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Field and Staff, First Cavalry Regiment

NO.

NAME.

RANK.

COM. OR ENROLLED.

MUST'D IN.

PERIOD

MUST'D OUT.

REMARKS.

1

William Halsted

Colonel

Sept. 1, '61

Sept. 1, '61

3 Yrs

  

Discharged Feb. 18, '62, S. O. War Dept., A. G. O., Washington, D. C.

2

Percy Wyndham

Colonel

Feb. 19, '62

Feb. 19, '62

3 Yrs

  

Col. vice Halsted discharged; discharged July 5, '64, S. O. 227, War Dept., A. G. O., Washington, D. C.

3

John W. Kester

Colonel

July 6, '64

July 24, '64

3 Yrs

Sept. 26, '64

Capt. Co. E. Aug. 9, '61; Lieut. Col. Sept. 21, '63; Col. vice Wyndham discharged.

4

Hugh H. Janeway

Colonel

Oct. 11, '64

Nov. 1, '64

3 Yrs

  

Capt. Co. L, Feb. 19, '62; Maj. Jan. 27, '63; Lieut. Col. July 6, '64; Col. vice Kester mustered out; killed in action at Amelia Springs, Va., April 5, '65.

5

Myron H. Beaumont

Colonel

May 4, '65

June 7, '65

3 Yrs

July 24, '65

Maj. Aug. 16, '61; Lieut. Col. Nov. 1, '64; Col. vice Janeway killed.

1

Julius H. Alexander

Lieut. Col

Aug. 26, '61

Aug. 26, '61

3 Yrs

  

Discharged Oct. 17, '61, S. O. War Dept., A. G. O., Washington, D. C.

2

Joseph Karge

Lieut. Col

Oct. 18, '61

Oct. 18, '61

3 Yrs

  

Lieut. Col. vice Alexander discharged; resigned Dec. 22, '62.

3

Virgil Broderick

Lieut. Col

Feb. 10, '63

Feb. 10, '63

3 Yrs

  

Capt. Co. K, Aug. 14, '61; Maj. Sept. 28, '62; Lieut. Col. vice Karge resigned; killed in action at Brandy Station, Va., June 9, '63; buried at Nat. Cemetery, Culpepper C. H., Va., foot of flag staff.

4

Walter R. Robbins

Lieut. Col

May 4, '65

June 8, '65

3 Yrs

July 24, '65

Capt. Co. G, March 1, '63; Maj. Nov. 1, '64; Lieut. Col. vice Beaumont promoted; Com. Col. July 26, '65; not mustered; Bvt. Lieut. Col., Col. and Brig. Gen. March 13, '65.

1

Henry O. Halsted

Major

Sept. 21, '61

Oct. 10, '61

3 Yrs

  

Discharged Feb. 18, '62, S. O. War Dept., A. G. O., Washington, D. C.

2

Ivins D. Jones

Major

Feb. 19, '62

Feb. 19, '62

3 Yrs

  

Capt. Co. C, July 27, '61; Maj. vice Halsted discharged; resigned Nov. 22, '62.

3

Alexand'r M. Cummings

Major

Feb. 20, '62

Feb. 20, '62

3 Yrs

  

Resigned July 30, '62

-

Disability.

4

John H. Shelmire

Major

Feb. 10, '63

Feb. 11, '63

3 Yrs

  

Capt. Co. A, Aug. 14, '61; Maj. vice Broderick promoted; killed in action at Brandy Station, Va., June 9, '63; buried at Nat. Cemetery, Culpepper C. H., Va., foot of flag-staff.

 

 

5

Henry W. Sawyer

Major

Oct. 12, '63

Aug. 31, '64

3 Yrs

July 24, '65

Capt. Co. K, Oct. 8, '62; Maj. vice Lucas not mustered.

 

 

6

James H. Hart

Major

Nov. 1, '64

Dec. 10, '64

3 Yrs

  

Capt. Co. A, Oct. 8, '62; Maj. vice Janeway promoted; killed in action at Chamberlain's Creek, Va., March 31, '65.

 

 

7

William Harper

Major

April 14, '65

April 27, '65

3 Yrs

July 24, '65

Capt. Co. A, Oct. 3, '63; Maj. vice Hart killed; Com. Lieut. Col. July 28, '65; not mustered; Bvt. Lieut. Col. March 13, '65.

 

 

8

William H. Hick

Major

May 15, '65

June 9, '65

3 Yrs

July 24, '65

Capt. Co. L, April 1, '63; Maj. vice Robbins promoted.

 

 

1

William E. Morford

Adjutant

Aug. 20, '61

Sept. 19, '61

3 Yrs

  

Promoted Capt. Co. H, Dec. 9, '61.

