COMMISSIONED OFFICERS

42^nd INDIANA VOLUNTEERS

Sources:

1.) Terrell, W. H. H., Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana, Volume II. Indianapolis, IN 1866.

2.) Terrell, W. H. H., Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana, Volume VIII. Indianapolis, IN 1866.   

3.) Various other sources including: Correspondence with descendants, historical accounts, military/pension records, etc.

Name
(Last, First, Middle)

Rank

Company

Residence

Date of Muster

Date of Commission

Remarks

Jones, James Garrard

Colonel

Evansville

Oct. 10, 1861

Oct 10, 1861

Mustered out Nov 4 '64; term expired.

McIntire, William Taylor Barry

Colonel

Petersburg

Oct 11, 1864

Resigned as Lieutenant Colonel, Dec 12, '64

Kellams, Gideon R.

Colonel

Rockport

May 28, 1865

Jan 1, 1865

Brevetted Colonel of Vols. by President, March 13, '65; mustered out with Regiment

Denby, Charles Harvey

Lieutenant Colonel

Evansville

Oct. 10, 1861

Sept 12, 1861

Wounded at Perryville, Ky., Resigned Oct 21, '62; promoted Colonel 80th Indiana Vol. Infantry

Shanklin, James M.

Lieutenant Colonel

Evansville

Nov 7, 1862

Oct 12, 1862

Died at Evansville, Ind., May 23, '63

McIntire, William T. B.

Lieutenant Colonel

Petersburg

July 7, 1863

July 2, 1863

Resigned Dec 12, '64

Kellams, Gideon R.

Lieutenant Colonel

Rockport

May 21, 1865

Dec 13, 1864

Promoted Colonel

Cockrum, William M.

Lieutenant Colonel

Francisco

June 8, 1865

May 1, 1865

Mustered out with Regiment, July 21, 1865

Shanklin, James M.

Major

Evansville

Oct. 10, 1861

Sept 12, 1861

Wounded at Perryville, Ky., promoted Lieutenant Colonel

McIntire, William T. B.

Major

Petersburg

Nov 7, 1862

Oct 21, 1862

Promoted Lieutenant Colonel

French, Nathaniel B.

Major

Princeton

July 7, 1863

July 2, 1863

Resigned May 6, '64

Kellams, Gideon R.

Major

Rockport

Jan 11, 1865

July 1, 1864

Promoted Lieutenant Colonel

Scammehorn, John A.

Major

Rockport

June1, 1865

May1, 1865

Mustered out with Regiment

Evans, DeWitt C.

Adjutant

Evansville

Oct. 10, 1861

Sept 12, 1861

Wounded at Perryville, Ky.(?), mustered out Oct 11, '62

Dorsey, William Levin

Adjutant

Princeton

Dec 2, 1862

Nov 9, 1862

Assigned from Co. "E", resigned May 12, '64

Stubblefield, James G.

Adjutant

Washington

Nov 6, 1864

Sept 1, 1864

Mustered out with Regiment

Orr, James Laughlin

Quartermaster

Evansville

Oct. 10, 1861

Sept 7, 1861

Promoted Captain and A.C.S., Nov 9, '62

Walker, Owen O.

Quartermaster

Princeton

Jan 12, 1865

Nov 21, 1864

Mustered out with Regiment

Atcheson, William

Chaplain

Jan 28, 1862

Jan 28, 1862

Resigned May 24, '62

Patterson, Nicholas Masters

Chaplain

Evansville

Jan 10, 1863

Dec 18, 1862

Resigned Oct 20, '63

Chapman, Henry O.

Chaplain

Washington

April 25, 1864

April 13, 1864

Mustered out with Regiment, July 21, 1865

Taylor, William D.

Surgeon

French Island

Nov 14, 1861

Nov 3, 1861

Mustered out; term expired

Shapley, William H.

Surgeon

June 3, 1865

May 1, 1865

Mustered out with Regiment

Mageniss, John

Assistant Surgeon

Evansville

Oct. 10, 1861

Sept 7, 1861

Resigned Aug 21, '64

Hornbrook, William P

Assistant Surgeon

Petersburg

Dec 9, 1862

Oct 6, 1862

Mustered out with Regiment

Tyner, Samuel L

Assistant Surgeon

Lynnville

June 4, 1865

May 9, 1865

Mustered out with Regiment

Atcheson, William

Captain

A

Evansville

Oct. 9, 1861

Sept 12, 1861

Resigned Jan 28, '62; re-commissioned as Chaplain in Calhoun, Ky.

