This roster includes the known officers and enlisted men of the 42nd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment (13th PA Reserve, 1st PA Rifles), organized by Field & Staff and companies when available. Information is drawn from 19th-century state adjutant general reports, the Official Records, and verified regimental histories.
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For an overview of this regiment’s organization, service, engagements, and casualties, see the regiment summary page.
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Field & Staff
- Colonel Charles J. Biddle
- Colonel Thomas L. Kane
- Colonel Hugh W. McNeil
- Colonel Charles F. Taylor
- Lieutenant Colonel Thomas L. Kane
- Lieutenant Colonel Edward A. Irvin
- Lieutenant Colonel Alanson E. Niles
- Major Roy Stone
- Major Alanson E. Niles
- Major William R. Hartshorn
Detailed company-level roster entries are not included in the currently supplied source text.
Sources & Notes
- Official Records of the War of the Rebellion
- Pennsylvania State Adjutant General reports
- Dyer’s Compendium
- The Union Army, Federal Publishing Company, 1908