5th Cavalry
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Field and Staff Officers
|
Name |
Rank |
Date of Muster |
Remarks |
| Max Friedman | Colonel | August 7, 1861 | Resigned March 9, 1862 |
| David Campbell | Colonel | March 12, 1862 | Resigned October 16, 1862 |
| Robert M. West | Colonel | July 26, 1861 | Transferred from 43d regiment P. V., May 29, 1864; promoted to Bv. Brigadier General, April 1, 1865; mustered out with regiment, August 7, 1865 |
| Philip Becker | Lt. Colonel | 1861 | Resigned November, 1861 |
| Joseph L. Moss | Lt. Colonel | August 10, 1861 | Promoted from Major, November 1861; resigned April 30, 1862 |
| S. E. Smith | Lt. Colonel | September, 1861 | Promoted from Major, February 25, 1862; resigned September 29, 1862 |
| Christopher Kleinz | Lt. Colonel | July 30, 1861 | Promoted from Captain Company E to Major, October 30, 1862; to Lt. Colonel, July 1, 1864; discharged by General Order, June 7, 1865 |
| James W. Walsh | Lt. Colonel | January 1, 1862 | Transferred from 60th regiment P. V., May 8, 1865; mustered out with regiment, August 7, 1862 |
| William Lewis | Lt. Colonel | July 30, 1861 | Transferred from 60th regiment P. V., May 8, 1865; mustered out with regiment, August 7, 1862 |
| Eph'm A. Rowland | Major | August 10, 1861 | Resigned January 29, 1862 |
| Edward M. Boteler | Major | September, 1861 | Discharged October 13, 1862 |
| William C. Heuser | Major | July 23, 1861 | Promoted from Captain company B, March 12, 1862; discharged October 13, 1862 |
| Jacob P. Wilson | Major | August 5, 1861 | Promoted from Captain company F, May 1, 1862; discharged October 13, 1862 |
| Joseph C Hess | Major | August 10, 1861 | Promoted from Captain company H, November 5, 1862; resigned February 7, 1863 |
| W. G. M'Candless | Major | April 3, 1862 | Promoted from 1st Lieut. Company B, November 21, 1862; mustered out, March 17, 1865; expiration of term |
| Timothy Hennessey | Major | August 10, 1861 | Promoted from Captain Company G, February 11, 1863; discharged October 26, 1863; re-commissioned February 5, 1864; mustered out, March 29, 1865 |
| D. P. Hagameister | Major | July 17, 1861 | Promoted from Captain company L, July 1, 1864; mustered out, June 7, 1865, expiration of term |
| Justinian Alman | Major | September 17, 1861 | Promoted from Captain company E, April 25, 1865; mustered out, June 7, 1865 |
| Frank W. Hess | Major | November 4, 1861 | Transferred from 60th regiment P. V., May 8, 1865; mustered out with regiment, August 7, 1865 |
| Charles Treichel | Major | January 24, 1862 | Transferred from 60th regiment P. V., May 8, 1865; mustered out with regiment, August 7, 1865 |
| Henry W. Paul | Major | August 5, 1861 | Promoted from Captain company D, June 6, 1865; mustered out with regiment, August 7, 1865 |
| Henry G. Burlow | Adjutant | 1861 | Resigned January 17, 1862 |
| Peter Lane | Adjutant | 1861 | Discharged March 26, 1862 |
| Frank P. Robinson | Adjutant | March 26, 1862 | Promoted to Adjutant, January 23, 1863; resigned March 24, 1864 |
| John C. Brown | Adjutant | August 14, 1862 | Promoted from Sergeant Major-to Adjutant, May 30, 1864; to Captain company L, March 7, 1865 |
| Jacob E. Bayley | Adjutant | July 24, 1863 | Drafted; promoted from 2d Lieutenant Company H March 7, 1865; mustered out, June 1, 1865 |
