Clark County, Ohio in the Civil War

Submitted by W. Ed Page, December 2001

This is not a complete listing of the 44th O. V. I. or the 8th O. V. C. , just a listing of men of Company F of the 44th O.V.I. and 8th O.V.C. and seems to be from the Catawba area, Pleasant and MAYBE Moorefield Township. There are total of 600 men in the 44th O. V. I. in 1864, of those, 550 re-enlisted into the 8th O.V.C. 1007 soldiers originally enlisted in this regiment (44th O. V. I.). To locate more information on the 8th O.V.C. and the 44th O. V. I., you can go to your local LDS church's Family History Center and locate the following microfilm LDS Microfilm #0212978 and #0212979 were related to the 44th O. V. I. and LDS Microfilm #0284988 and #0284989 were related to the 8th O.V.C.

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TABLE A

This table seems to be a list of those men from the 44th Ohio Veteran Infantry who re-enlisted into the 8th Ohio Veteran Cavalry. This list shows the re-enlistment dates. 

NOTE:  It is not explained how they re-enlisted in Tennessee and were mustered in 265 miles away in Cincinnati on the same day.

Standard MUSTER AND DESCRIPTIVE ROLL Sheet:

From the Top of the Muster Roll Pages

MUSTER AND DESCRIPTIVE ROLL of a Detachment of United States Veteran Volunteers, forwarded by _____for the Forty Fourth Regiment of Ohio Veteran Volunteers (Cavalry) stationed at____________ pursuant to G.O. 191 dated November.

There were several notes in the Remarks column, several were refused re-enlistment by the Surgeon

Enlistment Date: Jan. 5, 1864  Strawberry Plains, TN   3 years
Mustered Date:  Jan 5, 1864    Cincinnati, Ohio

TABLE B

This table seems to be a final list of those men from the 44th OVI who re-enlisted into the 8th OVC. The 23 who either were refused by the Surgeon or chose not to re-enlist were not included on this list. This table shows original enlistment dates.

Standard MUSTER OUT ROLL Sheet:

From the Top of the Muster Roll Pages:

MUSTER OUT ROLL of Captain T. F. Garlough's, Company F, in the Forty Fourth Regiment of Ohio Volunteers, commanded by Colonel S. A. Gilbert, Called into service of the United States by the President at Springfield Ohio, on the ??th day of September, 1861, to serve for the term of Three Years from the date of enrollment, unless sooner discharged; from the date of Several payments, 1863, to the Fourth day of January, 1864. The Company was organized by I. Stough at Springfield Ohio, in the month of September, 1861, and marched thence to Springfield Ohio, where it arrived the 16th day of September, a distance of _____ miles.

From the Remarks Column at the right hand side of the page.

The men whose names are borne on this roll are discharged by virtue of Re-enlistment as Veteran Volunteers under the provisions of General Orders No. 191 Series 1863.

Muster Site: Springfield, OH

TABLE C

This table is a list of recruits for the 8th OVC and their dispersment.

Standard MUSTER AND DESCRIPTIVE ROLL Sheet:

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Prov. W could be Provost, Provisional or Provincial but maybe something else. the W depending on how you look at it could also be an M

From the Top of the Muster Roll Pages:

MUSTER AND DESCRIPTIVE ROLL of a Detachment of United States Recruits, forwarded by (the [Prov. W] 7th Dist. of Ohio), for theForty-fourth Regiment of Ohio Volunteer Cavalry stationed at ________________pursuant to (Center[ ? ? Prov. W] Gen U.S.) dated Oct, 23, 1863

Mustered Date: 05 March, 1864 Columbus, Ohio

TABLE D

This table seems to be a "final muster" for the 8th OVC, with additional notes.

Standard MUSTER AND DESCRIPTIVE ROLL Sheet:

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? before Colonel may be Lt. though Gilbert was not listed as Lt. Colonel

From the Top of the Muster Roll Pages:

MUSTER AND DESCRIPTIVE ROLL [of a Detachment of United States] Co. F, forwarded by {S. A. Gilbert ? Colonel} [for the] of (8) Eight Regiment of Ohio Vet. Vol. Cavalry, late 44 O.V.I. stationed at Camp Dennison pursuant to {???} War Department [dated] ordering 44 O.V.I. to be organized as a Veteran Cavalry Regt.

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