This roster includes the known officers and enlisted men of the 51st New York 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 Edward Ferrero
- Colonel Robert B. Potter
- Colonel Charles W. LeGendre
- Colonel Gilbert McKibben
- Colonel John G. Wright
- Lieutenant Colonel Robert B. Potter
- Lieutenant Colonel Charles W. LeGendre
- Lieutenant Colonel R. Charlton Mitchell
- Lieutenant Colonel Samuel H. Benjamin
- Lieutenant Colonel John G. Wright
- Lieutenant Colonel Thomas B. Marsh
- Major Robert B. Potter
- Major Charles W. LeGendre
- Major R. Charlton Mitchell
- Major John G. Wright
- Major Thomas B. Marsh
- Major George W. Whitman
Detailed company-level roster entries are not included in the currently supplied source text.
Sources & Notes
- Official Records of the War of the Rebellion
- New York State Adjutant General reports
- Dyer’s Compendium
- Fox’s Regimental Losses
- The Union Army, Federal Publishing Company (1908), Volume 2