91st PA--regimental descriptive book

[source: regimental descriptive book and consolidated morning reports, record group 94, NARA]
[I have proofread and edited this transcription.]

[On 18 August 1863, the adjutant asked company commanders to give him a list of all commissioned officers in their company, with all changes since the company was organized, to enable him to produce a new regimental descriptive book (circular, HQ 91st PA, 18 August 1863).]

Index

field and staff officers
captains
first lieutenants
second lieutenants
sergeants major and regimental quartermaster sergeants

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No.	NAMES.	RANK.	DATE OF APPOINTMENT.	REMARKS.
1	Edgar M Gregory	Colonel	December 4th /1861	Breveted as Brig. Gen. Sept. 30. 64
2	Edward E Wallace	Lieut Colonel	" " "	Discharged on Surg. Certificate of disability January 10th 1863
3	George W Todd	Major	" " "	Died from wounds Recieved [sic] at Fredericksburg, December 19 [/62]
4	Benjamin J Tayman	Adjutant	" " "
5	George W Eyre	Regtl Q M	October 7th "	Died at Philadelphia December 31st 1863
6	Isaac D. Knight	Surgeon	November 7th	Dischgd by S.O.# W.D. April 21. 64
7	Charles W Houghton	Asst. "	" 6th /61	Transferred as Surgeon to 124th Regt Penna Vols September 12 /62
8	Joseph Welch	Chaplain	December 4th/62	Discharged on Surg. Certificate of Disability, January 19th 1863
9	John Young	Asst Surgeon	August 1st /62	Dismissed the Service for Absence without leave by G.O. [illegible number] March 5 /[illegible year] [crossed out: by Order of Secretary of War]
10	Thomas C. Thomas	" "	Sept. 12th "	" " Absence without "Reason" [?] by GO. No [illegible number] March 5 1863
11	Joseph H. Sinex	Lieut Colonel	January 11th 1863	Dischgd by Order of W. D. July 11 [1864], by S.O. #224 Promoted from Captaincy of Co D vice Wallace discharged
12	John D. Lentz	Major	December 20th /62	Dischgd by S.O. #323 W.D. Sept 28 64 " " " " " E " Todd Killed
13	David H. Lentz	Regt Q.M.	January 1st /63	Dischgd. to accept a Comm. as A. Q. M. " " 2nd Lieut " " E to Regtl Q Master vice Geo W Eyre d[eceased]
14	William G. Keir	Asst Surgeon	June 12th /63	Mustered as Surg April 21. 64
15	Alem Brittain	Chaplain	March 1st 64	Dischgd by Order of Maj Gen. Warren, July 28.64 SO [illegible]
16	George S. Oldmixon	Ast Surg	Apr. 28.64	Mustered May 22.64

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No.	NAMES.	RANK.	DATE OF APPOINTMENT.	REMARKS
1	John D. Lentz	Captain	Sept 9th 1861	Promoted to Major Dec 20th [1862] vice Todd deceased
2	Peter D. Keyser	"	" 20th "	Discharged on Surg. Certificate of Disability Aug 16th 1862
3	Franklin B. Gilbert	"	" 30th "	" " " " " " Jany 18th 1863
4	Joseph H. Sinex	"	Oct. 7th "	Promoted to Lieut Col. Jany 11th 1863 vice Wallace discharged
5	A. C. Fetter	"	Nov 20th "	Discharged on Surg Certificate of Disability Aug 1st /62
6	Charles Brown	"	" 25th "	Honorably discharged from the Service Mch 4th /62
7	E. G. Sellers	"	Dec 2 "
8	John P. Carrie	"	[illegible]	Discharged on Surg Certificate of Disability Feby 9th /63 by order of the War Dept
9	A. H. Bowman	"	Dec 3 /61	Dismissed the Service by Sentence of G. C. M. Sept 12th /62 Recommis Dec 15 1862 Dischg
10	John F Casner	"	" 3 "	['3' may be crossed out, and '5' [?] written above it]
11	F. H. Gregory	"	Jany 18th 1863	Promoted to Captain vice Gilbert discharged. Mustered out on Expiration of Term Oct 12 64
12	James E. Sulger	"	Aug 16th 1862	Promoted to Cap vice Keyser discharged (Dch on Surg Cert of Dis, Oct 27th 1862.)
13	John H. Weeks	"	Aug 5th "	" " " " Fetter " (" " " " " " April 25th 63)
14	Charles Henry	"	May 12th "	" " " " Brown " " " " " " " " 27th "
15	Matthew Hall	"	Dec 20th "	" " " " Lentz promoted to Major. Dischgd on Exp. of term Sep. 28.64
16	Theodore H. Parsons	"	Oct 27th 62	" " " " Sulger discharged (died June 26th 1863)
17	Horace B. Faust	"	January 11th /63	" " " " Sinex promoted to Lieut. Col. died Dec. 16" 1863
18	James H Closson	"	May 12. 63	Mustered Mar 1 [?] 64
19	John S. Donnell	"		" Oct. 1864
20	Wm H Carpenter	"

