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87th Regiment
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Field and Staff Officers
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Name
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Rank
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Date of Muster
Into Service
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Remarks
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| George Hay |
Colonel |
September 25, 1861 |
Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, May 8, 1863 |
| John W. Schall |
Colonel |
August 24, 1861 |
Promoted from Captain, Company K to Lt. Colonel, September 14, 1861; to Colonel, May 9, 1863; wounded at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864; discharged October 13, 1864, expiration of term |
| James Tearney |
Colonel |
September 14, 1861 |
Promoted from Captain, Company A, May 23, 1865; mustered out with Regiment, June 29, 1865; Vet |
| James A. Stahle |
Lt. Colonel |
September 11, 1861 |
Promoted from Captain, Company A to Major, January 1, 1863; to Lieut. Colonel, May 9, 1863; discharged October 13, 1864, expiration of term |
| Charles H. Buehler |
Major |
September 14, 61 |
Promoted to Colonel 165th Regiment P. V., December 25, 1862 |
| Noah G. Ruhl |
Major |
September 19, 1861 |
Promoted from Captain, Company D, May 9, 1863; commissioned Lt. Colonel, not mustered; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, August 30, 1864 |
| Jacob Emmitt, Jr. |
Adjutant |
August 24, 1861 |
Promoted from 2d Lieut., Company K, September 25, 1861; discharged October 14, 1863 |
| A. M. Martin |
Adjutant |
September 12, 1861 |
Promoted from 1st Lt., Company I, November 18, 1863; killed at Monocacy, Md., July 9, 1864 |
| Geo. C. Stroman |
Adjutant |
September 14, 1861 |
Promoted from 1st Lt., Company B, July 9, 1864; discharged October 13, 1864, expiration of term |
| W. C. Waldman |
Adjutant |
September 25, 1861 |
Promoted from 2d Lieut., Company D, December 13, 1864; discharged June 13, 1865; Vet |
| Peter Ford |
Quarter Master |
September 19, 1861 |
Promoted from 1st Lieut., Company D, September 25, 1861; discharged February 22, 1863 |
| James Hersh |
Quarter Master |
September 12, 1861 |
Promoted from 2d Lt. Company I, March 1, 1863; capt’d, date unknown; discharged October 13, 1864, expiration of term |
| William E. Culp |
Quarter Master |
September 25, 1861 |
Promoted from 1st Lt., Company C, December 13, 1864; mustered out with Regiment, June 29, 1865; Vet |
| Wm. H. M’Curdy |
Surgeon |
October 15, 1861 |
Dismissed February 24, 1864 |
| David F. M’Kinney |
Surgeon |
October 15, 1861 |
Promoted from Assistant Surgeon, April 10, 1864; discharged October 13, 1864, expiration of term |
| Theo. A. Helwig |
Surgeon |
April 20, 1864 |
Promoted from Assistant Surgeon, February 6, 1865; absent, on furlough, at muster out |
| Harris C. Steadman |
Assistant Surgeon |
August 1, 1862 |
Discharged January 27, 1864 |
| B. J. Campbell |
Assistant Surgeon |
March 27, 1865 |
Mustered out with Regiment, June 29, 1865 |
| Nicholas M. Hoover |
Assistant Surgeon |
April 10, 1865 |
Mustered out with Regiment, June 29, 1865 |
| James A. Brown |
Chaplain |
September 25, 1861 |
Resigned July 16, 1862 |
| John F. Baird |
Chaplain |
August, 1862 |
Discharged December 4, 1862 |
| David C. Eberhart |
Chaplain |
February 13, 1863 |
Discharged October 18, 1864, expiration of term |
| Joseph F. Welsh |
Sergeant Major |
September 25, 1861 |
Promoted from Corporal, Company D, January 26, 1865; mustered out with Regiment, June 29, 1865; Vet |
| Findlay I. Thomas |
Sergeant Major |
September 12, 1861 |
Promoted from Sergeant, Company I, to Sergeant Major; to Captain, Company C, January 26, 1865; Vet |
| C. H. Stallman |
Sergeant Major |
September 25, 1861 |
Promoted from Sergeant, Company C; to 2d Lt., Company C, December 25, 1862 |
| Rob’t S. Slaymaker |
Sergeant Major |
September 11, 1861 |
Promoted to 1st Lt., Company H, January 18. 1863 |
| Franklin Geise |
Sergeant Major |
September 19, 1861 |
Promoted from Corporal, Company D; discharged March 1, 1864, for promotion in U. S. Colonel Troops; Vet |
| Charles P. Stroman |
Sergeant Major |
September 11, 1861 |
Promoted to 2d Lt., Company K, August 7, 1863 |
| Albert Ford |
Quarter Master Sergeant |
September 13, 1861 |
Promoted from Corporal, Company E, September 21, 1861; discharged October 13, 1864, expiration of term |
| Daniel Bonge, 1st |
Quarter Master Sergeant |
September 11, 1861 |
Promoted from Corporal, Company A, September 25, 1864; mustered out with Regiment, June 29, 1865; Vet |
| Michael Smyser |
Commissary Sergeant |
September 25, 1861 |
Promoted from private, Company F, May 1, 1862; discharged October 13, 1864, expiration of term |
| Win. M’Gonigal |
Commissary Sergeant |
September 25, 1861 |
Promoted from Corporal, Company E, September 25, 1864; absent, on furlough, at muster out; Vet |
| John A. Weakley |
Hospital Steward |
September 11, 1861 |
Promoted from Corporal, Company K; discharged October 13, 1864, expiration of term |
| Sample P. Gable |
Hospital Steward |
March 16, 1865 |
Promoted from private, Company A, May10, 1865; mustered out with Regiment, June 29, 1865 |
| Lewis J. Renant |
Principal Musician |
September 25, 1861 |
Promoted from Musician, Company G; transferred, to Company D, November 1, 1864; Vet |
| George Kraus. |
Principal Musician |
September 13, 1861 |
Promoted from private, Company E, May, 1862; died at Annapolis, Md., October 11, 1863 |
| John Deiner |
Principal Musician |
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Died at Winchester, Va., 1863 |
| Joshua Happoldt |
Principal Musician |
September 25, 1861 |
Promoted from Musician, Company E, November 2, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 29, 1865; Vet |
| James C. Maguire |
Principal Musician |
September 14, 1861 |
Promoted from private, Company C, May 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, June 29, 1865; Vet |
Source:Â Â Bates, Samuel P. History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861; 1865 , Harrisburg, 1868-1871.
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