203d Regiment
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Field and Staff Officers
|
Name |
Rank |
Date of Muster |
Remarks |
| John W. Moore | Colonel | July 9. 1861 | Promoted from Major, 99th Regiment P.V., September 16, 1864; killed at Fort Fisher, N. C., January 15, 1865 while "he led his men forward (at the fourth traverse) waving the regimental flag"1 |
| Oliver P. Harding | Colonel | October 7, 1864 | Promoted from Major, February 12, 1865; dismissed May 2, 1865 |
| Amos W. Bachman | Colonel | August 8. 1861 | Promoted from Captain, Company A to Lieutenant Colonel, February 14, 1865; to Colonel, June 15, 1865; mustered out with Regiment, June 22, 1865 |
| Jonas W. Lyman | Lt. Colonel | October 14. 1861 | Promoted from Surgeon 57th Regiment P. V., September 16, 1864; killed at Fort Fisher, N. C., January 15, 1865 |
| Benjamin Brooke | Lt. Colonel | September 12, 1864 | Promoted from Captain, Company B, June 15, 1865; mustered out with Regiment, June 22, 1865 |
| Michael J. Cooke | Major | September 13, 1864 | Promoted from Captain, Company F, February 13,1865; mustered out with Regiment, June 22. 1865 |
| John A. Leslie | Adjutant | September 12, 1864 | Mustered out with Regiment, June 22, 1865 |
| Edward L. Poalk | Quarter Master | September 15, 1864 | Mustered out with Regiment, June 22, 1865 |
| Chas. W. Backus | Surgeon | March 5, 1863 | Promoted from Assistant Surgeon, 99th Regiment P. V., October 17, 1864; transferred to 76th Regiment P. V., date unknown |
| Edmund F. Steckel | Assistant Surgeon | Dismissed April 4, 1865 | |
| Horatio D. Hunter | Assistant Surgeon | September 15, 1864 | Mustered out with Regiment, June 22, 1865 |
| Jos. F. Jennison | Chaplain | September 21, 1864 | Absent, with leave, at muster out |
| Samuel L. Perry | Sergeant Major | September 12, 1864 | Promoted from Sergeant, Company E, January 17, 1865; mustered out with Regiment, June 22, 1865 |
| Thomas F. Pettit | Sergeant Major | August 18, 1864 | Transferred to Company C, November 1, 1864 |
| Samuel Rennie | Sergeant Major | August 30, 1864 | Promoted from Corporal, Company E, Nov. 1, 1864; killed at Fort Fisher, N. C., January 15, 1865 |
| Geo. W. Jenkins | Quarter Master Sergeant | August 16, 1864 | Promoted from Sergeant, Company F, September 20,1864; mustered out with Regiment, June 22, 1865 |
| Chas. J. Hetrick | Commissary Sergeant | September 6, 1864 | Promoted from Sergeant, Company F, September 20,1864; mustered out with Regiment, June 22, 1865 |
| Jacob Boon | Hospital Steward | September 15, 1864 | Promoted from private, Company B, September 20, 1864; mustered out with Regiment, June 22, 1865 |
| Isaac Witmer | Principal Musician | September 2, 1864 | Promoted from Musician Company A, October 10, 1864; mustered out with Regiment, June 22, 1865 |
| Emanuel Gates | Principal Musician | August 30, 1864 | Promoted from Musician, Company E, October 10, 1864; mustered out with Regiment, June 22, 1865 |
1Chaitin, Peter M. The Coastal War: Chesapeake Bay to Rio Grande, Alexandria, Virginia: Time-Life Books, 1984, p. 168. Source: Bates, Samuel P. History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865, Harrisburg, 1868-1871,
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