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No.	NAMES.	RANK.	DATE OF APPOINTMENT.	REMARKS.
1	F. H. Gregory	1st Lieut	Sept 25 1861	Promoted to Captain January 18th 1863
2	Matthew Hall	"	" 9" "	" " " December 20 1862 vice Lentz promoted to Major
3	James E. Sulger	"	" 20th "	" " " Aug 16th /62 vice Keyser discharged
4	James B Diehl	"	Oct 7th "	Dischgd. on Surg. Cert. of Dis. S.O #186 W.D. July 25 64
5	George W. Murphy	"	" 15th "	Killed at the Battle of Fredericksburg December 13th 1862
6	Morris Kayser	"	Nov 6th "	Resignation Accepted Feb. 6. 64 W. D. [?]
7	John H. Weeks	"	" 14 "	Promoted to Capt Aug 5th /62 vice Fetter Dis on Surg Cert of Dis. April 25th 1863.
8	George Black	"	" " "	Died of wounds Rcvd at the Battle of Chancellorsville May 3 /63
9	James H. Closson	"	" 19 "	Promoted to Capt. May 12 62
10	Lewis T. Matlock	"	" 25 "	Discharged on Surg. Cer. of Dis January 19th 1863
11	T. H. Parson	"	Aug 16th 62	Promoted to First Lieut vice Sulger promoted to Captain
12	H. Francis	"	" 5th "	Promoted to Capt. Mar 1. 64 " from 1st Sergt to First Lieut vice " " "
13	James Deleavean	"	Dec 22 62	Discharged by Order of War Dept. Nov 21st 63. Special Ord 51 [??] " " " " " " " " Parsons promoted to Captain
14	David B. Baker	"	Jany 1st 1863	Dischgd by Order of W. D. " " " " " " " " Hall " " "
15	John G. Brass	"	" 18" "	Dischgd on Expiration of term " " " " " " " " [Francis] Gregory " " "
16	William H. Carpenter	"	Mch 26th 63	Promoted to Capt. Co D. " " Sergt Co. D to " " Co H vice Matlock Discharged
17	Theodore H. Hope	"	April 7th /64	Date of Muster July 2nd 1864
18	John Hamill	"	July 26. 64.	Mustered Sept 7.64

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No.	NAMES.	RANK.	DATE OF APPOINTMENT.	REMARKS.
1	Ansel Hamburg	2n Lieut	Sept 30th 1861	Discharged on Surg Cer. Of Dis. June 3rd 1862
2	David H. Lentz	" "	" 9 "	Promoted to Regtl Q Master Jany 1st 63 vice Eyre deceased
3	Horace B. Faust	" "	Oct 7 "	" " Captain January 11th 1863 vice Sinex promoted to Lieut Col
4	T. H. Parsons	" "	Sept 20 "	Promoted to 1st Lieut Aug 16 /62 to Captain Oct 23 /62 died June 26th 1863 of wounds Rcvd at Chancellorsville May 3 /63
5	E. J. Phillips	" "	Nov " "	Discharged on Surg Cer of Dis Mch 4th /62
6	Charles Henry	" "	" 25 "	Promoted to Captain May 12th 1862 dis on Sur Cer of dis April 27th /63
7	Howard W. Shipley	" "	Dec 2 "
8	Benjamin B. Eyre	" "	" " "	Dis. on Surg Cer of Dis Fbry 2" 1863
9	Justus A. Gregory	" "	" 3 "
10	William R. Milligan	" "	" 4 "	Dis the Service of the United States Gen order No 20 H Q A P March 5 /63 [crossed out: by order Secty of War] for Absent w [illegible; presumably "o leave"]
11	Randolph M Smith	" "	June 12 1862	Promoted from 1s Sergt vice Hamburg Discharged (dis. for dis. Dec 10" /62)
12	Enoch C. Brewster	" "	May 13 "	" " Private co.D vice Phillips dis (dismissed by Sentence GCM Sept 12/62)
13	John Q. Dyke	" "	" 24 "	" " Q.M. Sergt vice Henry promoted to Capt (dis on Surg Cer of Dis Dec 28/62)
14	John Sage	" "	Aug 14 "	" " from 1st Serg vice Parsons promoted to 1s Lieut (dis. on Surg " " " " 22/ ")
15	William E. Michaels	" "	Oct 30 62 Sept 12 "	" " " " " " Brewster dismissed
16	E. J. Maguigan	" "	Dec 22 "	" " " " " Sage dis for dis. Dis on Exp of Term Sep 28 64
17	John S. Donnell	" "	Feby 1st 1863	" " " " " " Eyre " " " Promoted to Capt
18	Joseph T. Jones	" "	March 26th 63	" " 2 " " Dyke " " " Dis. on Surg Cert. of Dis
19	Theodore Snyder	" "	" 26th 63	" " " " " Milligan dissmissed [sic]
[20]	Randolph M. Smith	" "	3d June	" " discharged Dec 10.1863
[the preceding line may have been erased; Randolph Smith is also entry 11 on this page]
21	Theodore A. [?] Hope	"
22	John L. Graham	"