56th Regiment
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Field and Staff Officers
|
Name |
Rank |
Date of Muster |
Term/ |
Remarks |
| Sull'n A. Meredith | Colonel | September 1, 1861 | Wounded at Bull Run, August 30, 1862; promoted to Brigadier General, November 29, 1862 | |
| J. Wm. Hofmann | Colonel | October 1, 1861 | Promoted from Lt. Colonel, March 1, 1863; to Brevet Brig. General, August 1, 1864; mustered out with Regiment, July 1, 1865 | |
| Henry A. Laycock | Colonel | November 17, 1861 | Promoted from 1st Lieut. Company I to Major, January 30, 1865; to Lieut. Colonel, March 16, 1865; to Colonel, March 17, 1865; mustered out with Regiment, July 1, 1865 | |
| George B. Osborn | Lt. Colonel | September 15, 1861 | Promoted from Captain Company A to Lieut. Colonel, March 1, 1863; to Brevet Colonel, December 2, 1864; discharged December 25, 1864 | |
| John T. Jack | Lt. Colonel | May 28, 1862 | Promoted from Captain Company H to Major, May 9, 1863; to Lieut. Colonel, January 30, 1865; resigned March 15, 1865 | |
| John A. Black | Lt. Colonel | September 25, 1861 | Promoted from Captain Company B to Major, March 16, 1865; to Lt. Colonel, March 17, 1865; mustered out with Regiment, July 1, 1865 | |
| John B. Smith | Major | November 1, 1861 | Resigned February 12, 1863 | |
| Jacob F. Chur | Adjutant | October 1, 1861 | Discharged December 16, 1863 | |
| Henry Paschall | Quarter Master | October 1, 1861 | Discharged November 2, 1863 | |
| Samuel A. M'Fall | Quarter Master | October 23, 1861 | Promoted from 2d Lieutenant Company A, June 3, 1864; commissioned Captain Company A, December 4, 1864, not mustered; mustered out, January 24, 1865, expiration of term | |
| Milton J. Slocum | Quarter Master | February 13, 1864 | Promoted from 1st Lieut. Company D to Quarter Master, January 25, 1865; mustered out with Regiment, July 1, 1865 | |
| James P. Wilson | Surgeon | October 15, 1861 | Mustered out, April 23, 1862 | |
| J. P. M'Cleary | Surgeon | October 15, 1861 | Promoted from Assistant Surgeon, promoted 24, 1864; resigned September 10, 1862 | |
| John M. Junkin | Surgeon | October 1, 1862 | Transferred to 64th Regiment P. V., January 17, 1863 | |
| John C. Lyons | Surgeon | March 18, 1863 | Promoted from Assistant Surgeon; transferred to 64th Regiment P. V., January 17, 1865 | |
| Jos. F. Shoemaker | Surgeon | March 25, 1865 | Mustered out with Regiment, July 1, 1865 | |
| J. B. Newbaker | Assistant Surgeon | August 1, 1862 | Resigned November 1, 1862 | |
| W. W. Culver | Assistant Surgeon | November 22, 1862 | Resigned February 25, 1865 | |
| George Stitzell | Assistant Surgeon | March 24, 1863 | Resigned August 13, 1863 | |
| W. P. Nebinger | Assistant Surgeon | August 27, 1863 | Resigned October 6, 1864 | |
| P. H. Pennsyl | Assistant Surgeon | October 12, 1864 | Mustered out with Regiment, July 1, 1865 | |
| W. Cunningham | Chaplain | March 6, 1862 | Discharged September 20, 1862 | |
| Benj. R. Smith | Chaplain | September 24, 1864 | Mustered out with Regiment, July 1, 1865 |
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