This roster includes the known officers and enlisted men of the 7th 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 Silas A. Burnap – Commanded the battery; service dates and additional details in state reports.
- Captain Harlow P. McNaughton – Succeeded Burnap; see adjutant general records for service notes.
- First Lieutenant David R. Jacobs – Service noted in state records.
- First Lieutenant Theodore F. Carson – Service noted in state records.
- First Lieutenant Ellis Conant – Service noted in state records.
- First Lieutenant Royal Church – Service noted in state records.
- First Lieutenant Columbia Downing – Service noted in state records.
- First Lieutenant Henry Dorst – Service noted in state records.
- Second Lieutenant Obadiah F. Walker – Service noted in state records.
- Second Lieutenant John Brechtel – Service noted in state records.
- Second Lieutenant Harrison Stebbins – Service noted in state records.
Company A
This battery was not organized by lettered companies; all enlisted men served directly under the battery’s command structure. Individual names and service records are listed in the state adjutant general reports.
Company B
This battery was not organized by lettered companies; see note above.
Company C
This battery was not organized by lettered companies; see note above.
Company D
This battery was not organized by lettered companies; see note above.
Company E
This battery was not organized by lettered companies; see note above.
Company F
This battery was not organized by lettered companies; see note above.
Company G
This battery was not organized by lettered companies; see note above.
Company H
This battery was not organized by lettered companies; see note above.
Company I
This battery was not organized by lettered companies; see note above.
Company K
This battery was not organized by lettered companies; see note above.
Non-Commissioned Staff
- Sergeant Major – Name and service details to be added from state adjutant general reports.
- Quartermaster Sergeant – Name and service details to be added from state adjutant general reports.
- Other Non-Commissioned Officers – Names and service details to be added from state adjutant general reports.
Unassigned Recruits
Records of unassigned recruits, if any, are included in the state adjutant general reports. Some details are incomplete in surviving primary sources.
Consolidations or Transfers
On expiration of the original term of service, non-veterans were mustered out; veterans and recruits continued service until final muster out in August 1865. See the regiment summary page for further details.
Sources & Notes
- Official Records of the War of the Rebellion, Series I, relevant volumes and parts covering Western Theater artillery units.
- State Adjutant General Report for Ohio (various years; see volumes covering artillery units for detailed rosters).
- Dyer’s Compendium.
- Fox, “Regimental Losses in the American Civil War.”
- The Union Army, Federal Publishing Company, 1908, Volume 2.