This roster includes the known officers and enlisted men of the 12th 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 Aaron C. Johnson – Original commanding officer; service noted in state and federal records.
- Captain Frank Jackson – Succeeded Johnson; dates and details in adjutant general reports.
- Captain Alfred Noecker – Later commanding officer; service documented in regimental history.
- First Lieutenant Darius Dirlam – Served as first lieutenant; see official rosters for details.
- First Lieutenant Archibald McClellan – Service noted in state records.
- First Lieutenant William B. Fleming – Listed in official rosters.
- First Lieutenant Ami P. Fairbanks – Service documented in regimental sources.
- First Lieutenant Albert A. Powers – See state adjutant general report.
- First Lieutenant John B. Ward – Service noted in official records.
- First Lieutenant William W. Banning – Listed in regimental history.
- First Lieutenant Myron Webber – Service documented in state reports.
- First Lieutenant Alphonso E. Gregory – See official rosters.
- First Lieutenant Madison M. Moore – Service noted in state records.
- First Lieutenant Joseph Billings – Listed in adjutant general reports.
- First Lieutenant Oregon F. Morgan – Service documented in regimental sources.
- Second Lieutenant Anderson Blue – Listed in official records.
- Second Lieutenant Calvin A. Day – Service noted in state reports.
- Second Lieutenant Henry C. Kilburn – Listed in regimental history.
Non-Commissioned Staff
Some details are incomplete in surviving primary sources.
Company A
This battery was organized as a single company; rosters for sub-companies A–K are not applicable. All enlisted men served under the battery’s main roster.
Company B
This battery was organized as a single company; rosters for sub-companies A–K are not applicable. All enlisted men served under the battery’s main roster.
Company C
This battery was organized as a single company; rosters for sub-companies A–K are not applicable. All enlisted men served under the battery’s main roster.
Company D
This battery was organized as a single company; rosters for sub-companies A–K are not applicable. All enlisted men served under the battery’s main roster.
Company E
This battery was organized as a single company; rosters for sub-companies A–K are not applicable. All enlisted men served under the battery’s main roster.
Company F
This battery was organized as a single company; rosters for sub-companies A–K are not applicable. All enlisted men served under the battery’s main roster.
Company G
This battery was organized as a single company; rosters for sub-companies A–K are not applicable. All enlisted men served under the battery’s main roster.
Company H
This battery was organized as a single company; rosters for sub-companies A–K are not applicable. All enlisted men served under the battery’s main roster.
Company I
This battery was organized as a single company; rosters for sub-companies A–K are not applicable. All enlisted men served under the battery’s main roster.
Company K
This battery was organized as a single company; rosters for sub-companies A–K are not applicable. All enlisted men served under the battery’s main roster.
Unassigned Recruits
Records for unassigned recruits, if any, are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Consolidations or Transfers
The 12th Ohio Independent Battery Light Artillery was originally organized as Company D, 25th Ohio Infantry, and was permanently detached as an independent battery on March 17, 1862. No further consolidations or transfers are noted in primary sources.
Sources & Notes
- Official Records of the War of the Rebellion, Series I, relevant volumes and pages covering Ohio 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.