13th Ohio Cavalry, Warren County Ohio Civil War Soldiers

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Warren County, Ohio Civil War Soldiers

serving in the
13th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry Regiment
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Partial Roster of Warren County soldiers serving in the 13th OVC:
Field and Staff, Troop unknown, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, unassigned
Send any additions or corrections to the roster of Warren County soldiers in the 13th OVC to Arne H Trelvik

Roster Commission, Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1866, Vol. XI. (Akron, OH: The Werner Ptg. and Mfg. Co., 1887), page 625
" This regiment was organized from May 5, 1864, to March 23, 1865, at Camp Chase, Ohio. The Regiment, at the organization, was formed by the re-enlistment of members of the Fourth and Fifth Independent Cavalry Battalions (six-months' organization) and recruits from different parts of the State, at large. From its organization until December 18, 1864, the Regiment acted as Infantry, on that day the men were armed and equipped as Cavalry and served as such until mustered out. The Regiment was mustered out of service August 10, 1865, at Petersburg, Va., in accordance with orders from the War Department.
The following is a list of battles, in which this Regiment bore an honorable part, in the compilation of which reference has been made to the Official Army Register, Part V, page 20, and other sources during the preparation of this work:
Weldon Railroad, Va., June 22-23, 1864.
Petersburg, Va., (Assault), July 30, 1864
Ream's Station, Va., August 25, 1864
Preble's Farm, Poplar Spring Church, Va., September 30, 1864
Hatcher's Run, South Side R.R., Virginia, October 27, 1864.
Dinwiddie, C.H., Va., March 31, 1865.
Amelia Springs, or Jetersville, Virginia, April 5, 1865
Appomattox C. H., (Lee's Surrender), April 8-9, 1865."

Links:

Dallas Bogan, History of Thirteenth Ohio Volunteer Cavalry
Ashton, Howard. History and roster of the Fourth and Fifth independent battalions and Thirteenth regiment Ohio cavalry volunteers: their battles and skirmishes, roster of the dead, etc. Columbus, Ohio: Press of F. J. Heer, 1902. Digital images. HathiTrust Digital Library. http://www.hathitrust.org/

13th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry - Partial Roster of those who served from Warren County Ohio (email any additions or corrections to Arne H Trelvik)

Regimental Field & Staff, 13th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry

Mustered in May 6, 1864, at Camp Chase, O., by A. F. Bond, Captain U.S.A., Mustering Officer.
Mustered out August 10, 1865, at Petersburg, Va., by L. H. Bowen, 1st Lieutenant and Acting Commissary of Musters.

Troop	Rank	Name	Remarks
Field & Staff	1st lieutenant	James S. Totten	Quartermaster

Troop A, 13th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry

Mustered in May 6, 1864, at Camp Chase, Ohio, by A. F. Bond, Captain U.S.A., and J. H. Lord, 2d Lieutenant 2d Artillery, Mustering Officers.
Mustered out August 10, 1865, at Petersburg, Va., by L. H. Bowen, 1st Lieutenant and Acting Commisary of Musters.

Troop	Rank	Name	Remarks
A	Private	Adam Bridge
A	Private	Henry Hildebrant
A	Private	John W. Hildebrant	Wounded at Peebles' Farm, Virginia on 30 Sep 1864 [also known as Poplar Springs Church]

Troop B, 13th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry

Mustered in May 5, 1864, at Camp Chase, Ohio, by A. F. Bond, Captain U.S.A., and J. H. Lord, 2d Lieutenant 2d Artillery, Mustering Officers.
Mustered out August 10, 1865, at Petersburg, Va., by L. H. Bowen, 1st Lieutenant and Acting Commisary of Musters.

Troop	Rank		Name	Remarks

Troop C, 13th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry

Troop	Rank	Name	Remarks
C	Private	David Hess Nuss	e. Feb. 12, 1862, co. A, 5th O. V. I.; trans. 13th O. V. C.; det. hd.-qtrs. orderly; wounded at Whitehouse landing, Va
C	Bugler	Howard L. Ross

Troop D, 13th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry

Troop	Rank	Name	Remarks
D	Private	John McLain Gustin	John Gustin enlisted as an 18 year old Private on 8 Feb 1864 Mustered into Co. D, 13th OVC on 8 Feb 1864 Mustered out at Amelia Courthouse, Virginia on 4 Jul 1865
D	Private	Samuel Gustin	Samuel Gustin enlisted as a 43 year old Private on on 18 Oct 1861 Mustered into Co. G, 69th OVI on 28 Feb 1862 Disability discharge at Nashville, Tennessee on 29 Oct 1862 Samuel Gustin enlisted as a 44 year old Private on 26 Dec 1863 Mustered into Co. D, 13th OVC on 5 May 1864 Disability discharge at Willetts Point, NY on 15 Sep 1864

Troop E, 13th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry

Company E was organized in Butler, Hamilton, Preble and Warren Counties
Mustered in May 5, 1864, at Camp Chase, Ohio, by A. F. Bond, Captain U.S.A., and J. H. Lord, 2d Lieutenant 2d Artillery, Mustering Officers.
Mustered out August 10, 1865, at Petersburg, Va., by L. H. Bowen, 1st Lieutenant and Acting Commisary of Musters.

