4th Independent Company, Ohio Cavalry

Brief History
The 4th Independent Company, Ohio Cavalry was mustered in July 9, 1861 at Georgetown, Ohio. They were mustered out May 28, 1865 at Washington, District of Columbia.

For more information on the history of this unit, see:


 * The Civil War Archive section, 4th Independent Cavalry Company, (accessed 23 August 2012).
 * Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War, 4th Ohio Independent Cavalry Company

County of Origin
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded.

Many men from Brown County

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 320 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

Other Sources

 * 4th Independent Company Ohio Volunteer Cavalry. Civil War Index, which includes history, battles, and roster with name, rank, age, date entered service, period of service and remarks.


 * Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘Ohio in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).


 * National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.


 * Ohio in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Ohio, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.