This roster includes the known officers and enlisted men of the 83rd 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 John W. McLane
- Colonel Strong Vincent
- Colonel O. S. Woodward
- Colonel C. P. Rogers
- Lieutenant Colonel Strong Vincent
- Lieutenant Colonel Hugh S. Campbell
- Lieutenant Colonel DeWitt C. McCoy
- Lieutenant Colonel C. P. Rogers
- Lieutenant Colonel William O. Colt
- Major Louis H. Naghel
- Major William H. Lamont
- Major William O. Colt
- Major W. H. Dunbar
- Major Amos M. Judson
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
- The Union Army, Federal Publishing Company, 1908
- Contemporary regimental histories where available