This roster includes the known officers and enlisted men of the 81st 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 James Miller
- Colonel Charles F. Johnson
- Colonel H. Boyd McKeen
- Colonel William Wilson
- Lieutenant Colonel Charles F. Johnson
- Lieutenant Colonel Eli T. Conner
- Lieutenant Colonel H. Boyd McKeen
- Lieutenant Colonel Robert M. Lee, Jr.
- Lieutenant Colonel Amos Stroh
- Lieutenant Colonel Thomas C. Harkness
- Lieutenant Colonel William Wilson
- Lieutenant Colonel Lawrence Mercer
- Major Eli T. Conner
- Major Robert M. Lee, Jr.
- Major Thomas C. Harkness
- Major William Wilson
- Major Lawrence Mercer
- Major James H. Mitchell
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
- Dyer’s Compendium
- The Union Army, Federal Publishing Company, 1908