Original Field and Staff
- Colonel Stephen R. Gilkyson (mustered in March 10, 1865)
- Lieutenant Colonel Samuel J. Hopkins (not mustered)
- Major J. Augustus Fay, Jr. (mustered in February 16, 1865)
- Adjutant George W. Breen (mustered in April 13, 1865)
- Quartermaster J. Warner Kinsey (mustered in March 20, 1865)
- Chief Surgeon Charles Hall (mustered in February 21, 1865)
- Assistant Surgeon Harmon Heed (mustered in March 17, 1865)
- Assistant Surgeon Elias Wildman (mustered in March 16, 1865)
Lieutenant Colonel Hopkins was never mustered in, and his position was eventually filled by promoting Major Fay to Lieutenant Colonel. The Major's duty of the regiment then went to Captain Andrew J. Mandeville, who was promoted on June 7, 1865.
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