This roster includes the known officers and enlisted men of the 65th Pennsylvania Regiment, 5th PA Cavalry, 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 Max Friedman
- Colonel David Campbell
- Colonel William E. Doster
- Colonel R. M. West
- Lieutenant Colonel Stephen E. Smith
- Lieutenant Colonel William Lewis
- Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Kleinz
- Major E. M. Boteler
- Major William E. Henser
- Major Jacob P. Wilson
- Major Joseph C. Hess
- Major Christopher Kleinz
- Major W. G. McCandless
- Major Timothy Hennessey
- Major D. Hagermeister
- Major Justinian Alman
- Major H. W. Paul
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
- Official Records of the War of the Rebellion
- Pennsylvania State Adjutant General reports
- Verified 19th-century regimental histories