30th Regiment
NYS Volunteer Infantry
Officers' Roster

This information was extracted from the Annual Report of The Adjutant General of the State of New York Transmitted to the Legislature January 31, 1868. It was transcribed by Debby Masterson.

The 30th Regiment of the New York State Volunteer Infantry was organized at Albany, N. Y., to serve for two years. The companies composing it were raised in the Counties of Columbia, Dutchess, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Warren and Washington. It was mustered into the service of the United States on June 1, 1861 and was mustered out by reason of expiration of term of service on June 18, 1863. The men enlisted for three years, and recruits were transferred to the 76th Regiment N. Y. Vols.

[NOTE: A brevet rank was an honorary promotion given to an officer (or occasionally to an enlisted man) in recognition of gallant conduct or other meritorious service. A brevet rank served much the same purpose as medals play today; our modern system of medals did not exist at the time of the Civil War.]

Main battles fought: Second Battle of Bull Run (28-30 Aug 1862 in Virginia), Gainesville, Groveton, South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg.


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                                         DATE OF
NAME                      RANK           COMMISSION      DATE OF RANK     REMARKS
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Alden, Alonzo             2nd Lieut.     Jul. 4, 1861    May 14, 1861     Promoted to Adjutant Jun. 10, 1862
Alden, Alonzo             Adjutant       Jun. 10, 1862   May 28, 1862     Promoted to Major 169th Regt. Sept. 25, 1862
Andrews, James M., Jr.    1st Lieut.     Mar. 19, 1862   Feb. 11, 1862    Mustered out with regiment Jun. 18, 1863
Andrews, James M., Jr.    2nd Lieut.     Jul. 4, 1861    May 7, 1861      Promoted to 1st Lieut. Mar. 12, 1862
Axtell, Nathan G.         Chaplain       Jul. 4, 1861    May 22, 1861     Resigned Oct. 8, 1862
Ball, Lemuel B.           1st Lieut.     Jul. 4, 1861    May 3, 1861      Resigned Oct. 11, 1861
Barnes, Sylvester W.      1st Lieut.     Oct. 29, 1861   Oct. 11, 1861    Dismissed Stpe. 18, 1862
Barnes, Sylvester W.      2nd Lieut.     Jul. 4, 1861    May 8, 1861      Dismissed Sept. 18, 1862
Becker, Gilbert W.        1st Lieut.     Jul. 4, 1861    May 14, 1861     Mustered out with regiment Jun. 18, 1863
Bentley, Richard C.       Adjutant       Jul. 4, 1861    May 21, 1861     Promoted to Major 63rd Regt. Feb. 16, 1862
Bliven, Miles T.          Adjutant       Oct. 27, 1862   Sept. 25, 1862   Resigned Jan. 17, 1863
Bliven, Miles T.          Captain        Jul. 4, 1861    Apr. 30, 1861    Dismissed Dec. 31, 1861
Brintnall, Charles E.     Lt. Colonel    Jun. 20, 1861   May 21, 1861     Resigned Mar. 11, 1862
Brintnall, Charles E.     Captain        ---             Apr. 25, 1861    Promoted to Lt. Colonel May 21, 1861
Bryans, Herbert H.        2nd Lieut.     Feb. 19, 1863   Dec. 30, 1862    Mustered out with regiment Jun. 18, 1863
Buchanan, William         2nd Lieut.     Oct. 27, 1862   Sept. 29, 1862   Transferred May 24, 1863 to 76th NYV
Buckman, Theodore         1st Lieut.     May 9, 1863     Mar. 5, 1863     Mustered out with regiment Jun. 18, 1863
Buckman, Theodore         2nd Lieut.     Mar. 4, 1862    Mar. 4, 1862     Promoted to 1st Lieut. May 9, 1863
Burnham, David            2nd Lieut.     Feb. 18 1863    Dec. 30 1862     Mustered out with regiment Jun. 18, 1863
Campbell, John H.         1st Lieut.     Jul. 4, 1861    Apr. 25, 1861    Promoted to Captain Oct. 29, 1862
Campbell, John H.         Captain        Oct. 29, 1862   Aug. 30, 1862    Mustered out with regiment Jun. 18, 1863
Casey, Philip             1st Lieut.     Jul. 4, 1861    Apr. 26, 1861    Died Oct. 24, 1861 at Upton Hill, Va.
