Colonels
- Colonel Henry C. Lester - November 15, 1861 to December 1, 1862.
- Colonel Chauncey W. Griggs - December 1, 1862 to July 15, 1863.
- Colonel Christopher C. Andrews - July 15, 1863 to June 13, 1864.
- Colonel Hans Mattson - June 13, 1864 to September 2, 1865.
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