Fort Davis Soldiers' Roster O
Name
Rank
Company Regiment
Enlistiment Date
Enlistment Location
General Informtion

O'Brien, Edward

Pvt.

G

8th Inf.

9/10/1855

New York

Appointed corporal on 11/11/1856

O'Brien, Eugene

Pvt.

E

1st Inf.

10/4/1880

St. Louis, MO

In guard house for desertion during summer of 1881

O'Brien, Henry

1st. Sergt.

G

23rd Inf.

11/26/1889

Ft. Wayne, IN

Placed on retired list dated 3/10/1891

O'Brien, James

Pvt.

I

16th Inf.

1/2/1884

New York City

O'Brien, John

Pvt.

E

3rd Cav.

8/12/1884

New York City

Detailed as cook for regimental band

O'Brien, John

Pvt.

G

8th Inf.

11/1/1857

Camp Hudson, Tx.

O'Brien, John

Sgt.

H

8th Cav.

2/2/1886

San Antonio

O'Brien, Patrick E.

Sergt.

C

23rd Inf.

1/21/1886

Ft. Porter, NY

Discharged per "Expiration of Service" on 1/20/1891; character "good"

O'Bryant, John W.

Pvt.

C

2TXMR

7/10/1861

Pedro Pinto, Tx.

Age 21

O'Callaghan, Michael

Pvt.

H

8th Inf.

1/10/1860

New York, NY

O'Connar, John M.

Pvt.

A

8th Cav.

11/13/1885

San Antonio

Sick at Ft. Davis since 5/17/1888

O'Connell, Daniel

Pvt.

A

8th Inf.

8/10/1855

New York

Joined from General Depot on 12/28/1855

O'Connell, John 1st

Pvt.

E

8th Inf.

8/1/1860

Hatches Ranch, NM

O'Connell, John 2nd

Pvt.

E

8th Inf.

1/1/1860

Ft. Fillmore, NM

O'Connell, William J.

Pvt.

A, K

1st Inf.

10/23/1880

Washington, DC

Prior service in Marine Corps; on duty in QM Dept. as storekeeper

O'Connor, Charles M.

1st Lieut.

Field and Staff

8th Cav.

6/13/1873

USMA Class of 1873

Served at Ft. Davis as Regt. Adjt. From 10/1887 to 5/1888

O'Connor, John

Pvt.

B

1st Inf.

8/2/1878

Columbus Barracks, OH

Fall of 1881 on duty as mason

O'Connor, Simon

Pvt.

F

8th Inf.

5/15/1855

New York

O'Connor, Stephen

Ist. Lieut.

G

23rd Inf.

3/1/1868

Served at Ft. Davis from 08/25/1890 to 05/16/1891

O'Donnell, Daniel

Pvt.

F

3rd Cav.

12/13/90

Pittsbourg, PA

O'Donnell, Edward

Pvt.

D, G and H

8th Inf.

7/14/1855

Boston

O'Donnell, Edward

Pvt.

H

8th Inf.

8/14/1855

Boston

Transferred to Co. G, 8th Infantry on 5/1/1857

O'Donnell, Patrick

Pvt.

L

3rd Cav.

6/18/1885

Cleveland, OH

Assigned to troop on 11/23/1885

O'Donnell, Patrick

Pvt.

I

16th Inf.

8/29/1883

Ft. Davis, TX

Reenlistment

O'Dwyer, Patrick

Pvt.

E

3rd Cav.

3/19/1881

Boston

O'Grady, Daniel

Corpl.

G

1st Inf.

5/8/1880

Columbus Barracks, OH

Reenlistment

O'Grady, Edward

Pvt.

B

1st Inf.

12/1/1881

Chicago, IL

Joined company on 1/14/1882

O'Hara, John

Sgt.

H

8th Cav.

11/1/1886

San Antonio

O'Hare, William

Pvt.

M

3rd Cav.

1/9/1885

St. Louis, MO

Deserted at Ft. Davis on 11/13/1886

O'Keefe, Patrick

Pvt.

A

8th Inf.

7/14/1855

New York

Joined from General Depot on 12/28/1855

O'Keefe, Peter

Pvt.

E

3rd Cav.

3/23/1881

New York City

O'Keeffe, Timothy

Sergt.

I

16th Inf.

12/29/1882

Pinery near Ft. Davis

Reenlistment; summer of 1882 on duty as clerk in adjutant's office

O'Leary, Thomas

Pvt.

E

16th Inf.