Chapin, Francis L.        Surgeon        Jul. 4, 1861    May 21, 1861     Mustered out with regiment Jun. 18, 1863
Chrysler, Morgan B.       Lt. Colonel    Sept. 20, 1862  Aug. 20, 1862    Mustered out with regiment Jun. 18, 1863
Chrysler, Morgan B.       Captain        Jul. 4, 1861    May 7, 1861      Promoted to Major Mar. 11, 1862
Chrysler, Morgan B.       Major          Mar. 11, 1862   Mar. 11, 1862    Promoted to Lt. Colonel Sept. 20, 1862
Conckling, William T.     1st Lieut.     Jul. 4, 1861    May 7, 1861      Died Nov. 28, 1861 at Washington, DC
Cross, Robert W.          1st Lieut.     Oct. 27, 1862   Sept. 13, 1862   Dismissed Dec. 13, 1862
Cross, Robert W.          2nd Lieut.     Oct. 29, 1861   Oct. 11, 1861    Promoted to 1st Lieut. Oct. 27, 1862
Cutting, Walter           1st Lieut.     Apr. 9, 1862    Mar. 11, 1862    Promoted to Captain and ADC Jul. 12, 1862
Cutting, Walter           2nd Lieut.     Jan. 10, 1862   Jan. 10, 1862    Promoted to 1st Lieut. Apr. 9, 1862
Dargen, Francis           2nd Lieut.     Jul. 4, 1861    Apr. 25, 1861    Killed Aug. 30, 1862 at Bull Run, Va.
Deering, R. M.            Asst. Surgeon  Apr. 25, 1862   Apr. 2, 1862     Mustered out with regiment Jun. 18, 1863
Everett, Robert B.        Captain        Oct. 27, 1862   Oct. 7, 1862     Transferred May 25, 1863 to 76th NYV
Franklin, Andrew M.       1st Lieut.     Jul. 4, 1861    May 7, 1861      Discharged Sept. 11, 1862
Frisby, Edward            Colonel        Jun. 20, 1861   May 21, 1861     Killed at battle of Bull Run Aug. 30, 1862
Gafney, John W.           2nd Lieut.     Jul. 4, 1861    May 7, 1861      Not mustered
Galligan, Bernard         1st Lieut.     May 9, 1863     Mar. 15, 1863    Mustered out with regiment Jun. 18, 1863
Galligan, Bernard         2nd Lieut.     Oct. 27, 1862   Aug. 29, 1862    Promoted to 1st Lieut. May 9, 1863
Gillespie, Alexander      2nd Lieut.     Mar. 4, 1863    Nov. 30, 1862    Mustered out with regiment Jun. 18, 1863
Gurney, Asa L.            1st Lieut.     Dec. 12, 1861   Nov. 28, 1861    Promoted to Captain Apr. 9, 1862
Gurney, Asa L.            2nd Lieut.     Jul. 4, 1861    May 30, 1861     Promoted to 1st Lieut. Dec. 12, 1861
Gurney, Asa L.            Captain        Apr. 9, 1862    Mar. 11, 1862    Mustered out with regiment Jun. 18, 1863
Haight, William S.        2nd Lieut.     Oct. 29, 1862   Aug. 28, 1862    Mustered out with regiment Jun. 18, 1863
Hall, Thomas              1st Lieut.     Feb. 17, 1863   De. 18, 1862     Mustered out with regiment Jun. 18, 1863
Hawks, Horace T.          Asst. Surgeon  Aug. 18, 1862   Aug. 18, 1862    Mustered out with regiment Jun. 18, 1863
Holliday, Harrison        Captain        Jul. 4, 1861    May 1, 1861      Died Sept. 17, 1862 of wounds received in action
Holt, Harrison            1st Lieut.     Feb. 19, 1862   Oct. 31, 1862    Discharged Mar. 13, 1863
Holt, Harrison            2nd Lieut.     Jan. 27, 1862   Jan. 27, 1862    Promoted to 1st Lieut. Feb. 19, 1863