Olmstead, Charles G.

Captain

A

Evansville

March 10,1862

Feb 10, 1862

Killed at Perryville, Ky. (Chaplin Hill), Oct. 8, '62

Trimble, John

Captain

A

Evansville

Dec 2, 1862

Oct 9, 1862

Mustered out March 30, '65

Messick, Jacob W.

Captain

A

Evansville

March 31,1865

Mustered out as 2d Lieutenant; term expired

McCutchan, Andrew

Captain

A

Evansville

June 2, 1865

May 1, 1865

Mustered out with Regiment

Olmstead, Charles G.

First Lieutenant

A

Evansville

Oct. 9, 1861

Sept 12, 1861

Promoted Captain

Trimble, John

First Lieutenant

A

Evansville

March 10, 1862

Feb 10, 1862

Promoted Captain

Vickery, James W.

First Lieutenant

A

Evansville

Dec 2, 1862

Oct 9, 1862

Mustered out; term expired

McCutchan, Andrew

First Lieutenant

A

Evansville

May 20, 1865

March 1, 1865

Promoted Captain

Shaw, William

First Lieutenant

A

Evansville

June 2, 1865

May 1, 1865

Mustered out with Regiment

Trimble, John

Second Lieutenant

A

Evansville

Oct. 9, 1861

Sept 12, 1861

Promoted 1st Lieutenant

Vickery, James W.

Second Lieutenant

A

Evansville

March 10, 1862

Feb 10, 1862

Promoted 1st Lieutenant

Messick, Jacob W.

Second Lieutenant

A

Evansville

Dec 2, 1862

Oct 9, 1862

Promoted Captain

Shaw, William

Second Lieutenant

A

Evansville

May 20, 1865

March 31, 1865

Promoted 1st Lieutenant

Gillett, Jesse

Second Lieutenant

A

Evansville

May 1, 1865

Discharged as 1st Sergeant June 18, '65

Medcalf, Cyrus W.

Captain

B

Rockport

Oct. 10, 1861

Sept 12, 1861

Mustered out; term expired

Kirkham, Joseph M.

Captain

B

Rockport

June 3, 1865

March 1, 1865

Mustered out with Regiment

Enlow, Elijah

First Lieutenant

B

Rockport

Oct. 10, 1861

Sept 12, 1861

Mustered out; term expired

Kirkham, Joseph M.

First Lieutenant

B

Rockport

May 29, 1865

March 1, 1865

Promoted Captain

Rust, James E.

First Lieutenant

B

Rockport

June 3, 1865

March 1, 1865

Mustered out with Regiment

Jackson, Thomas J.

Second Lieutenant

B

Rockport

Oct. 10, 1861

Sept 12, 1861

Promoted to Lt. Colonel 11th U.S. Colored Infantry (7th U. S. Colored Heavy Artillery Predecessor Unit) and severely wounded at the massacre of Fort Pillow, TN

Kirkham, Joseph M.

Second Lieutenant

B

Rockport

May 10, 1864

March 1, 1864

Promoted 1st Lieutenant

Rust, James E.

Second Lieutenant

B

Rockport

May 29, 1865

March 1, 1865

Promoted 1st Lieutenant

Anderson, Alexander A

Second Lieutenant

B

Rockport

May 1, 1865

Promoted to 2nd Lt. May 1, 65'. Mustered out Louisville, Ky. July 21, 1865

Myler, Alfred

Captain

C

Rockport

Oct. 9, 1861

Sept 12, 1861

Captured at Perryville, Ky. and paroled. Resigned May 29, '63

Scammehorn, John A.

Captain

C

Rockport

Aug 3, 1863

May 26, 1863

Captured at Battle of Chickamauga, September 20, 1863. Later escaped from prison in Columbia, SC. Promoted Major

Jones, Thomas B.

Captain

C

Gentryville

June 2, 1865

May 2, 1865

Mustered out with Regiment

Smith, Samuel D.

First Lieutenant

C

Rockport

Oct. 9, 1861

Sept 12, 1861

Wounded at Perryville, Ky., resigned April 5, '63

Combs, Worthington W.

