This roster includes the known officers and enlisted men of the 35th Indiana Infantry (Three Years’ Service), organized by Field & Staff and Companies A through K. 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 C. Walker – Original commander; mustered in December 11, 1861; left service August 6, 1862.
- Colonel Bernard F. Mullen – Promoted from lieutenant colonel; assumed command August 6, 1862.
- Colonel Augustus G. Tassin – Later commander; dates of service as colonel not specified in available sources.
- Lieutenant Colonel Richard J. Ryan – Mustered in December 11, 1861; left service February 1862.
- Lieutenant Colonel John E. Balfe – Promoted from major; dates of service as lieutenant colonel not specified.
- Lieutenant Colonel Hugh D. Gallagher – Dates of service as lieutenant colonel not specified.
- Major John E. Balfe – Later promoted to lieutenant colonel.
- Major Henry N. Conklin – Dates of service not specified.
- Major John P. Dufficy – Killed at Kennesaw Mountain, June 1864.
- Major Hugh D. Gallagher – Later promoted to lieutenant colonel.
- Major James Fitzwilliams – Dates of service not specified.
- Major Abraham Peters – Dates of service not specified.
Company A
Records for this company are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Company B
Records for this company are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Company C
Records for this company are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Company D
Records for this company are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Company E
Records for this company are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Company F
Records for this company are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Company G
Records for this company are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Company H
Records for this company are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Company I
Records for this company are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Company K
Records for this company are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Non-Commissioned Staff
Some details are incomplete in surviving primary sources.
Unassigned Recruits
Unassigned recruits from the 61st Indiana Infantry (2nd Irish) were consolidated with the 35th Indiana Infantry in early 1862. Individual names and assignments are not fully detailed in available sources.
Consolidations or Transfers
The organized portion and unassigned recruits of the 61st Indiana Infantry (2nd Irish) were consolidated into the 35th Indiana Infantry in early 1862. Additional reinforcements included 400 drafted men and substitutes in late 1864.
Sources & Notes
- Official Records of the War of the Rebellion, Series I, various volumes and parts covering Army of the Cumberland and Army of the Ohio operations.
- State Adjutant General Report for Indiana (multiple years; see volumes covering 1861–1865, rosters and regimental returns).
- Dyer’s Compendium.
- Fox, “Regimental Losses in the American Civil War.”
- The Union Army, Federal Publishing Company, 1908, Volume 3.