Joseph H. Hornback first enlisted in Company K, 21st Ohio Volunteers, August 24, 1861 in Wood Co., OH and transferred to the 1st Alabama Cav. USA July 24, 1862 in Huntsville, AL. He was born in Champaign, OH about 1822 and was a carpenter by trade. He was captured at Stone's River in Murfreesboro, TN December 31, 1862 and again March 21, 1864 in Arkansas. He was exchanged and reported for duty June 7, 1864 at Decatur, AL. He was wounded in action March 10, 1865 at Monroe's Crossroads, NC suffering from a gunshot wound to the left leg. He served as 1st Lt. and mustered out July 19, 1865 in Nashville, TN.