50th Regiment
Pennsylvania Volunteers


Field and Staff Officers


Name

Rank

Date of Muster
into Service


Remarks
Benjamin C. Christ Colonel July 27, 1861 Promoted to Brevet Brigadier General, August 1, 1864; mustered out, September 30, 1864, expiration of term
Wm. H. Telford Colonel August 8;, 1861 Promoted from Captain, Company G, to Lieut. Colonel, February 8, 1865; to Colonel, May 15, 1865; mustered out with Regiment, July 30, 1865
Thos. S. Brenholtz Lt. Colonel September 10, 1861 Promoted from Captain, Company H, September 30, 1861; died August 19, 1863, of wounds received at Jackson, Miss., July 16, 1863
Edward Overton, Jr. Lt. Colonel September 30, 1861 Promoted from Major to Lt. Colonel, December 15, 1863; mustered out, September 30, 1864, expiration of term
Sam'l K. Schwenk Lt. Colonel February 28, 1865 Promoted from Major to Lt. Colonel, May 15, 1865; to brevet Colonel and Brigadier General, July 24, 1865; mustered out with Regiment, July 30, 1865
George W. Brumm Major September 9, 1861 Promoted from Captain Company F, May 19, 1865; mustered out with Regiment, July 30, 1865
Henry T. Kendall Adjutant September 10, 1861 Promoted from 1st Lt. Company H, May 3, 1864; captured May 12, 1864; commissioned Captain, Company H, January 19, 1865, not mustered; discharged by Special Order, February 11, 1865
Lewis Crater Adjutant September 10, 1861 Promoted from 1st Lt. Company F, April 16, 1865; mustered out with Regiment, July 30, 1865; Vet
Alfred Jones Quarter Master September 30, 1861 Captured July, 1864; discharged by Special Order, March 22, 1865
John S. Eckel Quarter Master April 1, 1862 Promoted from 1st Lt., Company C, January 15, 1865; mustered out with Regiment, July 30, 1865; Vet
David J. M'Kibben Surgeon September 14, 1861 Promoted to Brigadier Surgeon, U S. Volunteers, October 21, 1861
J. Siemans Surgeon March 7, 1862 Resigned March 16, 1864
John M. Kollock Surgeon July 25, 1862 Promoted from Assistant Surgeon, 118th Regiment P. V, September 3, 1864; resigned June 20, 1865
Joseph P. Vickers Assistant Surgeon August 30, 1861 Resigned July 18, 1864
William P. Book Assistant Surgeon August 1, 1862 Mustered out, September 30, 1864, expiration of term
Frank P. Wilson Assistant Surgeon March 31, 1865 Mustered out with Regiment, July 30, 1865
John F. Meredith Chaplain April 22, 1862 Discharged January 13, 1863
Halleck Armstrong Chaplain February 24, 1865 Mustered out with Regiment, July 30, 1865
Alex'r P. Garrett Sergeant Major September 9, 1861 Promoted from Sergeant, Company C, March 20, 1864; mustered out with Regiment, July 30, 1865; Vet
Thomas F. Foster Sergeant Major September 6, 1861 Promoted from Corporal, Company D; to Sergeant Major; to 2d Lt., Company D, April 8, 1864; Vet
Frank H. Barnhart Sergeant Major September 19, 1861 Promoted to 1st Lt., Company B, November 26, 1864; Vet
Alfred J. Stephens. Sergeant Major September 6, 1861 Promoted from Sergeant Company D, November 21, 1864; to 1st Lt. Company B, March 21, 1865; Vet
Henry A. Lantz Sergeant Major September 30, 1861 Promoted to 1st Lt., Company E, January 18, 1862
Simon Clouser Master Sergeant February 25, 1864 Promoted from Sergeant, Company K, May 9, 1865; mustered out with Regiment, July 30, 1865; Vet
Frank H. Forbes Master Sergeant January 1, 1864 Promoted to 2d Lt. Company E, May 10, 1865; Vet
John S. Eckel Master Sergeant April 1, 1862 Promoted to 2d Lt. Company C, March 17, 1864
Alfred W. Gift Comissary Sergeant September 13, 1861 Promoted from private, Company E, March 21, 1865; mustered out with Regiment, July 30, 1865; Vet
Jonas Faust Comissary Sergeant September 9, 1861 Promoted from private, Company A, December 4, 1864; discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, May, 1865; Vet
Lewis Crater Comissary Sergeant September 10, 1861 Promoted from private, Company H, May 1, 1862; to 1st Lt., Company F, December 5, 1864; Vet
Alex. H. Shaffer Hospital Steward September, 1861 Promoted from private, Company G, September, 1861; mustered out with Regiment, July 30, 1865; Vet
Wm. K. Schuckert Principal Musician September 9, 1861 Promoted from Musician, Company A, October 25, 1864; mustered out with Regiment, July 30, 1865; Vet
Reed W. Dumfee Principal Musician September 9, 1861 Promoted from Musician, Company K, April 13, 1865; mustered out with Regiment, July 30, 1865; Vet
Henry A. Hoffman Principal Musician September 30, 1861 Discharged by General Order, August, 1862

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

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