9/14/1876

Indianapolis, IN

On duty at Eagle Springs State Station in January of 1881

O'Malley, James

Pvt.

D

3rd Cav.

7/28/1884

New York

Deserted at on Ft. Davis 5/15/1885, not married

O'Mara, Patrick

Pvt.

H

8th Inf.

12/29/1859

Boston, MA

O'Marra, John

Pvt.

C

3rd Cav.

9/3/1883

Pittsburgh

Rejoined from desertion at Ft. D.A. Russell, discharged at Ft. Davis 2/21/1887

O'Neal, William

Pvt.

M

10th Cav.

9/9/1881

St. Louis, MO

Summer of 1882 on duty as troop cook

O'Neil, James

Pvt.

C

8th Inf.

9/15/1855

New York

O'Neil, Michael

Pvt.

D

8th Inf.

10/30/1857

Albany

O'Neil, Thomas

Pvt.

E

16th Inf.

1/14/1878

New York City

On duty at Barrel Springs Stage Station in January of 1881

O'Neill, Daniel J.

Corpl.

F

19th Inf.

11/29/1886

Boston, MA

O'Neill, James

Pvt.

F

8th Inf.

7/16/1855

New York

Deserted at Ft. Clark 4/16/1857; apprehended in Turkey, OK on 4/17/1857

O'Neill, John M.

Pvt.

H

1st Inf.

1/26/1881

Chicago, IL

O'Neill, Thomas

Pvt.

G

8th Inf.

8/6/1855

Philadelphia

Discharged at Ft. Davis on 8/6/1860 upon expiration of service

O'Riley, Patrick H.

Pvt.

G

23rd Inf.

11/27/1888

Ft. Wayne, IN

On extra duty as carpenter in Q.M. Dept.

O'Rourke, John A.

Pvt.

C

3rd Cav.

6/23/1885

Cleveland

Deserted at Ft. Davis on 7/20/1886 apprehended at Austin 1/17/1887; discharged by order on 2/15/1887

O'Rourke, Thomas W.

Pvt.

E

16th Inf.

12/26/1878

Boston, MA

January 1881 on duty at Van Horn Stage Station

Oakey, Henry

Pvt.

A

10th Cav.

1/25/1877

Baltimore, MD

Discharged per "expiration of service" on 1/24/1882 at San Antonio

Oakley, Eugene

Artificer

K

5th Inf.

10/15/1887

Ft. Totten, D.T.

Discharged per Surgeon's Certificate on 11/25/1888

Oasley, Horace

Pvt.

E

25th Inf.

11/25/1879

Columbus Barracks, OH

Transferred to Co. A, 24th Infantry in May of 1880

Oatman, Walter

Pvt.

Regt.

24th Inf.

1/6/1876

Nashville, TN

Oching, John

Pvt.

Regt. Band

25th Inf.

9/2/1872

Pittsburgh, PA

Discharged per surgeon's certificate of disability on 10/23/1875

Octave, Perie

Cpl.

H

9th Cav.

11/2/1866

New Orleans, LA

Discharged per certificate of disability on March 10, 1868

Odam, Marcus

Pvt.

A

24th Inf.

3/31/1876

Nashville, TN

Serving as orderly for regimental commander in June of 1880

Oehlschlager, Peter

Pvt.

D

3rd Cav.

1/5/1885

Baltimore

Oertel, Edward

Wagoner

C

3rd Cav.

7/1/1885

Philadelphia

Dishonorably discharged at Ft. Davis on 7/10/1886

Ogden, William B.

Pvt.

C

1st Inf.

10/10/1880

New York, NY

Ogle, James A.

Corpl.

E

16th Inf.

3/7/1876

Nashville, TN

Discharged per "expiration of service" on 3/6/1881; character "excellent"

Ohl, Adam

Pvt.

H

8th Inf.

6/6/1855

Philadelphia

Appt. Cpl. on 2/11/56; promoted Sgt.on 7/29/57; died at Ft. Davis on 10/15/1857

Ohlschlager, Henry

Corpl.

D

19th Inf.

7/2/1888

Ft. Duncan, TX

Oldall, Sidney F.

Pvt.

D

3rd Cav.

12/4/1884

Detroit

Oldum, Frank

Pvt.

I

10th Cav.

2/25/1882

Cincinnati, OH

Discharged per certificate of disability 12/3/1882

Oliver, Gustav

Pvt.

F

19th Inf.

