This roster includes the known officers and enlisted men of the 8th Ohio Independent Battery Light Artillery (Three Years’ Service), organized by Field & Staff and sections corresponding to the battery’s structure. 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 Louis Markgraf – Original commanding officer; mustered in March 11, 1862.
- Captain Charles H. Schmidt – Succeeded Markgraf; dates of service as captain noted in adjutant general reports.
- Captain James F. Putnam – Later commanding officer; service noted in official records.
- First Lieutenant Jacob Heitzman – Served as first lieutenant; dates and service details in state records.
- First Lieutenant Emil Smith – Served as first lieutenant; details in adjutant general reports.
- First Lieutenant Amos H. Worley – Service as first lieutenant; noted in regimental history.
- First Lieutenant Jeremiah Cain – Service as first lieutenant; details in official records.
- Second Lieutenant Adolph Schmidt – Served as second lieutenant; details in state records.
- Second Lieutenant Jacob M. Porter – Service as second lieutenant; noted in adjutant general reports.
- Second Lieutenant Francis M. Coover – Served as second lieutenant; details in regimental history.
- Second Lieutenant Thomas Lewis – Service as second lieutenant; noted in official records.
Non-Commissioned Staff
- Sergeant Major – Name and details to be added from state adjutant general reports.
- Quartermaster Sergeant – Name and details to be added.
- Chief Bugler – Name and details to be added.
Section 1
Records for enlisted men in this section are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Section 2
Records for enlisted men in this section are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Section 3
Records for enlisted men in this section are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Section 4
Records for enlisted men in this section are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Unassigned Recruits
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 on August 7, 1865.
Sources & Notes
- Official Records of the War of the Rebellion, Series I, relevant volumes and parts covering Western Theater artillery operations.
- State Adjutant General Report for Ohio (various years, volumes covering artillery units, muster rolls, and officer lists).
- Dyer’s Compendium.
- Fox, “Regimental Losses in the American Civil War.”
- The Union Army, Federal Publishing Company, 1908, Volume 2.