20th Regiment
Veteran Reserve Corps*

Officers


Source:  Official Army Register of the Volunteer Forces, U. S. Army, Part VIII: Territories, Veteran Reserve Corps, U. S. Veteran Volunteers, U. S. Colored Troops, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., July 15, 1867.

Name

Rank

Date of Rank

Remarks

Noah L. Jeffries Colonel February 12, 1864 Brevet Brigadier General, March 30, 1865
George A. Washburne Lieut. Colonel March 30, 1864 Brevet Brigadier General, March 13, 1865
Allen G. Brady Major November 23, 1863 Brevet Colonel, August 7, 1865
A. Webster Shaffer Captain August 19, 1863 Brevet Lieut. Colonel, March 13, 1865
John W. Barnes Captain September 17, 1863  
James M. Welch Captain September 24, 1863  
Michael Egan Captain October 1, 1863  
William R. Bourne Captain October 30, 1863 Brevet Major, March 13, 1865
A. H. Nickerson Captain November 12, 1863 Brevet Major, March 13, 1865
Lemuel Jeffries Captain September 6, 1864  
James Ashworth Captain December 3, 1864  
Henry R. Jones Captain April 3, 1865  
John D. Buckley 1st Lt. August 17, 1866 Regimental Quarter Master
William F. De Knight 1st Lt. October 1, 1863  
Frank P. Gross1 1st Lt. October 24, 1863 Adjutant
Erastus W. Emerson1 1st Lt. October 28, 1863 Brevet Major, March 13, 1865
Germaine Dettweiler 1st Lt. December 8, 1863  
George S. Melville 1st Lt. December 8, 1863  
William McKee 1st Lt. August 22, 1864  
Robert G. Wilson 2d Lt. September 30, 1863  
Horatio Roberts 2d Lt. January 28, 1864  
John J. Toffey 2d Lt. May 9, 1864  
Chauncey Field 2d Lt. June 3, 1864  
William F. Cox 2d Lt. August 6, 1864  
Miles S. Adams 2d Lt. August 22, 1864  
Lewellyn Echelberry1 2d Lt. August 22, 1864  
John M. Foote1 2d Lt. September 28, 1864  
Marcellus L. Sterns1 2d Lt. March 25, 1865  
John Anderson 2d Lt. March 25, 1865 Brevet Captain, March 13, 1865

1Retained in Service.

Casualties

Transferred (14)

Colonel Frank P. Cahill, February 9, 1864, to 24th Regiment, Veteran Reserve Corps.
Captain William R. Riddle, November 10, 1863, to 19th Regiment, Veteran Reserve Corps.
Captain John Gittemann, December 14, 1863, to 4th Regiment, Veteran Reserve Corps.
Captain Paul R. Hambrick, May 25, 1864, to 63d Company, 2d Battalion, Veteran Reserve Corps.
Captain Frank Bell, May 25, 1864, to 64th Company, 2d Battalion, Veteran Reserve Corps.
Captain Allen Shepard, May 25, 1864, to 32d Company, 2d Battalion, Veteran Reserve Corps.
1st Lt. John F. Potts, November 9, 1863, to 6th Regiment, Veteran Reserve Corps.
1st Lt. Evan W. Thomas, May 25, 1864, to 63d Company, 2d Battalion, Veteran Reserve Corps.
1st Lt. Warren R. Dunton, May 25, 1864, to 64th Company, 2d Battalion, Veteran Reserve Corps.
1st Lt. Francis A. Young, February 15, 1865, to 14th Regiment, Veteran Reserve Corps.
2d Lt. George R. Buffam, February 12, 1864, to 16th Regiment, Veteran Reserve Corps.
2d Lt. Roger Bellis, February 25, 1864, to 98th Regiment, Veteran Reserve Corps.
2d Lt. Alexander Cameron, May 25, 1864, to 63d Company, 2d Battalion, Veteran Reserve Corps.
2d Lt. Charles S. Doubleday, May 25, 1864, to 64th Company, 2d Battalion, Veteran Reserve Corps.

Resigned (8)

Captain Samuel Carr, July 11, 1864.
Captain Lemuel Jeffries, May 9, 1866.
1st Lt. Francis Stewart, December 27, 1864.
1st Lt. Colin F. McKinzie, September 13, 1865.
1st Lt. Vivian K. Spear, (Brevet Captain, March 13, 1865), September 30, 1865.
1st Lt. George S. Melville, February 12, 1866.
2d Lt. Samuel R. Philips, August 14, 1865.
2d Lt. J. Emory Gault, September 13, 1865.

Discharged (22)

Colonel Noah L. Jeffries, (Brevet Brigadier General, March 30, 1865), August 28, 1866.
Lieut. Colonel George A. Washburne, (Brevet Brigadier General, March 13, 1865), June 30, 1866.
Major Allen G. Brady, (Brevet Colonel, March 13, 1865), June 30, 1866.
Captain A. H. Nickerson, (Brevet Lieut. Colonel, March 13, 1865), April 19, 1866.
Captain James M. Welch, June 30, 1866.
Captain Michael Egan, June 30, 1866.
Captain Henry R. Jones, June 30, 1866.
Captain James Ashworth, June 30, 1866.
Captain John W. Barnes, December 22, 1866.
Captain William R. Bourne, (Brevet Major, March 13, 1865),November 15, 1865.
Captain A. Webster Shaffer, (Brevet Lieut. Colonel, March 13, 1865), September 26, 1867.
1st Lt. William McKee, June 30, 1866.
1st Lt. Germaine Dettweiler, June 30, 1866.
1st Lt. John D. Buckley, Regimental Quarter Master, November 20, 1866.
1st Lt. William F. De Knight, November 4, 1867.
2d Lt. Chauncey Field, November 15, 1865.
2d Lt. Robert G. Wilson, June 30, 1866.
2d Lt. John J. Toffey, June 30, 1866.
2d Lt. Horatio Roberts, June 30, 1866.
2d Lt. Miles S. Adams, June 30, 1866.
2d Lt. John Anderson, (Brevet Captain, March 13, 1865),June 30, 1866.
2d Lt. William F. Cox, June 30, 1866.

Appointment Revoked (1)

Captain F. F. Buckley, August 18, 1865.

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*This roster of officers is given as it stood October 31, 1865.

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