ROSTER OF OFFICERS OF THE 82ND ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
Information taken from Regimental Muster Rolls, Illinois State Archives, Springfield, IL
| Name | Age at Enlistment | Prewar Occupation | Birthplace | Remarks |
| FIELD & STAFF | ||||
| Col. Frederick Hecker |
51 |
Farmer/Revolutionary | Germany | Wounded at Chancellorsville. Resigned commission March 21, 1864 |
| Lt. Col. Edward Selig Salomon |
29 |
Lawyer/Alderman | Germany | Jewish community leader and politician. Took over command after Hecker's resignation. Brevetted Brigadier General March 1865. |
| Major Ferdinand Rolshausen |
34 |
Painter | Germany | Wounded at Chancellorsville. Brevetted Colonel March 1865. |
| Adjutant Eugene Weigel |
19 |
Soldier/Student | Germany | Friend of Hecker's family. Moved to Company F. |
| Surgeon George Schloetzer |
49 |
Physician | Germany | Discharged January 1864. |
| Surgeon Charles E. Boerner |
41 |
Physician | Germany | Replaced Schloetzer. |
| Quartermaster Hermann Panse |
40 |
Merchant | Germany | Mustered out June 1865. |
| Chaplain Emanuel Reichhelm |
51 |
Clergyman | Germany | Resigned June 1864. |
| COMPANY A |
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| Captain Anton Bruhn |
34 |
Barber | Germany | Mustered out June 1865. |
| First Lieutenant Edward Kafka |
42 |
Musician | Bohemia | Resigned February 1863. |
| First Lieutenant Charles Steuven |
22 |
Barber | Germany | Moved to Company K. |
| First Lieutenant Peter Lauer |
26 |
Metalworker | Prussia | Mustered out June 1865. |
| Second Lieutenant Eugene Hepp |
36 |
Coffin Maker | Bavaria | Moved to Company B. |
| Second Lieutenant Henry Sass |
25 |
Clerk | Germany | Mustered out June 1865. |
| COMPANY B | ||||
| Captain Augustus Bruning |
35 |
Justice of the Peace | Germany | Resigned March 1863. |
| Captain George Heinzmann |
25 |
Printer | Germany | Mustered out June 1865. |
| First Lieutenant Charles Lanzendorfer |
39 |
unknown | Prussia | Resigned April 1863. |
| First Lieutenant Joseph Riegert |
27 |
Cook | Germany | Moved to Company G. |
| First Lieutenant John Schimperli |
26 |
Butcher | Switzerland | Mustered out June 1865. |
| Second Lieutenant Ferdinand Babst |
22 |
Merchant | Germany | Died of wounds received at Gettysburg August 1863. |
| Second Lieutenant Charles Biese |
30 |
unknown | Germany? | Resigned January 1865. |
| COMPANY C | Predominantly Jewish company. | |||
| Captain Jacob LaSalle |
29 |
Merchant | Germany | Resigned May 1863 (after Chancellorsville) |
| Captain Mayer Frank |
22 |
Merchant | Germany | Resigned February 1864. |
| Captain Frank Kirchner |
25 |
Cigar Maker | Baden | Mustered out June 1865. |
| First Lieutenant Otto Balck |
24 |
Soldier | Germany | Promoted to Regimental Adjutant August 1863 in place of Weigel. |
| First Lieutenant William Loeb |
22 |
Merchant | Bavaria | Mustered out June 1865. |
| Second Lieutenant Frederick Bechstein |
38 |
Printer | Germany | Moved to Company I and later killed at Battle of Peach Tree Creek, Georgia, July 1864. |
| Second Lieutenant Carl Mueller |
25 |
Barkeeper | Germany | Mustered out June 1865. |
| COMPANY D | ||||
| Captain Mathew Marx. |
42 |
Lawyer | Germany | Discharged October 1863. |
| Captain Rudolph Mueller |
28 |
Merchant | Germany | Author of many letters and after war married Hecker's daughter. Committed suicide in 1890s in Minnesota. Mustered out June 1865. |
| First Lieutenant Andrew Prell | unknown | unknown | unknown | Mustered out June 1865. |
| Second Lieutenant Barthold Krukenberg |
