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Mustered out, December 4, 1864; expiration of term
James Metzger
Lieutenant Colonel
October 12, 1861
Promoted from Captain, Company C, May 10, 1865; mustered out with Regiment, August 30, 1865
John H. Filler
Major
December 4, 1861
Commissioned Lieutenant Colonel, December 21, 1864, and Colonel, March 25, 1865, not mustered; mustered out March 23, 1865, expiration of term
George H. Hill
Major
August 28, 1861
Promoted from Captain, Company E, May 3, 1865; mustered out with Regiment, August 30, 1865
James Metzger
Adjutant
October 12, 1861
Promoted from 1st Lieutenant, Company D to Adjutant, January 1, 1862; to Captain, Company C, November 25, 1862
Solomon S. Metzger
Adjutant
October 12, 1861
Promoted from 2nd to 1st Lieutenant, Company D, January 1, 1862; to Adjutant, November 25, 1862; to Captain, Company D, August 3, 1863
John Gotshall
Adjutant
August 28, 1861
Promoted from 1st Lieutenant, Company G. August 3, 1863; commissioned Captain, Company G, December 1, 1864, and Captain, Company C, May 10, 1865, not mustered; mustered out with Regiment, August 30, 1865
Frederick M. George
Quarter Master
December 4, 1861
Mustered out, December 14, 1864, expiration of term
James Driskel
Quarter Master
January 1, 1864
Promoted from 1st Sergeant, Company A, February 14, 1865; mustered out with Regiment, August 30, 1865; Vet
David Merritt
Surgeon
November 1, 1861
Resigned August 16, 1864
Jer. B. Brandt
Surgeon
September 17, 1864
Promoted from Assistant Surgeon, 110th Regiment P. V., September 17, 1864; mustered out with Regiment, August 30, 1865
J. Sylv'r Ramsey
Assistant Surgeon
November 1, 1861
Promoted to Surgeon 130th Regiment P. V., October 14, 1862
Jer. B. Brandt
Assistant Surgeon
September 16, 1862
Promoted to Surgeon 175th Regiment P. V., January 31, 1863
Henry C. Christy
Assistant Surgeon
August 1, 1862
Promoted to Surgeon, 58th Regiment P. V., October 3, 1863
Charles F. Lauer
Assistant Surgeon
June 12, 1863
Resigned September 26, 1864
Ovid M. Johnson
Assistant Surgeon
January 2S, 1864
Resigned August 17, 1864
John Noetling
Assistant Surgeon
September 26, 1864
Resigned June 17, 1865
Samuel S. Boyer
Assistant Surgeon
February 11, 1865
Mustered out with Regiment, August 30, 1865
John McCosker
Chaplain
December 6, 1861
Died at Philadelphia, June 4, 1862
Henry W. Fox
Sergeant Major
October 11, 1861
Promoted from private, Company H to Sergeant Major, December 4, 1861; to 2nd Lieutenant, Company K, October 23, 1862
William H. Shorb
Sergeant Major
August 28, 1861
Promoted from 1st Sergeant, Company G to Sergeant Major, October 23, 1862; to 2nd Lieutenant, Company G, November 4, 1863
William W. Moore
Sergeant Major
December 31, 1861
Promoted from private, Company E to Sergeant Major, November 4, 1863; to 2nd Lieutenant Company E, September 25, 1864; Vet
John C. Geyer
Sergeant Major
October 2, 1862
Promoted from private, Company H to Commissary Sergeant, April 1. 1864; to Sergeant Major, September 25, 1864; to 1st Lieut., Company C, March 1, 1865
William A. Gilbert
Sergeant Major
September 24, 1863
Drafted; promoted from private, Company H, May 1, 1865; mustered out with Regiment, August 30, 1865
John Lynch
Quarter Master Sergeant
October 30, 1861
Promoted from Sergeant, Company A to Quarter Master Sergeant, January 4, 1862; to 2nd Lieut., Company A, November 8, 1863
Martin V. Sorber
Quarter Master Sergeant
September 20, 1861
Promoted from Sergeant, Company I; to Quarter Master Sergeant, November 11, 1863; to 2nd Lieutenant, Company I, September 16, 1864; Vet
Daniel M. Wonders
Quarter Master Sergeant
October 2, 1862
Promoted from private, Company H, September 15, 1864; mustered out with Regiment, August 30, 1865
John H. Kennedy
Commissary Sergeant
August 28, 1861
Promoted from private, Company A, September 15, 1863; reduced and transferred to Company A, May 10, 1862
John Houston
Commissary Sergeant
September 19, 1861
Promoted from Corporal. Company F to Commissary Sergeant, May 10, 1862; to 2nd Lieut., Company F, April 6, 1864; Vet
Samuel Moorhead
Commissary Sergeant
September 19, 1861
Promoted from Sergeant, Company F to Commissary Sergeant, September 25, 1864; to 2nd Lieut., Company F, September 29, 1864; Vet
William M. Walker
Commissary Sergeant
October 11, 1861
Promoted from Sergeant, Company H, May 1, 1865; mustered out with Regiment, August 30, 1865; Vet
Joseph Keeffe
Hospital Steward
November 5, 1861
Promoted from private, Company D, November 19, 1861; reduced and transferred to Company D, June 3, 1862
Joseph W. Hughes
Hospital Steward
April 15, 1862
Promoted from private, Company B. June 3, 1862; mustered out, April 15, 1865, expiration of term
Peter Lightner
Hospital Steward
January 25, 1865
Promoted from private, Company G, May 1, 1865; mustered out with Regiment, August 30, 1865
William R. Miller
Principal Musician
September 5, 1864
Promoted from private, Company B, November 1, 1864; discharged by General Order, June 13, 1865
Alexander C. Mower
Principal Musician
October 12, 1861
Promoted from Sergeant, Company D, to Drum Major, February 24, 1863; reduced and transferred to Company D, May 12, 1863; promoted to Principal Musician, December 27, 1864; died at Point of Rocks, Va., January 28, 1865; Vet
Neal S. McLay
Principal Musician
March 1, 1864
Promoted from private, Company B, May 1, 1865; mustered out with Regiment, August 30, 1865
John C. Smith
Principal Musician
February 29, 1864
Promoted from private, Company F, June 24, 1865; mustered out with Regiment, August 30, 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.