First Lieutenant

C

Evansville

April 6, 1863

Resigned as 2d Lieutenant

Jones, William McAfee

First Lieutenant

C

Gentryville

May 30, 1863

April 24, 1863

Mustered out March 30, '65

Jones, Thomas B.

First Lieutenant

C

Gentryville

May 1, 1865

Promoted Captain

Shook, George T.

First Lieutenant

C

French Island

June 2, 1865

May 2, 1865

Mustered out with Regiment

Combs, Worthington W.

Second Lieutenant

C

Evansville

Oct. 9, 1861

Sept 12, 1861

Resigned April 23, '63

Jones, William McAfee

Second Lieutenant

C

Gentryville

April 23, 1863

April 6, 1863

Promoted 1st Lieutenant

Grigsby, Ephraim C.

Second Lieutenant

C

Gentryville

May 31, 1863

April 24, 1863

Mustered out; term expired

Shook, George T.

Second Lieutenant

C

French Island

June 5, 1865

Promoted 1st Lieutenant

Carlton, James H.

Second Lieutenant

C

Gentryville

June 2, 1865

June 6, 1865

Mustered out with Regiment

Edmonds, Francis M.

Captain

D

Evansville

Oct. 10, 1861

Sept 12, 1861

Resigned March 18 '62

Saunders, James D.

Captain

D

Evansville

April 5, 1862

Discharged as 1st Lieutenant

Eigenman, John

Captain

D

Rockport

Dec 2, 1862

Aug 12, 1862

Resigned Nov 30, '63

Cooper, Elder

Captain

D

Evansville

March 1, 1864

March 1, 1864

Mustered out; term expired

Peachee, Harrison

Captain

D

Washington

June 2, 1865

June 5, 1865

Mustered out with Regiment

Saunders, James D.

First Lieutenant

D

Evansville

Oct. 10, 1861

Sept 12, 1861

Promoted Captain

Eigenman, John

First Lieutenant

D

Rockport

March 18, 1862

April 5, 1862

Promoted Captain

Cooper, Elder

First Lieutenant

D

Evansville

May 26, 1862

Declined; Promoted Captain

Scammehorn, John A.

First Lieutenant

D

Rockport

Dec 2, 1862

Aug 12, 1862

Promoted Captain Co. "C"

Wright, James L.

First Lieutenant

D

Muncie

June 2, 1865

Sept 1, 1864

Mustered out with Regiment

Johnson, Squire

Second Lieutenant

D

Newburg

Oct. 10, 1861

Sept 12, 1861

Resigned Jan 28, '62

Overell, Joseph C.

Second Lieutenant

D

Evansville

April 15, 1862

April 5, 1862

Wounded at Perryville, Ky., resigned Aug 27, '64

Cooper, Elder

Second Lieutenant

D

Evansville

Dec 2, 1862

Nov 17, 1862

Wounded at Perryville, Ky., promoted 1st Lieutenant

McAdams, Henderson

Second Lieutenant

D

Newburgh

May 1, 1864

Died of wounds June 7, 1864

Brazleton, Rosaloo B.

Second Lieutenant

D

Princeton

June 2, 1865

May 1, 1865

Mustered out with Regiment

French, Nathaniel B.

Captain

E

Princeton

Oct. 9, 1861

Sept 12, 1861

Promoted Major

Embree, David F.

Captain

E

Princeton

Aug 3, 1863

July 2, 1863

Resigned April 17, '64

Ashmead, Joseph R.

Captain

E

Princeton

Sept 6, 1864

July 1, 1864

Mustered out with regiment, July 21, 1865

Waters, William A.

First Lieutenant

E

Princeton

Oct. 9, 1861

Sept 12, 1861

Resigned April 13, '62

Dorsey, William L.

First Lieutenant

E

Princeton

July 4, 1862

May 1, 1862

Assigned as Adjutant

Embree, David F.

First Lieutenant

E

Princeton

Dec 2, 1862

Nov 9, 1862

Promoted Captain

Ashmead, Joseph R.

First Lieutenant

E

Princeton

Aug 3, 1863

July 2, 1863

Promoted Captain

Rutledge, Ephraim

First Lieutenant

E

Princeton

Nov 6, 1864

July 30, 1864

Killed in action, Goldsboro, N.C., March 22, 1865

Jones, William

First Lieutenant

E

Princeton

April 19, 1865

April 1, 1865

Mustered out with Regiment

Wade, Francis

Second Lieutenant

E

Princeton

Oct. 9, 1861

Sept 12, 1861

Resigned April 3, '62

Embree, David F.

