This roster includes the known officers and enlisted men of the 48th Pennsylvania Infantry (Three Years’ Service), 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 James Nagle
- Colonel Joshua K. Siegfried
- Colonel Henry Pleasants
- Colonel George W. Gowen
- Colonel Isaac F. Brannon
- Lieutenant Colonel David A. Smith
- Lieutenant Colonel Joshua K. Siegfried
- Lieutenant Colonel Henry Pleasants
- Lieutenant Colonel George W. Gowen
- Lieutenant Colonel Isaac F. Brannon
- Lieutenant Colonel Richard M. Jones
- Major Joshua K. Siegfried
- Major Daniel Nagle
- Major James Wren
- Major Joseph A. Gilmore
- Major O. C. Bosbyshell
- Major Isaac F. Brannon
- Major William J. Hinkle
- Major Richard M. Jones
- Major Jacob Wagner
Detailed company-level roster entries are not included in the currently supplied source text.
Sources & Notes
- The Union Army, Federal Publishing Company, 1908, Vol. 1
- Official Records of the War of the Rebellion
- Pennsylvania State Adjutant General reports (19th century)
- Verified regimental histories