This roster includes the known officers and enlisted men of the 6th 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 Jeptha Garrard – Original commanding officer; led the company from organization through early campaigns.
- Captain George F. Dern – Succeeded Garrard; dates and details of command transition noted in state records.
- First Lieutenant James K. Wilson – Served during initial organization and early service.
- First Lieutenant Henry M. Ensminger – Service noted in adjutant general reports.
- Second Lieutenant Joseph C. Grannan – Mustered in at organization; further service details in state records.
- Second Lieutenant William V. Lawrence – Served during period of active operations in North Carolina.
Company A
As an independent cavalry company, the 6th Ohio did not have traditional companies A–K. The entire unit functioned as a single company. Individual enlisted men and non-commissioned officers are listed in Field & Staff or below as records permit.
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.
Non-Commissioned Staff
Some details are incomplete in surviving primary sources.
Unassigned Recruits
Some details are incomplete in surviving primary sources.
Consolidations or Transfers
This company was attached to the 3rd New York Cavalry as Company L on January 9, 1862. Subsequent service was under that designation.
Sources & Notes
- Official Records of the War of the Rebellion, Series I, relevant volumes and parts covering Ohio cavalry operations.
- State Adjutant General Report for Ohio (various years; see volumes covering independent cavalry companies).
- Dyer’s Compendium.
- Fox, “Regimental Losses in the American Civil War.”
- The Union Army, Federal Publishing Company, 1908, Vol. 2.