Jennings, Edgar S.        1st Lieut.     Jul. 4, 1861    May 1, 1861      Promoted to Captain Jan. 27, 1862
Jennings, Edgar S.        Captain        Jan. 27, 1862   Nov. 20, 1862    Mustered out with regiment Jun. 18, 1863
Jones, William D.         2nd Lieut.     May 9, 1863     Mar. 5, 1863     Not mustered
Keller, Philip            1st Lieut.     Oct. 27, 1862   Sept. 11, 1862   Transferred May 25, 1863 to 76th NYV
King, Samuel              Captain        Jul. 4, 1861    Apr. 25, 1861    Died Sept. 1, 1862
Knight, Zebulon M.        Adjutant       Feb. 17, 1863   Jan. 18, 1863    Mustered out with regiment Jun. 18, 1863
Lampman, Adam             1st Lieut.     Jan. 27, 1862   Jan. 27, 1862    Promoted to Captain Feb. 19, 1863
Lampman, Adam             2nd Lieut.     Jul. 4, 1861    May 14, 1861     Promoted to 1st Lieut. Jan. 27, 1862
Lampman, Adam             Captain        Feb. 19, 1862   Oct. 31, 1862    Mustered out with regiment Jun. 18, 1863
Landon, John M.           Captain        Jul. 4, 1861    May 14, 1861     Mustered out with regiment Jun. 18, 1863
Laning, Warren L.         2nd Lieut.     ---             Apr. 26, 1861    Promoted to Captain May 24, 1861
Laning, Warren L.         Captain        Jul. 4, 1861    May 24, 1861     Mustered out with regiment Jun. 18, 1863
Long, Michael             2nd Lieut.     Nov. 24, 1862   Oct. 28, 1862    Transferred May 25, 1863 to 76th NYV
Marston, John N.          1st Lieut.     Jan. 27, 1862   Jan. 8, 1862     Not mustered as 1st Lieut.
Marston, John N.          2nd Lieut.     Jul. 4, 1861    Apr. 20, 1861    Promoted to 1st Lieut. Jan. 27, 1863
Morse, William            2nd Lieut.     Jun. 10, 1862   May 28, 1862     Killed at Battle of Bull Run, Va., Aug. 30, 1862
Noxon, Robert G.          2nd Lieut.     Mar. --, 1863   Oct. 31, 1862    Transferred May 25, 1863 to 76th NYV
Osborn, Henry             2nd Lieut.     Oct. 25, 1862   Oct. 7 1862      Mustered out with regiment Jun. 18, 1863
Overrocker, George H.     2nd Lieut.     Jan. 27, 1862   Jan. 8, 1862     Resigned Dec. 30, 1862
Palmer, Nathaniel         2nd Lieut.     Jul. 4, 1861    May 1, 1861      Cashiered Jan. 30, 1862
Peck,  William L.         2nd Lieut.     ---             Apr. 26, 1861    Not mustered
Perry, Albert I.          Major          Oct. 29, 1862   Aug. 30, 1862    Mustered out with regiment Jun. 18, 1863
 (Brevet Lt. Colonel USV)
Perry, Albert I.          Captain        Jul. 4, 1861    May 7, 1861      Promoted to Major Oct. 29, 1862
Potts, Samuel D.          1st Lieut.     Jul. 4, 1861    May 14, 1861     Promoted to Captain Feb. 19, 1863
Potts, Samuel D.          Captain        Feb. 19, 1863   Nov. 30, 1862    Mustered out with regiment Jun. 18, 1863
Prentice, Fowler          Asst. Surgeon  Feb. 15, 1862   Jan. 16, 1862    Promoted to Surgeon 73rd Regt. Mar. 29, 1862
Pruyn, Bartholomew        Captain        Jul. 4, 1861    May 14, 1861     Discharged Oct. 3, 1862
Putnam, Marvin G.         1st Lieut.     Jul. 4, 1861    Apr. 30, 1861    Resigned Jan. 12, 1862
