2nd Regiment, Ohio Cavalry

Brief History
The 2nd Regiment, Ohio Cavalry mustered in on August to October, 1861 at Cleveland and Camp Dennison, Ohio. They mustered out October 12, 1865 at Department of Missouri.

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


 * Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War, 2nd Ohio Cavalry
 * The Civil War archive section, 2nd Regiment Cavalry, (accessed 23 August 2012).

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties 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. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 3576 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

Field and Staff Officers - See Roster

Regimental Band - See Roster

Company A - Many men from Summit County. See Roster

Company B - See Roster

Company C - Many men from Trumbull County and Mahoning County - See Roster

Company D - many men from Trumbull County and Mahoning County - See Roster

Company E - Many men from Columbiana County Men from Trumbull County and Mahoning County - See Roster

Company F - See Roster

Company G - Many men from Geauga County and Lake County - See Roster

Company H (Wellington Company) - Many men from Wellington, Lorain County - See Roster

Company I - Many men from Medina County - See Roster

Company K - See Roster

Company M - Many men from Clermont County

Other Sources

 * 2nd Ohio 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.


 * Gause, Isaac. Four Years with Five Armies: Army of the Frontier, Army of the Potomac, Army of the Missouri, Army of the Ohio, Army of the Shenandoah. (New York and Wahington: Neale Publishing Company, 1908). Internet Archives and (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993),


 * Nettleton, A. B. (Alvred Bayard). How the day was saved : a sketch read by Gen. A. B. Nettleton before the Dime Sociables of Chelten Hills, Thursday evening, December 17th, 1874 ... (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993),


 * Second Regiment Ohio Cavalry and 25th Battery Ohio Artillery. Report of proceedings of the 38th reunion held at Cleveland, Ohio, September 30, 1903. (Columbus, Ohio : Filmed by the Ohio Historical Society, 1988),


 * Smith, William James. William James Smith's memoirs of the 2nd Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, Company M. (Milford, Ohio : Little Miami Pub. Co., c2008),


 * Tenney, Luman Harris. War diary of Luman Harris Tenney, 1861-1865. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993),