53d Regiment
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Field and Staff Officers
|
Name |
Rank |
Date of Muster |
Remarks |
| John R. Brooke | Colonel | November 5, 1861 | Promoted to Brigadier General, May 12, 1864; to Brevet Major General, August 1, 1864 |
| Wm. M. Mintzer | Colonel | September 18, 1861 | Promoted from Captain Company A, to Major, June 2, 1862; to Lieutenant Colonel. September 29, 1864; to Colonel, October 30. 1864; to Brevet Brigadier General, March 13, 1865; mustered out with Regiment, June 30, 1865 |
| Richds M'Michael | Lt. Colonel | November 7, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, May 19, 1864 |
| Geo. C. Anderson | Lt. Colonel | October 29, 1861 | Promoted from Captain, Company K, to Major, September 20, 1864; to Lieutenant Colonel, November 10, 1864; mustered out with Regiment, June 30, 1865 |
| Thomas Yeager | Major | November 7, 1861 | Killed at Fair Oaks, Va., June 1, 1862 |
| S. Octavius Bull | Major | September 18, 1861 | Promoted from Captain Company A, to Major. June 2, 1862; commissioned Lieutenant Colonel, May 17, 1864; Colonel, September 18, 1864, not mustered; mustered out, November 1, 1864, expiration of term |
| George D. Pifer | Major | October 10, 1861 | Promoted from Captain, Company I, December 13, 1864; mustered out with Regiment, June 30, 1865 |
| Charles P. Hatch | Adjutant | November 7, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, July 24, 1864 |
| Samuel H. Putter | Adjutant | September 18, 1861 | Promoted from private, Company A, to Sergeant Major, December 24, 1863; to Lt. and Adjutant, September 5, 1864; absent, on detached service in Veteran Reserve Corps, at muster out; Vet |
| Jacob Rice | Adjutant | November 7, 1861 | Mustered out, October 12, 1864, expiration of term |
| Theoph. T. Davis | Adjutant | November 4, 1861 | Promoted from private, Company I, to Comissary Sergeant, December 24, 1863; to 1st Lt. and Quarter Master, October 31, 1864; mustered out with Regiment, June 30, 1865; Vet |
| John Fromberger | Surgeon | November 7, 1861 | Resigned January 28, 1862 |
| M. J. M'Kinnon | Surgeon | February 15, 1862 | Resigned January 26, 1863 |
| George V. Jackson | Surgeon | February 24, 1863 | Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, August 12, 1864 |
| Charles V. Spa | Surgeon | October 1, 1862 | Promoted from Assistant Surgeon, August 29, 1864; mustered out with Regiment, June 30, 1865 |
| William B. Wynne | Assistant Surgeon | November 7, 61 | Promoted to Surgeon 159th Regiment P. V., October 29, 1862 |
| J. P. Bilrhfield | Assistant Surgeon | August 1, 1862 | Promoted to Surgeon 83d Regiment P. V., April 3, 1863 |
| Jacob C. Gatchell | Assistant Surgeon | October 17, 1864 | Mustered out with Regiment, June 30, 1865 |
| Daniel Barber | Chaplain | November 7, 1861 | Resigned July 7, 1862 |
| J. R. Taylor Gray | Chaplain | June 16, 1865 | Mustered out with Regiment, June 30, 1865 |
| Thomas Reifsnyder | Sergeant Major | November 7, 1861 | Promoted to 1st Lt., Company D, December 14, 1862 |
| G. W. Butterworth | Sergeant Major | March 2, 1864 | Promoted from Sergeant, Company G, June 12, 1865; mustered out with Regiment, June 30, 1865; Vet |
| Levi J. Fritz | Sergeant Major | December 22, 1863 | Promoted to 2d Lt., Company A, October 8, 1864 |
| M. M. Brannock | Sergeant Major | December 22, 1863 | Transferred to Company K, April 7, 1865; Vet |
| Albert H. Hess | Sergeant Major | December 22, 1863 | Promoted to 2d Lt., Company E, June 12, 1865 |
| Mahlon S. Ludwig | Quarter Master Sergeant | November 7, 1861 | Promoted to 2d Lt., Company B, March 1, 1863 |
| John S. Weand | Quarter Master Sergeant | September 18, 61 | Promoted from private, Company A, November 1, 1864; mustered out with Regiment, June 30, 1865 |
| John W. Riley | Quarter Master Sergeant | February 29, 1864 | Promoted from Sergeant to Quarter Master Sergeant, December 23, 1864; transferred from 140th Regiment P. V.; discharged by General Order, June 6, 1865 |
| Lewis R. Bland | Commissary Sergeant | November 7, 1861 | Promoted to 2d Lt.. Company B, April 26, 1862 |
| Thomas E. Clark | Commissary Sergeant | September 18, 1861 | Promoted from private, Company A. December 10, 1864; absent, on furlough, at muster out |
| J. Wilson Barnett | Commissary Sergeant | November 5, 1861 | Transferred to 10th Regiment U. S. Colored Troops |
| Benj. J. Cushing | Commissary Sergeant | October 29, 1861 | Promoted to 2d Lt. Company G, Sept 21, 1864; Vet |
| W. W. Dentler | Commissary Sergeant | October 23, 1861 | Promoted to 2d Lt., Company H, December 8, 1864; Vet |
| Albert Lorenz | Hospital Steward | November 7, 1861 | Mustered out, November 7, 1864, expiration of term |
| John H. Foltz | Hospital Steward | October 10, 1861 | Promoted from private Company I, November 16, 1864; mustered out with Regiment, June 30, 1865; Vet |
| John Caldwell | Principal Musician | October 23, 1861 | Promoted from Musician, Company H. November 1, 1864; mustered out with Regiment, June 30, 1865; Vet |
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