Rice, Philip              2nd Lieut.     Apr. 9, 1862    Mar. 11, 1862    Killed in action Aug. 29, 1862
Roth, Charles             2nd Lieut.     May 13, 1862    Feb. 28, 1862    Promoted to 1st Lieut. Mar. 4, 1863
Roth, Charles             1st Lieut.     Mar. 4, 1863    Nov. 30, 1862    Mustered out with regiment Jun. 18, 1863
 (Brevet Major NYV)
Russ, Charles E.          Quartermaster  Jul. 4, 1861    May 21, 1861     Promoted to Captain and AQM Aug. 5, 1862
Scott, J. Seymour         1st Lieut.     Nov. 1, 1861    Oct. 24, 1861    Promoted to Captain Jan. 27, 1862
Scott, J. Seymour         2nd Lieut.     Jul. 4, 1861    May 24, 1861     Promoted to 1st Lieut. Nov. 1, 1861
Scott, J. Seymour         Captain        Jan. 27, 1862   Jan. 27, 1862    Mustered out with regiment Jun. 18, 1963
Searing, William M.       Colonel        Sept. 20, 1862  Aug. 30, 1862    Mustered out with regiment Jun. 18, 1863
Searing, William M.       Lt. Colonel    Mar. 22, 1862   Mar.11, 1862     Promoted to Colonel Sept. 20, 1862
Searing, William M.       Major          Jun. 20, 1861   May 21, 1861     Promoted to Lt. Colonel Mar. 22, 1863
Shelley, William          1st Lieut.     Oct. 29, 1862   Aug. 31, 1862    Mustered out with regiment Jun. 18, 1863
Sherman, Alfred           1st Lieut.     Oct. 27, 1862   Sept. 17, 1862   Dismissed Mar. 5, 1863
Sherman, Alfred           2nd Lieut.     Mar. 12, 1862   Jan. 30, 1862    Promoted to 1st Lieut. Oct. 27, 1862
Skilton, Julius A.        Asst. Surgeon  Jul. 4, 1861    May 21, 1861     Promoted to Surgeon 87th Regt. Jan. 17, 1862
Smith, Andrew             2nd Lieut.     Dec. 12, 1861   Oct. 11, 1861    Mustered out with regiment Jun. 18, 1863
Smith, Mause V. V.        1st Lieut.     Jul. 4, 1861    Apr. 26, 1861    Promoted to Captain May 13, 1863
Smith, Mause V. V.        Captain        May 13, 1862    Feb. 28, 1862    Resigned Nov. 25, 1862
Smith, Thomas             1st Lieut.     Feb. 18, 1863   Jan. 2, 1863     Mustered out with regiment Jun. 18, 1863
Tillman, Walter P.        Captain        Jul. 4, 1861    May 24, 1861     Mustered out with regiment Jun. 18, 1863
Trainor, George           2nd Lieut.     Mar. 5, 1863    Mar. 5, 1863     Not mustered
Trull, Stephen W.         Quartermaster  Oct. 27, 1862   Sept. 20, 1862   Mustered out with regiment Jun. 18, 1863
Van Rensselaer, John      Captain        ---             May 11, 1861     Not mustered
Van Voast, Barent M.      Captain        Jul. 4, 1861    Apr. 25, 1861    Dismissed Mar. 7, 1862
Van Voast, Edward         1st Lieut.     May 18, 1862    Feb. 28, 1862    Mustered out with regiment Jun. 18, 1863
Van Voast, Edward         2nd Lieut.     Jul. 4, 1861    Jun. 1, 1861     Promoted to 1st Lieut. May 13, 1862
Williams, Joseph          1st Lieut.     Jan. 27, 1862   Nov. 26, 1861    Promoted to Captain Oct. 17, 1862
Williams, Joseph          Captain        Oct. 27, 1862   Sept. 17, 1862   Mustered out with regiment Jun. 18, 1863



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