Field and Staff Officers
67th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Name Rank Age Date of Entering Service
Otto Burstenbinder Colonel 31 October 17, 1861
Alvin C. Voris Colonel 34 October 2, 1861
Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel from 2nd Lieutenant, Company H., 29th O.V.I. on October 2, 1861; Wounded July 18th, 1863 in the battle of Fort Wagner, S.C.; brevetted to the rank of Brigadier General on December 8, 1864; promoted to Colonel September 1, 1865; mustered out with the regiment Dec. 7, 1865.
Alvin Coe Voris was born April 27, 1827 in Stark County, Ohio. His parents were Peter Voris and Lydia Coe, and he married Lydia Allyn on September 25, 1853 in Akron, Ohio. He graduated from Oberlin College, and became a lawyer, his partner being General Lucius V. Bierce. Alvin was a member of the Ohio State Legislature from 1859-60. Biography appears in the "History of Summit County, Ohio". "During the war, he wrote his wife every day. His wife kept the letter s, (numbered more than 1000) which are now in possession of his granddaughter, Mrs. Allan C. Johnson of Akron, Ohio (nee Katherine Baird). The clipping states 6 grandchildren's names including a Mrs. Lydia Kolbe of Philadelphia, PA widow of former University of Akron president, Park R. KOLBE." He died on July 28, 1904 in Akron, Summit County, Ohio.
John R. Bond Lt. Colonel 40 September 11, 1861
Promoted to Major from Adjutant, 20th O.V.I. on October 1st, 1861; to Lieut. Col. On July 29th, 1862; to Colonel 111th O.V.I. August 28th, 1862.
Henry S. Commager Lt. Colonel 44 October 8, 1861
Promoted to Major from Captain, Company A on July 29, 1862; to Lieut. Colonel on July 29, 1862; wounded July 18, 1863, participated in the battle for Fort Wagner, South Carolina; promoted to Colonel, 184th O.V.I. on February 17, 1865.
Lewis Cass Hunt Lt. Colonel … Sept. 1, 1862
Promoted from Captain, Co. A., March 18, 1865; discharged Sept. 1, 1865.
Henry R. West Lt. Colonel 22 Oct. 3, 1861
Transferred from 62nd O.V.I. on Sept. 1, 1865; mustered out with regiment Dec. 7, 1865.
Edwin S. Platt Major 25 Oct. 4, 1861
Promoted from Captain, Company E. August 28, 1862; resigned commission Jan. 16, 1863.
Lewis Butler Major 36 Oct. 4, 1861
Promoted from Captain, Co. I., Jan. 13, 1863; to Colonel, 182nd O.V.I. on Oct. 10, 1864
Thomas J. Platt Major 21 Oct. 1, 1861
Transferred from 62nd O.V.I. Sept. 1, 1865; mustered out with regiment Dec. 7, 1865.
Samuel F. Forbes Surgeon 32 Oct. 10, 1861
Resigned commission Oct. 7, 1863
James Westfall Surgeon … Jan. 9, 1862
Promoted from Assistant Surgeon Oct. 7, 1863; mustered out with regiment 7 Dec. 1865
Chauncey Coston As. Surgeon … April 24, 1862
Resigned commission March 7, 1863
Alfred S. Combs As. Surgeon … Nov. 3, 1863
Discharged May 15, 1865, on Surgeon’s certificate of disability.
John H. Layton As. Surgeon … Feb. 10, 1864
Transferred from 62nd O.V.I. as John H. Saylor Sept. 1, 1865.
John Faskin Adjutant ... Oct. 4, 1861
Discharged April 6, 1862
Sidney G. Brock Adjutant 25 November 18, 1861
Appointed from 1st Lieutenant, Company H., in 1862; promoted to Captain, Co. C., October 2, 1862.
George L. Childs Adjutant 24 October 15, 1861
Appointed from 1st Lieutenant, Co. C, November 15, 1862; wounded July 18, 1863 in battle of Fort Wagner, S.C.; promoted to Captain, Co. C on May 25, 1864.
Rodney J. Hathaway Adjutant 25 November 1, 1861
Appointed from 1st Lieutenant, Co. D May 26, 1864; mustered out November 10, 1864, on expiration of term of service.
Robert McMurray Adjutant 22 December 7, 1861
Appointed from 1st Lieutenant, Co. E November 15, 1864; mustered out November 10, 1864, on expiration of term of service.
Orville M. Eddy Adjutant ... September 2, 1862
Appointed from 1st Lieutenant, Co. F in 1865; promoted to Captain, Co. A on March 18, 1865.
John H. Whitehead Adjutant 20 October 15, 1861
Promoted from 1st Lieutenant, Co. H on March 18, 1865; discharged September 1, 1865.
Aaron D. Yoeum Adjutant 21 February 15, 1862
Transferred from 62nd O.V.I. September 1, 1865; mustered out with regiment December 7, 1865.