Second Lieutenant

E

Princeton

July 4, 1862

May 1, 1862

Promoted 1st Lieutenant

Ashmead, Joseph R.

Second Lieutenant

E

Princeton

Nov 17, 1862

Nov 17, 1862

Promoted 1st Lieutenant

Daugherty, John Ritter

Second Lieutenant

E

Princeton

May 20, 1865

March 1, 1865

Mustered out with Regiment

Barrett, Samuel G.

Captain

F

Princeton

Oct. 21, '61

Sept 12, 1861

Resigned Nov 8, '62

Cockrum, William M.

Captain

F

Francisco

Dec 2, 1862

Nov 9, 1862

Promoted Lieutenant Colonel

Skelton, Jacob D

Captain

F

Princeton

June 8, 1865

May 1, 1865

Mustered out with Regiment

Skelton, Jacob W.

First Lieutenant

F

Princeton

Oct. 9, 1861

Sept 12, 1861

Resigned March 11, '62

Cockrum, William M.

First Lieutenant

F

Francisco

April 1, 1862

March 15, 1862

Promoted Captain

Steele, John Q. A.

First Lieutenant

F

Princeton

Dec 2, 1862

Nov 9, 1862

Killed in action near Goldsboro, March 19, '65

Skelton, Jacob D

First Lieutenant

F

Princeton

April 19, 1865

April 1, 1865

Promoted Captain

Keys, Adoniram A.

First Lieutenant

F

Princeton

June 8, 1865

May 1, 1865

Mustered out with Regiment

Cockrum, William M.

Second Lieutenant

F

Francisco

Oct. 9, 1861

Sept 12, 1861

Promoted 1st Lieutenant

Steele, John Q. A.

Second Lieutenant

F

Princeton

April 1, 1862

March 15, 1862

Promoted 1st Lieutenant

White, John C.

Second Lieutenant

F

Princeton

Dec 2, 1862

Nov 9, 1862

Resigned May 29, '63

Keys, Adoniram A.

Second Lieutenant

F

Princeton

May 20, 1865

March 1, 1865

Promoted 1st Lieutenant

McCleary, William H

Second Lieutenant

F

Somerville

May 1, 1865

Mustered out July 21, '65

McCarty, Eli

Captain

G

Washington

Oct. 10, 1861

Sept 12, 1861

Wounded at Perryville, Ky., resigned March 14, '63. Killed on October 3, 1864 by a band of "Peace Democrats" while serving draft papers.

McCormick, Isaac W.

Captain

G

Washington

April 27, 1863

March 15, 1863

Resigned July 14, '64

Horrall, Spillard F

Captain

G

Washington

July 15, 1864

Resigned as 1st Lieutenant Sept 16, '64

Palmer, Joshua A.

Captain

G

Washington

Nov 6, 1864

Sept 16, 1864

Mustered out with Regiment

McCormick, Isaac W.

First Lieutenant

G

Washington

Oct. 10, 1861

Sept 12, 1861

Promoted Captain

Horrall, Spillard F

First Lieutenant

G

Washington

April 27, 1863

March 15, 1863

Promoted Captain

Palmer, Joshua A.

First Lieutenant

G

Washington

July 15, 1864

Not mustered; promoted Captain

Farris, William H.

First Lieutenant

G

Washington

Nov 6, 1864

Sept 16, 1864

Mustered out with Regiment

Horrall, Spillard F

Second Lieutenant

G

Washington

Oct. 10, 1861

Sept 12, 1861

Promoted 1st Lieutenant

Palmer, Joshua A.

Second Lieutenant

G

Washington

April 27, 1863

March 15, 1863

Promoted Captain

Farris, William H.

Second Lieutenant

G

Washington

July 15, 1864

Promoted 1st Lieutenant

Myers, William A

Second Lieutenant

G

Washington

April 3, 1865

Sept 16, 1864

Mustered out with Regiment

Bryant, James H.

Captain

H

Rockport

Oct. 9, 1861

Sept 12, 1861

Resigned March 13, '63, disability

Kellams, Gideon R.

