This roster includes the known officers and enlisted men of the 61st Pennsylvania Infantry, 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 Oliver H. Rippey
- Colonel George C. Spear
- Colonel George F. Smith
- Colonel Robert L. Orr
- Lieutenant Colonel George C. Spear
- Lieutenant Colonel George F. Smith
- Lieutenant Colonel George W. Dawson
- Lieutenant Colonel John W. Crosby
- Lieutenant Colonel Robert L. Orr
- Lieutenant Colonel Charles S. Greene
- Major George F. Smith
- Major George W. Dawson
- Major John W. Crosby
- Major Robert L. Orr
- Major Charles S. Greene
- Major Oliver A. Parsons
Detailed company-level roster entries are not included in the currently supplied source text.
Sources & Notes
- The Union Army, Federal Publishing Company, 1908, Volume 1
- Official Records of the War of the Rebellion
- Pennsylvania State Adjutant General reports
- Verified 19th-century regimental histories