Henry L. Wood Regimental Quartermaster 52 December 4, 1861
Resigned April 20, 1863
Grove L. Heaton Regimental Quartermaster ... August 19, 1862
Appointed from 1st Lieutenant, Co. H; promoted to Captain and Assistant Quartermaster April 10, 1864.
Cary D. Lindsay Regimental Quartermaster 20 January 4, 1862
Promoted to Q.M. Sergeant from private, Co. H on September 25, 1862; to 1st Lieutenant and Regimental Quartermaster on February 18, 1864; mustered out with regiment December 7, 1865; veteran status.
John Crabbs Chaplain 38 November 25, 1861
Promoted from private, Co. I on January 15, 1862; resigned July 7, 1864.
John C. Gregg Chaplain 35 December 8, 1863
Transferred from 62d O.V.I. on September 1, 1865; resigned October 14, 1865.
L. Henry Bredt Sergeant Major 27 October 18, 1861
Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant, Co. G on May 25, 1862.
Irvin W. Welsh Sergeant Major 21 December 18, 1861
Promoted from Sergeant, Co. I on October 5, 1864; mustered out January 17, 1865.
Emil Rampano Sergeant Major 26 October 4, 1861
Promoted from Sergeant, Co. F ; wounded May 9 or 10, 1864 in action at Chester Station, Virginia; promoted to 2nd Lieutenant Co. A on May 25, 1864; veteran status.
William Sorge Sergeant Major 21 December 17, 1861
Promoted from Sergeant, Co. G on January 11, 1865; wounded April 2, 1865, at the fall of Petersburg; promoted to 2nd Lieutenant on August 20, 1865, but not mustered, absent; no further record found. Veteran status.
William S. Kishler Quartermaster Sergeant 27 December 7, 1861
Promoted from Private, Co. E on December 18, 1861; discharged August 26, 1862, on Surgeon's certificate of disability.
Andrew J. Bowman Quartermaster Sergeant 21 November 19, 1861
Promoted from Sergeant, Co. C on April 10, 1864; to 1st Lieutenant of Co. A on March 18, 1865.
Joseph Wolcott Quartermaster Sergeant 16 October 22, 1861
Promoted from Sergeant, Co. B on March 27, 1865; to 2nd Lieutenant of Co. F on August 20, 1865.
James L. Cummings Quartermaster Sergeant 23 December 21, 1863
Promoted from Private, Co. H on October 11, 1865; mustered out with Regiment on December 7,1865.
John C. Cochrane Commissary Sergeant 31 October 14, 1861
Promoted from Sergeant, Co. K on December 18, 1861; to 2nd Lieutenant, Co. K on April 15, 1862.
Samuel P. Judson Commissary Sergeant 35 December 14, 1861
Promoted from Private, Co. I on May 15, 1862; died February 19, 1864, at Toledo, Ohio.
Edward C. Jeffries Commissary Sergeant 23 November 7, 1861
Promoted from Wagoner, Co. K in 1864; to 1st Lieutenant, Co. B on March 18, 1865.
Edward C. Ketchum Commissary Sergeant 20 October 8, 1861
Promoted from Corporal, Co. K on March 27, 1865; discharged September 1, 1865.
Joel Fickle Commissary Sergeant 20 October 5, 1861
Transferred from 62nd O.V.I. September 1, 1865; mustered out with regiment on December 7, 1865.
Jonathon Leight Hospital Steward 25 October 31, 1861
Promoted from Private, Co. E on December 31, 1861; discharged October 28, 1862, at Suffolk, Virginia on surgeon's certificate of disability.
Alfred Briggs Hospital Steward 22 December 15, 1861
Promoted from Corporal, Co. K on May 1, 1863; promoted to 1st Lieutenant on March 18, 1865, but not mustered; discharged September 1, 1865 by order of the War Department; veteran status.
Stewart McBeth Hospital Steward 27 February 24, 1864
Transferred from 62nd O.V.I. on September 1, 1865; mustered out with regiment on december 7, 1865.
William Green Principal Musician 28 December 30, 1861
Promoted from Private, Co. E; died on August 8, 1864, at Washington, D.C., veteran status.
Edward O'Connor Principal Musician 15 October 6, 1862
Promoted from Musician, Co. H to date May 3, 1865; mustered out October 10, 1865, at Richmond, Virginia on expiration of term of service.
Benjamin F. Stowe Principal Musician 18 October 28, 1861
Promoted from Musician, Co. A on May 1, 1863; mustered out with regiment on December 7, 1865; veteran status.
Rundolph Eichenbarger Principal Musician 22 September 12, 1862
Promoted from Private, Co. C on January 13, 1865; discharged May 25, 1865, at hospital in Camp Lee, Virginia, by order of the War Department.