Colonels
- Colonel Halbert E. Paine – May 27, 1861, to March 13, 1863 – promoted to brigadier general.
- Colonel Sidney A. Bean – March 17, 1863, to May 29, 1863 – killed in action at the Battle of Port Hudson
- Colonel Frederick A. Boardman – June 3, 1863, to May 3, 1864 – killed in action at Comite River, Louisiana
- Colonel Joseph Bailey – May 3, 1864, to November 10, 1864 – promoted to brigadier general.
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