Dyer’s Compendium.
- Fox, “Regimental Losses in the American Civil War.”
- The Union Army, Federal Publishing Company, 1908, Volume 2.