138th Regiment
Pennsylvania Volunteers


Field and Staff Officers

Name

Rank

Date of Muster
Into Service

Remarks

C. L. K. Sumwalt Colonel August 30, 1862 Dismissed March 30, 1863
M. R. M'Clennan Colonel August 20, 1862 Promoted from Captain, Company A to Lt. Colonel, September 2, 1862; to Colonel, May 2, 1863; brevet Brig. General, April 2, 1865; wounded at Mine Run, Va., November 27, 1863; mustered out with Regiment, June 23, 1865
Lewis A. May Lt. Colonel August 29, 1862 Promoted from Major, February 12, 1865; mustered out with Regiment, June 23, 1865
Jacob W. Cress Adjutant August 10, 1862 Promoted from 1st Lt., Company B, August 30, 1862; wounded at Mine Run, Va., November 27, 1863; mustered out with Regiment, June 23, 1865
Edward B. Moore Quarter Master August 26, 1862 Promoted to Captain and Commissary of Subsistence, U. S. Volunteers, August 4, 1864; brevet Major; mustered out July 31, 1865
David L. M'Kenzle Quarter Master August 16, 1862 Promoted from Commissary Sergeant, July 6, 1864; mustered out with Regiment, June 23, 1865
C.- P. Herrington Surgeon September 13, 1862 Promoted from Assistant Surgeon, 48th Regiment P. V., October 30, 1862; discharged on Surgeon Certificate, December 4, 1863
Charles E. Cady Surgeon September 5, 1862 Promoted from Assistant Surgeon, January 22, 1864; mustered out with Regiment, Jnne 23, 1865
Thos. C. Thornton Assistant Surgeon September 12, 1862 Promoted to Surgeon, 67th Regiment P. V., April 20, 1865
Thos. P. Tomlinson Assistant Surgeon May 17, 1865 Mustered out with Regiment, June 23, 1865
James F. Porter Chaplain September 7, 1862 Resigned June 26, 1863
James W. Curry Chaplain May 1, 1863 Discharged by Special Order, March 8, 1864
John W. Feight Chaplain August 30, 1862 Promoted from Captain, Company F, February 21, 1865; mustered out with Regiment, June 23, 1865
I. C. Grossman Sergeant Major August 16, 1862 Promoted from Corporal, Company B, September 1, 1862; to 2d Lieut. Company B, April 9, 1864
Timothy Kane Sergeant Major August 20, 1862 Promoted from private, Company C, April 26, 1864; to 1st Lieut., Company C, December 1, 1864
Osceola Lewis Sergeant Major August 30, 1862 Promoted from private, Company I, December 12, 1864; to 1st Lieut. Company I, May 16, 1865
Reuben Hallowell Sergeant Major August 26, 1862 Promoted from Sergeant, Company I, May 16, 1865; mustered out with Regimrnent, June 23, 1865
James W. Kennedy Quarter Master Sergeant August 26, 1862 Promoted from Sergeant, Company I, September 15, 1862; mustered out with Regiment, June 23, 1865
Franklin Ramsey Commissary Sergeant August 19, 1862 Promoted from private, Company A, July 6, 1864; mustered out with Regiment, June 23, 1865
James G. Wells Hospital Steward August 23, 1862 Promoted from private, Company K, September 1, 1862; mustered out with Regiment, June 23, 1865
Law. Deifabaugh Principal Musician August 29, 1862 Promoted from Musician, Company E, February 3, 1864; mustered out with Regiment, June 23, 1865
William Earle Principal Musician September 3, 1862 Promoted from Musician, Company I, October 30, 1864; mustered out with Regiment, June 23, 1865

Source:  Bates, Samuel P. History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865 , Harrisburg, 1868-1871.

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