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The 4th Ohio Cavalry served in the Union Army during the Civil War. It was organized at Cincinnati, Lima, and Camp Dennison in 1861, and mustered out 1865.

NOTE: There were 3 different Ohio Cavalry units assigned the number 4
This page is for the 4th Ohio Cavalry Regiment (initially for 3 years, after that period it would then continue as the "4th Fourth Ohio Veteran Volunteer Cavalry" ) organized at Camp Dennison and Camp Gurley in Nov. 1861, (with the exception of Cos. L and M which were organized on Aug. 15, 1862, at Cincinnati) and mustered out 1

5 Jul 1865 at Macon, Georgia. Other 4th Ohio Units were:
- 4th Independent Cavalry Battalion Ohio (Six Months Service) organized in Cincinnati from Aug. 3 to Sept. 21, 1863 & mustered out from Feb. 15 to March 14, 1864. Many of the members re-enlisted in the 13th Ohio Cavalry, which was then organizing at Camp Chase. [The unit is also referred to as the 4th Ohio National Guard Cavalry]
and the - 4th Independent Ohio Cavalry Company (3 years) mustered in on 9 Jul 1861 at Georgetown Ohio and mustered out 28 May 1865. Also not to be confused with the 4th U.S Cavalry

08/07/2025

Firing the Ohio Statehouse bronze cannon at the 2025 Red, White and Boom was a blast. We had a good cannon crew from 1st Ohio Light Artillery Battery A, and fired between 6 and 10 p.m. on July 3.

05/07/2025

The Soldiers and Sailors Database, run by the National Park Service, has been shut down and is no longer searchable.
Family Search, a free genealogical website run by the LDS Church, has a searchable Civil War 1861-1865 soldier database. https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1910717

10/05/2025

Free Online Ohio Military Record Collections - Updated

There are now 478 free collections for the state.

Check out these very useful genealogy record collections at https://theancestorhunt.com/blog/free-online-ohio-military-records/

17/04/2025

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What It Was Actually Like To Fight In The Civil War –

12/04/2025

Click on the photo for the individual's name and rank within the 4th OVC

24/02/2025

Send a message to learn more

14/02/2025

or how you got "Unfriended" during the Civil War....

When your Civil War valentine goes wrong...

Happy Valentine's Day! ❤️

13/02/2025

Sounds interesting. The post has a long write-up on the book and you can read the first several pages on the Amazon "Read Sample".

CWBA BOOK REVIEW: "The Mexican-American War Experiences of Twelve Civil War Generals" https://cwba.blogspot.com/2025/02/review-mexican-american-war-experiences.html

19/01/2025

Inflation adjustment: $1.00 in 1862 would equal $31.25 today. A private would make $375/month, and a Colonel would make $3,437.50/month.

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