Bard's Independent Company, Ohio Cavalry Militia

Brief History
Bard's Independent Company was organized at Cincinnati, Ohio, for thirty days' service on September 2, 1862. The company had duty in the defences of Cincinnati. It mustered out October 3, 1862.

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


 * Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War, Captain Bard's Company Ohio, Civil War

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. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.

Bard's Independent Company was organized at Cincinnati in Hamilton County.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 72 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

Other Sources

 * Reid, Whitelaw, Ohio in the War: her Statesmen, her Generals and Soldiers, Volume II. (Cincinnati: Moore, Wilstach and Baldwin, 1868). v. 1. History of the state during the war and the lives of her generals -- v. 2. The history of her regiments and other military organizations.. and.


 * 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.