| Edward M'Mahon | Adjutant | October 10, 1862 | Promoted from private Company H to Quarter Master Sergeant, November 27, 1864; to Sergeant Major, March 6, 1865; to 1st Lieutenant and Adjutant, July 24, 1865; mustered out with regiment, August 7, 1865 |
| James Cromlien | Quarter Master | August 10, 1861 | Promoted from Lieutenant company G, September 15, 1861; missing April, 1862 |
| David Bower | Quarter Master | April 5, 1862 | Promoted from 2d Lieutenant company F, November 1, 1862; resigned May 9, 1865 |
| Samuel M'K. King | Quarter Master | August 13, 1861 | Promoted from 2d Lieut. Company L, July 22, 1865; mustered out with regiment, August 7, 1865; Vet |
| William H. Ford | Commissary S. | October 2, 1862 | Promoted from 1st Lieut. Company B, October 3, 1862; mustered out with regiment, August 7, 1865 |
| James Bryan | Surgeon | August 3, 1861 | Promoted to Brigade Surgeon; December 20, 1861 |
| F. S. Jaquette | Surgeon | December 22, 1861 | Resigned February 24, 1862 |
| Thos. J. Yarrow | Surgeon | January 1, 1862 | Promoted from Assistant Surgeon, February 19, 1862; discharged March 20, 1862 |
| William C. Todd | Surgeon | March 8, 1862 | Mustered out, August 5, 1864; expiration of term |
| Patrick Heany | Surgeon | February 6, 1863 | Promoted from Assistant Surgeon, September 15, 1864; mustered out, November 15, 1864 |
| John W. Hughes | Surgeon | September 15, 1863 | Promoted from Assistant Surgeon, December 15, 1864; mustered out, November 15, 1864 |
| Henry C. Yarrow | Assistant Surgeon | 1861 | Resigned February 10, 1862 |
| S. C. King | Assistant Surgeon | December 31, 1861 | Transferred to 64th regiment P. V., April 5, 1862 |
| John S. Wagoner | Assistant Surgeon | October, 1862 | Discharged by General Order, September 16, 1862 |
| Fred'k W. Heckel | Assistant Surgeon | September 17, 1862 | Promoted to Surgeon 165th regiment P. V., December 5, 1862 |
| Peter Wager | Assistant Surgeon | October 18, 1861 | Promoted to Surgeon 177th regiment P. V., February 20, 1863 |
| Clifford J. Parker | Assistant Surgeon | March 19, 1863 | Dismissed September 30, 1863 |
| Ernest Sallman | Assistant Surgeon | December 21, 1864 | Promoted to Surgeon 177th regiment P. V., February 20, 1863 |
| Henry R. Curtis | Assistant Surgeon | March 11, 1865 | Discharged by General Order, May 29, 1865 |
| Henry J. Durant | Assistant Surgeon | November 26, 1861 | Transferred from 60th regiment P. V., May 8, 1865; mustered out with regiment, August 7, 1865 |
| M. J. Harmstead | Chaplin | December 13, 1861 | Died at Camden, N. J., February 1, 1865 |
| Rob't M. Roseberry | Veterinary Surgeon | September 20, 1862 | Promoted from Farrier company H, February 1, 1864; discharged by General Order, June 18, 1865 |
| George S. Gatchell | Sergeant Major | June 18, 1864 | Promoted from private to Quartermaster Sergeant, July 1, 1865; to Sergeant Major, July 26, 1865; mustered out with regiment, August 7, 1865 |
| Edw'd J. Andrews | Sergeant Major | July 26, 1861 | Promoted from private Company C to Sergeant Major; date unknown; to 2d Lieut. Company C, October, 1861 |
| Peter K. Eldridge | Sergeant Major | July 26, 1861 | Promoted from Bugler company C to Sergeant Major; date unknown; transferred to Company C |
| J. F. Cummings | Sergeant Major | August 5, 1861 | Promoted from Sergeant company F to Sergeant Major, November, 1862; to 2d Lt. Company F, May 16, 1862 |
| Wm. E. A. Bird | Sergeant Major | July 26, 1861 | Promoted from Sergeant Company C to Sergeant Major; date unknown; to 2d Lt. Company B, November 1, 1862 |
