FIRST REGIMENT INFANTRY—FIELD AND STAFF. 17
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DATE OF
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DATE OF
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NAME.
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RANK.
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ENLISTMENT OR
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MUSTER OUT
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REMARKS.
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MUSTER IN.
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OR DISCHARGE.
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Seth G. Reed
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Lieut.-Col.
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May 6, 1861
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July 2, 1861
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Entered the service as a private in Company A, May
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6, 1861; appointed Sergeant, August 18, 1861; First
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Sergeant, November 1, 1861; promoted Second Lieu-
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tenant of Company K, September 22, 1862; First Lieu-
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tenant, Company K, March 28, 1863; Captain, Com-
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pany A, August 18, 1864; Lieutenant-Colonel, May 26,
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1865; wounded in right leg-, May 23, 1862, at Front
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Royal, Va.; Weldon R. R., Va., August 18, to 20, 1864,
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severely wounded through right arm and shoulder;
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Thomas S. J.
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mustered out with the regiment, July 2, 1865.
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Johnson
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Lieut.-Col.
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May 27, 1861
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Entered the service as Captain, Company K; detailed
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as Brigade and Division Inspector; taken prisoner,
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May 31, 1864; sent to Charlestown, S. C. ; he died
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there, November 20, 1864; after his capture, commis-
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George
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sion issued for him as Lieutenant-Colonel.
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Chorpening
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Major.
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June 11, 1861
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Sept. 28, 1861
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Appointed by the President, June 11, 1861; resigned,
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September 28, 1861; never served with the regiment.
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Benjamin F.
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Zimmerman
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Major.
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Nov. 18, 1861
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Nov. 18, 1861
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Appointed by the President, November 18, 1861; never
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joined the regiment for duty.
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Benj. H. Schley
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Major.
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May 27, 1861
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May 23, 1864
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Entered the service as Captain of Company H, May 27,
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1861; promoted Major, August 22, 1862; taken prisoner,
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May 23, 1862, at Front Royal, Va.; mustered out on
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expiration of term of service, May 23, 1864.
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Josiah B. Coloney
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Major.
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May 27, 1861
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Entered the service as First Lieutenant of Company I,
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May 27, 1861; promoted Adjutant, October 4, 1862;
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Major, September 6, 1864; taken prisoner, at Front
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Royal, Va., May 23, 1862; Weldon R. R., August 18 to
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21, 1864, mortally wounded; died, October 9, 1864, of
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wounds received in action.
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Robert Neely
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Major.
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May 27, 1861
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July 2, 1865
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Entered the service as First Sergeant of Company G,
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May 27, 1861; promoted Second Lieutenant, Company
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G, February 1, 1862; promoted First Lieutenant, Com-
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pany G, May 1, 1863; Captain, Company C, August 20,
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1864; Major, February 21, 1865; taken prisoner, May 23,
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1862, Front Royal, Va. ; mustered out of service with
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the regiment, July 2, 1865.
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Francis M. Smith
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Adjutant.
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May 17, 1861
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July 2, 1865
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Enlisted as private in Company H, May 17, 1861; pro-
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moted Corporal, May 27, 1861; First Sergeant, Novem-
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ber 25, 1862; re-enlisted, February 19, 1864, as veteran
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volunteer; promoted March 12, 1864, Second Lieuten-
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ant, Company E; First Lieutenant and Adjutant,
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Septembers, 1864; brevetted Captain, April 1, 1865, for
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gallant and meritorious services at the battle of Five
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Forks, Va.; awarded Medal of Honor; slightly
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wounded in left groin, at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3,
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1864; wounded in left hand and left thigh, June 18,
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1864, in front of Petersburg, Va.; wounded in left leg,
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April 1, 1865, Five Forks, Va. ; mustered out of service
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with the regiment, July 2, 1865.
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Frederick C. Tarr
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Adjutant.
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May 20, 1861
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Nov. 1, 1865
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Roster, Commissioned Officers, Company D.
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Josiah B. Coloney
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Adjutant.
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May 27, 1861
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Roster, Field and Staff.
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Thos. E. Mitchell
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Surgeon.
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June 17, 1861
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April 27, 1864
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Appointed Surgeon, June 17, 1861; wounded and taken
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prisoner, Front Royal, Va., May 23, 1862; resigned,
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April 27, 1864.
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Edward R. Baer
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Surgeon.
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June 17, 1861
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July 2, 1865
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Appointed Assistant Surgeon, June 17, 1861, and pro-
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moted Surgeon, May 6, 1864; Medical Director, Pro-
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visional Brigade, May 10, 1864; Surgeon in Chief, Sec-
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ond Brigade, Second Division, Fifth Army Corps,
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May 29, 1864; in charge Second Division, Field Depot
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for Wounded, October 2, 1864; Surgeon in charge
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Hospital, Second Division, Fifth Army Corps; wound-
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ed, April 1, 1865, Five Forks, Va. Surgeon Baer was
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the only original officer that continued with the regi-
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ment until its final muster out; was present with his
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command in nearly all the engagements in which it
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Joseph H. Bagley
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Asst. Surg.
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Oct. 29, 1862
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May 23, 1864
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participated; mustered out with regiment, July 2, 1865.
Appointed Assistant Surgeon, October 29, 1862; dis-
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charged, May 23, 1864.
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Aaron Ansell
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Asst. Surg.
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Feb. 15, 1865
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July 2, 1865
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Appointed Assistant Surgeon, February 15, 1865; mus-
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tered out of service with regiment, July 2, 1865.
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