1/28/1889

Ft. Clark, TX

At Ft. Davis on duty as company cook

Oliver, Henry

Pvt.

H

10th Cav.

2/19/1876

St. Louis, MO

Discharged on a "certificate of disability" on 1/18/1880

Olivia, Felix

Sgt.

H

9th Cav.

9/27/1866

New Orleans, LA

On extra duty in Q.M. Dept. effective June 29, 1867

Olsson, Gustav

Pvt.

E

16th Inf.

3/7/1876

New York City

Only, Charles H.

Pvt.

K

10th Cav.

1/18/1877

St. Louis Bks., MO

Discharged "without character" on 12/2/1878 at Ft. Davis

Oppermann, Henry

Pvt.

A

8th Inf.

9/10/1855

New York

Joined from General Depot on 12/28/1855

Ord, James C.

2nd Lieut.

K

25th Inf.

10/1/1873

Wyoming

Served at Ft. Davis from 03/1875 to 7/1876

Orete, Charles

Pvt.

H

9th Cav.

11/7/1866

New Orleans, LA

Ornberry, Charles

1st Sergt.

K

1st Inf.

6/2/1880

San Antonio, TX

Reduced from 1st sergeant to private,on 11/9/1881; deserted 11/29/1881 at Ft. Davis

Orr, John E.

Pvt.

E

1st Inf.

9/30/1879

Cleveland, OH

Sergt. Major of 23rd Inf. on D.S. at Ft. Davis in May of 1891

Orr, Perry

Pvt.

F

19th Inf.

9/3/1885

Columbus Barracks, OH

Orr, William A.

Sergt.

H

3rd Cav.

2/9/1882

Providence, RI

Provost Sergeant of Post

Orr, William W.

Pvt.

F

1st Inf.

6/9/1880

San Antonio, TX

Orth, Henry

Pvt.

D

19th Inf.

8/17/1889

St. Paul, MN

While at Ft. Davis he was on duty as assistant company cook

Ortiz, Rafael

Pvt.

Band

1st Inf.

7/7/1880

San Antonio, TX

Died in post hospital at Fort Davis on 4/9/1881of pneumonia

Osborne, William D.

Blacksmith

H

3rd Cav.

9/3/1883

Cincinnati, Ohio

Oswill, William K.

Sergt.

I

3rd Cav.

3/18/1881

Baltimore, MD

Summer of 1885 in charge of troop stables

Otis, Elmer

Col.

Field and Staff

8th Cav.

6/1/1853

USMA Class of 1853

Post commander at Ft. Davis from 10/1887 to 05/1888

Otis, Harrison B.

Pvt.

A

8th Inf.

12/8/1852

Boston

On daily duty as hospital attendant; discharged at Ft. Davis upon expiration of service on 12/8/1857

Oughton, William

Pvt.

H

8th Inf.

7/31/1855

Boston

Deserted at Ft. Davis on 1/16/1857

Overshine, Samuel

Major

Field and Staff

23rd Inf.

8/1/1861

Served at Ft. Davis from 05/1890 to 03/11/1891; commanding post in 1890

Overton, Brown

Pvt.

C

24th Inf.

9/22/1875

Pt. Isabel, TX

Discharged at Ft. Davis on 9/21/1880 per "Expiration of Service"

Owen, Abraham

Musc.

D

19th Inf.

9/17/1886

Ft. Ringgold, TX

Owen, Charles R.

Pvt.

D

23rd Inf.

4/13/1886

Ft. Porter, NY

Discharged per "Expiration of Service" on 4/14/1891; character "very good"

Owens, Alexander

Pvt.

C

25th Inf.

8/3/1870

Paducah, KY

Owens, Charles

Pvt.

D

25th Inf.

11/27/1871

Memphis, TN

Fall of 1873 on duty as company cook

Owens, Moses

Pvt.

H

10th Cav.

8/12/1872

Kansas City, MO

Discharged per "certificate of disability" on 3/19/1876

Owens, William

Pvt.

H

3rd Cav.

1/19/1884

Presidio at San Francisco

Owens, William S.

Pvt.

F

8th Cav.

6/16/1887

Atlanta

Deserted on 6/1/1888 at Ft. Concho

Owens, Willis

Pvt.

I

9th Cav.

8/5/1867

Lexington, KY

Assigned to company on Jan. 16, 1868; on detached duty as company cook Discharged 8/5/72.

Oxford, Vincent

Pvt.

B

24th Inf.

5/15/1876

Nashville, TN