The following is a list of the 38 former Confederate soldiers who were desirous of taking the oath and joining Company F of the 1st Connecticut Cavalry. All enlisted on October 1, 1863 and mustered into their new Union Regiment on October 5, 1863. All were prisoners of war and were incarcerated at the Union prison at Fort Delaware. Company G was also had many former Confederate soldiers but for right now I am only listing Company F. The former Confederates from Company F were transferred to Company G in April of 1864. Some of the former Confederates kept their names in the 1st Ct. while it appears that others changed their names perhaps to avoid detection if captured by their former Army. However there may be a multitude of reasons including spelling etc. In April of 1864 the former Confederate soldiers were transferred to the North West to avoid being captured by their former Confederates. Some transferred to the 1st United States Independent Company after arriving in the North West. The 1st United States Independent Company should not be confused with the 1st United States Infantry. Also this may not be the complete list of Confederates but just those former Confederates that I could find. (The North West meaning Fort Snelling, Minnesota) 20 former Confederates of Company F 1st Connecticut Cavalry would desert prior to April of 1864 more than 50%. Only 9 would live to finish their enlistment and be discharged on November 16, 1865. Those finishing their enlistments were eligible for a United States pension. The list will be alphabetical.

1) Elisha W. Bond - Deserted January 29, 1864
2) Joseph Brinine - Became a POW on July 3, 1864 paroled on February 14, 1865 died on July 20, 1865
3) Jacob Callicut - Transferrd to the NW: Discharged on November 16, 1865
4) Charles D. Cannon - Deserted on January 27, 1864
5) Alexander Clark - Tansferred to NW: Discharged on November 16, 1865
6) David Clark - Deserted on January 19, 1864
7) James C. Clyatt - Transferred to NW: Discharged on June 15, 1865
Charles C. Collins - Deserted on January 25, 1864
9) David Debery - Transferred to NW: Deserted on July 17, 1865
10) Leander Doty - Deserted on January 27, 1864
11) James R. Hallsell - Deserted on January 10, 1864
12) John Harrington - Deserted on January 29, 1864
13) William Hart - Discharged on June 20, 1865
14) George E. Hayes - Deserted on January 25, 1864
15) Henry Jackson - Deserted on January 29, 1864
16) Henry C. Kendall - Deserted on March 21, 1864 former member of the 8th Regiment, Virginia Infantry Captured at Pickett's Charge on July 3, 1863. Originally taken to Fort McHenry by his own account. He was transferred to Fort Delaware on July 6, 1863. The following is from an Ohio newspaper dated in June of 1913 and were the words of Henry C. Kendall.

FELL ASLEEP ON MARCH

""We were taken to Balitmore and from there to Fort Henry. Pickett's
Division had been in forced march without sleep for so long before the
charge that we were completely exhausted but we did not realize this in
the wild excitement of the fight but after it was over we were so near
dead from fatigue we dropped asleep on the march to Balitmore and had to
be prodded by the Union men every little while.""
""When near Fort Henry at 3 o'clock in the morning we were permitted
to pause. I sank into a hole all but dead for sleep and awoke with water
all around me, my face just out for my head was on a slightly raised
place. The hole where I had fallen asleep had filled with water from a
three hour rain that had beaten and flown in my face without waking me.
From that point we went on to the fort and that was the end of the war for
us.""

According to further reaserach on Henry C. Kendall he deserted near Harpers Ferry, which is where he grew up. He took his horse and side arms and equipment and fled to the hills of Coshocton County, Ohio where he stayed in hiding with his brother who was also a Confederate deserter of the 8th Regiment, Virginia Infantry. Henry C. Kendall had mentioned that other former Confederates belonging to the 1st Connecticut had also sought refuge in Coshocton County but did not mention names or how many. Henry C. Kendall would stay in Coshocton County unitl the War ended and married a women from Zanesville, Ohio and then moved to Columbus, Ohio. Henry C. Kendall died in Columbus, Ohio and is buried at the Green Lawn Cemetery, with no mention of military service. He had changed his middle initial from C to M perhaps from being detected. He died on June 3, 1919.

17) John McKinn - Deserted on December 28, 1863
18) Morris Nelson - Transferrd to NW: Discharged on November 16, 1865
19) Thomas Owens - Transferred to NW: Discharged on Novmeber 16, 1865
20) Joseph Parker - Deserted on January 17, 1864
21) Miles H. Partin - Transferred to NW: Discharged on November 16, 1865
22) Benjamin F. Phillips - Deserted on December 8, 1863
23) William R. Phillips - Deserted on January 29, 1864
24) William H. Pickett - Transferred to NW: Discharged November 16, 1865
25) William Pierce - Transferred to NW: Discharged due to Disability on July 21, 1865
26) William B. Richards - Deserted on January 29, 1864
27) George B. Riggins - Deserted on October 8, 1863 (just three days after being mustered in)
28) William Rodman - Transferred to NW: Discharged on November 16, 1865
29) Alfred Sawyer - Transferred to NW: Deserted on September 15, 1865
30) Jeremiah Searcy - Deserted on December 8, 1863
31) William Simmons - Transferred to NW: Discharged on November 16, 1865
32) Thomas H. Sims - Deserted on January 29, 1864
33) Richard Q. Skinner - Transferred to NW: Discharged on November 16, 1865
34) William Sloan - Transferred to NW: Deserted on July 17, 1865
35) Henry D. Smith - Deserted on January 29, 1864
36) Samuel A. Smith - Deserted on January 29, 1864
37) Charles A. Taylor - Transferred to NW: Deserted on October 1, 1865
38) Thomas Weeks - Transferred to NW: Discharged on July 8, 1865