Members
The regiment's commanders were:
- Colonel Austin Light - dismissed on November 25, 1861
- Colonel Thomas O. Osborn - promoted to brigadier general on May 11, 1865
- Lieutenant Colonel Orrin L. Mann - mustered out with the regiment
Two men earned the Medal of Honor while serving with the regiment. Private Henry M. Hardenbergh of Company G received the medal posthumously for his actions at the Second Battle of Deep Bottom on August 16, 1864, and Corporal Abner P. Allen of Company K was awarded the medal for his service as a color bearer at the Third Battle of Petersburg on April 2, 1865.
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