This roster includes the known officers and enlisted men of the 75th 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 Henry Bohlen
- Colonel Philip Schapp
- Colonel Francis Mahler
- Lieutenant Colonel Francis Mahler
- Lieutenant Colonel Alvin Von Matzdorff
- Major Alvin Von Matzdorff
- Major August Ledig
- Band Leader Rudolph Wittig
Company A
- Sergeant Haserodt (commended for gallantry)
- Color-Sergeant Robert Jordan (formerly officer in the army of Schleswig-Holstein; killed at Second Bull Run)
Company B
- Sergeant Weigand (commended for gallantry)
- Sergeant Maurer (commended for gallantry)
- John Emleben (took the flag from Sergeant Jordan while wounded; commended for gallantry)
Company D
- Louis Mahler (commended for gallantry)
- Jacob Pauley (commended for gallantry)
Company F
- George Brueckmame (commended for gallantry)
Company H
- Henry Schmull (commended for gallantry)
Company I
- Lieutenant Winter (drowned April 15, 1862, Shenandoah River crossing)
- Andrew Schmidt (commended for gallantry)
Company K
- Captain Wyck (drowned April 15, 1862, Shenandoah River crossing)
- Sergeant Tiedemann (drowned April 15, 1862, Shenandoah River crossing)
Other Noted Soldiers
- Corporal Schweigert (commended for gallantry)
- Corporal Hanner (commended for gallantry)
- Corporal Abraham (commended for gallantry)
- Corporal Rosenthal (commended for gallantry)
- Private Jacob Ullman (commended for gallantry)
Detailed company-level roster entries are not included in the currently supplied source text.
Sources & Notes
- Official Records of the War of the Rebellion
- Pennsylvania State Adjutant General reports
- “The Union Army,” Federal Publishing Company, 1908
- Verified 19th-century regimental histories