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Sullivan
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Parker
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Baldwin
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Lindsey
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Lynch
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Bering
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Commanders of the 48th OVVI
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Sullivan
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Parker
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Baldwin
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Lindsey
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Lynch
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Bering
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| Nov 23, 61* | Col. Peter J Sullivan | Shiloh | April 7, 62 | Col. Sullivan wounded at Shiloh |
| April 7, 62 | Lt. Col. Job R. Parker | Shiloh, Fallen Timbers | May 12, 62 | Lt. Col. Parker absent, sick |
| May 12, 62 | Capt. Samuel G. W. Peterson | Siege of Corinth | June 2, 62 | Lt. Col. Parker returned |
| June 2, 62 | Capt. John W. Frazee | June 9, 62 | Capt. Frazee absent, sick | |
| June 2, 62 | Lt. Col. Job R. Parker | Holley Springs Skirmish (7/1) | June 9, 62 | Col. Sullivan returned |
| July 31, 62 | Col. Peter J Sullivan | Dec 20, 62 | Col. Sullivan sick in Memphis [Leave SO from Gen. Hurlbut] |
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| Dec 20, 62 | Lt. Col. Job R. Parker | Chickasaw Bayou, Arkansas Post | Jan 11, 63 | Command relinquished during battle for treatment of wounds |
| Jan 11, 63 | Capt. Samuel G. W. Peterson | Arkansas Post | Jan 11, 63 | Lt. Col. Parker returned |
| Jan 11, 63 | Lt. Col. Job R. Parker | Arkansas Post | Jan 12, 63 | Leave to recover from wounds |
| Jan 12, 63 | Capt. Samuel G. W. Peterson | Mar 27, 63 | Lt. Col. Parker returned | |
| Mar 27, 63 | Lt. Col. Job R. Parker | Vicksburg Campaign** | April 26, 63 | Leave to recover 5/22 wounds |
| April 26, 63 | Capt. Joseph W. Lindsey | June 3, 63 | Col. Sullivan returned | |
| June 3, 63 | Col. Peter J Sullivan | Siege of Jackson | Aug 7, 63 | Resigned |
| Aug 7, 63 | Capt. John A. Bering | Oct. 22, 63 | Lt. Col. Lindsey returned | |
| Oct 22, 63 | Lt. Col. Joseph W. Lindsey | Sabine Crossroads | April 8, 64 | Assisting brigade commander |
| April 8,64 | Maj. John A. Bering | \Sabine Crossroads | April 8,64 | Captured at Sabine Crossroads |
| April 8,64 | Most of Regiment captured. Remnant retreats with Division | |||
| April 8,64 | Capt. James R. Lynch - Col. Parker com. Brigade (4/18) | Sabine Crossroads*** | May 31, 64 | Col. Parker returns from brigade command |
| May 31, 64 | Col. Job R. Parker | Jan 1, 65 | Consolidation with 83rd OVI Mustered out as supernumerary |
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| Nov 3, 64 | Regiment reunited with the paroled POWs | |||
| Jan 1, 65 | Capt. James R. Lynch | Nov 3, 65 | ||
| Jan 17, 65 | Regiment consolidated with 83rd OVI | |||
| Jan 17, 65 | Lt. Col. William H. Baldwin | Fort Blakely | Oct 1, 65 | Mustered out |
| Oct 1, 65 | 83rd OVI mustered out. 48th OVVI reactivated | |||
| Oct 1, 65 | Lt. Col. James R. Lynch | May 10, 66 | Mustered out |
*Appointed Lt. Col. July 27, 61, mustered Nov 23, 61, promoted to Col. 63.
**Vicksburg Campaign --The regiment participated in the following battles: Port Gibson, Champion Hills, Big Black River Bridge, Siege of Vicksburg (including the assaults of May 19 and May 22)
***A small remnant of the 48th OVI was not captured at Sabine Crossroads. The record of their experiences is not recorded. Col. Parker was in command of the brigade after his arrival so Capt. Lynch was the senior officer not captured. These men may have participated in the Battle of Pleasant Hill and other battles fought during Gen. Banks retreat.
