97th Regiment
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Field and Staff Officers
| Name | Rank | Date of Muster | Remarks |
| Henry R. Guss | Colonel | October 29, 1861 | Promoted to Brevet Brigadier General and Brevet Major General, March 13, 1865; resigned June 22, 1864 |
| Gal'a Pennypacker | Colonel | August 22, 1861 | Promoted from Captain, Company A to Major, October 7, 1861; to Lt. Colonel, June 7, 1864; to Colonel, August 15, 1864; to Brevet Brigadier General, January 15, 1865; to Brigadier General, February 15, 186; to Brevet Major General, March 13, 1865; wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20, 1864, October, 1864 and at Ft. Fisher, N. C., January 15, 1865; discharged May 1, 1865 |
| John Wainwright | Colonel | September 23, 1861 | Promoted from 1st Lt., Company F to Lt. Colonel, March 14, 1865; to Colonel, June 15, 1865; mustered out with Regiment, August 28, 1865 |
| Augustus P. Duer | Lt. Colonel | October 7, 1861 | Resigned April 3, 1864 |
| William H. Martin | Major | March 16, 1864 | Promoted from Captain, Company A, March 15, 1865; commissioned Lt. Colonel, June 1, 1865, not mustered; mustered out with Regiment, August 2S, 1865; Vet |
| H. W. Carruthers | Adjutant | September 11, 1861 | Promoted from 1st Lt., Company C, October 21, 1861; commissioned Captain, Company C, April 3, 1864, not mustered; died at Fortress Monroe, August 22, of wounds received at Strawberry Plains, Va., August 16, 1864 |
| Elwood P. Baldwin | Adjutant | May 23, 1864 | Promoted from 1st Sergeant, Company H, May 26, 1865; mustered out with Regiment, August 28, 1865 |
| David Jones | Quarter Master | October 17, 1861 | Promoted from 1st Lt., Company H, October 31, 1861; discharged October 31, 1864, expiration of term |
| John H. Brower | Quarter Master | March 15, 1864 | Promoted from Corporal, Company F to Quarter Master Sergeant, January 1, 1865; to Quarter Master, June 7, 1865; mustered out with Regiment, August 25, 1865; Vet |
| John R. Everhart | Surgeon | October 31, 1861 | Discharged November 10, 1864, expiration of term |
| Piennock J. Nichols | Surgeon | August 2, 1862 | Promoted from Assistant Surgeon 58th Regiment P. V., March 12, 1865; mustered out with Regiment, August 28, 1865 |
| George W. Miller | Assistant Surgeon | October 28, 1861 | Discharged for promotion, April 25, 1864 |
| Wm. C. Morrison | Assistant Surgeon | August 1, 1862 | Resigned January 1, 1865 |
| Wm. Whitehead | Chaplain | November 19, 1861 | Resigned August 20, 1862 |
| David W. Moore | Chaplain | July 16, 1864 | Resigned November 21, 1864 |
| Henry T. Coates | Sergeant Major | November 9, 1861 | Promoted from Corporal, Company K, January 1, 1865; mustered out with Regiment, August 2, 1865; Vet |
| Geo. A. Lemaistre | Sergeant Major | October 2, 1861 | Promoted from Sergeant, Company H, October 31, 1861; to 2d Lt., Company H, April 30, 1862 |
| Samuel W. Hawley | Sergeant Major | September 18, 1861 | Promoted from Corporal, Company C, June 6, 1862; discharged September 16, 1864, expiration of term |
| Cheyney T. Haines | Sergeant Major | October 28, 1861 | Wounded at Bermuda Hundred, May 20, and at Petersburg, Va., June 30, 1864; promoted from Corporal, Company G, September 18, 1864; to 1st Lt., Company G, December 1, 1864; Vet |
| David R. Cochran | Quarter Master Sergeant | March 16, 1864 | Promoted from Sergeant, Company G, July 19, 1865; mustered out with Regiment. August 28, 1865; Vet |
| James T. Skiles | Quarter Master Sergeant | August 30, 1861 | Promoted from Corporal, Company B, October 31, 1861; to 2d Lt., Company B. June 19, 1863 |
| George L. Taggart | Quarter Master Sergeant | August 30, 1861 | Promoted from priv., Company A, July 1, 1863; commissioned Quarter Master, January 1, 1864, not mustered; discharged August 30, 1864, expiration of term |
| Leonard R. Thomas | Quarter Master Sergeant | March 15, 1864 | Promoted from private, Company C, September 1, 1864; to 1st Lt., Company C, December 1, 1864; Vet |
| Caleb Mercer | Commissary Sergeant | March 15, 1864 | Promoted from Sergeant Company F, July 19, 1865; mustered out with Regiment, August 28, 1865; Vet |
| Thomas M'Cay | Commissary Sergeant | August 22, 1861 | Promoted from Sergeant, Company A, October 31, 1861; discharged August 30,1864, expiration of term |
| Dallas Crow | Commissary Sergeant | March 15, 1864 | Wounded at Petersburg, Va., July 30, 1864; promoted from Sergeant, Company B, September 1, 1864; to 1st Lt., Company B, March 4, 1865; Vet |
| Wash'n W. James | Commissary Sergeant | November 15, 1861 | Promoted from Corporal, Company G, April 1, 1865; to Captain, Company G, May 26, 1865; Vet |
| Milton S. Taylor | Principal Musician | October 9, 1861 | Promoted from private, Company H, September 18, 1864; mustered out with Regiment, August 28, 1865; Vet |
| John Weber | Principal Musician | March 15, 1864 | Promoted from Corporal, Company F, May 20, 1865; mustered out with Regiment, August 28, 1865; Vet |
| C. C. Fahnstock, Jr. | Principal Musician | November 16, 1861 | Promoted from Musician, Company K, January 16, 1862; discharged by General Order, October 13, 1862 |
| Jas. St. John, Sr. | Principal Musician | October 29, 1861 | Discharged by General Order, August 13, 1862; re-enlisted in Company D, November 26, 1862; promoted to Principal Musician, May 1, 1863; discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, September 17, 1864 |
| James J. Wilson | Principal Musician | September 11, 1861 | Promoted from Musician, Company C, June 28, 1864; discharged September 10, 1864, expiration of term |
| John Parsons, Jr. | Principal Musician | February 29, 1864 | Promoted from Musician, Company I, March 1, 1864; died at Fortress Monroe, August 25, of wounds received May 18, 1864; burial record, May 25, 1864, at Hampton, Va.; Vet |
| Madison Lovett | Hospital Steward | March 1, 1864 | Promoted from Corporal, Company A, September 18, 1864; mustered out with Regiment, August 23, 1865; Vet |
| Harman Heed | Hospital Steward | October 3, 1861 | Promoted from private, Company A, October 21, 1861; discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, September 8, 1862 |
| Reuben H. Smith | Hospital Steward | September 30, 1861 | Promoted from Ist Sergeant, Company G, September 14, 1862; discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, March 27, 1863 |
| John Y. M'Carter | Hospital Steward | September 17, 1861 | Promoted from Corporal, Company C, April 1, 1863; discharged September 17, 1864, expiration of term |
Source: Bates, Samuel P. History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865 , Harrisburg, 1868-1871.
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