61st Regiment
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Field and Staff Officers
|
Name |
Rank |
Date of Muster |
Remarks |
| Oliver H. Ripley | Colonel | July 24, 1861 | Killed at Fair Oaks, May 31, 1862 |
| George C. Spear | Colonel | March 6, 1862 | Promoted from Lt. Colonel to Colonel, June 1, 1862; killed at Chancellorsville, May 3, 1863 |
| George F. Smith | Colonel | March 15, 1862 | Promoted from Major to Lt. Colonel, June 1, 1862; to Colonel, March 21, 1864; mustered out, September 7, 1864, expiration of term; re-commissioned, September 29, 1864; discharged by Special Order, April 20, 1865 |
| Robert L. Orr | Colonel | August 21, 1861 | Promoted from Captain, Company A to Major., December 18, 1864; to Lt. Colonel, April 18, 1865; to Colonel, May 14, 1865; mustered out with Regiment, June 28, 1865 |
| John W. Crosby | Lt. Colonel | September 2, 1861 | Promoted from Captain, Company G to Major, April 22, 1864; wounded at Fort Stevens, July 11, 1864; mustered out, December 15, 1864; re-commissioned Lt. Colonel, February 22, 1865; killed at Petersburg, April 2, 1865 |
| Charles S. Greene | Lt. Colonel | August 21, 1861 | Promoted from Captain, Company C to Lieut. Colonel, May 15, 1865; wounded at Winchester, Va., September 19, 1864; mustered out with Regiment, June 28, 1865 |
| Geo. W. Dawson | Major | August 1, 1861 | Promoted from Captain, Company C to Major, December 1, 1862; comissioned Lt. Colonel, May 4, 1863, not mustered; discharged April 16, 1864 |
| Oliver A. Parsons | Major | September 2, 1861 | Promoted from Captain, Company D to Major, May 14, 1865; mustered out with Regiment, June 28, 1865 |
| Voolman G. Miller | Adjutant | August 1, 1861 | Promoted from 2d Lt., Company E to 1st Lieut. and Adjutant, September 7, 1861; discharged March 11, 1863 |
| George W. Wilson | Adjutant | September 2, 1861 | Promoted from 1st Lt., Company H to Adjutant, March 11, 1863; killed at Spottsylvania Court House , May 9, 1864 |
| Augustus R. Seller | Adjutant | September 4, 1861 | Promoted from 2d Lt., Company F to 1st Lt. and Adjutant, April 6, 1865 mustered out with Regiment, June 28, 1865 |
| Benj. V. Baldwin | Quarter Master | August 1, 1861 | Mustered out, September 6, 1864, expiration of term |
| Chas. F. Kennedy | Quarter Master | August 21, 1861 | Promoted from 1st Lt., Company C to Quarter Master, December 18, 1864; mustered out with Regiment, June 28, 1865 |
| Robert M. Tindle | Surgeon | September 14, 1861 | Resigned August 19, 1863 |
| Geo. R. Lewis | Surgeon | August 1, 1862 | Promoted from Assistant Surgeon, 54th Regiment P. V., September 18, 1863; mustered out with Regiment, June 28, 1865 |
| Ambrose J. Herr | Assistant Surgeon | September 7, 1861 | Promoted to Surgeon, 68th Regiment P. V., September 13, 1862 |
| Jas. B. Freeland | Assistant Surgeon | September 17, 1862 | Resigned January 11, 1863 |
| John W. Riddle | Assistant Surgeon | September 12, 1862 | Mustered out, September 7, 1864, expiration of term |
| Jas. A. M'Fadden | Assistant Surgeon | April 1, 1863 | Mustered out, September 7, 1864, expiration of term |
| Wm. W. Kirlin | Assistant Surgeon | December 18, 1864 | Mustered out with Regiment, June 28, 1865 |
| W. R. Stockton | Chap'n | April 13, 1862 | Resigned September 26, 1862 |
| A. G. C. Calhoun | Sergeant Major | August 1, 1861 | Promoted from Sergeant, Company E, January 8, 1865; mustered out with Regiment, June 28, 1865; Vet |
| Israel Gray | Sergeant Major | August 22, 1861 | Mustered out, September 7, 1864, expiration of term |
| David M'Clain | Sergeant Major | August 1, 1861 | Promoted to 1st Lt., Company K, January 1, 1863 |
| R. R. Lippincott | Sergeant Major | September 4, 1861 | Promoted to 1st Lt. Company I, September 12, 1863 |
| William Lathrop | Sergeant Major | September 2, 1861 | Promoted to 2d Lt., Company D, January 8, 1865; Vet |
| Jer. H. Murphy | Sergeant Major | August 21, 1861 | Killed at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; Vet |
| John Caldwell | Sergeant Major | August 1, 1861 | Promoted to 2d Lt., Company F, April 19, 1864; Vet |
| Robert Dickson | Quarter Master Sergeant | September 2, 1862 | Promoted to Quarter Master Sergeant, December 22, 1864; discharged by General Order, June 20, 1865 |
| Chas. F. Kennedy | Quarter Master Sergeant | August 21, 1861 | Promoted to 1st Lt., Company C, October 1, 1864; Vet |
| George K. Lutz | Quarter Master Sergeant | August 21, 1861 | Promoted to 1st Lt., Company G, December 22, 1864; Vet |
| Wm. H. Rogers | Quarter Master Sergeant | August 1, 1861 | Promoted to 1st Lt., Company F, November 27, 1862 |
| John C. Armor | Commissary Sergeant | August 22, 1861 | Promoted from private, Company A, September 4, 1864; mustered out with Regiment, June 28, 1865; Vet |
| Jacob Sanders | Commissary Sergeant | September 4, 1861 | Mustered out, September 7, 1864, expiration of term |
| William Clowes | Hospital Steward | September 9, 1861 | Promoted from priv., Company E, 63d Regiment P. V., March 31, 1862; mustered out with Regiment, June 28, 1865; Vet |
| Woodman Sample | Principal Musician | August 1, 1861 | Mustered out with Regiment, June 28, 1865; Vet |
| William R. Taylor | Principal Musician | September 4, 1861 | Mustered out, September 7, 1864, expiration of term |
| Charles O. Little | Principal Musician | September 4, 1861 | Mustered out, September 7, 1864, expiration of term |
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