| John F. Cameron | Sergeant Major | August 14, 1862 | Promoted from private company D to Sergeant Major, November 1, 1862; to 1st Lt. Company C, November 17, 1863 |
| Edward H. Vail | Sergeant Major | January 18, 1864 | Promoted from private Company D to Sergeant Major, December 1, 1864; to 1st Lieut. 15th regiment N. Y. Engineers, March 2, 1865 |
| John H. Griffith | Sergeant Major | September 19, 1862 | Promoted from private company D, May 29, 1864; captured at Ream's Station, Va., June 29, 1864; died at Andersonville, Ga., October 25, 1864 |
| John W. Watson | Quarter Master Sergeant | August 25, 1862 | Promoted from private company L, March 6, 1865; discharged by General Order, May 18, 1865 |
| Abraham B. Harris | Quarter Master Sergeant | July 30, 1861 | Promoted from Sergeant Company F to Quarter Master Sergeant, February 19, 1863; to 2d Lt. Company F, November 26, 1864; Vet |
| Samuel Smith | Quarter Master Sergeant | August, 1861 | Promoted to 2d Lieut. Company K; date unknown |
| Richard Ker | Commissary Sergeant | June 24, 1862 | Promoted from Sergeant Company G, March 10, 1865; discharged by General Order, May 18, 1865 |
| Charles Oat | Commissary Sergeant | July 26, 1861 | Promoted from private company C, October 1, 1861transferred to company C, July 7, 1863 |
| F. F. Williamson | Commissary Sergeant | August 14, 1861 | Promoted from Commissary Sergeant company I, July 7, 63; transferred to Company I, November 18, 1863 |
| John C. Gauler | Commissary Sergeant | August 10, 1861 | Promoted from Commissary Sergeant company H to Commissary Sergeant, November 18, 1863; to 2d Lieutenant company H, March 7, 1865; Vet |
| Jacob Tomer | Hospital Steward | April 1, 1863 | Promoted from private company F, February 25, 1865; mustered out with regiment, August 7, 1865; Vet |
| John C. Merry | Hospital Steward | July 30, 1861 | Mustered out with regiment, August 7, 1865 |
| Joseph I. Allen | Hospital Steward | July 26, 1861 | Promoted from Corporal Company C, date unknown; discharged on Surgeon's certificate, date unknown |
| Alfred Sharp | Hospital Steward | July 26, 1861 | Promoted to Hospital Steward, October 28, 1863; transferred to company G, May 30, 1864; re-appointed Hospital Steward, June, 1864; discharged on Surgeon's certificate, July 3, 1864; Vet |
| Henry F. Birnbaum | Hospital Steward | September 23, 1861 | Promoted from private company H, April 18, 1863; discharged by General Order, June 24, 1865; Vet |
| Joseph D. Magee | Hospital Steward | June 5, 1863 | Promoted from private company D, November 1, 1864; died January 25, 1865 |
| Christian Trostel | Chief Bugler | November 18, 1862 | Promoted from private company H, May 1, 1863; mustered out with regiment, August 7, 1865 |
| Jacob Walter | Saddler | July 30, 1861 | Promoted from Saddler Company E, November 1, 1864; mustered out with regiment, August 7, 1865; Vet |
| William Casey | Saddler | July 26, 1861 | Promoted from Saddler Company C, November 11, 1862; mustered out, July 25, 1864; expiration of term |
| Jacob Enchelmayer | Blacksmith | July 23, 1861 | Promoted to Blacksmith, October 17, 1862; transferred to company B, May 1, 1863 |
| Frank Hopp | Armorer | April 1, 1863 | Not on muster-out roll |
Source: Bates, Samuel P. History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-65, Harrisburg, 1868-1871.
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