The roster of the war of 1812 for Ohio consisted of a total of 26,280 men who enlisted from Ohio to assist the nation in this war. They comprised of 3 regiments, 464 companies, 13 cavalry troops, and 1 artillery battery. This collection has broken up this list for easier perusal by the company, troop, or battery of the soldiers.
Because of war having been declared, President Madison issued instructions to Governor Return Jonathan Meigs of Ohio, on April 6, 1812, to assemble the Militia at Dayton, Ohio, to be drilled and prepared to march to Detroit By the end of the month more than the required number of men had been enrolled. Early in May these troops were fairly equipped and had chosen their Field Officers. The President had commissioned Governor Hull of Michigan, as Brigadier General. General Hull arrived at Dayton, Ohio, on May 25, 1812, and left with his troops, June 1. According to the records in The Adjutant General’s Department at Columbus, Ohio furnished for this war 1,759 Officers and 24,521 Enlisted men distributed as follows:
- First Regiment Infantry, 108 Companies.
- Second Regiment Infantry, 85 Companies.
- Third Regiment Infantry, 56 Companies.
- Unassigned Infantry, 185 Companies.
- Assigned to U. S. Infantry, 5 Companies.
- Mounted Infantry, 25 Companies.
- Cavalry, 13 Troops.
- Artillery, 1 Battery.
Roster of Ohio Soldiers in the War of 1812
- Colonel Daniel Collier, Regiment, Ohio Militia
- Colonel David Sutton, First Regiment, Ohio Militia
- Colonel James Denny, First Regiment, Ohio Militia
- Colonel James Findlay, Second Regiment, Ohio Militia
- Colonel James Renick, Second Regiment, Ohio Militia
- Colonel James Stewart, Third Regiment, Ohio Militia
- Colonel John Delong, First Regiment, Ohio Militia
- Colonel John Hindman Second Regiment, Ohio Militia
- Colonel John Williamson, First Regiment, Ohio Militia
- Colonel Lewis Cass, Regiment, Ohio Militia
- Colonel Robert Bay, Third Regiment, Ohio Militia
- Colonel Robert Safford, Regiment, Ohio Militia
- Colonel Robert Safford, Second Regiment, Ohio Militia
- Colonel William Rayen, Third Regiment, Ohio Militia
- Colonel William W. Cotgreave, Second Regiment, Ohio Militia
- Lieut. Col. Alexander Enos, First Regiment, Ohio Militia
- Lieut. Col. Jedediah Beard, Regiment, Ohio Militia
- Lieut. Col. John Andrews, First Regiment, Ohio Militia.
- Lieut. Col. Mills Stephenson, Regiment, Ohio Militia
- Lieut. Col. Nathan King, Regiment, Ohio Militia
- Lieut. Col. Richard Hayes, Regiment, Ohio Militia
- Maj. Alexander C. Lanier, Fourth Detachment, Ohio Militia
- Maj. Benjamin Daniels, Odd Battalion, Ohio Militia
- Maj. Joseph Rhodes, Odd Battalion, Ohio Militia
- Maj. Samuel Connell, Odd Battalion, Ohio Militia
- Major George Darrow, Odd Battalion, Ohio Militia
- Major Joseph Jenkinson, First Regiment, Ohio Militia
- Major Stephen Mason, Second Regiment, Ohio Militia