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Thirteenth Cavalry, One Hundred and Seventeenth Regiment

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13th Cavalry, 117th PA Regiment Field & Staff Officers

Adjutant	George	R.	Maguire
Asst Surg	Charles	W.	Moore
Asst Surg	Nathan	J.	Nyce
Asst Surg	John	C.	Stanton
Bugler		Jacob		Dumptre
Bugler		Dominic		Murphy
Chaplain	James		Gombitelle
Col		James	A.	Galligher
Col		Michael		Kerwin
Com Sgt		John	L.	Burke
Com Sgt		Daniel	A.	Callahan
Com Sgt		Robert		McElhinny
Com Sgt		S.	A.	Sollenberger
Hosp Stew	David	A.	Cochran
Hosp Stew	David	W.	Farroe
Hosp Stew	Joseph		Hoyt
Lt Col		Jacob	H.	Dewees
Lt Col		Garrick		Mallery
Lt Col		Peter	C.	Shannon
Major		Martin	J.	Byrne
Major		Timothy	A.	Byrnes
Major		George	F.	McCabe
Major		Henry	A.	White
Q.M.Sgt		David		Ford
Q'Master	Philip	H.	Galligher
Q'Master	Anthony		Wise
Sad Sgt		George	H.	McLeary
Sad Sgt		James	W.	Stevens
Sr Major	Curtis	A.	Eldridge
Sr Major	Oliver	W.	Longan
Sr Major	William		O'Connor
Sr Major	Edward		O'Shea
Sr Major	John	A.	Turner
Surgeon		George	B.	Lummis
Surgeon		William	F.	Osborn
Vet Sgt		John		Hatfield

Contributed by Harold Hand Jr, author of One Good Regiment
-- First Regimental History of the 13th Pa Cavalry --
. See his Help Locating Civil War Records

117th Regiment

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