8th Regiment
U. S. Colored Troop
Field and Staff Officers
|
Name |
Rank |
Date of Muster into Service |
|
| Charles W. Fribley | Colonel | October 9, 1861 | Promoted from Captain Company F, 84th Regiment P. V., November 23, 1863; killed at Olustee, Florida, February 20, 1864 |
| Sam'l C. Armstrong | Colonel | November 3, 1864 | Promoted from Lieutenant Colonel 9th Regiment United States Colored Troops, November 3, 1863; Brevet Brigadier General, March 13, 1865; mustered out with Regiment, November 10, 1865 |
| Nelson B. Bartram | Lt. Colonel | October 31, 1863 | Promoted to Colonel 20th Regiment United States Colored Troops, January 20, 1864; mustered out, October 7, 1865 |
| Loren Burritt | Lt. Colonel | March 7, 1862 | Promoted from 1st Lieutenant Company K, 56th Regiment P. V., to Major, November 7, 1863; wounded at Olustee, Fla., February 20, 1864; promoted to Lieut. Colonel, June 1, 1864; mustered out with Regiment, November 10, 1865 |
| George E. Wagner | Major | August 31, 1861 | Promoted from Captain, Company A, September 13, 1864; to Lieut. Colonel 9th Regiment United States Colored Troops, November 3, 1864; Brevet Colonel, March 13, 1865; discharged December 12, 1864 |
| Abijah S. Pell | Major | November 27, 1864 | Mustered out with Regiment, November 10, 1865 |
| Jos'h. E. Richardson | Adjutant | October 21, 1863 | Promoted from 1st Lieutenant Company A, December 21, 1863; to Captain Company C, September 24, 1864 |
| Frank H. Evans | Adjutant | December 21, 1863 | Promoted from 1st Lieutenant Company C, October 15, 1864; to Captain Company D, December 9, 1864 |
| James L. Decker | Adjutant | December 30, 1863 | Promoted from Ist Lieutenant Company H, December 9, 1864; mustered out with Regiment, November 10, 1865 |
| Edwin B. Burrows | Quarter Master | December 28, 1863 | Promoted to Captain and Asst. Quarter Master U. S. Volunteers, January 1, 1865 |
| Oliver W. Norton | Quarter Master | December 31, 1863 | Promoted from 1st Lieut. Company K, August 30, 1865; mustered out with Regiment, November 10, 1865 |
| Alex. P. Heichhold | Surgeon | November 30, 1863 | Mustered out with Regiment, November 10, 1865 |
| Michael Breen | Assistant Surgeon | November 2, 1863 | Mustered out with Regiment, November 10, 1865 |
| Christian Miller | Assistant Surgeon | December 29, 1863 | Dismissed October 1, 1864 |
| Geo. A. Rockwood | Chaplain | December 25, 1863 | Mustered out with Regiment, November 10, 1865 |
| Edwin H. Brown | Sergeant Major | August 5, 1863 | Drafted; promoted from 1st Sergt., Company G to Quarter Master Sergeant, November 18, 1863; to Sergeant Major, December 14, 1864; mustered out with Regiment, November 10, 1865 |
| Rufus S. Jones | Sergeant Major | July 10, 1863 | Drafted; promoted from private Company G, November 18, 1863; transferred to Company A, December 14, 1864 |
| Alfred D. Zinn | Quarter Master Sergeant | July 16, 1863 | Drafted; promoted from Sergeant, Company B to Commissary Sergeant, November 18, 1863; to Quarter Master Sergeant, August 14, 1865; mustered out with Regiment, November 10, 1865 |
| James Duty | Commissary Sergeant | October 24, 1863 | Promoted from private Company F to Quarter Master Sergeant, January 1, 1865; to Commissary Sergeant, August 14, 1865; mustered out with Regiment, November 10, 1865 |
| George W. Luke | Hospital Steward | September 1, 1861 | Promoted from priv., Company H, 105th Regiment P. V., October 5, 1863; mustered out with Regiment, November 10, 1865 |
| Garrett S. Russell | Principal Musician | August 31, 1863 | Substitute; promoted from Sergeant Company B, June 29, 1865; mustered out with Regiment, November 10, 1865 |
| Orange C. Thompson | Principal Musician | August 26, 1863 | Drafted; promoted from Sergeant Company B, June 29, August 26, 1865; transferred to Company C, October 20, 1865 |
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