7th Regiment, Ohio Cavalry

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Brief History
The 7th Regiment, Ohio Cavalry mustered in October, 1862 at Ripley, Ohio. They were mustered out July 4, 1865 at Nashville, Tennessee.

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.

Companies by County: Company A - Many men from Hamilton County. Company B - Many men from Hamilton County. Company C - Many men from Hamilton County. Company D - Also known as "Stoneman's Bodyguard". Many men from Clermont County.

Company E - Many men from Ripley, Brown County. Company F - Many men from Bentonville, Adams County. Company G - Also known as "Hartsuff's Escort" and "Scofield's Escort". Many men from Portsmouth and Scioto County. Company H - Also known as "Newton Guards". Many men from Marietta, Washington County. Company I - Many men from Athens County. Company K - Many men from Meigs County. Company L - Many men from Gallia County. Company M - Many men from Gallia County.

County listing from Steve Ward's Buckeyes All, Part I Revised, as given on Larry Stevens' web page, 7th Ohio Cavalry. (accessed on March 21,2011)

Other Sources

 * Rankin, R. C. History of the Seventh Ohio Volunteer Cavalry. Ripley, Ohio: J.C. (Newcomb, Printer, 1881). Other libraries.


 * 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.