149th New York Infantry Soldier Roster in the American Civil War

This roster includes the known officers and enlisted men of the 149th 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 Henry A. Barnum
  • Colonel Nicholas Grumbach
  • Lieutenant Colonel John M. Strong
  • Lieutenant Colonel Abel G. Cook
  • Lieutenant Colonel Charles B. Randall
  • Lieutenant Colonel Edward D. Murray, Jr.
  • Lieutenant Colonel Henry W. Burhaus
  • Major Abel G. Cook
  • Major Charles B. Randall
  • Major Robert E. Hopkins
  • Major Nicholas Grumbach
  • Major Henry W. Burhaus

Notable Medal of Honor Recipients

  • 1st Sergeant Norman E. Potter – for capture of battleflags at Lookout Mountain
  • Private Peter Kappesser – for capture of battleflags at Lookout Mountain
  • Private Phillip Goettel – for capture of battleflags at Lookout Mountain

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
  • The Union Army, Federal Publishing Company, 1908
  • Fox, William F., “Regimental Losses in the American Civil War”
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