Wagoner in Civil War

Wagoner in Civil War

Service Record:

Enlisted in Company E, Ohio 44th Infantry Regiment on 18 Sep 1861.

Promoted to Full Wagoner.

Mustered out on 04 Jan 1864.

Transferred to Company E, Ohio 8th Cavalry Regiment on 04 Jan 1864.

Mustered out on 30 Jul 1865 at Clarksburg, WV.

Here is a general description of a Civil War wagoner

The role of a wagoner was to transport the supplies needed by the army. He was responsible for driving the wagon and maintaining it, feeding and caring for the mule team that pulled it, ensuring that it was loaded properly, and seeing that its cargo reached its destination safely. The cargo could be anything that an army of that time required; food, medicines, weapons, ammunition, clothing, shelter tents, tools, the soldier’s knacksacks, officer’s luggage, and anything else the Quartermaster Corps, the branch of the Army that was responsible for obtaining and distributing supplies felt was needed.