This roster includes the known officers and enlisted men of the 13th Ohio Independent Battery Light Artillery, organized by Field & Staff and sections. 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 John B. Myers – Commanding officer; mustered in about February 16, 1862.
- First Lieutenant John R. Brown – Mustered in about February 16, 1862.
- First Lieutenant Ezra Bennett – Mustered in about February 16, 1862.
- Second Lieutenant Edmund B. Lowe – Mustered in about February 16, 1862.
- Second Lieutenant Levi M. Willits – Mustered in about February 16, 1862.
Non-Commissioned Staff
Records for non-commissioned staff are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Section A
Records for enlisted men of Section A are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Section B
Records for enlisted men of Section B are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Section C
Records for enlisted men of Section C are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Unassigned Recruits
Some details are incomplete in surviving primary sources.
Consolidations or Transfers
On April 20, 1862, the members of the 13th Ohio Independent Battery Light Artillery were consolidated with the 7th, 10th, and 14th Ohio Independent Batteries. Individual transfer records are not fully detailed in available sources.
Sources & Notes
- Official Records of the War of the Rebellion, Series I, relevant volumes and parts.
- State Adjutant General Report for Ohio (years 1862 and subsequent, volumes and pages as available).
- Dyer’s Compendium.
- Fox, “Regimental Losses in the American Civil War.”
- The Union Army, Federal Publishing Company, 1908, Vol. 2.