32 |
Butcher | Germany | Discharged November 1864. |
| Second Lieutenant John Porter |
26 |
Farmer | Pennsyl. | From York, PA. Mustered out June 1865. |
| COMPANY E | ||||
| Captain Robert Lender |
30 |
Soldier | Baden | Resigned May 1865. |
| Captain Moses Lindbergh |
27 |
unknown | unknown | Mustered out June 1865. |
| First Lieutenant Charles Riese |
28 |
Joiner | Illinois | Mustered out June 1865. |
| Second Lieutenant John Brechcellar |
33 |
Merchant | France | Resigned March 1863. |
| Second Lieutenant Frederick Dammann |
25 |
unknown | unknown | Resigned January 1864. |
| COMPANY F | ||||
| Captain Frederick Webber |
30 |
unknown | unknown | Discharged May 1863. |
| Captain Erich Hoppe |
31 |
unknown | unknown | Discharged August 1863. |
| Captain Eugene Weigel |
19 |
Soldier/Student | Germany | Mustered out June 1865. |
| First Lieutenant Frederick Thomas |
32 |
Soldier | Bavaria | Mustered out June 1865. |
| Second Lieutenant Lorenz Spoenemann |
39 |
Machinist | Prussia | Killed at Chancellorsville May 1863. |
| Second Lieutenant Adam Wershing |
23 |
Carpenter | Bavaria | Mustered out June 1865. |
| COMPANY G | ||||
| Captain William Neussel |
28 |
Bookkeeper | Germany | Resigned October 1864. |
| Captain Joseph Riegert |
27 |
Cook | Germany | Mustered out June 1865. |
| First Lieutenant Joseph Gottlob |
22 |
Merchant | Prussia | Moved to Captain Company I. |
| First Lieutenant Carl Lotz |
28 |
Merchant | Germany | Mustered out June 1865. |
| Second Lieutenant Conrad Schonder |
30 |
Mechanic | Germany | Killed at Chancellorsville May 1863. |
| Second Lieutenant Frederick Schlenk |
28 |
Mechanic | Germany | Mustered out June 1865. |
| COMPANY H | ||||
| Captain Emil Frey |
24 |
Soldier | Swiss | POW at Gettysburg, held at Libby Prison, exchanged near end of war. Future President of Switzerland. |
| First Lieutenant Johann Sporre |
37 |
Hotel Keeper | Swiss | Court martialed and cashiered for cowardice at Chancellorsville. |
| Second Lieutenant Hugo Schroeder |
25 |
Miner | Prussia | Captured at Gettysburg and participated in attempted escape from Libby Prison, Richmond. |
| Second Lieutenant Louis Zoellner | unknown | unknown | unknown | Mustered out June 1865. |
| COMPANY I | ||||
| Captain Ivar Weld |
25 |
Soldier | Denmark | Resigned January 1863. |
| Captain John Hillborg |
35 |
Cap Maker | Sweden | Resigned May 1863. |
| Captain William Warner | unknown | unknown | unknown | Discharged September 1863. |
| Captain Joseph Gottlob |
22 |
Merchant | Prussia | Mustered out June 1865. |
| First Lieutenant Christian Erichson |
23 |
Clerk | Sweden | Mustered out June 1865. |
| Second Lieutenant Peter Hanson |
21 |
Clerk | Norway | Resigned December 1862. |
| Second Lieutenant Ole Olson |
23 |
Clerk | Denmark | Mustered out June 1865. |
| COMPANY K | ||||
| Captain Joseph Greenhut |
20 |
Soldier | Austria | Jewish officer. Married Salomon's sister. Resigned February 1864. |
| Captain Charles Steuven |
22 |
Barber | Germany | Mustered out June 1865. |
| First Lieutenant George Fuchs |
30 |
Locksmith | Bavaria | From Michigan. Resigned May 1863. |
| First Lieutenant Dominicus Klutsch |
29 |
Soldier | Prussia | Resigned March 1864. |
| First Lieutenant George Beaur |
38 |
unknown | unknown | Mustered out June 1865. |
| Second Lieutenant Leander Carl |
28 |
Trainmaster | Germany | Resigned March 1864. |
| Second Lieutenant Frank Schoenewald | unknown | unknown | unknown | Mustered out June 1865. |
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