8th Cavalry
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Field and Staff Officers
|
Name |
Rank |
Date of Muster |
|
Remarks |
| Ernest G. Chorman | Colonel | September 18, 1861 |
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Resigned January, 1862 |
| David M' M. Gregg | Colonel | January 17, 1862 |
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Promoted to brevet Brigadier General, November 29, 1862; resigned January 17, 1863 |
| Pennock Huey | Colonel | September 17, 1861 |
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Promoted from Captain company D to Major, January 1, 1862; to Colonel, June 25, 1863; to brevet Brigadier General, March 13, 1865; discharged January 23, 1865 |
| Samuel Wilson | Colonel | July 23, 1861 |
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Promoted from Captain company L to Lieut. Colonel, December 23, 1863; to brevet Colonel, August 1, 1864; discharged October 17, 1864; expiration of term. |
| William A. Corrie | Colonel | September 17, 1861 |
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Promoted from Captain company D to Major, January 1, 1862; to Colonel, June 25, 1863; to brevet Brigadier General, March 13, 1865; discharged January 23, 1865 |
| Albert G. Enos | Major | September 18, 1861 |
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Resigned October 15, 1862 |
| Peter Keenan | Major | August 19, 1861 |
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Promoted from Captain company C, October 15, 1862; killed at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863 |
| Joseph W. Wistar | Major | September 17, 1861 |
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Promoted from Captain company A, December 23, 1863; discharged November, 1864; expiration of term |
| Robert M'Cool | Major | August 19, 1861, |
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Promoted from Captain company F, February 5, 1865; to Brevet Lt. Colonel, March 13, 1865; transferred to 161st regiment P. V., July 24, 1865 |
| Robert Oldham | Major | August 1, 1861, |
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Promoted from Captain company B, January 28, 1865; commissioned Lt. Colonel, July 1, 1865; not mustered; transferred to 161st regiment P. V., July 24, 1865 |
| Amos E. Griffiths | Adjutant | September 24, 1861 |
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Promoted from 2d Lt. Company L, date unknown; to Captain company C, October 15, 1862 |
| Nicholas W. Kneass | Adjutant | September 18, 1861 |
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Promoted from 1st Lt. Company H, February 12, 1862; to Captain Company I, October 15, 1862 |
| J. Hazle'n Haddock | Adjutant | December 29, 1862 |
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Killed at Chanceliorsville, Va., Mav 3, 1863 |
| Frank A. Baker | Adjutant | August 19, 1861 |
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Promoted from 2d Lt. Company I, December 23, 1863; to 1st Lt. Company I, May 26, 1864 |
| Clement A. White | Adjutant | September 17, 1862 |
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Promoted from private Company K to Sergeant Major, October 1863; to Adjutant, May 26, 1864; commissioned Captain Company K, December 20, 1864; not mustered; to brevet Captain, March 13, 1865; discharged July 24, 1865 |
| Wm. Frederick | Quarter Master | September 18, 1862 |
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Discharged March 18, 1862 |
| Thos. Arrowsmith | Quarter Master | July 23, 1861 |
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Promoted from 1st Lt. Company B, March 18, 1862; to 1st Lt. company E, July 5, 1862 |
| Edw'd M'Laughlin | Quarter Master | 1861 |
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Promoted from Quarter Master Sergeant, December 13, 1863; discharged October 3, 1864; expiration of term |
| Chas. M. Clemens | Quarter Master | September 23, 1861 |
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Promoted from private Company L to Quarter Master Sergeant; to Quarter Master, December 30, 1864; discharged July 25, 1865. |
| George L. Bragg | Commissary S. | August 21, 1861 |
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Promoted from 1st.Lieut. Company M, October 15, 1862; killed in action, August 16, 1864 |
| Samuel L. Moore | Commissary S. | August 30, 1861 |
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Promoted from 1st Lt. Company L, August 17, 1864; discharged August 28, 1864; expiration of term |
| B. Frank Inman | Commissary Subsistance | August 1, 1861 |
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Promoted from Corporal, Company I to Commissary Sergeant; to Commissary Sub., December 30, 1864; discharged May 26, 1865; Vet |
| S. B. W. Mitchell | Surgeon | August 17, 1861 |
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Promoted to brevet Lt. Colonel, March 13, 1865; discharged January 24, 1865 |
| Isaiah F. Everhart | Surgeon | June 12, 1863 |
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Promoted from Assistant Surg., February 4, 1865; transferred to 161st regiment P. V., July 24, 1865 |
| J. Ralston Wells | Assistant Surgeon | October 29, 1861 |
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Resigned March 23, 1863 |
| Chas. B. Riehle | Assistant Surgeon | August 4, 1862 |
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Died at Washington, D. C., September 14, 1862 |
| Henry G.Chritzman | Assistant Surgeon | March 14, 1863 |
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Discharged October 11, 1864; expiration of term. |
| Samuel B. Lightner | Assistant Surgeon | February 17, 1865 | Discharged July 24, 1865 | |
| Francis D. Eagan | Chaplain | August 4, 1862 |
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Resigned December 10, 1862 |
| Wm. B. Werntz | Veterinary Surgeon | September 17, 1862 |
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Promoted from private Company K, October 29, 1864; transferred to 161st regiment P. V., July 24, 1865; Vet |
| Chas. T. Hoffman | Sergeant Major | September 21, 1861 |
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Promoted from Quarter Master Sergeant Company K, June 28, 1865; discharged by General Order, J uly 24, 1865; Vet |
| Chas. E. Fellows | Sergeant Major | September 4, 1861 |
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Promoted from private Company A, October 1, 1861, to 2d Lieut. company L, March 1, 1862 |
| John G. Giles | Sergeant Major | August 1, 1861 |
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Promoted from Corporal Company I, date unknown; 1st Lieut. company C, December 24,1863 |
| John E. Kane, Jr. | Sergeant Major | August 1, 1861 |
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Promoted from private Company I, date unknown; to 1st Lieut. company C, May 6, 1863 |
| John C. Albertson | Quarter Master Sergeant | August 31, 1861 |
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Promoted from Quarter Master Sergeant, Company D, January 1, 1865; discharged by General Order, July 24, 1865; Vet |
| John Galloway | Commissary Sergeant | August 27, 1861 |
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Promoted from private company H, January 1, 1865; commissioned Commissary Subsistence, July 1, 1865; not mustered; discharged July 24, 1865; Vet |
| Edward H. Ott | Hospital Steward | February 26, 1864 |
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Promoted from private Company C, date unknown; transferred to 161st regiment P. V., July 24, 1865; Vet |
| Wm. D. Robinson | Chief Bugler | August 1, 1861 |
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Promoted from private Company I, date unknown; transferred to 161st regiment P. V., July 24, 1865; Vet |
| William R. Ring | Saddler | August 19, 1861 |
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Promoted from Saddler Company C, date unknown; discharged by General Order, July 24, 1865; Vet |
Source: Bates, Samuel P. History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-65, Harrisburg, 1868-1871.
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