This roster includes the known officers and enlisted men of the 178th 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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Field & Staff
- Colonel: James Johnson
- Lieutenant Colonel: John Wimer
- Major: J. W. Chamberlain
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
- Pennsylvania State Adjutant General reports (roster sections not fully reproduced here)
- Official Records of the War of the Rebellion