6/16/1860 Deerfield Twp, PO Clarksburg, Ross Co, OH. That yearWillia m H Harker, 20, was living with uncle Eli Vangundy as a farmhand at ce nsus time. Where were his parents?
American Civil War Soldiers
Name: William Harker
Enlistment Date: 23 Oct 1861
Side Served: Union
State Served: Ohio
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 23 October 1861 at the age of2 1.
Enlisted in Company C, 11th Cavalry Regiment Ohio on 23 Oct 1861.
Mustered Out Company C, 11th Cavalry Regiment Ohio on 1 Apr 1865.
Sources: 17
U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865
Name: Wm H H Harker
Residence: Deerfield, Ross, Ohio
Class: 1
Congressional District: 12th
Age on 1 July 1863: 23
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1840
Race: White
The original says he had previous military service with the 6th O.V.G.b ut the only record found mentioning that Regt is in the history ofthe 1 1th below.
5/28/1885 William H H Harker filed for a military pension based onserv ice with C 11th Ohio Cav.
Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934
Name: William H
State Filed: Ohio
Roll Number: T288_199
Regimental History
OHIO
ELEVENTH CAVALRY
(Three Years)
Eleventh Cavalry. - Lieut.-Cols., William O. Collins, Thomas L.Mackey; M ajs., John O. Ferrell, Bolivar C. Converse, Levi G.Marshall, William H . Evans. Cos. A, B, C and D of this
regiment were organized as the 7th Ohio cavalry, but were consolidatedo n Dec. 19, 1861, with the 6th cavalry, forming the 1st battalion oftha t regiment, the whole being then rendez-
voused at Camp Dennison. On March 13, 1862, the 1st battalion, underco mmand of Lieut.-Col. Collins, was detached from the 6TH CAVALRY andord ered to report to Gen. Halleck, at St. Louis, Mo., by whom it wasorder ed to proceed to Fort Laramie, D. T. (now Wyoming) , where itarrived o n May 30, 1862, having marched overland from FortLeavenworth, Kan., a d istance of about 640 miles. During the summerof 1862, the battalion wa s permanently detached from the regiment anddesignated as the "First I ndependent Battalion Ohio VolunteerCavalry." A battalion of four compa nies (E, F, G and H) was organizedat Camps Dennison and Chase, Ohio, f rom June 26 to July 31, 1863,when the two battalions were consolidated a nd designated the 11thOhio cavalry. The 2nd battalion was called into s ervice during JohnMorgan's raid through Ohio, and after the capture an d dispersion ofhis force returned to Camp Dennison. Leaving Camp Denni son on Aug. 1,1863, it reached Fort Leavenworth, Kan., on the 13th. Wh ile thereawaiting supplies the sacking and burning of the town of Lawr enceoccurred and the battalion was sent in pursuit of Quantrill. After marching about 150 miles it was recalled, and on Sept. 2 proceededacros s the plains for Fort Laramie, where it arrived on Oct. 10. Cos.I, K a nd L were organized on June 30, 1864, at Fort Laramie, D. T.,being com posed of surplus recruits assigned to the regiment. Theground of the o perations of this regiment, which was never actuallytogether during it s term of service, was in the center of the Rockymountains and the the n hostile Indian country, before theorganization of the territory of W yoming, when nearly all that
vast extent of territory was known as Dakota and Idaho. Its principald uty was to guard the Pacific telegraph line and the overland routeof c ommunication and supply, extending from
Colorado and western Nebraska and Kansas through Wyoming and Idaho toU tah and Oregon. With the exception of Fort Laramie, the men of thisreg iment erected and guarded all the military posts and stationsestablish ed in 1864-65 on the line of communication and supplyindicated, to mak e the circuit of which required 1,000 miles oftravel. From March 1 to S ept. 5, 1865, a single company of thisregiment erected five posts, gua rded 150 miles of Pacific telegraphline, and its several detachments h ad 13 engagements with Indians.Two companies, on an expedition to Powd er and Tongue rivers, tookpart in a charge upon
and the burning of an Indian village, marched 1,200 miles and were out5 8 days. It is difficult to definitely locate and designate thenumerous e ngagements between the detachments and the Indians, but thefollowing i s a list of the principal battles, compiled after acareful research, d uring the preparation of this work: South Pass,Sweet Water bridge, Mud S prings Station, Rush creek, near Laparellecreek, near Poison creek, Fo rt Marshall, Deer Creek Station, CampMarshall, Deer creek, St. Mary's S tation, Elkhorn, near Deer creek,Sage Creek Station, Sweet Water bridg e, Rock creek, Platte bridge(Ft. Caspar), Powder river, Indian village ( Tongue River). Cos. A, B,C and D were mustered out on April 1, 1865, a t Omaha, Neb., by reasonof expiration of term of service. The remainin g companies, be-
ing the last volunteer troops from Ohio in service, were mustered outo n July 14, 1866, at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., by order of the wardepartm ent.
Source: The Union Army, vol. 2
Battles Fought
Fought on 24 Nov 1862 at South Pass, DT.
Fought on 3 Apr 1863 at Sweetwater Bridge, DT.
Fought on 12 Jul 1863 at Miamitown, OH.
Fought on 20 Jul 1864 at Near North Platte, DT.
Fought on 6 Feb 1865 at Mud Springs, IT.
Fought on 8 Feb 1865 at Rush Creek, DT.
Fought on 13 Feb 1865 at Laprelle Creek, DT.
Fought on 8 Mar 1865 at Poison Creek, DT.
Fought on 28 Mar 1865 at Fort Marshall, DT.
Fought on 21 Apr 1865 at Laperelle, DT.
Fought on 28 May 1865 at Elkhorn, DT.
Fought on 3 Jun 1865 at Deer Creek, DT.
Fought on 8 Jun 1865 at Sage Creek, DT.
Fought on 22 Jun 1865 at Sweet Water Bridge, DT.
Fought on 26 Jul 1865 at Platte Bridge, DT.
Fought on 26 Jul 1865 at Fort Caspar, DT.
Fought on 27 Sep 1865 at Fort Laramie, DT.
