This roster includes the known officers and enlisted men of the 23rd 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 Seth J. Simmonds – Original commander; also known as Simmonds’ Battery.
- Captain Daniel W. Glassie – Later commander.
- First Lieutenant Leonard Magness
- First Lieutenant Arthur Erenburgh
- First Lieutenant James W. Conine
- First Lieutenant Robert C. Steen
- First Lieutenant George Hattersley
- First Lieutenant James M. Kerr
- Second Lieutenant Hamilton B. White
- Second Lieutenant Robert Johnston
- Second Lieutenant Frederick A. Dame
Company A
As an independent battery, the 23rd Ohio did not have company-level organization. All enlisted men served directly under the Field & Staff structure.
Company B
As an independent battery, the 23rd Ohio did not have company-level organization. All enlisted men served directly under the Field & Staff structure.
Company C
As an independent battery, the 23rd Ohio did not have company-level organization. All enlisted men served directly under the Field & Staff structure.
Company D
As an independent battery, the 23rd Ohio did not have company-level organization. All enlisted men served directly under the Field & Staff structure.
Company E
As an independent battery, the 23rd Ohio did not have company-level organization. All enlisted men served directly under the Field & Staff structure.
Company F
As an independent battery, the 23rd Ohio did not have company-level organization. All enlisted men served directly under the Field & Staff structure.
Company G
As an independent battery, the 23rd Ohio did not have company-level organization. All enlisted men served directly under the Field & Staff structure.
Company H
As an independent battery, the 23rd Ohio did not have company-level organization. All enlisted men served directly under the Field & Staff structure.
Company I
As an independent battery, the 23rd Ohio did not have company-level organization. All enlisted men served directly under the Field & Staff structure.
Company K
As an independent battery, the 23rd Ohio did not have company-level organization. All enlisted men served directly under the Field & Staff structure.
Non-Commissioned Staff
Some details are incomplete in surviving primary sources.
Unassigned Recruits
Some details are incomplete in surviving primary sources.
Consolidations or Transfers
This battery was originally organized as Company E, 1st Kentucky Infantry, and was also known as the 1st Independent Kentucky or Simmonds’ Battery before being designated as the 23rd Ohio Independent Battery Light Artillery.
Sources & Notes
- Official Records of the War of the Rebellion (Series I, relevant volumes and pages).
- State Adjutant General Report for Ohio (years as available).
- Dyer’s Compendium.
- Fox, “Regimental Losses in the American Civil War.”
- The Union Army, Federal Publishing Company, 1908, Vol. 2.