4th Ohio Cavalry The 4th Ohio Cavalry was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . The regiment was also known as the " Union Dragoons " and " Cincinnati Union Dragoons " . Service . The 4th Ohio Cavalry was organized at Cincinnati , Lima , and Camp Dennison near Cincinnati from August to November 1861 , and mustered in for a three years under the command of Colonel John Kennett . The regiment was attached to 3rd Division , Army of the Ohio , to October 1862 . 2nd Brigade , Cavalry Division , Army of the Ohio , to November 1862 . 2nd Brigade , Cavalry Division , Army of the Cumberland , to January 1863 . 2nd Brigade , 1st Cavalry Division , Army of the Cumberland , to March 1863 . 2nd Brigade , 2nd Cavalry Division , Army of the Cumberland , to October 1864 . 2nd Brigade , 2nd Division , Cavalry Corps , Military Division Mississippi , to August 1865 . The 4th Ohio Cavalry mustered out of service on July 15 , 1865 . Detailed service . Moved to Camp Dennison , Ohio , November 23 , thence to Jeffersonville , Ind . , December 5 , and to Bacon Creek , Ky . , December 27 . Action at Roan ' s Tan Yard , Silver Creek , Mo . , January 8 , 1862 . Advance on Bowling Green , Ky . , February 10 – 15 , 1862 . Occupation of Bowling Green February 15 . Occupation of Nashville , Tenn . , February 23 . Action near Nashville March 8 – 9 . Camp Jackson March 24 . Reconnaissance to Shelbyville , Tullahoma and McMinnville March 25 – 28 . Capture of Huntsville , Ala . , April 11 . Bridgeport , Ala . , April 23 . West Bridge , near Bridgeport , April 29 . Shelbyville Road April 24 . Tuscumbia April 25 . Bolivar April 28 . Pulaski May 11 . Watkins ' Ferry May 2 . Athens May 8 . Fayetteville May 14 . Elk River May 20 . Fayetteville May 26 . Whitesburg , Ala . , May 29 . Huntsville June 4 – 5 . Winchester , Tenn . , June 10 . Battle Creek June 21 . Huntsville July 2 . Stevenson , Ala . , July 28 . Bridgeport August 27 ( detachment ) . Fort McCook , Battle Creek , August 27 ( detachment ) . March to Louisville in pursuit of Bragg August 28 - September 26 . Huntsville September 1 . Tyree Springs September 13 . Glasgow , Ky . , September 18 . Pursuit of Bragg into Kentucky October 1 – 10 . Bardstown Pike , near Mt . Washington , October 1 . Frankfort October 9 . Pursuit of Bragg from Perryville to London October 10 – 22 . Lexington October 17 – 18 . Bardstown and Pittman ' s Cross Roads October 19 . Lawrenceburg October 25 . Sandersville , Tenn . , November 6 . Reconnaissance from Rural Hill December 20 . Near Nashville , Tenn . , December 24 . Advance on Murfreesboro December 26 – 30 . Franklin December 26 . Wilkinson ' s Cross Roads December 29 . Near Murfreesboro December 29 – 30 . Battle of Stones River December 30 – 31 , 1862 and January 1 – 3 , 1863 . Overall ' s Creek December 31 , 1862 . Insane Asylum January 3 , 1863 . Shelbyville Pike January 5 . Expedition to Auburn , Liberty and Alexandria February 3 – 5 . Bradysville March 1 . Expedition toward Columbia March 4 – 14 . Rutherford Creek March 10 – 11 . Expedition from Murfreesboro to Auburn , Liberty , Snow Hill , etc . , April 2 – 6 . Smith ' s Ford April 2 . Snow Hill , Woodbury and Liberty April 3 . Franklin April 10 . Expedition to McMinnville April 20 – 30 . Reconnaissance to Lavergne May 12 . Expedition to Middleton and skirmishes May 21 – 22 . Near Murfreesboro June 3 . Expedition to Smithville June 4 – 5 . Snow Hill June 4 . Smithville June 5 . Tullahoma Campaign June 23 - July 7 . Morris Ford , Elk River , July 2 . Kelly ' s Ford July 2 . Expedition to Huntsville July 13 – 22 . Occupation of middle Tennessee until August 16 . Passage of Cumberland Mountains and Tennessee River , and Chickamauga Campaign August 16 - September 22 . Reconnaissance from Stevenson , Ala . , to Trenton , Ga . , August 28 – 31 . Alpine , Ga . , September 3 and 8 . Reconnaissance from Alpine toward Lafayette September 10 . Battle of Chickamauga , September 19 – 21 . Operations against Wheeler and Roddy September 30 - October 17 . McMinnville October 4 . Farmington October 7 . Sim ' s Farm , near Shelbyville , October 7 . Farmington October 9 . Maysville , Ala . , November 4 . Winchester November 22 . Chattanooga - Ringgold Campaign November 23 – 27 . Raid on East Tennessee & Georgia Railroad November 24 – 27 . Charleston November 26 . Cleveland November 27 . March to relief of Knoxville , Tenn . , November 28 - December 8 . Charleston , Tenn . , December 28 ( detachment ) . Expedition to Murphey , N . C . , December 6 – 11 . Expedition from Scottsboro , Ala . , toward Rome , Ga . , January 25 - February 5 , 1864 . Ringgold , Ga . , February 8 . Demonstration on Dalton , Ga . , February 22 – 27 . Near Dalton February 23 – 24 . Tunnel Hill , Buzzard ' s Roost Gap and Rocky Faced Ridge February 24 – 25 . Scout to Dedmon ' s Trace April 10 . Atlanta Campaign May 1 - September 8 , 1864 . Courtland Road , Ala . , May 26 . Pond Springs , near Courtland , May 27 . Moulton May 28 – 29 . Operations about Marietta and against Kennesaw Mountain June 10 - July 2 . McAffee ' s Cross Roads June 11 . Noonday Creek June 15 – 19 and 27 . Near Marietta June 23 . Assault on Kennesaw June 27 . Nickajack Creek July 2 – 5 . Rottenwood Creek July 4 . Chattahoochie River July 5 – 17 . Alpharetta July 10 . Garrard ' s Raid to Covington July 22 – 24 . Siege of Atlanta July 24 - August 15 . Garrard ' s Raid to South River July 27 – 31 . Flat Rock Bridge and Lithonia July 28 . Kilpatrick ' s Raid around Atlanta August 18 – 22 . Red Oak and Flint River August 19 . Jonesborough August 19 . Lovejoy ' s Station August 20 . Operations at Chattahoochie River Bridge August 26 - September 2 . Sandtown September 1 . Ordered to Nashville , Tenn . , September 21 , thence to Louisville November 8 , and duty there until January 1865 . Moved to Gravelly Springs , Ala . , January 12 , and duty there until March . Wilson ' s Raid to Macon , Ga . , March 22 - April 24 . Selma April 2 . Montgomery April 12 . Macon April 20 . Duty at Macon until May 23 , and at Nashville , Tenn . , until July . Casualties . The regiment lost a total of 225 men during service ; 5 officers and 50 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded , 1 officer and 169 enlisted men died of disease .