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infantry regiment in the Union Armies is found in the Sixty-first Pennsylvania, of the Sixth Corps, in which 19 officers were killed or mortally wounded during the war. Among the number were three colonels: Col. Rippey was killed at Fair Oaks; Col. Spear fell while leading a successful assault on Marye's Heights; and Col. Crosby, who had lost an arm at Fort Stevens, was killed in the final and victorious assault on Petersburg. The total loss of the Sixty-first in killed and died of wounds, waslls. Colonel John A. Koltes, 73d Pennsylvania, Manassas. Colonel William B. Goodrich, 60th New York, Antietam. Colonel George W. Roberts, 42d Illinois, Stone's River. Colonel Frederick Schaefer, 2d Missouri, Stone's River. Colonel George C. Spear, 61st Pennsylvania, Marye's Heights. Colonel David S. Cowles, 128th New York, Port Hudson. Colonel George B. Boomer, 26th Missouri, Vicksburg. Colonel Edward E. Cross, 5th New Hampshire, Gettysburg. Colonel George L. Willard,
olonel of the Fifty-seventh. The regiment was mustered out June 29, 1865. Sixty-First Pennsylvania Infantry. Neil's Brigade — Getty's Division--Sixth Corps. (1) Col. Oliver H. Rippey (Killed). (3) Col. George F. Smith. (2) Col. George C. Spear (Killed). (4) Col. Robert L. Orr. companies. killed and died of wounds. died of disease, accidents, in Prison, &c. Total Enrollment. Officers. Men. Total. Officers. Men. Total. Field and Staff 4 1 5   1 1 16 Company A 3 32 3Rappahannock Station; Sailor's Creek; Appomattox. notes.--There were more officers killed in the Sixty-first Pennsylvania than in any other regiment in the entire Union Army. Colonel Rippey and four line officers were killed at Fair Oaks; Colonel Spear and a Lieutenant fell dead at the storming of Marye's Heights; Lieutenant-Colonel John W. Crosby was killed in the final and victorious assault of the Sixth Corps at Petersburg; the adjutant and four other officers lost their lives at the
Oct., ‘61 9th O. Reenlisted and served through the war. York's   1 1   22 22 23 Williams's Twelfth. Mar., ‘62 10th O. White's         18 18 18 Gresham's Seventeenth. Oct., ‘61 11th O. Sands's   20 20   30 30 50 Quinby's Seventeenth. June, ‘61 12th O. Reenlisted and served through the war. Johnston's   3 3   17 17 20 Steinwehr's Eleventh. Sept., ‘61 14th O. Reenlisted and served through the war. Burrows's   11 11 1 37 38 49 Veatch's Sixteenth. Feb., ‘62 15th O. Spear's   8 8   30 30 38 Gresham's Seventeenth. Sept., ‘61 16th O. Reenlisted and served through the war. Mitchell's 1 1 2   45 45 47 Hovey's Thirteenth. Aug., ‘62 17th O. Blount's   1 1 1 42 43 44 A. J. Smith's Thirteenth. Sept., ‘62 18th O. Aleshire's   2 2   21 21 23 Steedman's Reserve A C'd Sept., ‘62 19th O. Shields's   2 2   7 7 9 Judah's Twenty-third. Oct., ‘62 20th O. Smithwright's 1 5 6 1 17 18 24 Johnson's Twentieth. April, ‘