 

 

2

Myer Asch

Adjutant

Dec. 9, '61

Feb. 19, '62

3 Yrs

  

2d Lieut. Co. H, Sept. 19, '61; Adj. vice Morford promoted; promoted Capt. Co. H, March 24, '62.

 

 

3

Brock Carroll

Adjutant

May 4, '62

  

3 Yrs

  

Discharged Oct. 20, '62, S. O. 122, Par. 15, War Dept., A. G. O., Washington, D. C., March 16, '63.

 

 

4

Marcus L. W. Kitchen

Adjutant

Oct. 8, '62

Oct. 8, '62

3 Yrs

  

Promoted Capt. Co. A, 2d Cav. Reg., July 16, '63.

 

 

5

Charles H. McKinstry

Adjutant

Oct. 28, '63

Oct. 28, '63

3 Yrs

Sept. 26, '64

2d Lieut. Co. L, Nov. 29, '62; Adj. vice Kitchen promoted.

 

 

6

James T. Clancy

Adjutant

Dec. 20, '64

Jan. 3, '65

3 Yrs

  

2d Lieut. Co. F, Sept. 23, '64; Adj. vice McKinstry mustered out; promoted Capt. Co. B, June 8, '65.

 

 

7

William E. Graves

Adjutant

June 19, '65

  

  

  

Not mustered.

 

 

1

Benjamin B. Halsted

Qr. Mr

Aug. 26, '61

Aug. 26, '61

  

  

Discharged Oct. 18, '61.

 

 

2

Allen Dale

Qr. Mr

Feb. 19, '62

Feb. 19, '62

  

  

Com. Serj.; Qr. Mr. vice Halsted discharged; resigned Aug. 18, '62

-

Disability.

3

Edwin R. Blaker

Qr. Mr

Oct. 8, '62

Oct. 8, '62

  

  

1st Lieut. Co. E, May 4, '62; Qr. Mr. vice Dale resigned; resigned Dec. 29, '62

-

Disability.

4

William W. James

Qr. Mr

April 1, '63

April 18, '63

  

  

Qr. Mr. vice Blaker resigned; discharged March 28, '65, S. O. 79, Par. 14, Hd. Qrs. Army of Potomac.

 

 

1

Algernon Walton

Commiss'ry

Oct. 8, '62

Oct. 8, '62

  

  

Died of dysentery at U. S. Army Gen. Hosp., Warrenton, Va., Sept. 5, '63; Com. Serj.; Commissary to fill original vacancy.

 

 

2

Aaron P. Irons

Commiss'ry

Sept. 26, '63

Nov. 9, '63

  

Sept. 26, '64

Qr. Mr. Serj. Dec. 4, '62; Commissary vice Walton died.

 

 

3

Charles W. Camp

Commiss'ry

Oct. 17, '64

Nov. 16, '64

  

July 24, '65

Commissary vice Irons mustered out; Com. 1st Lieut. Co. G, June 13, '65; not mustered.

 

 

4

William C. Conover

Commiss'ry

June 23, '65

  

  

  

Declined commission.

 

 

1

William W. L. Phillips

Surgeon

Aug. 16, '61

Aug. 16, '61

  

Sept. 20, '64

  

 

 

2

William S. Willes

Surgeon

Feb. 10, '65

Feb. 23, '65

  

July 24, '65

Asst. Surg. April 4, '64; Surg. vice Phillips mustered out.

 

 

1

Ferdinand V. Dayton

Asst. Surg

Sept. 20, '61

Sept. 20, '61

  

  

Promoted Surg. 2d Cav. Reg., July 2, '63.

 

 

2

John W. Blackfan

Asst. Surg

Mar. 16, '63

April 12, '63

  

  

Private Co. C, 9th Reg.; Asst. Surg. to fill original vacancy; resigned Dec. 10, '63

-

Disability.

3

Samuel Powell

Asst. Surg

Oct. 2, '63

Dec. 11, '63

  

  

Asst. Surg. vice Dayton promoted; died of starvation in rebel prison at Macon, Ga., Aug. 8, '64.

 

 

4

Samuel Jones

Asst. Surg

Sept. 23, '64

Oct. 26, '64

  

  

Hosp. Steward May 1, '64; Asst. Surg. vice Powell died; discharged June 7, '65, S. O. 14, Hd. Qrs. Cav. Corps.

 

 

5

Stephen W. Van Duyn

Asst. Surg

April 4, '65

April 13, '65

  

July 24, '65

Asst. Surg. vice Willes promoted.

 

 

1

Henry R. Pyne

Chaplain

Sept. 16, '61

Sept. 16, '61

  

Sept. 20, '64