Troop	Rank	Name	Remarks
E	Private	William Thomas Barnhart	also served in Troop C, 4th Ohio Cavalry Battalion (6 months)
E	Privatge	Riley Graham
E	Sergeant	Thomas C. Legg	also served in Troop E 4th Ohio Cavalry Battalion (6 months)
E	Private	Thomas B. Semon	also Private, Company G 146th Ohio Infantry
E	Private	Samuel L. Watkins	injured at Petersburg

Troop F, 13th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry

Company F was organized in Butler, Preble and Warren Counties
Mustered in May 5, 1864, at Camp Chase, Ohio, by A. F. Bond, Captain U.S.A., and J. H. Lord, 2d Lieutenant 2d Artillery, Mustering Officers.
Mustered out August 10, 1865, at Petersburg, Va., by L. H. Bowen, 1st Lieutenant and Acting Commisary of Musters.

Troop	Rank		Name	Remarks
F			William Michael	wounded and disab. at Stone River

Troop G, 13th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry

Mustered in May 8, 1864, at Camp Chase, Ohio, by A. F. Bond, Captain U.S.A., and J. H. Lord, 2d Lieutenant 2d Artillery, Mustering Officers.
Mustered out August 10, 1865, at Petersburg, Va., by L. H. Bowen, 1st Lieutenant and Acting Commisary of Musters.

Troop	Rank	Name	Remarks
G	Private	William Kind	4th Ohio Cavalry Battalion (6 Months) & Troop G, 13th Ohio Cavalry Regiment; injured hand.
G	Private	Joseph McCarty	wounded at Dinwiddie C. H. Va.
G	Private	William T. Cautle	Co B 146th OVI from 2 May 1864 to 7 Sep 1864 Co G 13th OVC from 10 Mar 1865 to 4 Jul 1865
G	Farrier	Asa Queen	Mustered into Co G, 13th OVC on 8 May 1864 Accidently killed at Camp Chase, Ohio on 7 Jun 1864
G	Corporal	Joseph H. Woodruff	4th Ohio Cavalry Battalion (6 Months) & Troop G, 13th Ohio Cavalry Regiment; wounded 30 Jul 1864 at Petersburg, Virginia

Troop H, 13th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry

Troop	Rank	Name	Remarks
H	Private	George M. Cochran	Mustered into Co F, 12th OVI on 4 May 1861 (3 months) Mustered into Co D, 35th OVI on 9 Sep 1861 Transferred from Co D to Co A, 35th OVI on 9 Sep 1861 Mustered into Co H, 13th OVC on 21 Feb 1865
H	Private	Nathaniel McLean Gwynne	Son of David Gwynne and Sarah F. McLean, his mother being born in Warren County, Ohio. Nathaniel was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for recapturing the Regimental flag at Petersburg at the age of 15. Wounds received while doing so resulted in the amputation of his arm. He is buried in Union Hill Cemetery in Jackson County, Missouri. See photo of gravestone
H	Private	Thomas Murphy	disability discharge at General Hospital at Camp Dennison, Ohio on on 13 Jul 1865; also served in the 146th OVI
H	Private	Charles J. Roszell	also found spelled Rosell, Rosella, Roszell, Rozelle
H	Private	John Ruch	also found spelled Roush
H	Private	FrederickWalters	Kioren Moss email dated 6 Apr 2011: " . . .His records show that he was wounded with a shot to the side and he later claimed a grazing shot to the head, the same day as the fall of Petersburg. . . ."
H	Private	William H. Watkins	1st served in Co G, 47th Indiana Infantry
H	Private	Caleb Whitacre	also Co A 146th OVI
H	Corporal	Perry C. Whitacre	Disability discharge on 8 Aug 1862 from Co E, 17th OVI Reenlisted 29 Apr 1864 in Co H, 13th OVC Promoted to Corporal on 2 Sep 1864 Reduced to ranks on 1 Feb 1865 Promoted to Corporal on 6 Jun 1865

Troop I, 13th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry

Mustered in October 7, 1864, near Poplar Grove Church, Va., by Noah H. Hixon, Lieut. Colonel 13th O. V. C., Mustering Officer.
Mustered out August 10, 1865, at Petersburg, Va., by L. H. Bowen, 1st Lieutenant and Acting Commisary of Musters.

Troop	Rank		Name	Remarks

Troop K, 13th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry

Mustered in May 23, 1865, at camp near Petersburg, Va., by Brevet Colonel Stephen R. Clark, 13th O. V. C., Mustering Officer.
Mustered out August 10, 1865, at Petersburg, Va., by L. H. Bowen, 1st Lieutenant and Acting Commisary of Musters.

Troop	Rank	Name	Remarks
K	Corporal	James M. Daugherty	also Private, Co G 146th OVI
K	Sergeant	William T. Glassford

Troop L, 13th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry

This Company was organized in the field April 21, 1865. Place and Mustering Officer not Known.
Mustered out August 10, 1865, at Petersburg, Va., by L. H. Bowen, 1st Lieutenant and Acting Commisary of Musters.

Troop	Rank		Name	Remarks
L	Sergeant	POW	Nathan Wood	At the beginning of the war he enlisted in the 12th OVI and then the 13th OVC. At Princeton, Va, he was taken prisoner ands spent three months in Libby prison. He was exchanged and entered the 1st U. S. Cavalry and served to near the close of the war, when he was severely wounded in the arm.

Troop M, 13th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry

This Company was organized May, 1865, at Amelia C. H., Va., by Joseph G. Strahl. No record of muster in found.
Mustered out August 10, 1865, at Petersburg, Va., by L. H. Bowen, 1st Lieutenant and Acting Commisary of Musters.

Troop	Rank		Name	Remarks

Unassigned or Troop unknown, 13th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry

Troop	Rank		Name	Remarks

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