This roster includes the known officers and enlisted men of the 8th Ohio Cavalry (Civil War), 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
Some details are incomplete in surviving primary sources.
Company A
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Company B
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Company C
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Company D
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Company E
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Company F
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Company G
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Company H
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Company I
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Company K
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Non-Commissioned Staff
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Unassigned Recruits
Records for unassigned recruits, if any, are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Consolidations or Transfers
The 8th Ohio Cavalry was organized from the former 44th Ohio Infantry and retained veterans and recruits under its new designation. Some companies experienced captures and detachments, particularly during actions at Beverly, West Virginia, and in the Shenandoah Valley. Further details on transfers or consolidations may be found in the regiment summary page and official reports.
Sources & Notes
- Official Records of the War of the Rebellion, Series I, relevant volumes and parts covering operations in West Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley.
- State Adjutant General Report for Ohio (years 1864–1865; volumes and pages as applicable).
- Dyer’s Compendium.
- Fox, “Regimental Losses in the American Civil War.”
- The Union Army, Federal Publishing Company, 1908, Vol. 2.