Captain

H

Rockport

April 27, 1863

March 14, 1863

Promoted Major

Gentry, Allen

Captain

H

Gentryville

July 1, 1864

Mustered out as 2d Lieutenant; term expired

Milner, William W.

Captain

H

Rockport

May 20, 1865

March 1, 1865

Mustered out with Regiment

Kellams, Gideon R.

First Lieutenant

H

Rockport

Oct. 9, 1861

Sept 12, 1861

Promoted Captain

Haas, Adam

First Lieutenant

H

Jasper

April 27, 1863

March 14, 1863

Resigned Oct 21, '63

Milner, William W.

First Lieutenant

H

Rockport

July 1, 1864

Promoted Captain

Nix, Joseph C

First Lieutenant

H

Rockport

May 20, 1865

March 1, 1865

Mustered out with Regiment

Haas, Adam

Second Lieutenant

H

Jasper

Oct. 9, 1861

Sept 12, 1861

Wounded Slightly at Perryville, Ky. Promoted 1st Lieutenant, May 31, '63

Gentry, Allen

Second Lieutenant

H

Gentryville

April 27, 1863

March 14, 1863

Promoted Captain

Payne, James Bellinger

Second Lieutenant

H

Jasper

May 20, 1865

March 1, 1865

Mustered out with Regiment

McIntire, William T. B.

Captain

I

Petersburg

Oct. 10, 1861

Sept 12, 1861

Promoted Major

Burch, John

Captain

I

Petersburg

Dec 2, 1862

Nov 12, 1862

Discharged April 23, 1865, expiration of service.

Byers, Alexander R.

First Lieutenant

I

Petersburg

Oct. 9, 1861

Sept 12, 1861

Resigned March 31, '62; re-entered service as Assistant Surgeon in 65th Regiment

Penner, Hugh

First Lieutenant

I

Petersburg

July 4, 1862

May 14, 1862

Resigned Nov 4, 1862

Davidson, William

First Lieutenant

I

Petersburg

Dec 14, 1862

Nov 25, 1862

Mustered out; term expired

Dearing, John Bisreal Thomas

First Lieutenant

I

Petersburg

May 20, 1865

March 31, 1865

Mustered out with Regiment

Penner, Hugh

Second Lieutenant

I

Petersburg

Oct. 10, 1861

Sept 12, 1861

Promoted 1st Lieutenant

Burch, John

Second Lieutenant

I

Petersburg

July 4, 1862

May 14, 1862

Promoted Captain

Caldwell, William F.

Second Lieutenant

I

Petersburg

Dec. 2, 1862

Nov 12, 1862

Resigned Nov. 23, 1863

Allison, William

Second Lieutenant

I

Petersburg

May 20, 1865

March 1, 1865

Mustered out with Regiment, July 21, '65

Thompson, Daniel Greenberry

Captain

K

Newburg

Oct. 11, 1861

Sept 12, 1861

Resigned Nov 8, '62

Masters, James H.

Captain

K

Boonville

Dec 2, 1862

Nov 9, 1862

Wounded in right shoulder July 22, 1864. Honorably discharged Nov. 29, 1864

Neves, Tillotson M.

Captain

K

Boonville

May 23, 1865

May 1, 1865

Mustered out with Regiment

Masters, James H.

First Lieutenant

K

Boonville

Oct. 11, 1861

Sept 12, 1861

Promoted Captain

Knowles, Edward M.

First Lieutenant

K

Evansville

Dec 2, 1862

Nov 9, 1862

POW at Libby Prison. Died while a POW at Augusta, GA, 1864

Perigo, Ephriam Y

First Lieutenant

K

Boonville

May 23, 1865

May 1, 1865

Mustered out with Regiment

Denny, Thomas S.

Second Lieutenant

K

Boonville

Oct. 11, 1861

Sept 12, 1861

Resigned March 11, '62

Knowles, Edward M.

Second Lieutenant

K

Evansville

March 31, 1862

Mar 15, 1862

Wounded slightly at Perryville, Ky., promoted 1st Lieutenant

Johnson, Emery

Second Lieutenant

K

Boonville

Dec 2, 1862

Nov 9, 1862

Mustered out; term expired

Linxwiler, John D.

Second Lieutenant

K

Evansville

May 23, 1865

May 1, 1865

Mustered out with Regiment