This roster includes the known officers and enlisted men of the 56th 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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For an overview of this regiment’s organization, service, engagements, and casualties, see the regiment summary page.
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Field & Staff
- Colonel Sullivan A. Meredith
- Colonel J. William Hofmann
- Colonel Henry A. Laycock
- Lieutenant Colonel J. William Hofmann
- Lieutenant Colonel George B. Osborn
- Lieutenant Colonel John T. Jack
- Lieutenant Colonel Henry A. Laycock
- Lieutenant Colonel John A. Black
- Major John B. Smith
- Major John T. Jack
- Major H. A. Laycock
- Major J. A. Black
- Major George T. Michaels
Detailed company-level roster entries are not included in the currently supplied source text.
Sources & Notes
- The Union Army, Federal Publishing Company, 1908, Volume 1
- Official Records of the War of the Rebellion
- Pennsylvania State Adjutant General reports
- Verified 19th-century regimental histories