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Discharged as Lieutenant Colonel, February 24, 1863; mustered as Brevet Major, February 27, 1863; promoted from Major, May 3, 1864; Brevet Brigadier General and Major General, March 13, 1865; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862, Wilderness, May 5, at Po River, May 10, 1864; at Tolopotomy River, May 31, 1864; discharged by General Order, June 3, 1865
Richard C. Dale
Lieutenant Colonel
April 14, 1864
Killed at Spottsylvania Court House, Va.,.May 12, 1864
David W. Megraw
Lieutenant Colonel
Promoted from Captain, Company H, to Major, January 28, 1865; to Lieutenant Colonel, June 6, 1865; commissioned Colonel, June 4, 1865, not mustered; wounded at Five Forks, Va., March 31, 1865; mustered out with Regiment, July 14, 1865
George H. Bardwell
Major
September 1, 1862
Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862; Brevet Lieutenant Colonel and Colonel, March 13, 1865; discharged January 16, 1863
Andrew Malseed
Adjutant
June 21, 1862
Missing since date of muster
John R. Miles
Adjutant
July 3, 1862
Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862; discharged February 16, 1863
John A. Dorwert
Adjutant
August 21, 1862
Promoted from Sergeant Major, March 19, 1863; dismissed, date unknown
Garrett Nowlen
Adjutant
August 2, 1862
Promoted from 1st Lieutenant, Company G, March 1, 1863; to Captain, Company D, November 21, 1863
Louis J. Sacriste
Adjutant
September, 1862
Promoted from 1st Lieutenant, Company D, November 21, 1863; wounded at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864; to Captain, Company D, September 22, 1864
Thomas S. Ewing
Adjutant
October 15, 1864
Wounded at Five Forks, Va., March 31, 1865; mustered out with Regiment, July 14, 1865
David S. Bunnell
Quarter Master
June 20, 1862
Discharged January 26, 1863
Richard H. Wade
Quarter Master
August 8, 1862
Promoted from 2nd Lieutenant, Company H, January 25, 1863; discharged by General Order, June 3, 1865
John P. Ashcom
Surgeon
September 1, 1862
Discharged March 19, 1863
William B. Hartman
Surgeon
March 9, 1862
Promoted from Assistant Surgeon, July 4, 1864; discharged by General Order, June 3, 1865
John W. Rawlins
Assistant Surgeon
July 15, 1862
Promoted to Surgeon 88th Regiment P. V., February 3, 1863
Philip A. Boyle
Assistant Surgeon
September 1, 1862
Resigned February 28, 1863
D. S. Cunningham
Assistant Surgeon
October 1, 1864
Resigned October 18, 1864
Edward McKee
Chaplain
September 24, 1862
Resigned December 24, 1862
Bernard McCollum
Chaplain
November 18, 1864
Discharged by General Order, June 3, 1865
Charles Clifford
Senior Major
February 22, 1864
Promoted from private, Company H, June 4, 1865; mustered out with Regiment, July 14, 1865
Samuel D. Hunter
Senior Major
August 5, 1862
Promoted from private, Company C, January 28, 1865; commissioned 2nd Lieutenant, Company F, June 1, 1865, not mustered; discharged by General Order, June 3, 1865
William J. Burk
Senior Major
August 14, 1862
Promoted from Sergeant, Company C, date unknown; to 1st Lieutenant Company C, January 28, 1865
George M. Book
Senior Major
September 5, 1862
Promoted from private, Company A; to 1st Lieutenant, Company B, November 1, 1862
George Roeder
Senior Major
August 30, 1862
Promoted from private, Company A; to 2nd Lieutenant, Company A, March 1, 1863
John Lutton
Quarter Master Sergeant
February 13, 1864
Promoted from Corporal, Company H, June 6, 1865; mustered out with Regiment, July 14, 1865
Francis E. Crawford
Quarter Master Sergeant
July 19, 1862
Promoted from Corporal, Company E, January 26, 1863; to 1st Lieutenant, Company B, March 7, 1863
George McMahon
Quarter Master Sergeant
August 14, 1862
Promoted from private, Company B, January 27, 1863; commissioned 2nd Lieutenant,
Company B, April 8, 1864, not mustered; prisoner from May 10, 1864, to February, 1865; discharged by General Order, June 3, 1865
Charles Shelley
Commissary Sergeant
February 29, 1864
Promoted from Sergeant, Company G, June 11, 1865; mustered out with Regiment, July 14, 1865; Vet
Daniel Reen
Commissary Sergeant
July 16, 1862
Promoted from Sergeant, Company B. January 29, 1863; discharged by General Order, June 3, 1865
Patrick Costello
Commissary Sergeant
June 24, 1862
Promoted from Corporal, Company E, January 26, 1863, not on muster-out roll
Frederick Wagner
Hospital Steward
June 16, 1862
Promoted from private, Company G, date unknown; discharged by General Order, June 3, 1865
William J. McCurley
Principal Musician
February 12, 1864
Promoted from Musician, Company E, July 1, 1865; mustered out with Regiment, July 14, 1865
T. W. Vannaman
Principal Musician
August 18, 62
Promoted from Musician, Company C, date unknown; discharged by General Order, June 3, 1865
Roster Source: Bates, Samuel P. (Samuel Penniman), 1827-1902.: History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5; prepared in compliance with acts of the legislature, by Samuel P. Bates.