Commanding Officers
- Colonel Warren Stewart - killed in action near Vicksburg, Mississippi on 23 January 1863.
- Lieutenant Colonel George A. Bacon - mustered out with the regiment.
- Captain William Ford-Company A Cavalry (known as Stewart's Independent Battalion Cavalry
- Captain Egleton Carmichael-Company B (known as Carmichael's Cavalry Company)
- Captain James J. Dollins-Company C (known as Dollins' Cavalry Company)
- Captain Morrison J. O'Harnett -Company D (known as O'Harnett's Cavalry Company)
- Captain William D. Hutchens-Company E (known as Hutchen's Cavalry Company)
- Captain Joseph Adams-Company F
- Captain Franklin T. Gilbert-Company G (known as Gilbert's Cavalry Company)
- Captain William C. Wilder-Company H (known as Wilder's Cavalry Company)
- Captain Albert Jenks-Company I (known as Jenks Cavalry Dragoons)
- Captain Samuel B. Sherer-Company K (known as Sherer's Cavalry Company Dragoons)
- Captain William Ford-Company L (known as Ford's Cavalry Company)
- Captain Oscar H. Huntley-Company M
- Sargent Henry Wilcox-Quartermaster
- Reverend Simeon Walker-Chaplain
- Dr. Josiah H Skilling-Surgeon
- Dr. David N. Moore-Surgeon
- Dr. Ezra M. Miller-Veterinary Surgeon
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