This roster includes the known officers and enlisted men of the 18th 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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If you’re researching ancestors in the 18th Ohio Independent Battery Light Artillery, these resources may provide additional historical detail, including regimental histories and Civil War reference works.
Field & Staff
- Captain Charles C. Aleshire – Commanding officer; mustered in Sept. 13, 1862.
- First Lieutenant William R. Morgan – Service noted in regimental histories.
- First Lieutenant Henry A. Regnier – Service noted in regimental histories.
- First Lieutenant Joseph McCafferty – Service noted in regimental histories.
- First Lieutenant Albert S. Bierce – Service noted in regimental histories.
- Second Lieutenant Benjamin W. Rutherford – Service noted in regimental histories.
- Second Lieutenant Casey Roseburgh – Service noted in regimental histories.
- Second Lieutenant James W. Chestnut – Service noted in regimental histories.
- Second Lieutenant James C. Patterson – Service noted in regimental histories.
Company A
As an independent battery, the 18th Ohio Light Artillery was not organized by companies. The roster of enlisted men is typically listed as a single group in state adjutant general reports.
- Some details are incomplete in surviving primary sources.
Company B
As an independent battery, there was no Company B. All enlisted men served under the battery organization.
Company C
As an independent battery, there was no Company C. All enlisted men served under the battery organization.
Company D
As an independent battery, there was no Company D. All enlisted men served under the battery organization.
Company E
As an independent battery, there was no Company E. All enlisted men served under the battery organization.
Company F
As an independent battery, there was no Company F. All enlisted men served under the battery organization.
Company G
As an independent battery, there was no Company G. All enlisted men served under the battery organization.
Company H
As an independent battery, there was no Company H. All enlisted men served under the battery organization.
Company I
As an independent battery, there was no Company I. All enlisted men served under the battery organization.
Company K
As an independent battery, there was no Company K. All enlisted men served under the battery organization.
Non-Commissioned Staff
Records for non-commissioned staff (such as sergeants, corporals, artificers, and buglers) are listed in the full roster in state adjutant general reports. Specific names and service notes are not included here due to incomplete primary sources.
Unassigned Recruits
Some recruits may have been unassigned or joined the battery at various times. Details are incomplete in surviving primary sources.
Sources & Notes
- Official Records of the War of the Rebellion, Series I, relevant volumes and parts covering Ohio artillery units.
- State Adjutant General Report for Ohio (various years; see volumes covering artillery batteries for muster rolls and service records).
- Dyer’s Compendium.
- Fox, “Regimental Losses in the American Civil War.”
- The Union Army, Federal Publishing Company, 1908, Volume 2.