51st Pennsylvania Volunteers

Field and Staff Officers

Name

Rank

Date of Muster
Into Service

Remarks

John F. Hartranft Colonel July 27, 1861 Promoted to Brigadier General, June 8, 1864; to Brevet Major General, March 25, 1865
Wm. J. Bolton Colonel August 16, 1861 Promoted from Captain, Company A, to Major, September 17, 1862; to Colonel, June 26, 1864; to Brevet Brigadier General, March 13, 1865; mustered out with Regiment, July 27, 1865
Thomas S. Bell Lt. Colonel July 27, 1861 Killed at Antietam, September 17, 1862
Edwin Schall Lt. Colonel July 27, 1861 Promoted from Major to Lt. Col., September 17, 1862; killed at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864
William Allebaugh Lt. Colonel August 16, 1861 Promoted from Captain, Company C, to Lt. Colonel, April 23, 1865; to Brevet Colonel, March 13, 1865; mustered out with Regiment, July 27, 1865
Lane S. Hart Major September 2, 1861 Promoted from Captain, Company F, to Major, July 21, 1864; discharged December 17, 1864, for wounds received at Weldon R. R., August 19, 1864
Joseph K. Bolton Major August 16, 1861 Promoted from Captain, Company A, to Major, January 15, 1865; mustered out with Regiment, July 26, 1865
Daniel P. Bible Adjutant October 30, 1861 Resigned June 5, 1862
George Shorkley Adjutant November 16, 1861 Promoted from 1st Lt., Company H, to Adjutant, June 6, 1862; to Captain, Company I, April 22, 1864
Martin L. Schoch Adjutant September 9, 1861 Promoted from 2d Lt. Company E, to 1st Lt. and Adjutant, May 2, 1864; discharged November 2, 1864, for wounds received in action
Jacob H. Santo Adjutant November 16, 1861 Promoted from 2d Lt. Company H, to 1st Lt. and Adjutant, January 15, 1865; mustered out with Regiment, July 27, 1865
John J. Freedley Quarer Master August 16, 1861 Promoted from 1st Lt. Company C, October 17, 1861; resigned May 11, 1863
Samuel P. Stephens Quarer Master October 16, 1861 Promoted from Sergeant, Company F, to Commissary Sergeant, November 16, 1861; to Quartermaster, May 13, 1863; mustered out with Regiment, July 27, 1865
J. A. Livergood Surgeon September 14, 1861 Transferred to 101st Regiment P. V., November 20, 1861
John A. Hosack Surgeon October 15, 1861 Trnsferred from 101st Regiment P. V., November 20, 1861; resigned July 30, 1863
Wm. C. Shurlock Surgeon March 9, 1864 Mustered out with Regiment, July 27, 1865
Manning F. Bowes Surgeon June 22, 1865 Mustered out with Regiment, July 27, 1865
James D. Noble Assistant Surgeon September 14, 1861 Resigned July 21, 1862
John B. Reinholdt Assistant Surgeon August 1, 1862 Mustered out June 5, 1865
Charles S. Duffel Assistant Surgeon August 4, 1862 Mustered out, November 16. 1864; expiration of term
James Cress Surgeon February 11, 1865 Mustered out with Regiment, July 27, 1865
Daniel G. Mallory Chaplain October 17, 1861 Resigned July 27, 1863; re-commissioned April 8, 1864; discharged by Special Order, September 2, 1864
Levi W. Shingle Sergeant Major September 13, 1861 Promoted from Sergeant, Company C, January 14, 1865; mustered out with Regiment, July 27, 1865; Vet
Curtin B. Stoneroad Sergeant Major October 17, 1861 Promoted to 2d Lt., Company G,. June 25, 1864
George C. Gutelius Sergeant Major September 9, 1861 Promoted to 2d Lt., Company E, January 14, 1865; Vet
Louis Cartuyvel Quarer Master Sergeant October 17, 1861 Mustered out with Regiment, July 27, 1865; Vet
Christop'r Wyckoff Quarter Master Sergeant October 16, 1861 Promoted from Corporal, Company F, to Quarer Master Sergeant, December 12, 1863; discharged by Special Order, March 8, 1865; Vet
Levi Bolton Commissary Sergeant September 12, 1861 Promoted from Corporal, Company A, December 3, 1861; mustered out with Regiment, July 27, 1865; Vet
Thomas H. Parker Commissary Sergeant September 28, 1861 Promoted from lst Sergeant, Company I, to Commissary Sergeant; to Captain, Company I, December 2, 1864; Vet
Allen H. Filman Commissary Sergeant October 16, 1861 Promoted to 2d Lt., Company F, July 22, 1864; Vet
Martin H. Dunn Hospital Steward October 16, 1861 Mustered out with Regiment, July 27, 1865; Vet
Edw'd D. Johnson Principal Musician April 4, 1863 Mustered out with Regiment, July 27, 1865

Source:  Bates, Samuel P. History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-65, Harrisburg, 1868-1871.

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